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Books like The Dire Earth: 9 series to read next

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

The Dire Earth is 6 books, 2013–2017.

“The first book in the series, The Darwin Elevator, was released in July 2013, and the two sequels, The Exodus Towers and The Plague Forge, were released later that same year.”
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Tripods
Forge of God
Maze Runner
War Against the Chtorr
The 5th Wave
Aftermath (Charles Sheffield)
Yesterday's Kin
The Triffids
Adventures of Viktor & Julia

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.”
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

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 →

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 →

War Against the ChtorrSeries

seriesDavid Gerrold7 books1983

About ecological collapse and war.

“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.”
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Start with A Matter for Men →

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion.

“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

Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about survival, set in near future and our world.

“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 →

Yesterday's KinSeries

seriesNancy Kress4 books2014

First contact.

“Follows the arrival of alien embassies who meet with the United Nations amid human fear and speculation before obscure scientist Dr. Marianne Jenner is secretly invited to visit the aliens and prevent an imminent disaster.”
from the catalogue description of Tomorrow's Kin

Start with Tomorrow's Kin →

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 →

Adventures of Viktor & JuliaSeries

seriesGregory Benford2 books1999

Science fiction and hard science fiction, tense and adventurous in tone, about survival and aliens, set in near future.

“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 →

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 Dire Earth?: Tripods — the closest match to The Dire Earth on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Dire Earth?: The Dire Earth. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Dire Earth.
How big is The Dire Earth?: The Dire Earth is 6 books, 2013–2017.

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