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Books like Murphy's War: 9 series to read next

Murphy's War is 4 books, 2019–2021.

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Shane Schofield
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Night
Out of the Dark (David Weber)
World War Z
Black Tide Rising (John Ringo)
Independence Day
Bayonet Books Anthologies
Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)

seriesMatthew Reilly5 books1998

Thriller & suspense.

“Ice Station is Australian thriller writer Matthew Reilly's second novel, released in 1998.”
from the catalogue description of Ice Station

Start with Ice Station →

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 →

NightUniverse

universe134 books2006

Set in contemporary.

“Jonathan Maberry's Night is one dark country stitched from horror and hard science, where a weaponized pathogen and an old nightmare called Doctor Nine turn out to haunt the same map.”
from the catalogue description

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Out of the Dark (David Weber)Series

seriesDavid Weber & Chris Kennedy3 books2010

Alien invasion, about aliens.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Out of the Dark →

World War ZSeries

seriesMax Brooks3 books2006

Post-apocalyptic, about plague and pandemic.

Start with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War →

Black Tide Rising (John Ringo)Series

seriesJohn Ringo, Mike Massa, Gary Poole, Jody Lynn Nye, Brian Trent, Christopher L. Smith, Jason Cordova, Michael Z. Williamson, Robert E. Hampson, Sarah A. Hoyt, Brendan DuBois, Charles E. Gannon, Dave Freer, Griffin Barber, Jamie Ibson, John Birmingham, Kacey Ezell, Lydia Sherrer, Brent Roeder, David Klecha, Eric Flint, Eric S. Brown, John Scalzi, Kevin J. Anderson, Mel Todd, Michael Gants, Rebecca Moesta, Robert Buettner, Stephanie Osborn & Travis S. Taylor63 books2013

Post-apocalyptic.

“John Ringo's original quartet spawned an extended shared-world series co-written with several collaborators, following other survivor groups through the same collapse.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Under a Graveyard Sky →

Independence DaySeries

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

Alien invasion.

Start with Independence Day →

Bayonet Books AnthologiesSeries

seriesuncredited, J. R. Handley, Jesse James Fain & Matthew A. Goodwin19 books2019

Start with Contact This!: A First Contact Anthology →

Otherworld (Kelley Armstrong)Series

seriesKelley Armstrong & Seanan McGuire100 books1996

Paranormal and urban fantasy.

“Each book tends to follow a different member of this hidden community while slowly building a shared, continuing world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Paranormal Romance Blues →

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How big is Murphy's War?: Murphy's War is 4 books, 2019–2021.

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