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Books like Unit 51: 9 series to read next

Unit 51 is science fiction and horror, set in our world and contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Unit 51 is 3 books, 2017–2020.

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The Extinction Files
Jerusalem's Lot
The Andromeda Strain
Patternist
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Nemesis Saga
Slan
World War Z
When the Wind Blows

The Extinction FilesSeries

seriesA. G. Riddle2 books2017

Thriller & suspense, about plague and pandemic.

Start with Pandemic →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Eerie in tone, about vampires and grief and loss, set in small town.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

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 →

PatternistSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler6 books1976

Science fiction, dark in tone, about genetic engineering.

“The Patternist series is a group of science fiction novels by Octavia E. Butler that detail a secret history continuing from the Ancient Egyptian period to the far future that involves telepathic mind control and an extraterrestrial plague.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Wild Seed →

The Island of Dr. MoreauSeries

seriesMegan Shepherd, H. G. Wells, Brad Linaweaver, Brian W. Aldiss, Fred Olen Ray, Heather O'Neill, Jonathan Maberry, Robert Hoskins, Ron Goulart & Silvia Moreno-Garcia12 books1896

Set in 19th century.

“Taken together, the group traces one unsettling premise across more than a century of speculative fiction rather than forming a single ongoing story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Island of Dr. Moreau →

Nemesis SagaSeries

seriesJeremy Robinson8 books2012

Thriller & suspense.

“Robinson noted that various classic kaiju films especially those featuring Godzilla and Gamera were big influences on the series.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Island 731 →

SlanSeries

seriesA. E. van Vogt & Kevin J. Anderson2 books1946

Science fiction, set in our world.

“The two novels together bracket a single continuing narrative rather than an ongoing series.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Slan →

World War ZSeries

seriesMax Brooks3 books2006

Zombie horror and post-apocalyptic, about war.

Start with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War →

When the Wind BlowsSeries

seriesJames Patterson2 books1998

Thriller & suspense.

Start with When the Wind Blows →

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 Unit 51?: The Extinction Files — the closest match to Unit 51 on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Unit 51?: Subhuman. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Unit 51.
How big is Unit 51?: Unit 51 is 3 books, 2017–2020.

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