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Books like The Postman: 9 series to read next

The Postman is science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in north america and near future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Postman is 3 books, 1982–1985.

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Directive 51 / Daybreak
The Hunger Games
The Passage
Ship Breaker
Earthseed
Reckoners
The Martian
MaddAddam
Tripods

Directive 51 / DaybreakSeries

seriesJohn Barnes3 books2010

Dark in tone, about political intrigue.

“The resulting collapse triggers mass death, a crisis over presidential succession, and mysterious Moon-launched fusion strikes on Washington and Chicago, while a shadowy neofeudalist movement moves into the vacuum.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Directive 51 →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dark in tone, about totalitarianism, 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

Reading order →

The PassageSeries

seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010

Horror, dark in tone, about vampires.

Start with The Passage →

Ship BreakerSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010

Dark in tone.

“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ship Breaker →

EarthseedSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler, Damian Duffy, David Brame & John Jennings7 books1993

Dark in tone, about faith and religion.

“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Parable of the Sower →

ReckonersSeries

seriesBrandon Sanderson & Steven Bohls6 books2013

Superhero.

“One young man orphaned by a High Epic joins a group that is killing Epics.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Steelheart →

The MartianSeries

seriesAndy Weir2 books2012

Hard science fiction, about space exploration, set in mars.

“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 →

MaddAddamSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books2003

Dark in tone, about genetic engineering and ecological collapse.

Start with Oryx and Crake →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Alien invasion, about aliens, 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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with When the Tripods Came →

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 Postman?: Directive 51 / Daybreak — the closest match to The Postman on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Postman?: The Postman. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Postman.
How big is The Postman?: The Postman is 3 books, 1982–1985.

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