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Books like Orange County: 9 series to read next

Orange County is science fiction, set in north america and near future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Orange County is 3 books, 1984–1990.

“Each novel describes the life of young people in one of the three near-future worlds; each novel begins with an exposition that tells the reader about the fictional world.”
from the catalogue description
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Earthseed
Ship Breaker
Socialist Union of American States
MaddAddam
The Hunger Games
The 5th Wave
The Postman
The Handmaid's Tale
Directive 51 / Daybreak

EarthseedSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler, Damian Duffy, David Brame & John Jennings7 books1993

About faith and religion.

“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Parable of the Sower →

Ship BreakerSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010

“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ship Breaker →

Socialist Union of American StatesSeries

seriesMaureen F. McHugh4 books1989

Science fiction, about class conflict, set in north america and near future.

“The related novella Protection returns to the same future without following Zhang directly.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Baffin Island →

MaddAddamSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books2003

About genetic engineering.

Start with Oryx and Crake →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

About rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism, set in far future.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion, about aliens.

“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 PostmanSeries

seriesDavid Brin3 books1982

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in north america and near future.

Start with The Postman →

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

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 →

Directive 51 / DaybreakSeries

seriesJohn Barnes3 books2010

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, dark and tense in tone, about survival and political intrigue, set in north america and near future.

“The resulting collapse triggers mass death, a crisis over presidential succession, and mysterious Moon-launched fusion strikes on Washington and Chicago, while a shadowy neofeudalist movement moves into the vacuum.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Directive 51 →

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 Orange County?: Earthseed — the closest match to Orange County on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Orange County?: The Wild Shore. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Orange County.
How big is Orange County?: Orange County is 3 books, 1984–1990.

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