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Books like Grimsdon: 9 series to read next

Grimsdon is science fiction, set in near future and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Grimsdon is 3 books, 2010–2019.

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Tripods
Maze Runner
Ship Breaker
Reckoners
Shade's Children milieu
Books of Ember
Divergent
Dark Inside
The Triffids

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Alien invasion, about aliens and rebellion and revolution.

“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
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Dystopia.

“A 16 year old boy awakens with amnesia in a community of other youths in the center of a maze, and realizes they must cooperate to escape.”
from the catalogue description of The Maze Runner
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Start with The Maze Runner →

Ship BreakerSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010

Dark in tone, set in north america.

“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 →

ReckonersSeries

seriesBrandon Sanderson & Steven Bohls6 books2013

Superhero, set in north america.

“One young man orphaned by a High Epic joins a group that is killing Epics.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Steelheart →

Shade's Children milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix2 books1997

Dystopia, dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution.

Start with Shade's Children →

Books of EmberSeries

seriesJeanne DuPrau4 books2003

Dystopia, set in far future.

“The post-apocalyptic quartet continues with The People of Sparks, following survivors after they reach the world above, and concludes with The Prophet of Yonwood and The Diamond of Darkhold.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The City of Ember →

DivergentSeries

seriesVeronica Roth10 books2011

Dystopia, about identity, set in north america.

Start with The Transfer →

Dark InsideSeries

seriesJeyn Roberts3 books2011

Dark in tone.

“After tremendous earthquakes destroy the Earth's major cities, an ancient evil emerges, turning ordinary people into hunters, killers, and insane monsters but a small group of teens comes together in a fight for survival and safety.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dark Inside →

The TriffidsSeries

seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951

Dark in tone, set in british isles.

“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Day of the Triffids →

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 Grimsdon?: Tripods — the closest match to Grimsdon on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Grimsdon?: Grimsdon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Grimsdon.
How big is Grimsdon?: Grimsdon is 3 books, 2010–2019.

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