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Books like Remnants: 9 series to read next

Remnants is science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in far future, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Remnants is 14 books, 2001–2003.

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The Hunger Games
Maze Runner
Tripods
Ender's Game
Forge of God
Books of Ember
Alliance-Union
Pax / Astra
The 100

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism, set in north america.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
from the catalogue description

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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 →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Alien invasion, 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 →

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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Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about survival and 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 →

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 →

Alliance-UnionUniverse

universe173 books1976

Science fiction, set in far future.

“Around that spine cluster the merchanter novels of trader Families, the Faded Sun trilogy of human envoys among the martial alien Mri, and the Chanur books, narrated from the hierarchical, whiskered viewpoint of the hani.”
from the catalogue description

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Pax / AstraSeries

seriesAndre Norton2 books1954

Science fiction, tense and adventurous in tone, about survival, set in far future.

“Star Flight appears to be a later omnibus or reissue rather than a third original novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stars Are Ours! →

The 100Series

seriesKass Morgan4 books2013

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about survival, set in far future.

“Day 21, its sequel, was released on September 25, 2014, and Homecoming was released on February 26, 2015.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The 100 →

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 Remnants?: The Hunger Games — the closest match to Remnants on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Remnants?: The Mayflower Project. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Remnants.
How big is Remnants?: Remnants is 14 books, 2001–2003.

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