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Books like Independence Day: Resurgence: 9 series to read next

Independence Day: Resurgence is science fiction and alien invasion, about aliens and survival, set in our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Independence Day: Resurgence is 2 books, from 2016.

“A small group of brave men and women faces the renewed alien attack that humanity has been preparing for in the two decades since their first attack was defeated, but which is larger than anything they could have imagined.”
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Tripods
Out of the Dark (David Weber)
DeathDay
Ender's Game
War Against the Chtorr
Known Space
Blackcollar
Icons
Earthfall

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic, about rebellion and revolution.

“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 →

Out of the Dark (David Weber)Series

seriesDavid Weber & Chris Kennedy3 books2010

Set in north america.

“Out of the Dark begins when an overwhelming alien armada arrives to subjugate Earth, only for the invasion to run into unexpected resistance from an unlikely source within humanity itself.”
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Start with Out of the Dark →

DeathDaySeries

seriesWilliam C. Dietz2 books2001

Science fiction and alien invasion, tense in tone, about aliens, set in near future.

Start with DeathDay →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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War Against the ChtorrSeries

seriesDavid Gerrold7 books1983

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about ecological collapse, set in north america.

“The Chtorr series was originally planned as a trilogy, but as the story became more intricate, Gerrold realized that three books would not be enough for him to tell the entire story.”
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Start with A Matter for Men →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in far future and space.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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BlackcollarSeries

seriesTimothy Zahn3 books1983

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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Blackcollar →

IconsSeries

seriesMargaret Stohl2 books2013

Dystopia.

“The day Earth lost a war it didn't know it was fighting.”
from the catalogue description of Icons

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EarthfallSeries

seriesMark Walden3 books2012

“Sam wakes to see strange vessels gathered in the skies around London.”
from the catalogue description of Earthfall

Start with Earthfall →

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What should I read after Independence Day: Resurgence?: Tripods — the closest match to Independence Day: Resurgence on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Independence Day: Resurgence?: Independence Day: Resurgence. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Independence Day: Resurgence.
How big is Independence Day: Resurgence?: Independence Day: Resurgence is 2 books, from 2016.

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