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Books like Last Survivors: 9 series to read next

Last Survivors is post-apocalyptic and science fiction, about survival, set in north america, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Last Survivors is 4 books, 2006–2013.

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Earthseed
Ship Breaker
The 5th Wave
Maze Runner
The Ashes Trilogy
Shade's Children milieu
The Hunger Games
Gone
The Passage

EarthseedSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler, Damian Duffy, David Brame & John Jennings7 books1993

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival and faith and religion, set in near future and north america.

“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Parable of the Sower →

Ship BreakerSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, dark and tense in tone, about survival, set in near future and 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 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion, about aliens.

“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 →

Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about survival, 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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Start with The Maze Runner →

The Ashes TrilogySeries

seriesIlsa J. Bick3 books2011

Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, dark and tense in tone, about survival, set in near future and north america.

“The trilogy follows one continuous crisis across its three volumes.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ashes →

Shade's Children milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix2 books1997

About rebellion and revolution.

Start with Shade's Children →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

About rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism, set in far future.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

GoneSeries

seriesMichael Grant9 books2008

Science fiction, dark and tense in tone, about survival, set in contemporary.

“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 →

The PassageSeries

seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010

Horror, about vampires.

Start with The Passage →

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 Survivors?: Earthseed — the closest match to Last Survivors on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Last Survivors?: Life As We Knew It. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Last Survivors.
How big is Last Survivors?: Last Survivors is 4 books, 2006–2013.
Is Last Survivors finished?: Yes — 4 books, 2006–2013.

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