Post-apocalyptic fiction almost always runs as a series, because the world has to be rebuilt. These are the major ones, with book counts.
Series in Reading Order
- The Passage by Justin Cronin
Viral apocalypse trilogy, 2010-2016. - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins — 10 books · 2008–2025
Panem trilogy, 2008-2010, plus a 2020 prequel. - Maze Runner by James Dashner — 7 books · 2009–2020
Young-adult dystopian series, begun 2009. - Wool by Hugh Howey
The Silo series, begun as a self-published novella in 2011. - The Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth — 13 books · 2011–2017
Chicago faction trilogy, 2011-2013. - Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey — 3 books · 2013–2016
Alien-invasion trilogy, begun 2013. - Gone by Michael Grant — 9 books · 2008–2019
Young-adult series, 2008-2013. - Legend Trilogy by Marie Lu — 10 books · 2011–2019
Young-adult dystopian trilogy, begun 2011.
How to read these series
Numbered entries follow the order the books were published, which is the order the story was written and the safest order for a first read. Where a series has side novels or novellas, reading them in publication order avoids spoilers from later books.
Where the numbers come from
Book counts and publication years on this page are taken from the series entries in the GoBookSeries index. Each title links to the full book list for that series.
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