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Books like Hater: 9 series to read next

Hater is post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in our world, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Hater is 6 books, 2006–2019.

“When ordinary people throughout the world suddenly transform into violent killers, an everyday man struggles to retain normalcy and recognize who is trustworthy in a society escalating out of control.”
from the catalogue description

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World War Z
Dark Inside
The Triffids
The 5th Wave
Gone
Left Behind
One Second After / John Matherson
The Passage
Maze Runner

World War ZSeries

seriesMax Brooks3 books2006

Zombie horror.

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

Dark InsideSeries

seriesJeyn Roberts3 books2011

“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

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 →

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion, about aliens, set in north america.

“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 →

GoneSeries

seriesMichael Grant9 books2008

“Michael Grant's Gone series begins when everyone aged fifteen and older vanishes without warning from a swath of the California coast, trapping the town of Perdido Beach inside an impenetrable barrier the survivors call the FAYZ.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Gone →

Left BehindUniverse

universe63 books1995

About faith and religion.

“Pilots vanish from their cockpits, drivers from moving cars, children from their beds, clothing left folded where the faithful stood.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

One Second After / John MathersonSeries

seriesWilliam R. Forstchen4 books2009

Set in north america.

Start with One Second After →

The PassageSeries

seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010

About vampires, set in north america.

Start with The Passage →

Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

“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 →

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 Hater?: World War Z — the closest match to Hater on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Hater?: Hater. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Hater.
How big is Hater?: Hater is 6 books, 2006–2019.

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