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Books like Invasion: 9 series to read next

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

Invasion is 18 books across 4 series, 2015–2023.

“Invasion is an alien-arrival thriller told from the ground, where the sky fills with something no one can read and the rules of survival are rewritten by lunchtime.”
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H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Tripods
The 5th Wave
Out of the Dark (David Weber)
Forge of God
Ender's Game
Independence Day
DeathDay
Left Behind

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Science fiction and 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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TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

“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 →

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

“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.”
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Out of the Dark (David Weber)Series

seriesDavid Weber & Chris Kennedy3 books2010

Science fiction and alien invasion, tense in tone, about aliens and war, set in our world and 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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Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about survival and aliens.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue description of The Forge of God

Start with The Forge of God →

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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Independence DaySeries

seriesStephen Molstad, Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich, Alex Irvine, Greg Keyes & Tracey West6 books1996

Science fiction and alien invasion, set in our world.

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DeathDaySeries

seriesWilliam C. Dietz2 books2001

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

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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.”
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What should I read after Invasion?: H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds — the closest match to Invasion on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Invasion?: Invasion is 18 books across 4 series, 2015–2023.

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