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Books like Emberverse: 9 series to read next

Emberverse is post-apocalyptic and science fiction, set in north america and near future, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Emberverse is 35 books, 2004–2018.

“Fifteen novels published from 2004 to 2018 trace this world's slow reintroduction of both feudal politics and, increasingly, real magic.”
from the catalogue description

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The Change / The Event
One Second After / John Matherson
The 5th Wave
The Passage
Survivalist
Ship Breaker
The Obernewtyn Chronicles
Tripods
Reckoners

The Change / The EventSeries

seriesS. M. Stirling, A. M. Dellamonica, Diana L. Paxson, Emily Mah, Harry Turtledove, Jane Lindskold, Jody Lynn Nye, John Barnes, John Birmingham, John J. Miller, Kier Salmon, Lauren C. Teffeau, M. T. Reiten, Terry England, Victor Milán & Walter Jon Williams41 books1998

Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, adventurous in tone, set in north america.

“Sixteen different authors, coordinated by Stirling, each contribute stories set in various corners of the suddenly de-industrialized world as survivors scramble to rebuild.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Change: Tales of Downfall and Rebirth →

One Second After / John MathersonSeries

seriesWilliam R. Forstchen4 books2009

Set in small town.

Start with One Second After →

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion, about aliens.

“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The 5th Wave →

The PassageSeries

seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010

Horror, about vampires.

Start with The Passage →

SurvivalistSeries

seriesJerry Ahern, Bob Anderson, Sharon Ahern & Sean Ellis41 books1981

Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, tense in tone, about war and survival, set in near future and north america.

Start with Total War →

Ship BreakerSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010

“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ship Breaker →

The Obernewtyn ChroniclesSeries

seriesIsobelle Carmody9 books1987

About psychic powers, set in far future.

“Carmody began writing it at the age of fourteen, and reworked the novel through high school and university.”
from the catalogue description of Obernewtyn
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Obernewtyn →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Alien invasion, about aliens.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with When the Tripods Came →

ReckonersSeries

seriesBrandon Sanderson & Steven Bohls6 books2013

Superhero.

“One young man orphaned by a High Epic joins a group that is killing Epics.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Steelheart →

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 Emberverse?: The Change / The Event — the closest match to Emberverse on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Emberverse?: Something for Yew. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Emberverse.
How big is Emberverse?: Emberverse is 35 books, 2004–2018.

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