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Books like The Hot War: 9 series to read next

The Hot War is alternate history and war & military, about war, set in mid 20th century, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Hot War is 3 books, 2015–2017.

“An alternate-history account of the Korean War is set in the aftermath of General MacArthur's decision to drop nuclear bombs on Manchurian cities.”
from the catalogue description of Bombs Away

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The War That Came Early
How Few Remain Universe
Days of Infamy
Small Change
The Hunger Games
Axis of Time
Without Warning
The Handmaid's Tale
The Milkweed Triptych

The War That Came EarlySeries

seriesHarry Turtledove6 books2009

Set in early 20th century.

“As is typical of Turtledove's alternate histories, the narrative follows a large cast of both fictional and historical characters.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Hitler's War →

How Few Remain UniverseSeries

seriesHarry Turtledove11 books1997

Set in early 20th century.

“How Few Remain opens Harry Turtledove's Southern Victory timeline, imagining a North America where the Confederacy won the Civil War.”
from the catalogue description

Start with How Few Remain →

Days of InfamySeries

seriesHarry Turtledove2 books2004

About colonialism, set in early 20th century.

“Harry Turtledove's Days of Infamy duology reimagines the Pacific theater of World War II with an alternate outcome at Pearl Harbor: a Japanese invasion and occupation of Hawaii rather than a single carrier strike.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Days of Infamy →

Small ChangeSeries

seriesJo Walton4 books2006

Thriller & suspense, about totalitarianism, set in british isles and alternate earth.

“As the series begins, Britain itself slides toward fascism.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Farthing →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, about rebellion and revolution, set in far future.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
from the catalogue description

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Axis of TimeSeries

seriesJohn Birmingham7 books2004

Military science fiction.

“Thousands died in the chaos, but the ripples had only begun.”
from the catalogue description of Weapons of Choice
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Weapons of Choice →

Without WarningSeries

seriesJohn Birmingham3 books2008

Set in contemporary.

“The novels After America and Angels of Vengeance continue the story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Without Warning →

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

Dystopia, about totalitarianism and gender and society, set in near future.

“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Handmaid's Tale →

The Milkweed TriptychSeries

seriesIan Tregillis3 books2010

Historical fantasy, set in early 20th century and british isles.

Start with Bitter Seeds →

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 Hot War?: The War That Came Early — the closest match to The Hot War on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Hot War?: Bombs Away. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Hot War.
How big is The Hot War?: The Hot War is 3 books, 2015–2017.

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