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Books like The Rain Triptych: 9 series to read next

The Rain Triptych is set in our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Rain Triptych is 3 books, 2015–2016.

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Dark Inside
The Passage
H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Shade's Children milieu
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Tripods
Maximum Ride
Monsters (Amy Tintera)
Left Behind

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

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The PassageSeries

seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010

About vampires, set in north america.

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H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

Shade's Children milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix2 books1997

Dystopia, about coming of age and rebellion and revolution.

Start with Shade's Children →

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick9 books1962

Science fiction, set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
from the catalogue description of The Man in the High Castle

Start with The Man in the High Castle →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Alien invasion, about aliens and rebellion and revolution.

“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 →

Maximum RideSeries

seriesJames Patterson, Cate Tiernan & Mindy McGinnis12 books2005

Science fantasy, adventurous in tone, about genetic engineering.

Start with The Angel Experiment →

Monsters (Amy Tintera)Series

seriesAmy Tintera2 books2020

“Fight back against her abusive father, fight back against the only life she’s ever known, and most of all, fight back against scrabs, the earth-dwelling monsters that are currently ravaging the world.”
from the catalogue description of All These Monsters

Start with All These Monsters →

Left BehindUniverse

universe63 books1995

Dystopia, 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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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.

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What should I read after The Rain Triptych?: Dark Inside — the closest match to The Rain Triptych on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Rain Triptych?: Creatures of the Storm. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Rain Triptych.
How big is The Rain Triptych?: The Rain Triptych is 3 books, 2015–2016.

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