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Books like Five Roads to Texas: 9 series to read next

Five Roads to Texas is set in north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Five Roads to Texas is 12 books, 2018–2022.

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H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
The Change / The Event
One Second After / John Matherson
The Hunger Games
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Divergent
CoDominium
Survivalist
The 5th Wave

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

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

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, 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 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

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Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick9 books1962

Science fiction, set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
from the catalogue description of The Man in the High Castle

Start with The Man in the High Castle →

DivergentSeries

seriesVeronica Roth10 books2011

Dystopia, set in big city.

Start with The Transfer →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction, set in other star systems and far future.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue description

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SurvivalistSeries

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

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

Start with Total War →

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 →

Why these

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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 Five Roads to Texas?: H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds — the closest match to Five Roads to Texas on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Five Roads to Texas?: The Days Before. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Five Roads to Texas.
How big is Five Roads to Texas?: Five Roads to Texas is 12 books, 2018–2022.

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