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Books like Plague Times: 9 series to read next

Plague Times is set in british isles and near future, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Plague Times is 3 books, 2014–2017.

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The Triffids
Aftermath (Charles Sheffield)
Maze Runner
The Passage
The Enemy (Charlie Higson)
Dark Matter (Teri Terry)
Night
Last Survivors
One Second After / John Matherson

The TriffidsSeries

seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, dark in tone, about survival, set in british isles and our world.

“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Day of the Triffids →

Aftermath (Charles Sheffield)Series

seriesCharles Sheffield2 books1998

Set in space.

“Charles Sheffield's Aftermath duology opens with a near-future Earth devastated by a nearby supernova's radiation, which knocks out electronics and forces survivors to rebuild without most modern technology.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Aftermath →

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 PassageSeries

seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010

Horror, about vampires, set in north america.

Start with The Passage →

The Enemy (Charlie Higson)Series

seriesCharlie Higson7 books2009

Zombie horror and horror, set in big city.

“The Enemy opens Charlie Higson's seven-book YA horror series, set in London after a mysterious sickness turns every adult into a voracious, flesh-hungry threat and leaves children to fend for themselves in a city gone feral.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Enemy →

Dark Matter (Teri Terry)Series

seriesTeri Terry3 books2017

Dystopia.

“There is no cure; and you cannot be permitted to infect others.”
from the catalogue description of Contagion

Start with Contagion →

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

Reading order →

Last SurvivorsSeries

seriesSusan Beth Pfeffer4 books2006

Set in north america.

Start with Life As We Knew It →

One Second After / John MathersonSeries

seriesWilliam R. Forstchen4 books2009

About war, set in north america and small town.

Start with One Second After →

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 Plague Times?: The Triffids — the closest match to Plague Times on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Plague Times?: A Lovely Way to Burn. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Plague Times.
How big is Plague Times?: Plague Times is 3 books, 2014–2017.

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