Series
Books like Third World War: 9 series to read next
Third World War is about war, set in near future and our world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Third World War is 3 books, 1978–1987.
- War Against the Chtorr
- 2034 Universe
- Robopocalypse
- How Few Remain Universe
- Days of Infamy
- One Second After / John Matherson
- Cold Cash
- The Red (Linda Nagata)
- Axis of Time
- War Against the ChtorrSeries
seriesDavid Gerrold7 books1983
Post-apocalyptic, about aliens and ecological collapse, set in north america.
matchednear futurewartensedarksurvivalscience fiction
- 2034 UniverseSeries
seriesAdmiral James Stavridis & Elliot Ackerman3 books2021
Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about war and political intrigue, set in near future.
matchednear futurewartensedarkpolitical intriguescience fiction
- RobopocalypseSeries
seriesDaniel H. Wilson3 books2011
About artificial intelligence and robots.
matchednear futurewartensedarkour worldsurvivalscience fiction
- How Few Remain UniverseSeries
seriesHarry Turtledove11 books1997
Set in north america and early 20th century.
matchedwartensealternate historypolitical intrigue
- Days of InfamySeries
seriesHarry Turtledove2 books2004
About colonialism, set in north america and early 20th century.
matchedwartensedarkalternate historywar & military
seriesWilliam R. Forstchen4 books2009
Post-apocalyptic, set in north america and small town.
matchedwartensenear futuredarksurvivalscience fiction
- Cold CashSeries
seriesRobert Asprin2 books1977
Science fiction, tense in tone, set in near future and our world.
matchednear futuretenseour worldscience fiction
- The Red (Linda Nagata)Series
seriesLinda Nagata7 books2012
Military science fiction and science fiction, tense and dark in tone, set in near future.
matchednear futuretensedarkmilitary science fictionscience fiction
- Axis of TimeSeries
seriesJohn Birmingham7 books2004
Set in mid 20th century.
matchedwartensealternate historymilitary science fictionscience fiction
Read next in Third World War
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 Third World War?
- War Against the Chtorr — the closest match to Third World War on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Third World War?
- The Third World War: A Future History. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Third World War.
- How big is Third World War?
- Third World War is 3 books, 1978–1987.