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Books like In Real Time: 9 series to read next

In Real Time is 3 books, 2018–2022.

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Kairos
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Tempest (Julie Cross)
The Andromeda Strain
The Triffids
Night
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Left Behind
Maze Runner

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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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

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Tempest (Julie Cross)Series

seriesJulie Cross4 books2011

Time travel and science fiction, tense in tone, set in contemporary and our world.

“The Time Traveller's Wife meets The Matrix - an action-packed, roller-coaster of a ride, filled with drama, intrigue and romance in equal proportions.”
from the catalogue description of Tempest

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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.”
from the catalogue description

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The TriffidsSeries

seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, 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 →

NightUniverse

universe134 books2006

Set in contemporary.

“Jonathan Maberry's Night is one dark country stitched from horror and hard science, where a weaponized pathogen and an old nightmare called Doctor Nine turn out to haunt the same map.”
from the catalogue description

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Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick9 books1962

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

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Left BehindUniverse

universe63 books1995

Dystopia, about faith and religion, set in near future.

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

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Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Dystopia and post-apocalyptic, set in near future.

“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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What should I read after In Real Time?: Kairos — the closest match to In Real Time on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with In Real Time?: Quake. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for In Real Time.
How big is In Real Time?: In Real Time is 3 books, 2018–2022.

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