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Books like The Themis Files: 9 series to read next

The Themis Files is science fiction, about aliens and robots, set in our world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Themis Files is 3 books, 2015–2018.

“Sleeping Giants and its sequels are told almost entirely through interview transcripts conducted by an unnamed, evasive interrogator, giving the series a documentary, oral-history feel unusual for first-contact SF.”
from the catalogue description

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Forge of God
CoDominium
Rama
Eleven Days
The 5th Wave
Sekret Machines
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing / The Carls
Noumena
Animorphs

Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Dark in tone, about survival.

“Earth faces destruction when an inscrutable and overwhelming alien form of life attacks.”
from the catalogue description of The Forge of God

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CoDominiumUniverse

universe98 books1971

Military science fiction, set in far future.

“The body of work runs along a few hard threads rather than one line.”
from the catalogue description

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RamaUniverse

universe7 books1973

Set in space and spaceship.

“Something is falling through the solar system on a hyperbolic orbit, and it is not a comet.”
from the catalogue description

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Eleven DaysSeries

seriesD. Ward Cornell2 books2022

Science fiction, tense in tone, about aliens, set in our world.

“Cryptic radio-frequency noise jams TVs and radios worldwide.”
from the catalogue description of Eleven Days

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The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion and post-apocalyptic, about survival.

“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
from the catalogue description

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Sekret MachinesSeries

seriesA. J. Hartley & Tom DeLonge2 books2016

Thriller & suspense.

“The first edition was released on April 5, 2016 through DeLonge's To the Stars company.”
from the catalogue description of Chasing Shadows

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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing / The CarlsSeries

seriesHank Green2 books2018

About identity.

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NoumenaSeries

seriesLindsay Ellis3 books2020

Science fiction and first contact, about aliens, set in north america.

“Set in 2007, the novel is about a U.S. government coverup of contact with extraterrestrial life.”
from the catalogue description of Axiom's End

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AnimorphsUniverse

universe66 books1996

Science fantasy, about shapeshifters.

“The Yeerks are grey slugs the length of your thumb.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Themis Files?: Forge of God — the closest match to The Themis Files on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Themis Files?: Sleeping Giants. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Themis Files.
How big is The Themis Files?: The Themis Files is 3 books, 2015–2018.

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