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Books like Postscripts: 9 series to read next

Postscripts is science fiction and horror, set in contemporary and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Postscripts is 11 books, 2009–2016.

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The Vampire Chronicles
Southern Reach Trilogy
Jerusalem's Lot
American Gods
Twilight Zone
Crane's View
Answered Prayers
Shock
Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries

seriesAnne Rice15 books1976

About immortality.

“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
from the catalogue description of Interview with the Vampire
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Start with Interview with the Vampire →

Southern Reach TrilogySeries

seriesJeff VanderMeer4 books2014

About madness.

“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Annihilation →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Tense in tone, set in small town and north america.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, about gods.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

Twilight ZoneUniverse

universe40 books1960

Science fiction, set in our world.

“Picture, if you will, an ordinary person on an ordinary afternoon: a tired salesman, a frightened child, a man who wants only to be left alone.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Stories from the Twilight Zone →

Crane's ViewSeries

seriesJonathan Carroll3 books1998

Literary & general, set in north america and small town.

Start with Kissing the Beehive →

Answered PrayersSeries

seriesJonathan Carroll6 books1987

Fantasy, eerie in tone, set in contemporary.

“Like many of Carroll's works, it straddles the horror and fantasy genres.”
from the catalogue description of Bones of the Moon

Start with Bones of the Moon →

ShockSeries

seriesRichard Matheson4 books1961

Tense in tone, about madness.

Start with Shock! →

Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott CardSeries

seriesOrson Scott Card9 books1979

Science fiction, set in contemporary.

“Like Card's novels, most of the stories have a science fiction or fantasy theme.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Changed Man →

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 Postscripts?: The Vampire Chronicles — the closest match to Postscripts on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Postscripts?: This Is the Summer of Love. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Postscripts.
How big is Postscripts?: Postscripts is 11 books, 2009–2016.

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