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Books like Recon Team Angel: 9 series to read next

Recon Team Angel is science fiction and military science fiction, about aliens. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Recon Team Angel is 4 books, 2011–2018.

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Tripods
Known Space
Ender's Game
The Chronicles of the Invaders
Blackcollar
Orphan Universe
Forge of God
Old Man's War
Troy Rising

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic, 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.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in space.

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

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Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Science fiction, 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.”
from the catalogue description

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The Chronicles of the InvadersSeries

seriesJennifer Ridyard & John Connolly3 books2013

Space opera, set in space.

“Earth has been invaded by the Illyri--a beautiful, civilized, yet ruthless alien race.”
from the catalogue description of Conquest

Start with Conquest →

BlackcollarSeries

seriesTimothy Zahn3 books1983

Science fiction and military science fiction, tense in tone, about war, set in far future and our world.

“Timothy Zahn's Blackcollar trilogy, his debut work, follows survivors of Earth's underground resistance against the Ryqril, an alien empire that conquered the planet a generation earlier.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Blackcollar →

Orphan UniverseSeries

seriesRobert Buettner9 books2004

Set in space.

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Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Dark in tone.

“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 →

Old Man's WarSeries

seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005

Space opera, set in space.

“Sign a document at 65, saying you intend to join up 10 years later.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Old Man's War →

Troy RisingSeries

seriesJohn Ringo & Gray Rinehart4 books2010

Space opera, set in space.

“John Ringo's military science fiction trilogy, joined for a later volume by Gray Rinehart, follows the buildup and battles around that station as humanity arms itself against alien threats.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Live Free or Die →

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 Recon Team Angel?: Tripods — the closest match to Recon Team Angel on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Recon Team Angel?: Assault. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Recon Team Angel.
How big is Recon Team Angel?: Recon Team Angel is 4 books, 2011–2018.

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