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Books like The Final War: 9 series to read next

The Final War is 3 books, 2017–2019.

“Fifteen people are trapped on Skek, a barren island in the middle of the North Sea somewhere between the coasts of the UK and Denmark.”
from the catalogue description of One of Us Will Be Dead by Morning

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Hater
World War Z
Dark Inside
The 5th Wave
Left Behind
Night
Little Tall Island / In the Path of the Eclipse
Gone
The Triffids

HaterSeries

seriesDavid Moody6 books2006

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival, set in our world.

“When ordinary people throughout the world suddenly transform into violent killers, an everyday man struggles to retain normalcy and recognize who is trustworthy in a society escalating out of control.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Hater →

World War ZSeries

seriesMax Brooks3 books2006

Zombie horror, about plague and pandemic.

Start with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War →

Dark InsideSeries

seriesJeyn Roberts3 books2011

“After tremendous earthquakes destroy the Earth's major cities, an ancient evil emerges, turning ordinary people into hunters, killers, and insane monsters but a small group of teens comes together in a fight for survival and safety.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dark Inside →

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 →

Left BehindUniverse

universe63 books1995

About faith and religion.

“Pilots vanish from their cockpits, drivers from moving cars, children from their beds, clothing left folded where the faithful stood.”
from the catalogue description

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NightUniverse

universe134 books2006

Set in contemporary.

“Jonathan Maberry's Night is one dark country stitched from horror and hard science, where a weaponized pathogen and an old nightmare called Doctor Nine turn out to haunt the same map.”
from the catalogue description

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Little Tall Island / In the Path of the EclipseSeries

seriesStephen King4 books1989

Psychological thriller, set in north america.

“The first two novels share a real total solar eclipse as a pivotal, connecting event despite having otherwise unrelated plots and characters.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Home Delivery →

GoneSeries

seriesMichael Grant9 books2008

“Michael Grant's Gone series begins when everyone aged fifteen and older vanishes without warning from a swath of the California coast, trapping the town of Perdido Beach inside an impenetrable barrier the survivors call the FAYZ.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Gone →

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 →

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What should I read after The Final War?: Hater — the closest match to The Final War on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Final War?: One of Us Will Be Dead by Morning. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Final War.
How big is The Final War?: The Final War is 3 books, 2017–2019.

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