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Books like The Final Six: 9 series to read next

The Final Six is science fiction, about space exploration and 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 Final Six is 2 books, 2018–2020.

“When Leo, an Italian championship swimmer, and Naomi, an Iranian-American science genius from California, are two of the twenty-four teens drafted into the International Space Training Camp, their lives are forever altered.”
from the catalogue description

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Adventures of Viktor & Julia
The Space Excursions Series
The Martian
Tripods
The 5th Wave
Forge of God
NASA Trilogy
Maze Runner
Fractalverse

Adventures of Viktor & JuliaSeries

seriesGregory Benford2 books1999

Science fiction and hard science fiction, tense and adventurous in tone, about space exploration and survival, 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 →

The Space Excursions SeriesSeries

seriesLes Johnson & Travis S. Taylor2 books2010

Set in the moon.

Start with Back to the Moon →

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 →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic and alien invasion, about rebellion and revolution, set in our world.

“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
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion and post-apocalyptic, 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 →

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 →

NASA TrilogySeries

seriesStephen Baxter4 books1996

Alternate history.

Start with Voyage →

Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Dystopia and post-apocalyptic.

“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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Maze Runner →

FractalverseSeries

seriesChristopher Paolini2 books2020

First contact and space opera, set in far future and other star systems.

“Fractal Noise, a parallel entry, follows a separate crew investigating a mysterious signal-emitting structure on another world within the same universe.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Fractal Noise →

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 Final Six?: Adventures of Viktor & Julia — the closest match to The Final Six on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Final Six?: The Final Six. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Final Six.
How big is The Final Six?: The Final Six is 2 books, 2018–2020.

Books like The Final Six: 9 series to read next

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