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The FiremanNovel
Joe Hillstandalone novel2016
About found family, set in north america.
H. G. Wells' War of the WorldsUniverse
universe65 books1898
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
Start with The War of the Worlds →
includes The War of the Worlds
The TriffidsSeries
series3 books1951
Set in british isles.
“Together the three novels form a loose post-apocalyptic trilogy built on Wyndham's original premise rather than a tightly plotted single story.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Day of the Triffids →
World War ZSeries
series3 books2006
Horror, set in contemporary.
Start with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War →
War Against the ChtorrSeries
series7 books1983
About aliens and ecological collapse, set in north america.
“The Chtorr series was originally planned as a trilogy, but as the story became more intricate, Gerrold realized that three books would not be enough for him to tell the entire story.”
from the catalogue
Start with A Matter for Men →
Extinction CycleUniverse
universe45 books2014
Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, set in near future.
“VX-99, buried in a Vietnam-era file, was never a cure and never meant to be — it is a weapon, and when it slips its leash it does not kill so much as rewrite.”
from the catalogue
Start with Extinction Red Line →
includes Missions from the Extinction Cycle, Extinction Cycle: Dark Age