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The Change / The EventSeries
series41 books1998
Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, adventurous in tone, set in north america.
“Sixteen different authors, coordinated by Stirling, each contribute stories set in various corners of the suddenly de-industrialized world as survivors scramble to rebuild.”
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Start with Island in the Sea of Time →
One Second After / John MathersonSeries
series4 books2009
Set in small town.
Start with One Second After →
The 5th WaveSeries
series4 books2013
Alien invasion, about aliens.
“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.”
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Start with The 5th Wave →
The PassageSeries
series3 books2010
Horror, about vampires.
Start with The Passage →
SurvivalistSeries
series41 books1981
Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, tense in tone, about war and survival, set in near future and north america.
Start with Total War →
Ship BreakerSeries
series3 books2010
“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
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Start with Ship Breaker →