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Books like The Black: 9 series to read next

The Black is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Black is 4 books, 2014–2024.

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H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Forge of God
Ender's Game
Ocean / Galactic Center
Forever War
Patternist
Xenogenesis / Lilith's Brood
The Andromeda Strain
Tripods

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Science fiction, dark and tense in tone, about aliens and survival.

“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 →

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

Reading order →

Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries

seriesGregory Benford12 books1972

Hard science fiction.

“For some time now, Earth has been heavily influenced by the aliens, who have conquered the oceans, sinking a lot of the ships, making that kind of transportation of goods impossible.”
from the catalogue description of Swarmer, Skimmer
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Swarmer, Skimmer →

Forever WarSeries

seriesJoe Haldeman10 books1972

Military science fiction.

Start with The Forever War →

PatternistSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler6 books1976

About genetic engineering.

“The Patternist series is a group of science fiction novels by Octavia E. Butler that detail a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the far future that involves telepathic mind control and an extraterrestrial plague.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Wild Seed →

Xenogenesis / Lilith's BroodSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler4 books1987

About genetic engineering.

“aliens reproducing with humans. they are mixing genes with humans because humans have destroyed earth basically because nuclear war. because they are stupid. credit to katsoda26”
from the catalogue description of Dawn
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Dawn →

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

About plague and pandemic.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Andromeda Strain →

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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with When the Tripods Came →

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 Black?: H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds — the closest match to The Black on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Black?: The Black. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Black.
How big is The Black?: The Black is 4 books, 2014–2024.

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