Series
Books like Earthworm Gods: 9 series to read next
Earthworm Gods is horror and post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in our world, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Earthworm Gods is 35 books, 2001–2013.
“As the flood waters slowly rose and coastal cities and towns disappeared, some people believed it was the end of the world.”
from the catalogue description of Earthworm Gods
- The Triffids
- The Enemy (Charlie Higson)
- Jerusalem's Lot
- Rats
- The Passage
- World War Z
- The Apocalypse Triptych
- Bird Box
- Monster Island
- The TriffidsSeries
seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951
Set in british isles.
matchedsurvivalour worlddarkpost-apocalypticscience fiction
seriesCharlie Higson7 books2009
Zombie horror, set in british isles and big city.
matcheddarksurvivaltensecontemporarypost-apocalyptichorror
- Jerusalem's LotSeries
seriesStephen King3 books1975
About vampires and grief and loss, set in small town and north america.
matcheddarkhorrortenseour worldcontemporary
- RatsSeries
seriesJames Herbert4 books1974
Set in british isles and big city.
matcheddarksurvivalhorrortensecontemporary
- The PassageSeries
seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010
About vampires, set in north america.
matcheddarksurvivalhorrortensepost-apocalypticnear futurescience fiction
- World War ZSeries
seriesMax Brooks3 books2006
Zombie horror, about war.
matchedour worldcontemporarysurvivaldarktensehorrorpost-apocalypticplague and pandemic
- The Apocalypse TriptychSeries
seriesHugh Howey & John Joseph Adams4 books2014
Post-apocalyptic, dark and tense in tone, about survival and ecological collapse, set in our world and near future.
matchedsurvivaldarkour worldecological collapsetensepost-apocalypticshort story cyclenear future
- Bird BoxSeries
seriesJosh Malerman2 books2014
About parenthood, set in north america.
matchedsurvivaldarkhorrortensepost-apocalyptic
- Monster IslandSeries
seriesDavid Wellington3 books2006
Zombie horror.
matcheddarksurvivalhorrortenseour worldcontemporarypost-apocalypticplague and pandemic
Read next in Earthworm Gods
Why these
No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.
Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after Earthworm Gods?
- The Triffids — the closest match to Earthworm Gods on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Earthworm Gods?
- Earthworm Gods. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Earthworm Gods.
- How big is Earthworm Gods?
- Earthworm Gods is 35 books, 2001–2013.