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Books like The Second Dark Ages: 9 series to read next

The Second Dark Ages is post-apocalyptic and science fiction, 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 Second Dark Ages is 4 books, 2016–2018.

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Tripods
Shade's Children milieu
Ship Breaker
One Second After / John Matherson
Maurai
The Triffids
The Vampire Earth
The Change / The Event
Maze Runner

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Alien invasion, about aliens.

“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 →

Shade's Children milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix2 books1997

Dystopia, about coming of age.

Start with Shade's Children →

Ship BreakerSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010

Set in north america.

“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 →

One Second After / John MathersonSeries

seriesWilliam R. Forstchen4 books2009

Set in north america and small town.

Start with One Second After →

MauraiSeries

seriesPoul Anderson6 books1959

About ecological collapse and political intrigue, set in far future.

“The Maurai dominate the Pacific and Indian Oceans.”
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Start with The Sky People →

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 →

The Vampire EarthSeries

seriesE. E. Knight12 books2003

Dark fantasy, about vampires, set in north america.

“A lot has changed in the 43rd year of the Kurian Order.”
from the catalogue description of Way of the Wolf
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Start with Way of the Wolf →

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

Adventurous in tone, set in north america.

“Sixteen different authors, coordinated by Stirling, each contribute stories set in various corners of the suddenly de-industrialized world as survivors scramble to rebuild.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Change: Tales of Downfall and Rebirth →

Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Dystopia.

“A 16 year old boy awakens with amnesia in a community of other youths in the center of a maze, and realizes they must cooperate to escape.”
from the catalogue description of The Maze Runner
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Start with The Maze Runner →

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 Second Dark Ages?: Tripods — the closest match to The Second Dark Ages on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Second Dark Ages?: The Dark Messiah. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Second Dark Ages.
How big is The Second Dark Ages?: The Second Dark Ages is 4 books, 2016–2018.

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