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Books like Noumena: 9 series to read next

Noumena is science fiction and first contact, about aliens, set in north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Noumena is 3 books, 2020–2024.

“Set in 2007, the novel is about a U.S. government coverup of contact with extraterrestrial life.”
from the catalogue description of Axiom's End

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The Themis Files
CoDominium
Forge of God
Galactic Milieu
The 5th Wave
The Handmaid's Tale
Quantum Logic
Tripods
Little Brother

The Themis FilesSeries

seriesSylvain Neuvel3 books2015

Mysterious in tone.

“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

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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction, set in other star systems and far future.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue description

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Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Dark in tone, about survival.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue description of The Forge of God

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Galactic MilieuSeries

seriesJulian May10 books1981

Science fiction, tense in tone, about aliens and psychic powers.

“From the front flap of the Knopf first printing: The year is 2051.”
from the catalogue description of Jack the Bodiless
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Start with Jack the Bodiless →

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion and post-apocalyptic, about survival.

“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 →

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

Dystopia, dark in tone, about totalitarianism and gender and society.

“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Handmaid's Tale →

Quantum LogicSeries

seriesGreg Bear7 books1990

Science fiction, tense in tone, set in near future.

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TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic and alien invasion, about rebellion and revolution.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

Little BrotherSeries

seriesCory Doctorow7 books2008

Science fiction, tense in tone, about surveillance, set in north america and contemporary.

“Homeland continues Marcus's fight years later, and Attack Surface completes the trilogy; a companion story, 'Lawful Interception,' and other short pieces extend the same near-future world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Little Brother →

Why these

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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.

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What should I read after Noumena?: The Themis Files — the closest match to Noumena on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Noumena?: Axiom's End. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Noumena.
How big is Noumena?: Noumena is 3 books, 2020–2024.

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