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Books like The Wild Robot: 9 series to read next

The Wild Robot is science fiction, about robots, set in near future and islands. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Wild Robot is 4 books, 2016–2025.

“Peter Brown's 2016 novel follows a robot washed ashore on a remote island who ends up raising an orphaned gosling, adapting to wild island life among animals unused to her presence.”
from the catalogue description

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The Martian
Tripods
Maze Runner
Mara / Raging Earth
Eager
Ready Player One
The Postman
Blade Runner Universe
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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 →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, 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 →

Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Dystopia and post-apocalyptic, tense in tone.

“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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Maze Runner →

Mara / Raging EarthSeries

seriesJulie Bertagna4 books2002

Post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about ecological collapse.

“Mara must think of a way to save herself, the other villagers and, most importantly, the world.”
from the catalogue description of Exodus

Start with Exodus →

EagerSeries

seriesHelen Fox2 books2004

About artificial intelligence.

“Eager is the name of a self-aware robot in a futuristic society controlled by a company called LifeCorp.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Eager →

Ready Player OneSeries

seriesErnest Cline & Andy Weir3 books2011

Cyberpunk, about virtual reality and quests, set in virtual world.

“The 2020 sequel, Ready Player Two, picks up after Wade has gained control of the OASIS and follows him and his friends into a new quest built around a brain-computer interface the creator left behind.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ready Player One →

The PostmanSeries

seriesDavid Brin3 books1982

Post-apocalyptic, set in north america.

Start with The Postman →

Blade Runner UniverseSeries

seriesK. W. Jeter, Archie Goodwin, Les Martin & Philip K. Dick6 books1968

Cyberpunk, dark in tone, about identity, set in big city.

“Together the two trace the story's path from prose original to screen and comic-page adaptation.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? →

IconsSeries

seriesMargaret Stohl2 books2013

Dystopia, about aliens.

“The day Earth lost a war it didn't know it was fighting.”
from the catalogue description of Icons

Start with Icons →

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 Wild Robot?: The Martian — the closest match to The Wild Robot on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Wild Robot?: The Wild Robot. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Wild Robot.
How big is The Wild Robot?: The Wild Robot is 4 books, 2016–2025.

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