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Books like Mech Wars: 9 series to read next

Mech Wars is science fiction and military science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Mech Wars is 4 books, from 2017.

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H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Ender's Game
Insignia
Forever War
The Themis Files
Childe Cycle
Pacific Rim
Nicholas Seafort
Galactic Milieu

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 →

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.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

InsigniaSeries

seriesS. J. Kincaid5 books2012

Start with Insignia →

Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Set in far future and space.

Start with The Forever War →

The Themis FilesSeries

seriesSylvain Neuvel3 books2015

About aliens and robots, set in contemporary.

“Sleeping Giants and its sequels are told almost entirely through interview transcripts conducted by an unnamed, evasive interrogator, giving the series a documentary, oral-history feel unusual for first-contact SF.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Sleeping Giants →

Childe CycleSeries

seriesGordon R. Dickson & David W. Wixon19 books1957

Set in far future and other star systems.

“The related short stories and novellas all center on the Dorsai, primarily members of the Graeme and Morgan families.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Act of Creation →

Pacific RimSeries

seriesAlex Irvine, Becky Matheson & Greg Keyes4 books2013

Science fiction, set in near future.

“When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Pacific Rim →

Nicholas SeafortSeries

seriesDavid Feintuch7 books1994

Space opera, set in far future and space.

“Additionally, Children of Hope is narrated by Randy Carr, the son of a close friend of Seafort.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Midshipman's Hope →

Galactic MilieuSeries

seriesJulian May10 books1981

About psychic powers and aliens.

“From the front flap of the Knopf first printing: The year is 2051.”
from the catalogue description of Jack the Bodiless
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Jack the Bodiless →

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 Mech Wars?: H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds — the closest match to Mech Wars on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Mech Wars?: Powered. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Mech Wars.
How big is Mech Wars?: Mech Wars is 4 books, from 2017.

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