Series
Books like When They Came: 9 series to read next
When They Came is science fiction. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
When They Came is 8 books, 2017–2025.
- H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds
- The Science Fiction Hall of Fame
- The Andromeda Strain
- Tripods
- Forge of God
- Ender's Game
- Patternist
- NASA Trilogy
- Ocean / Galactic Center
- H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse
universe65 books1898
Science fiction and alien invasion.
matchedscience fictionalien invasion
seriesBen Bova, Algis Budrys, Arthur C. Clarke, Geo. W. Proctor, H. G. Wells, Robert Silverberg, Terry Carr & Theodore R. Cogswell11 books1895
matchedscience fiction
- The Andromeda StrainSeries
seriesDaniel H. Wilson & Michael Crichton2 books1969
About plague and pandemic, set in contemporary.
matchedscience fictionsurvivaltense
- TripodsSeries
seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967
Post-apocalyptic, about rebellion and revolution, set in near future.
matchedscience fictionaliensour worldtensealien invasion
- Forge of GodSeries
seriesGreg Bear2 books1987
Science fiction, dark and tense in tone, about aliens and survival.
matchedscience fictionalienssurvivaldarktense
- PatternistSeries
seriesOctavia E. Butler6 books1976
About genetic engineering.
matchedscience fictiondark
- NASA TrilogySeries
seriesStephen Baxter4 books1996
Hard science fiction and alternate history, about space exploration.
matchedscience fictiontense
- Ocean / Galactic CenterSeries
seriesGregory Benford12 books1972
Hard science fiction, set in far future.
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Why these
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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 When They Came?
- H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds — the closest match to When They Came on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with When They Came?
- That First Hour. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for When They Came.
- How big is When They Came?
- When They Came is 8 books, 2017–2025.













