Series

Books like Last Resistance: 9 series to read next

Last Resistance is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Last Resistance is 3 books, 2016–2020.

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H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Divergent
Ship Breaker
The Change / The Event
Owner
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
CoDominium
The Vampire Earth
Nexus 5

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

Start with The War of the Worlds →

DivergentSeries

seriesVeronica Roth10 books2011

Dystopia, about identity, set in north america.

Start with The Transfer →

Ship BreakerSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010

Post-apocalyptic, about survival, 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 →

The Change / The EventSeries

seriesS. M. Stirling, A. M. Dellamonica, Diana L. Paxson, Emily Mah, Harry Turtledove, Jane Lindskold, Jody Lynn Nye, John Barnes, John Birmingham, John J. Miller, Kier Salmon, Lauren C. Teffeau, M. T. Reiten, Terry England, Victor Milán & Walter Jon Williams41 books1998

Post-apocalyptic, adventurous in tone, set in north america.

“Sixteen different authors, coordinated by Stirling, each contribute stories set in various corners of the suddenly de-industrialized world as survivors scramble to rebuild.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Change: Tales of Downfall and Rebirth →

OwnerSeries

seriesNeal Asher8 books1998

Dystopia, set in space.

“Visible in the night sky the Argus Station, its twin smelting plants like glowing eyes, looks down on nightmare Earth.”
from the catalogue description of The Departure

Start with The Departure →

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick9 books1962

Science fiction, 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

Start with The Man in the High Castle →

CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Set in other star systems and far future.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The Vampire EarthSeries

seriesE. E. Knight12 books2003

Post-apocalyptic and dark fantasy, about vampires, set in north america.

“A lot has changed in the 43rd year of the Kurian Order.”
from the catalogue description of Way of the Wolf
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Way of the Wolf →

Nexus 5Series

seriesRamez Naam3 books2012

About artificial intelligence.

“The trilogy continues through Crux and Apex, following the same central conflict over who controls the technology.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Nexus →

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 Last Resistance?: H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds — the closest match to Last Resistance on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Last Resistance?: Machinations. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Last Resistance.
How big is Last Resistance?: Last Resistance is 3 books, 2016–2020.

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