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Books like Reclaimed Earth: 9 series to read next

Reclaimed Earth is science fiction and post-apocalyptic. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Reclaimed Earth is 3 books, 2018–2021.

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The Triffids
Dune
Maurai
Ship Breaker
Forge of God
Saint Leibowitz
Maze Runner
Books of Ember
Flood

The TriffidsSeries

seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951

Set in british isles.

“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 →

DuneUniverse

universe78 books1963

Space opera, about political intrigue, set in other star systems.

“The desert planet, where empire runs on a single substance: the spice melange, which folds space, prolongs life, and unlocks prescience, and which exists nowhere else in the known universe.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dune →

MauraiSeries

seriesPoul Anderson6 books1959

About political intrigue.

“The Maurai dominate the Pacific and Indian Oceans.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Sky People →

Ship BreakerSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010

Set in north america and near future.

“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 →

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 →

Saint LeibowitzSeries

seriesWalter M. Miller & Jr.6 books1955

About faith and religion, set in north america.

“Together the two novels form a sparse, decades-spanning series about memory, faith, and the cycles of civilization.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Canticle for Leibowitz →

Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Dystopia, set in near future.

“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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Maze Runner →

Books of EmberSeries

seriesJeanne DuPrau4 books2003

Dystopia.

“The post-apocalyptic quartet continues with The People of Sparks, following survivors after they reach the world above, and concludes with The Prophet of Yonwood and The Diamond of Darkhold.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The City of Ember →

FloodSeries

seriesStephen Baxter6 books2008

Set in near future.

“The 2009 sequel, Ark, follows a parallel thread of people who instead gamble everything on a desperate escape from the drowning planet.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Flood →

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 Reclaimed Earth?: The Triffids — the closest match to Reclaimed Earth on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Reclaimed Earth?: The Sky Woman. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Reclaimed Earth.
How big is Reclaimed Earth?: Reclaimed Earth is 3 books, 2018–2021.

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