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74 Books to Read if You Love the Hunger

Games
If you haven’t read the Hunger Games you really should! They’re pretty
awesome. Check them out:

The Hunger Games

Catching Fire

Mockingjay

If you’re already a fan of the Hunger Games by Suzanne

Collins…
You should add these books to your to be read pile!

(The recommendations are in no particular order.)

Matched Trilogy by Ally Condie

In a world where Of cials pick your perfect mate, what happens when you’ve
two choices?

1. Matched

2. Crossed

3. Reached
Maze Runner Trilogy by James Dashner

A boy wakes up in a Glade with other boys knowing only his name, not how he
got there, or how to escape the enclosed walls.

4. The Kill Order (novella)

5. The Maze Runner

6. The Scorch Trials

7. The Death Cure

Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry

A young boy is given the job to retain the Community’s memories and to advise
them using that knowledge, but he doesn’t like what he sees when he knows the
past.

8. The Giver

9. Gathering Blue

10. Messenger

11. Son

Books of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

A city of light amidst the darkness begins to go black and survival means nding
a way out by going through the unknown.

12. The City of Ember

13. The People of Sparks

14. The Prophet of Yonwood

15. The Diamond of Darkhold

Uglies Quartet by Scott Westerfeld

When you turn 16 you can get a license to become Pretty and live in paradise,
but one girl’s license is in jeopardy when her friend runs away. If she doesn’t nd
her and bring her back both are doomed to be Ugly for life.

16. Uglies

17. Pretties

18. Specials

19. Extras

Selection Trilogy by Kiera Cass

One girl must compete against 34 other girls and get selected to marry a prince
on live television, but what if she doesn’t want to marry him?

20. The Selection

21. The Prince (novella)

22. The Elite

23. The One

UPDATE: Novellas added to series: The Prince, The Guard

Birthmarked Trilogy by Caragh M. O’Brien

You either live in the Enclave or you don’t. A portion of the poor outside the
walls are advanced into the Enclave as infants. It is considered a privilege for
your child to be selected, but our heroine isn’t so sure that’s the truth when her
parents are arrested.

23. Birthmarked

24. Tortured (novella)

25. Prized

26. Promised
Divergent Trilogy by Veronica Roth

A girl’s results for the Af nity Exam show that she is Divergent, which means
she can pick where she wants to go of the ve factions: Abnegation, Amity,
Candor, Erudite, and Dauntless. But can she de ne herself in only one way?

27. Divergent

28. Free Four: Tobias Tells the Story (novella)

29. Insurgent

30. Allegiant

The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare

A girl sees something nobody else can see and is pulled into a world of demons
and demon hunters.

31. City of Bones

32. City of Ashes

33. City of Glass

34. City of Fallen Angels

35. City of Lost Souls

36. City of Heavenly Fire

Ender’s Saga by Orson Scott Card

A young boy is taught to battle aliens and climbs the ranks at his intergalactic
boarding school.

(As a note, reading order and publishing order are different. I’ve included
Ender’s Saga and Ender’s Shadow series in the list below. Author’s comments on
reading order are here.)

37. First Meetings in Ender’s Universe

38. Ender’s Shadow

39. A War of Gifts

40. Ender’s Game – Movie coming to theaters in November 2013

41. Ender in Exile

42. Shadow of the Hegemon

43. Shadow Puppets

44. Shadow of the Giant

45. Shadows in Flight

46. Speaker for the Dead

47. Xenocide

48. Children of the Mind

Fire and Thorns Trilogy by Rae Carson

She was surrounded at birth by light and marked as the Chosen One destined to
ful ll a prophecy. But can a failure of a princess ever hope to meet such a
daunting task?

50. The Girl of Fire and Thorns

51. The Crown of Embers

52. The Bitter Kingdom

Delirium Series by Lauren Oliver

The government demands that everyone on their 18th birthday get the cure to
eradicate love from their system, but 95 days before turning 18 Lena falls in
love and that changes everything.

