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Books like ゴジラ / Godzilla: 9 series to read next

ゴジラ / Godzilla is science fiction, set in our world and contemporary, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

ゴジラ / Godzilla is 17 books, 1955–2024.

“While all set within the same continuity, each novel has its own plot and storyline, with Toho's kaiju featured as the stars.”
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The Andromeda Strain
Animorphs
The Undertow Trilogy
Jumper
Nemesis Saga
Tripods
World War Z
Shane Schofield
Blackcollar

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

About plague and pandemic.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
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Start with The Andromeda Strain →

AnimorphsUniverse

universe66 books1996

Science fantasy, about shapeshifters and coming of age.

“The Yeerks are grey slugs the length of your thumb.”
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The Undertow TrilogySeries

seriesMichael Buckley3 books2015

“A sixteen-year-old girl is caught in an epic clash of civilizations when a society of undersea warriors marches out of the ocean into modern-day Coney Island.”
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Start with Undertow →

JumperSeries

seriesSteven Gould6 books1992

About psychic powers.

“Steven Gould's series continues across Reflex, Impulse, and Exo, later following his and his wife's daughter as a second-generation jumper.”
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Start with Jumper →

Nemesis SagaSeries

seriesJeremy Robinson8 books2012

Thriller & suspense.

“Robinson noted that various classic kaiju films especially those featuring Godzilla and Gamera were big influences on the series.”
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Start with Island 731 →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic, about rebellion and revolution, set in near future.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

World War ZSeries

seriesMax Brooks3 books2006

Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, about plague and pandemic.

Start with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War →

Shane SchofieldSeries

seriesMatthew Reilly5 books1998

Thriller & suspense.

“Ice Station is Australian thriller writer Matthew Reilly's second novel, released in 1998.”
from the catalogue description of Ice Station

Start with Ice Station →

BlackcollarSeries

seriesTimothy Zahn3 books1983

Military science fiction, set in far future.

“Timothy Zahn's Blackcollar trilogy, his debut work, follows survivors of Earth's underground resistance against the Ryqril, an alien empire that conquered the planet a generation earlier.”
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Start with The Blackcollar →

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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 ゴジラ / Godzilla?: The Andromeda Strain — the closest match to ゴジラ / Godzilla on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with ゴジラ / Godzilla?: Godzilla. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for ゴジラ / Godzilla.
How big is ゴジラ / Godzilla?: ゴジラ / Godzilla is 17 books, 1955–2024.

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