Series

Books like NASA Trilogy: 9 series to read next

NASA Trilogy is science fiction and hard science fiction, about space exploration, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

NASA Trilogy is 4 books, 1996–1998.

The NASA Trilogy page →Narrow this list →

Forge of God
The Martian
Adventures of Viktor & Julia
Blindsight / Firefall
Ocean / Galactic Center
The Final Six
The Andromeda Strain
The Triffids
Take Them to the Stars

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 →

The MartianSeries

seriesAndy Weir2 books2012

Hopeful in tone.

“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Martian →

Adventures of Viktor & JuliaSeries

seriesGregory Benford2 books1999

Adventurous in tone.

“When NASA becomes bogged down in politics and bureaucracy, businessman Axelrod and a conglomerate of backers seize their chance.”
from the catalogue description of The Martian Race

Start with The Martian Race →

Blindsight / FirefallSeries

seriesPeter Watts3 books2006

First contact, challenging in tone, about artificial intelligence, set in far future.

Start with Blindsight →

Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries

seriesGregory Benford12 books1972

Set in far future.

“For some time now, Earth has been heavily influenced by the aliens, who have conquered the oceans, sinking a lot of the ships, making that kind of transportation of goods impossible.”
from the catalogue description of Swarmer, Skimmer
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Swarmer, Skimmer →

The Final SixSeries

seriesAlexandra Monir2 books2018

“When Leo, an Italian championship swimmer, and Naomi, an Iranian-American science genius from California, are two of the twenty-four teens drafted into the International Space Training Camp, their lives are forever altered.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Final Six →

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

About plague and pandemic, set in contemporary.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Andromeda Strain →

The TriffidsSeries

seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, set in british isles.

“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Day of the Triffids →

Take Them to the StarsSeries

seriesSylvain Neuvel3 books2021

Science fiction and alternate history, tense in tone, about space exploration and aliens, set in mid 20th century and our world.

Start with A History of What Comes Next →

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 NASA Trilogy?: Forge of God — the closest match to NASA Trilogy on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with NASA Trilogy?: Voyage. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for NASA Trilogy.
How big is NASA Trilogy?: NASA Trilogy is 4 books, 1996–1998.

Books like NASA Trilogy: 9 series to read next

Read next in NASA Trilogy

Why these

Questions readers ask

Other series like this one