53. Delirium

54. Hana (novella)

55. Pandemonium

56. Requiem

Last Survivors Trilogy by Susan Beth Pfeffer

A meteor knocks the moon closer to Earth and drastic climate changes occur
leaving few left to navigate their new world.

57. Life As We Knew It

58. The Dead and the Gone

59. This World We Live In

Cold Awakening Trilogy by Robin Wasserman

A girl wakes up from a car crash and realizes she’s been downloaded into a new
body made of wires, circuits, and synthetic skin. She doesn’t recognize herself
anymore and apparently nobody else does either.

60. Skinned

61. Crashed

62. Wired

Across the Universe Trilogy by Beth Revis

A girl wakes up from a cryopreservation (frozen sleep) onboard a spaceship 50

years before they reach their destination and must discover her would-be
murderer before he succeeds and targets her parents.

63. Across the Universe

64. A Million Suns

65. Shades of Earth

Bar Code Trilogy by Suzanne Weyn

Everyone over the age of 17 must get a bar code tattoo, according to a new
conglomerate in America pushing this law through. The bar code holds
everything about your identity, but it’s also a lot more sinister than the
convenient Google Wallet.

66. The Bar Code Tattoo

67. The Bar Code Rebellion

68. The Bar Code Prophecy

Stand Alones:

69. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

70. Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines

71. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

72. The Time Machine by H. G. Wells

73. Anthem by Ayn Rand

74. Lord of the Flies by Willian Golding

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185 Comments

ross howie
JUNE 29, 2012

Also the Night Angel Trilogy by by Brent Weeks.

The Way of the Shadows

Shadow’s Edge
Beyond the Shadows

They are awesome!

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Jess23
JUNE 2, 2016

Island of the blue dolphins

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Jenny
JANUARY 7, 2017

Also really good books:

°The Lying Game

• The Lying Game
•Never Have I Ever
•Two Truths and A Lie
•Cross My Heart, Hope To Die
• Seven Minutes in Heaven
My Rating: *** 3/5

°Beautiful Creatures
•Beautiful Creatures
•Beautiful Darkness
•{Dream Dark}
•Beautiful Chaos
•Beautiful Redemption
My Rating: ***** 5/5

°Lunar Chronicles
• Cinder
• Scarlet
• Cress
 • Fairest
Rating:*****5/5

Anime: One Piece

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Courtney
JUNE 29, 2012

The Giver, Gathering Blue, and The Messenger by Lois Lowry. Shade’s Children
by Garth Nix.

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jess
OCTOBER 15, 2012

Shade’s Children!!! yesss

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Krislyn
JUNE 29, 2012

The Knife of Never Letting Go

Great trio by Patrick Ness!

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Michelle Gagnon
AUGUST 2, 2012

Yes! And the prequel comes out in a few weeks!

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charlottembp
NOVEMBER 23, 2012

no way, i hated that book

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Mike
JUNE 29, 2012

Battle Royale. If you liked the Hunger Games, you’ll love the original story.

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First Mate Keira
JUNE 30, 2012

Who is the author? There’s a few books with that title.

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chris
JULY 1, 2012

Koushun Takami is the author

Its a very great read that im surprised didn’t make it to this list.
Most likely because it is far more brutal than The Hunger Games.

It shifts perspectives many times in the book to give you a complete

picture as to what is going on with each of the students; something
i was kind of hoping to see in The Hunger Games as well. It felt like i
was missing half of the book’s events when i read The Hunger
Games because you only had Kat’s perspective throughout the
whole book. If you felt this way too then You’d enjoy Battle Royale
far more

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First Mate Keira
JULY 1, 2012

It’s on my TBR list now!

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Don'tbe
JULY 28, 2013

Surprised Battle Royale didn’t make the list? Really?

