Series
Books like Tomorrow, When the War Began: 9 series to read next
Tomorrow, When the War Began is about survival and war, set in oceania and contemporary, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Tomorrow, When the War Began is 7 books, 1993–1999.
“The novels are related from the first-person perspective by Ellie Linton, a teenage girl, who is part of a small band of teenagers waging a guerrilla war on the enemy soldiers in the region around their fictional home town of Wirrawee.”
from the catalogue description
- Tomorrow (John Marsden)
- The Hunger Games
- Gone
- The 5th Wave
- The Andromeda Strain
- Animorphs
- Shade's Children milieu
- Maze Runner
- Zom-B
- Tomorrow (John Marsden)Series
seriesJohn Marsden10 books1993
Tense in tone, about survival and war, set in oceania and contemporary.
matchedoceaniacontemporarytenseyoung adultsurvivalwarfirst person
- The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in far future and north america.
matchedtensescience fictiondarkyoung adultsurvivalrebellion and revolution
- GoneSeries
seriesMichael Grant9 books2008
Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about survival, set in contemporary.
matchedtensescience fictiondarkcontemporaryyoung adultsurvival
- The 5th WaveSeries
seriesRick Yancey4 books2013
Alien invasion, about aliens, set in north america and near future.
matchedtensescience fictiondarkyoung adultsurvivalpost-apocalyptic
- The Andromeda StrainSeries
seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969
About plague and pandemic.
matchedcontemporarytensescience fictionsurvival
- AnimorphsUniverse
universe66 books1996
About aliens and shapeshifters, set in our world.
matchedcontemporarytensescience fictionfirst personwarcoming of age
- Shade's Children milieuSeries
seriesGarth Nix2 books1997
Dystopia, set in near future.
matchedtensescience fictiondarkyoung adultsurvivalcoming of agerebellion and revolutionpost-apocalyptic
- Maze RunnerSeries
seriesJames Dashner11 books2009
Dystopia, set in near future.
matchedtensescience fictionsurvivalyoung adultpost-apocalyptic
- Zom-BSeries
seriesDarren Shan12 books2012
Zombie horror and horror, about race and racism, set in our world.
matchedcontemporarytensedarksurvivalyoung adultfirst personpost-apocalyptic
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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.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after Tomorrow, When the War Began?
- Tomorrow (John Marsden) — the closest match to Tomorrow, When the War Began on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Tomorrow, When the War Began?
- Tomorrow, When the War Began. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Tomorrow, When the War Began.
- How big is Tomorrow, When the War Began?
- Tomorrow, When the War Began is 7 books, 1993–1999.
- Is Tomorrow, When the War Began finished?
- Yes — 7 books, 1993–1999.