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Books like The Zone Unknown: 9 series to read next

The Zone Unknown is about survival, set in contemporary, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Zone Unknown is 7 books, 1994–2001.

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Meg / Loch Universe
The Andromeda Strain
Jerusalem's Lot
The Enemy (Charlie Higson)
Gone
Zom-B
Jumper
The 5th Wave
Gravediggers

Meg / Loch UniverseSeries

seriesSteve Alten11 books1997

Science fiction, tense in tone, about survival, set in contemporary and our world.

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The Andromeda StrainSeries

seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969

About plague and pandemic.

“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 →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Eerie in tone, about vampires and grief and loss, set in small town.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

The Enemy (Charlie Higson)Series

seriesCharlie Higson7 books2009

Post-apocalyptic and zombie horror, set in big city.

“The Enemy opens Charlie Higson's seven-book YA horror series, set in London after a mysterious sickness turns every adult into a voracious, flesh-hungry threat and leaves children to fend for themselves in a city gone feral.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Enemy →

GoneSeries

seriesMichael Grant9 books2008

Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about survival, set in contemporary.

“Michael Grant's Gone series begins when everyone aged fifteen and older vanishes without warning from a swath of the California coast, trapping the town of Perdido Beach inside an impenetrable barrier the survivors call the FAYZ.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Gone →

Zom-BSeries

seriesDarren Shan12 books2012

Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, about race and racism.

“B is forced on a mad dash through the serpentine corridors of high school, making allegiances with anyone with enough gall to fight off their pursuers.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Zom-B →

JumperSeries

seriesSteven Gould6 books1992

About psychic powers.

“Steven Gould's series continues across Reflex, Impulse, and Exo, later following his and his wife's daughter as a second-generation jumper.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Jumper →

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion and post-apocalyptic, about aliens, set in near future.

“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

Start with The 5th Wave →

GravediggersSeries

seriesChristopher Krovatin3 books2012

Zombie horror.

“During a class trip to the Montana woods, three sixth-graders, athletic Ian, sensitive PJ, and brainy Kendra, are separated from their group and must rely on each other to survive as they encounter zombies and more.”
from the catalogue description of Mountain of Bones

Start with Mountain of Bones →

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 Zone Unknown?: Meg / Loch Universe — the closest match to The Zone Unknown on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Zone Unknown?: Loch. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Zone Unknown.
How big is The Zone Unknown?: The Zone Unknown is 7 books, 1994–2001.
Is The Zone Unknown finished?: Yes — 7 books, 1994–2001.

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