If it were to be discovered that Suzanne Collins made a bad

joke out of Japan’s legacies of honor suicides and imminent
overpopulation, well, then kids in America would have no
‘summer lit’.

Hunger Games is a traditionally western, watered-down, ‘G’-

rated version of an already existing (and very popular)
Eastern plot theme.

only because MPAA couldn’t stand the thought of 13 y’os

watching other 13 y’os get murdered. and that’s life.

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Amira
JULY 30, 2012
 Seconding this suggestion! Battle Royale was amazing and is one of my all
time favorite books

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James
JUNE 30, 2012

Cinda Williams Chima — The Heir Chronicles

The Warrior Heir

The Wizard Heir
The Dragon Heir

Magical Stones are embedded in some chosen people that give them magical
powers. These powers come out when a person reaches puberty. Unfortunately
there is a War of Roses in the magical world and magical people are forced to
choose a side or be exterminated.

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Todd
JUNE 30, 2012

Shade’s Children by Garth Nix.

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First Mate Keira
JULY 2, 2012

I always get this one confused with Midnight’s Children when I hear
them. I have to go read their summaries to separate them. I blame the
titles. lol
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Kirsten
JUNE 30, 2012

Hi,

I would add The Vindico by Wesley King. New author for YA but would t in
perfectly with your list.

Cheers,
Kirsten

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Eric
JULY 1, 2012

I would recommend the Wool series (5 books) by Hugh Howey. Available

digitally at Amazon.

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Bonny
JULY 1, 2012

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Blood Red Road by Moira Young

Rebel Heart (releases in Fall 2012)

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David L
JULY 1, 2012
I would suggest “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson; and
the short story “The Long Walk” by Stephen King, as Richard Bachman.

Speaking of King, also “The Running Man” story as opposed to the movie.

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jane
NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Bachman Books are very good!

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sunny
JULY 1, 2012

i’ve literally been googling for the longest time, “books similar to hunger games
to read” & nothing has ever come up. i’m so happy i just stumbled this page.
you’re a life saver! <3 so excited to get started. thanks for all the outstanding
recommendations!

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First Mate Keira
JULY 1, 2012

You are very welcome! Enjoy! Lots more great series and books in the
comments too.

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Jason
JULY 2, 2012
 whatshouldIreadnext.com is a great resource for nding your next great
read.

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Rebekkah Smith
JULY 1, 2012

I’m really loving the “Book of Mortals” trilogy by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee. The
second book just came out, and I am just loving them! Dystopian ction, about a
future where emotions have been genetically engineered out of humanity.

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Dee
NOVEMBER 13, 2012

I love Ted Dekker! I read the rst book of the “Book of Mortals” and I
can’t wait to read the second one!

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Steve
JULY 1, 2012

His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman

Trilogy that The Golden Compass movie was based on…not a stellar movie…but
a phenomenal series of books!!

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First Mate Keira
JULY 2, 2012
 Good choice. I had this series listed under my books to read after Harry
Potter list, but it ts here too!

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Steve
JULY 1, 2012

(The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and the Amber Spyglass)

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laura
JULY 12, 2012

One of the most wonderful series of all time!

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Michele
JULY 1, 2012

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

And extra props to 1984 & Brave New World.

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First Mate Keira
JULY 2, 2012

Thank you. I concur. I almost put Fahrenheit 451 on the list so I’m glad
you mentioned it here!

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 Tahnee
JULY 2, 2012

I would recommend the Tomorrow Series by John Marsden.

They are set in Australia where a group of friends go camping for a few days and
when they return a their town had been invaded and a has broken out.

There are many similar themes to the Hunger Games and also teenage love
triangles. As they are Australian books they may be hard to nd but they are
such a good read and leave you wanting more!

1. Tomorrow, When the War Began

2. The Dead of Night
3. The Third Day, the Frost (in US A Killing Frost)
4. Darkness by my Friend
5. Burning for Revenge
6. The Night is for Hunting
7. The Other Side of Dawn

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Angelique
JULY 15, 2012

There are more books! Never knew that, I love Tomorrow, When the War
Began!

