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Books like This Alien Earth: 9 series to read next

This Alien Earth is science fiction, set in near future. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

This Alien Earth is 3 books, 2019–2020.

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H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Tripods
Library of America P. K. Dick Collection
Yesterday's Kin
Rama
Forge of God
Ender's Game
Time Odyssey
Known Space

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Alien invasion.

“No one would have believed, in the closing years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched keenly and closely from the timeless worlds of space.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The War of the Worlds →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Alien invasion, about 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 →

Library of America P. K. Dick CollectionSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick9 books1962

Science fiction, set in near future.

“Technically banned, a novel called The Grasshopper Lies Heavy imagines a world where the Allies won instead — and its reclusive author, Hawthorne Abendsen, becomes an obsession for characters on every side.”
from the catalogue description of The Man in the High Castle

Start with The Man in the High Castle →

Yesterday's KinSeries

seriesNancy Kress4 books2014

Science fiction and first contact, tense in tone, about aliens, set in near future and our world.

“Follows the arrival of alien embassies who meet with the United Nations amid human fear and speculation before obscure scientist Dr. Marianne Jenner is secretly invited to visit the aliens and prevent an imminent disaster.”
from the catalogue description of Tomorrow's Kin

Start with Tomorrow's Kin →

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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Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about aliens and survival.

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

Start with The Forge of God →

Ender's GameUniverse

universe39 books1977

Set in far future.

“To beat your enemy you must first understand him so completely that you love him — and in the instant you love him, you destroy him.”
from the catalogue description

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Time OdysseySeries

seriesArthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter3 books2003

Set in far future and space.

Start with Time's Eye →

Known SpaceUniverse

universe142 books1964

Set in far future and space.

“Give a clever species a few centuries and a working fusion drive, and it will fill the sky with problems.”
from the catalogue description

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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.

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What should I read after This Alien Earth?: H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds — the closest match to This Alien Earth on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with This Alien Earth?: The Paths Between Worlds. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for This Alien Earth.
How big is This Alien Earth?: This Alien Earth is 3 books, 2019–2020.

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