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Books like Pacific Rim: 9 series to read next

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

Pacific Rim is 4 books, 2013–2018.

“When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end.”
from the catalogue description

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Tripods
Ender's Game
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Known Space
Insignia
Jenny Casey
Ready Player One
DeathDay
Old Man's War

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.”
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
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H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in far future and other star systems.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
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InsigniaSeries

seriesS. J. Kincaid5 books2012

Science fiction and military science fiction, tense and adventurous in tone, about war, set in near future.

Start with Insignia →

Jenny CaseySeries

seriesElizabeth Bear4 books2004

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

Start with Hammered →

Ready Player OneSeries

seriesErnest Cline & Andy Weir3 books2011

Cyberpunk, about virtual reality and quests, set in virtual world.

“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ready Player One →

DeathDaySeries

seriesWilliam C. Dietz2 books2001

Alien invasion.

Start with DeathDay →

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Space opera, set in far future and other star systems.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
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Start with Old Man's War →

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 Pacific Rim?: Tripods — the closest match to Pacific Rim on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Pacific Rim?: Pacific Rim. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Pacific Rim.
How big is Pacific Rim?: Pacific Rim is 4 books, 2013–2018.

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