I gotta see if I can nd those others as well here in the Netherlands.

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Jim
JANUARY 8, 2015
 These are absolutely brilliant books. Could not recommend highly
enough. Just an amazing series.

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Rebekah
JULY 2, 2012

Anything by Tamora Pierce is incredible.

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Clare
JULY 24, 2012

Seconded, though probably start with the Alanna quartet so you fully
understand why George is the best.

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Phoebe
JULY 2, 2012

John Marsden the Tomorrow Series should FO SHIZ be on this list!!

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Jason
JULY 2, 2012

I have found the best reading order for the Enders series is as follows:
Enders Game
Enders Shadow
Shadow of the Hegemon
Shadow Puppets
Shadow of the Giant
Shadows in Flight
Speaker for the Dead
Xenocide
Children of the Mind
Ender in Exile
First Meetings
A War of Gifts

If you don’t want to tackle the entire series, Enders Game and Enders Shadow
are must reads and the Shadow series(Hegemon,Puppets, Giant) is far better
than the rest of the Enders Series( Speaker, Xenocide, Children)

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First Mate Keira
JULY 2, 2012

Very good to know! I’m working my way through the series. Did you hear
it was being made into a movie? Comes out November 2013. I can’t wait!

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Jason
JULY 2, 2012

I will believe it when I see it, there have been attempts to make
Enders Game into a movie for decades. I just don’t see how they can
correctly cast the lm and expect to nd young actors who can
show the range of emotions needed to tell the story properly,
however I will keep my ngers crossed that they do make the lm
and that it does not disappoint.
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Tacos
JULY 3, 2012

They’ve already nished lming it, actually. Asa Butter eld

plays Ender. I believe they are shortening the time frame of
the story signi cantly in order to make a lm version possible.

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Jason
JULY 10, 2012

That is good to know, I can’t wait to see it. I hope Card

helped with the movie, I think it will be much better if he
did.

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First Mate Keira
JULY 10, 2012

Ditto!!!

Sean
SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Card didn’t just help with the movie. He wrote the

screenplay. There have been no true attempts at making
an Ender’s Game movie before now because Card has
been guarding the movie rights like a hawk.

Sean
 JULY 20, 2012

I’d disagree on the reading order. The core Ender books — that is, the
books actually about Ender — are Ender’s Game and the Speaker series
(Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind) and are the
ones I’d say should be read rst. Not coincidentally those are also the rst
published.

While I enjoy Ender’s Shadow, the rest of the “Shadow” series (at least
the ones I read) had a completely different tone than the Ender series. I
haven’t read any of the last three on the list, unless “A War of Gifts” is the
little “Christmas” Ender book that came out a few years ago.

Personally, I didn’t enjoy the Shadow series and did enjoy the Ender
series. The Shadow series was too much about politics for me, and I didn’t
nish it.

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Sean
SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Pshaw, sir. Pshaw. Speaker for the Dead is one of my all time favorite
books. I do understand where you are coming from, as Speaker, Xenocide,
and Children are all a drastic departure from the narrative style of
Ender’s Game and the Ender’s Shadow line, but few books out there are
as good at making you think.

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Jason
JULY 2, 2012

ALso a great series the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, there are well
over 12 books in the entire series but the rst 3 are fantastic( though the movie
John Carter didn’t follow the stories and was in fact terrible, the books are
great fun)
A Princess of Mars
The Gods of Mars
The Warlord of Mars

You can pick this series up in 3 volumes from Barns and Noble, I just purchased
the 2nd and 3rd volumes and will let you know if the other 10 books are any
good.

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First Mate Keira
JULY 2, 2012

I haven’t read the books, so I didn’t think the movie was bad. My dad (who
doesn’t read much anymore) liked it too and he’s a tough sci- guy to
please. What didn’t you like?

