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Books like The Extinction Files: 9 series to read next

The Extinction Files is science fiction and thriller & suspense, about genetic engineering, set in our world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Extinction Files is 2 books, from 2017.

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The Andromeda Strain
When the Wind Blows
Nemesis Saga
Flynn Carroll
Zoo
The Origin Mystery
The Fourth Realm
Light Play
The Triffids

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

Science fiction, tense in tone, about plague and pandemic and survival, set in contemporary.

“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 →

When the Wind BlowsSeries

seriesJames Patterson2 books1998

Set in north america.

Start with When the Wind Blows →

Nemesis SagaSeries

seriesJeremy Robinson8 books2012

Science fiction and thriller & suspense, tense in tone, about survival, set in our world and contemporary.

“Robinson noted that various classic kaiju films especially those featuring Godzilla and Gamera were big influences on the series.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Island 731 →

Flynn CarrollSeries

seriesWhitley Strieber4 books2013

About aliens, set in north america.

“Somebody is taking people and making it look like they walked out on their own.”
from the catalogue description of Alien Hunter

Start with Alien Hunter →

ZooSeries

seriesJames Patterson, Max DiLallo & Michael Ledwidge2 books2012

Science fiction and thriller & suspense, tense in tone, set in our world and contemporary.

“A sequel, Zoo 2, by Patterson and Max DiLallo, was released on June 7, 2016, as a novella.”
from the catalogue description of Zoo

Start with Zoo →

The Origin MysterySeries

seriesA. G. Riddle3 books2013

Science fiction, tense in tone, about genetic engineering, set in our world and contemporary.

Start with The Atlantis Gene →

The Fourth RealmSeries

seriesJohn Twelve Hawks3 books2005

Dystopia, about surveillance and totalitarianism.

“The trilogy has been translated into 25 languages and has sold more than 1.5 million books.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Traveler →

Light PlaySeries

seriesN. D. Hansen-Hill3 books1999

Set in near future.

“Blurb: Rick Lockmann had never met Caroline Denaro in the flesh.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Light Play →

The TriffidsSeries

seriesJohn Whitbourn, John Wyndham & Simon Clark3 books1951

Post-apocalyptic, 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 →

Why these

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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.

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What should I read after The Extinction Files?: The Andromeda Strain — the closest match to The Extinction Files on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Extinction Files?: Pandemic. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Extinction Files.
How big is The Extinction Files?: The Extinction Files is 2 books, from 2017.

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