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Books like Plague Year: 9 series to read next

Plague Year is science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about nanotechnology, 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.

Plague Year is 4 books, 2007–2015.

“The nanotech has one weakness: it self-destructs at altitudes above ten thousand feet.”
from the catalogue description

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War Against the Chtorr
The Passage
Ship Breaker
Maze Runner
The 5th Wave
Directive 51 / Daybreak
Forge of God
One Second After / John Matherson
Survivalist

War Against the ChtorrSeries

seriesDavid Gerrold7 books1983

About aliens.

“The Chtorr series was originally planned as a trilogy, but as the story became more intricate, Gerrold realized that three books would not be enough for him to tell the entire story.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Matter for Men →

The PassageSeries

seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010

Horror, about vampires.

Start with The Passage →

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 →

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

Start with The 5th Wave →

Directive 51 / DaybreakSeries

seriesJohn Barnes3 books2010

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

“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 →

Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

About aliens.

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

Start with The Forge of God →

One Second After / John MathersonSeries

seriesWilliam R. Forstchen4 books2009

Set in small town.

Start with One Second After →

SurvivalistSeries

seriesJerry Ahern, Bob Anderson, Sharon Ahern & Sean Ellis41 books1981

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

Start with Total 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 Plague Year?: War Against the Chtorr — the closest match to Plague Year on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Plague Year?: Plague Year. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Plague Year.
How big is Plague Year?: Plague Year is 4 books, 2007–2015.
Is Plague Year finished?: Yes — 4 books, 2007–2015.

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