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Books like The Last Brigade: 9 series to read next
The Last Brigade is science fiction and post-apocalyptic, set in near future and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
The Last Brigade is 52 books across 9 series, 2016–2026.
“The economy gutted, the cities burning, the flag hauled down by warlords — and one last card left face-down in a desert vault.”
from the catalogue description
- H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
- War Against the Chtorr
- Extinction Cycle
- Ship Breaker
- Survivalist
- Tripods
- The Change / The Event
- DeathDay
- Black Tide Rising (John Ringo)
- War Against the ChtorrSeries
seriesDavid Gerrold7 books1983
About aliens and ecological collapse.
matchednear futuretensesurvivalwardarkscience fictionpost-apocalypticnorth america
- Extinction CycleUniverse
universe45 books2014
Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, set in near future.
matchednear futurescience fictionpost-apocalyptic
- Ship BreakerSeries
seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010
matchedtensesurvivaldarknear futurescience fictionpost-apocalypticnorth america
- SurvivalistSeries
seriesJerry Ahern, Bob Anderson, Sharon Ahern & Sean Ellis41 books1981
Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about survival and war, set in near future and north america.
matchedtensesurvivalwarnear futurescience fictionpost-apocalypticnorth america
- TripodsSeries
seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967
Alien invasion, about aliens.
matchedtensenear futureour worldscience fictionpost-apocalypticrebellion and revolution
- The Change / The EventSeries
seriesS. M. Stirling, A. M. Dellamonica, Diana L. Paxson, Emily Mah, Harry Turtledove, Jane Lindskold, Jody Lynn Nye, John Barnes, John Birmingham, John J. Miller, Kier Salmon, Lauren C. Teffeau, M. T. Reiten, Terry England, Victor Milán & Walter Jon Williams41 books1998
Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, adventurous in tone, set in north america.
matchedpost-apocalypticscience fictionnorth americaadventurous
- DeathDaySeries
seriesWilliam C. Dietz2 books2001
Alien invasion, about aliens.
matchednear futuretensescience fictionmilitary science fiction
seriesJohn Ringo, Mike Massa, Gary Poole, Jody Lynn Nye, Brian Trent, Christopher L. Smith, Jason Cordova, Michael Z. Williamson, Robert E. Hampson, Sarah A. Hoyt, Brendan DuBois, Charles E. Gannon, Dave Freer, Griffin Barber, Jamie Ibson, John Birmingham, Kacey Ezell, Lydia Sherrer, Brent Roeder, David Klecha, Eric Flint, Eric S. Brown, John Scalzi, Kevin J. Anderson, Mel Todd, Michael Gants, Rebecca Moesta, Robert Buettner, Stephanie Osborn & Travis S. Taylor63 books2013
Science fiction and post-apocalyptic.
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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.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after The Last Brigade?
- H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds — the closest match to The Last Brigade on what it is about, not on what sells.
- How big is The Last Brigade?
- The Last Brigade is 52 books across 9 series, 2016–2026.














