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Books like EMP Aftermath: 9 series to read next

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

EMP Aftermath is 6 books, 2022–2023.

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The Passage
Earthseed
MaddAddam
The 5th Wave
One Second After / John Matherson
Directive 51 / Daybreak
Survivalist
Ship Breaker
War Against the Chtorr

The PassageSeries

seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010

Horror, about vampires.

Start with The Passage →

EarthseedSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler, Damian Duffy, David Brame & John Jennings7 books1993

Dystopia, about faith and religion.

“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Parable of the Sower →

MaddAddamSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books2003

Dystopia, about genetic engineering and ecological collapse.

Start with Oryx and Crake →

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 →

One Second After / John MathersonSeries

seriesWilliam R. Forstchen4 books2009

About war, set in small town.

Start with One Second After →

Directive 51 / DaybreakSeries

seriesJohn Barnes3 books2010

About political intrigue.

“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 →

SurvivalistSeries

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

About war.

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 →

War Against the ChtorrSeries

seriesDavid Gerrold7 books1983

About aliens and ecological collapse.

“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
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Start with A Matter for Men →

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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.

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What should I read after EMP Aftermath?: The Passage — the closest match to EMP Aftermath on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with EMP Aftermath?: Broken World. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for EMP Aftermath.
How big is EMP Aftermath?: EMP Aftermath is 6 books, 2022–2023.

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