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Books like Emberverse I: 9 series to read next

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

Emberverse I is 4 books, 2004–2013.

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One Second After / John Matherson
The 5th Wave
Ship Breaker
Survivalist
Directive 51 / Daybreak
War Against the Chtorr
The Hunger Games
The Ashes Trilogy
The Passage

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 →

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 →

SurvivalistSeries

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

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

Start with Total War →

Directive 51 / DaybreakSeries

seriesJohn Barnes3 books2010

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

“The resulting collapse triggers mass death, a crisis over presidential succession, and mysterious Moon-launched fusion strikes on Washington and Chicago, while a shadowy neofeudalist movement moves into the vacuum.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Directive 51 →

War Against the ChtorrSeries

seriesDavid Gerrold7 books1983

About aliens.

“The Chtorr series was originally planned as a trilogy, but as the story became more intricate, Gerrold realized that three books would not be enough for him to tell the entire story.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Matter for Men →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in far future.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Ashes TrilogySeries

seriesIlsa J. Bick3 books2011

“The trilogy follows one continuous crisis across its three volumes.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ashes →

The PassageSeries

seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010

Horror, about vampires.

Start with The Passage →

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 I?: One Second After / John Matherson — the closest match to Emberverse I on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Emberverse I?: Dies the Fire. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Emberverse I.
How big is Emberverse I?: Emberverse I is 4 books, 2004–2013.

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