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Books like V: 9 series to read next

V is science fiction and alien invasion, set in north america. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

V is 20 books, 1984–2008.

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H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
The 5th Wave
Out of the Dark (David Weber)
Tripods
DeathDay
The Andromeda Strain
Infected
The Vampire Earth
The Undertow Trilogy

H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse

universe65 books1898

Science fiction and 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 →

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Post-apocalyptic.

“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The 5th Wave →

Out of the Dark (David Weber)Series

seriesDavid Weber & Chris Kennedy3 books2010

Science fiction and alien invasion, tense in tone, about aliens and war, set in north america and our world.

“Out of the Dark begins when an overwhelming alien armada arrives to subjugate Earth, only for the invasion to run into unexpected resistance from an unlikely source within humanity itself.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Out of the Dark →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Post-apocalyptic.

“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
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with When the Tripods Came →

DeathDaySeries

seriesWilliam C. Dietz2 books2001

Military science fiction.

Start with DeathDay →

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 →

InfectedSeries

seriesScott Sigler3 books2008

Horror, about plague and pandemic.

“Seeds of unknown origin contaminate some humans who turn into paranoiac psychopaths.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Infected →

The Vampire EarthSeries

seriesE. E. Knight12 books2003

Post-apocalyptic and dark fantasy, about vampires.

“A lot has changed in the 43rd year of the Kurian Order.”
from the catalogue description of Way of the Wolf
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Way of the Wolf →

The Undertow TrilogySeries

seriesMichael Buckley3 books2015

“A sixteen-year-old girl is caught in an epic clash of civilizations when a society of undersea warriors marches out of the ocean into modern-day Coney Island.”
from the catalogue description of Undertow

Start with Undertow →

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 V?: H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds — the closest match to V on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with V?: V. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for V.
How big is V?: V is 20 books, 1984–2008.

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