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Jason
JULY 2, 2012

They basically made up the entire story, only using Mars as the
setting and some of the characters names, I accept that the book is
usually always better than the movie, but in this case they ruined
such a great story. If you do ever read the books you will
understand. I would suggest blocking out the movie if you do read
the series, as it is so far from the story it will probably annoy the
heck out of you.

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 Nestus Venter
JULY 2, 2012

Skullduggery is the best!!!

Skulduggery Pleasant
Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing With Fire
Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones
Skulduggery Pleasant: Dark Days
Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Coil
Skulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer

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Kay
JULY 2, 2012

I read the rst two books of the Maze Runner Trilogy. I’m about to start the
third, and they are just so amazing. I def recommend them if you like the Hunger
Games. Also, the I am Number Four books. Two of them are out, the third comes
out in August and they are awesome!

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First Mate Keira
JULY 2, 2012

I should have thought of the “I Am Number Four” series. I liked the movie;
did you?

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Michelle Gagnon
AUGUST 2, 2012
 LOVE that series. I just read the prequel and it’s equally great!

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Lina
JULY 3, 2012

Another amazing book that Hunger Games fans will enjoy is the Iron Fey Series
by Julie Kagawa. It’s amazing and you’ll love it as much as I did/do.

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First Mate Keira
JULY 3, 2012

I love Iron Fey! I need more Ash! <3 <3 <3

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Phoebe H
JULY 3, 2012

Don’t forget the Chaos Walking Trilogy!!!

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Kelsey
JULY 3, 2012

i would highly recommend the Truancy trilogy by Isamu Fukui.

in a futuristic world where education has become a militant hell overseen by

the Educators, young Tack rebels against the system and joins the rebel army,
The Truancy.
The 2 books that are out (Truancy and Origins) are completely fantastic. they’re
made all the better by the fact that Fukui was only 15 years old when he wrote
it. i would de nitely suggest this series to anyone. book 3 of the trilogy is due
out in fall of this year.

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Becca
JULY 8, 2012

Margaret Atwood! Anything by her. Best known for The Handmaid’s Tale. But I
love Oryx and Crake so much more.

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Ashlyn
AUGUST 16, 2012

If you loved Oryx and Crake, check out The Year of the Flood – a bit of a
simultaneous storyline but with different characters. Super good!

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Jessica
JULY 9, 2012

I recommend John Twelve Hawks’ Fourth Realm Trilogy: The Traveler

The Dark River
The Golden City

It goes along the same lines of the dystopian future society, similar to the
Hunger Games. I was really hooked.

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 Nina
JULY 9, 2012

You are all wonderful and I am soooo grateful for the suggestions! This has been
an all-time favorite stumble!

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First Mate Keira
JULY 10, 2012

You’re most welcome!!!

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Maddie
JULY 11, 2012

The Forest of Hands and Teeth trilogy is great!

1. The Forest of Hands and Teeth
2. The Dead-Tossed Waves
3. The Dark and Hollow Places

And the Dust Lands series are compared to Hunger Games all the time!
1. Blood Red Road
2. TBA

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Bellaisa
JULY 12, 2012

Nice list! I really did enjoy the hunger games (the books more than the movie),
so this list sounds like it was made for me. Thanks for pointing them out.
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Emma
JULY 15, 2012

The Shamer’s Quadrant, by Lene Kaaberbol. These are dif cult to come by, but I
found them on Amazon (in the UK) and they’re a great read. They’re really
aimed at children/young adults, but I’m 21 and I still enjoy them.
1) The Shamer’s Daughter
2) The Shamer’s Signet
3) The Serpent’s Gift
4) The Shamer’s War

Also, Trudi Canavan’s debut novels; the Dark Magician Trilogy. I haven’t read
the prequels and sequels around this set, but the original three books are
fantastic.

