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Books like Threshold Universe: 9 series to read next

Threshold Universe is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Threshold Universe is 4 books, 2012–2020.

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H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
Forge of God
NASA Trilogy
Ender's Game
The Andromeda Strain
Future History
Southern Reach Trilogy
Jumper
The Martian

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 →

Forge of GodSeries

seriesGreg Bear2 books1987

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

“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 →

NASA TrilogySeries

seriesStephen Baxter4 books1996

Hard science fiction and alternate history.

Start with Voyage →

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

Reading order →

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 →

Future HistorySeries

seriesRobert A. Heinlein42 books1939

Science fiction.

“The term Future History was coined by John W. Campbell Jr. in the February 1941 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Life-Line →

Southern Reach TrilogySeries

seriesJeff VanderMeer4 books2014

Weird fiction, about madness.

“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Annihilation →

JumperSeries

seriesSteven Gould6 books1992

Adventurous in tone, 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 MartianSeries

seriesAndy Weir2 books2012

Hard science fiction, hopeful in tone, 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 →

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 Threshold Universe?: H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds — the closest match to Threshold Universe on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Threshold Universe?: 14. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Threshold Universe.
How big is Threshold Universe?: Threshold Universe is 4 books, 2012–2020.

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