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Books like The Anomaly Quartet: 9 series to read next

The Anomaly Quartet is science fiction, about space exploration, set in spaceship. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Anomaly Quartet is 4 books, 2012–2022.

“From the publisher's website: A tense, claustrophobic and gripping science fiction thriller from the author of The Testimony.”
from the catalogue description of The Explorer

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The Martian
Forge of God
NASA Trilogy
Thunder and Lightning
Adventures of Viktor & Julia
Rama
Space Beagle
Flood
Blindsight / Firefall

The MartianSeries

seriesAndy Weir2 books2012

Hopeful in tone, set in mars and our world.

“Using scientific improvisation and dark humor, Watney works to keep himself alive long enough for a rescue to reach him.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Martian →

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 →

NASA TrilogySeries

seriesStephen Baxter4 books1996

Alternate history.

Start with Voyage →

Thunder and LightningSeries

seriesJohn Varley4 books2003

Adventurous in tone.

“Red Thunder and Red Lightning follow the first generation's improvised trip to Mars; Rolling Thunder and Dark Lightning pick up decades later with their descendants.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Red Thunder →

Adventures of Viktor & JuliaSeries

seriesGregory Benford2 books1999

Adventurous in tone, about aliens.

“When NASA becomes bogged down in politics and bureaucracy, businessman Axelrod and a conglomerate of backers seize their chance.”
from the catalogue description of The Martian Race

Start with The Martian Race →

RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

About aliens.

“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
from the catalogue description

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Space BeagleSeries

seriesA. E. van Vogt5 books1939

Space opera, adventurous in tone, about aliens, set in far future.

Start with Black Destroyer →

FloodSeries

seriesStephen Baxter6 books2008

About ecological collapse.

“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 →

Blindsight / FirefallSeries

seriesPeter Watts3 books2006

First contact, challenging in tone, about artificial intelligence and aliens.

Start with Blindsight →

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 The Anomaly Quartet?: The Martian — the closest match to The Anomaly Quartet on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Anomaly Quartet?: The Explorer. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Anomaly Quartet.
How big is The Anomaly Quartet?: The Anomaly Quartet is 4 books, 2012–2022.

Books like The Anomaly Quartet: 9 series to read next

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