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Books like The Triffids: 9 series to read next

The Triffids is science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about survival, set in our world, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Triffids is 3 books, 1951–2012.

“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

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The Hunger Games
Maze Runner
Earthseed
World War Z
The Andromeda Strain
The Passage
War Against the Chtorr
The Apocalypse Triptych
Ship Breaker

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dystopia, set in far future and north america.

“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

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Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Dystopia, set in near future.

“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 →

EarthseedSeries

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

Dystopia, about faith and religion, set in north america and near future.

“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 →

World War ZSeries

seriesMax Brooks3 books2006

Zombie horror, about war, set in contemporary.

Start with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War →

The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

Set in contemporary.

“Daniel H. Wilson's authorized 2019 sequel The Andromeda Evolution revisits the same threat five decades later.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Andromeda Strain →

The PassageSeries

seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010

Horror, about vampires, set in north america and near future.

Start with The Passage →

War Against the ChtorrSeries

seriesDavid Gerrold7 books1983

About aliens and war, set in near future and north america.

“The Chtorr series was originally planned as a trilogy, but as the story became more intricate, Gerrold realized that three books would not be enough for him to tell the entire story.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with A Matter for Men →

The Apocalypse TriptychSeries

seriesHugh Howey & John Joseph Adams4 books2014

Set in near future.

Start with The End Is Nigh →

Ship BreakerSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010

Set in north america and near future.

“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 →

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 Triffids?: The Hunger Games — the closest match to The Triffids on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Triffids?: The Day of the Triffids. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Triffids.
How big is The Triffids?: The Triffids is 3 books, 1951–2012.

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