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Books like Outpost Universe: 9 series to read next

Outpost Universe is post-apocalyptic and horror, about survival, set in near future, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Outpost Universe is 4 books, 2011–2014.

“Seven mercenaries hear an enticing rumor: somewhere, in the swirling desert sands, lies an abandoned Republican Guard convoy containing millions of pounds of Saddam's gold.”
from the catalogue description of Juggernaut

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The Passage
Maze Runner
The 5th Wave
The Ashes Trilogy
Alone (James Phelan)
Night
The Resurgam Trilogy
One Second After / John Matherson
Directive 51 / Daybreak

The PassageSeries

seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010

About vampires.

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Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Dystopia.

“A 16 year old boy awakens with amnesia in a community of other youths in the center of a maze, and realizes they must cooperate to escape.”
from the catalogue description of The Maze Runner
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Start with The Maze Runner →

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

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The Ashes TrilogySeries

seriesIlsa J. Bick3 books2011

“The trilogy follows one continuous crisis across its three volumes.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ashes →

Alone (James Phelan)Series

seriesJames Phelan3 books2010

Set in big city.

“Jesse is on a UN Youth Ambassadors camp in New York when his subway carriage is rocked by an explosion.”
from the catalogue description of Chasers

Start with Chasers →

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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The Resurgam TrilogySeries

seriesJoan Frances Turner3 books2010

Post-apocalyptic and zombie horror, dark in tone, about survival and plague and pandemic, set in near future and north america.

Start with Dust →

One Second After / John MathersonSeries

seriesWilliam R. Forstchen4 books2009

About war, set in small town.

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Directive 51 / DaybreakSeries

seriesJohn Barnes3 books2010

About political intrigue.

“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

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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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Outpost Universe?: The Passage — the closest match to Outpost Universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Outpost Universe?: Juggernaut. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Outpost Universe.
How big is Outpost Universe?: Outpost Universe is 4 books, 2011–2014.

Books like Outpost Universe: 9 series to read next

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