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Books like The Apocalypse Duology: 9 series to read next

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

The Apocalypse Duology is 4 books, 2014–2019.

“When your life is based on lies, how do you hunt down the truth?”
from the catalogue description of Extinction Game

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Maze Runner
Shade's Children milieu
The 5th Wave
Aftermath (Charles Sheffield)
Ship Breaker
The Triffids
One Second After / John Matherson
War Against the Chtorr
The Passage

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 →

Shade's Children milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix2 books1997

Dystopia, about coming of age and rebellion and revolution.

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The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion, about aliens, set in north america.

“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 →

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 →

Ship BreakerSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010

Set in north america.

“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

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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 →

One Second After / John MathersonSeries

seriesWilliam R. Forstchen4 books2009

About war, set in north america and small town.

Start with One Second After →

War Against the ChtorrSeries

seriesDavid Gerrold7 books1983

About aliens and ecological collapse, set in north america.

“The Chtorr series was originally planned as a trilogy, but as the story became more intricate, Gerrold realized that three books would not be enough for him to tell the entire story.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Matter for Men →

The PassageSeries

seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010

Horror, about vampires, set in north america.

Start with The Passage →

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 Apocalypse Duology?: Maze Runner — the closest match to The Apocalypse Duology on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Apocalypse Duology?: Extinction Game. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Apocalypse Duology.
How big is The Apocalypse Duology?: The Apocalypse Duology is 4 books, 2014–2019.

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