Series
Books like Needle: 9 series to read next
Needle is science fiction and hard science fiction, about aliens, set in our world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Needle is 2 books, 1950–1978.
“Together the mismatched pair must learn to communicate and cooperate, first to survive and later to track down the second alien, which has hidden inside another human in the same Pacific island community.”
from the catalogue description
- Tripods
- Interstellar Pig
- My Teacher Is an Alien
- Daniel X
- Maximum Ride
- Space Beagle
- Destination Earth
- Forge of God
- Jumper
- TripodsSeries
seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967
Post-apocalyptic and alien invasion, about rebellion and revolution, set in near future.
matchedaliensscience fictiontenseour worldyoung adult
- Interstellar PigSeries
seriesWilliam Sleator2 books1984
Science fiction, tense in tone, about aliens and survival.
matchedaliensscience fictionsurvivaltenseyoung adult
- My Teacher Is an AlienSeries
seriesBruce Coville4 books1989
matchedaliensadventurousscience fictioncontemporary
- Daniel XSeries
seriesJames Patterson, Chris Grabenstein, Ned Rust, Adam Sadler & Michael Ledwidge6 books2008
Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in our world and contemporary.
matchedadventurousaliensscience fictionour worldcontemporaryyoung adult
- Maximum RideSeries
seriesJames Patterson, Cate Tiernan & Mindy McGinnis12 books2005
Science fantasy, about genetic engineering and found family.
matchedadventuroussurvivalour worldyoung adultscience fiction
- Space BeagleSeries
seriesA. E. van Vogt5 books1939
Space opera, set in far future and spaceship.
matchedaliensadventurousscience fictiontense
- Destination EarthSeries
seriesAli Sparkes1 book2014
About identity.
matchedaliensadventurousscience fictionsurvivaltenseour worldcontemporary
- JumperSeries
seriesSteven Gould6 books1992
About psychic powers.
matchedadventurousscience fictiontensecontemporary
Read next in Needle
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 Needle?
- Tripods — the closest match to Needle on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Needle?
- Needle. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Needle.
- How big is Needle?
- Needle is 2 books, 1950–1978.
- Is Needle finished?
- Yes — 2 books, 1950–1978.