Series
Books like Tripods: 9 series to read next
Tripods is science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about aliens, set in our world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Tripods is 4 books, 1967–1988.
“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
- The 5th Wave
- Shade's Children milieu
- Ship Breaker
- Maze Runner
- Reckoners
- The Hunger Games
- Forge of God
- The Chronicles of the Invaders
- The Declaration
- The 5th WaveSeries
seriesRick Yancey4 books2013
Set in north america.
matchedtensenear futurescience fictionalienspost-apocalypticyoung adultsurvivalalien invasion
- Shade's Children milieuSeries
seriesGarth Nix2 books1997
Dystopia.
matchedtensenear futurescience fictionpost-apocalypticrebellion and revolutionyoung adultsurvivalcoming of age
- Ship BreakerSeries
seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010
Set in north america.
matchedtensenear futurescience fictionpost-apocalypticyoung adultsurvivaldark
- Maze RunnerSeries
seriesJames Dashner11 books2009
Dystopia.
matchedtensenear futurescience fictionyoung adultpost-apocalypticsurvival
- ReckonersSeries
seriesBrandon Sanderson & Steven Bohls6 books2013
Superhero, set in north america.
matchednear futuretenseadventurousyoung adultscience fiction
- The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in north america.
matchedtensescience fictionrebellion and revolutionyoung adultsurvivalfar futuredark
- Forge of GodSeries
seriesGreg Bear2 books1987
Science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about aliens and survival.
matchedtensescience fictionalienssurvivaldark
seriesJennifer Ridyard & John Connolly3 books2013
Space opera, set in space.
matchedtensescience fictionaliensyoung adultfar future
- The DeclarationSeries
seriesGemma Malley4 books2007
Dystopia.
matchedtensenear futureour worldscience fictionyoung adultdark
Read next in Tripods
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 Tripods?
- The 5th Wave — the closest match to Tripods on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Tripods?
- When the Tripods Came. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Tripods.
- How big is Tripods?
- Tripods is 4 books, 1967–1988.
- Is Tripods finished?
- Yes — 4 books, 1967–1988.