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Books like Restoration Series: 9 series to read next

Restoration Series is post-apocalyptic and thriller & suspense, about survival, set in north america, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Restoration Series is 4 books, 2005–2008.

“What if America suddenly lost all its electrical power, its communications, its transportation, its financial system, its government leadership, and its media?”
from the catalogue description of Last Light

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The 5th Wave
One Second After / John Matherson
Maze Runner
Left Behind
The Passage
Earthseed
Aftermath (Charles Sheffield)
The Ashes Trilogy
Survivalist

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 →

One Second After / John MathersonSeries

seriesWilliam R. Forstchen4 books2009

About war.

Start with One Second After →

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 →

Left BehindUniverse

universe63 books1995

Dystopia.

“Pilots vanish from their cockpits, drivers from moving cars, children from their beds, clothing left folded where the faithful stood.”
from the catalogue description

Reading order →

The PassageSeries

seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010

Horror, about vampires.

Start with The Passage →

EarthseedSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler, Damian Duffy, David Brame & John Jennings7 books1993

Dystopia.

“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Parable of the Sower →

Aftermath (Charles Sheffield)Series

seriesCharles Sheffield2 books1998

Set in space.

“Charles Sheffield's Aftermath duology opens with a near-future Earth devastated by a nearby supernova's radiation, which knocks out electronics and forces survivors to rebuild without most modern technology.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Aftermath →

The Ashes TrilogySeries

seriesIlsa J. Bick3 books2011

“The trilogy follows one continuous crisis across its three volumes.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ashes →

SurvivalistSeries

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

About war.

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 Restoration Series?: The 5th Wave — the closest match to Restoration Series on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Restoration Series?: Last Light. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Restoration Series.
How big is Restoration Series?: Restoration Series is 4 books, 2005–2008.

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