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Maria
NOVEMBER 23, 2014

I loved the black magician trilogy I just nished reading the trilogy

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Laura
JULY 15, 2012

The Noughts & Crosses seriesby Malorie Blackman is awesome, too, if you liked
the Hunger Games.

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 Alina
JULY 15, 2012

Anything by Ellen Hopkins:

Impulse
Perfect

Crank
Glass
Fallout

Burned
Smoke

Identical

Tricks

Triangles
Tilt

They’re all great!

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Kori
JULY 16, 2012

One of the best young adult series that I have ever read is The Books of Pellinor
series they include:
The Naming
The Riddle
The Crow
and
The Singing
They are by Alison Croggon

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Maria
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Yes!!!!!!!!! Those are the best!!!

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Tara
JULY 18, 2012

Dont Forget the Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare! It’s just as good as
the Mortal instruments series if not better!

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Jan
APRIL 30, 2013

I love this series, I couldn’t wait for the other books since i read
clockwork angel! now i have all three of them, i actually squealed when i
saw clockwork princess on the bookstores shelves and this guy who was
standing next to me was looking at me like i was crazy.

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Tif nij21
JULY 20, 2012
If you like the hunger games you must read REMNANTS by K. A. Applegate. Its a
bit of a space -survival-horror series for young adults, way ahead of its time.
There are 14 books in total but they are rather short and all available in
paperback. I good summer read

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Tif nij21
JULY 20, 2012

*Just another note about The Remnants, a better synopsis is that after it is
known that a meteor is headed towards the moon setting it on a crash course
with Earth, a very small, randomly chosen few of Earth’s population is chosen to
be sent on ‘The May ower’- the government’s experimental attempt at a cryo-
stasis-noah’s-ark-type spaceship. Jobs learns that his family is among the
chosen. They know not where the ship is meant to take them, only that is
suppose to freeze them until the ship nds a suitable planet on which to land…
But how long will that take?… And what will await the survivors at their
destination?

I hope that made you interested! The rst book is titled:

THE MAYFLOWER PROJECT

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Jon McBrayer
JULY 20, 2012

Artemis Fowl

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Hannah J
 JULY 30, 2012

The GONE series by Michael Grant!! its wonderful. all the people in town that
are 14 and older disappear and the kids have to gure out how to survive! some
of them start developing weird powers! its an amazing series!!!

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Emma
SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

The Gone series is my all time favourite. It is so well written and just
amazing. I highly recommend it.

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ellenah1
SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

As do I

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lana turner
AUGUST 1, 2012

i am really enjoying the wonderful Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan also
the witches of eilanan series by kate forsyth had me mesmerised, i highly
recommend.

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lana turner
AUGUST 1, 2012
by the way thank you so much for this really interesting list of recommended
books. i am a great reader and they will all be going down on my to read list.

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Michelle Gagnon
AUGUST 2, 2012

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Roth, Blood Red Road, Scorpio Races,
Banished by Sophie Little eld, Rot & Ruin series by Jonathan Maberry.

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Michelle Gagnon
AUGUST 2, 2012

Oh, and Enclave.

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Michelle Gagnon
AUGUST 2, 2012

Last one, I swear! The Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness. So very very good.

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First Mate Keira
AUGUST 2, 2012

Haha! Feel free to keep them coming! Great suggestions!

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 Francisco
OCTOBER 16, 2012

I read most of the books I liked the companion seires. Its about
Beans life before and after battle school accepted him, from the
streats of Rotterdam to, the worldwar that came after the third
invasion to, Peters world domination as hegemon.

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Mack
AUGUST 3, 2012

Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde, absolutely love it!

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Anna
AUGUST 15, 2012

i have read several of these and lotsw more on my To Read shelf at Goodreads. I
would suggest my all-time-favorite series. its about 2099 and the ice caps
melted and what people have to do to survive, and who are left to die

1) Exodus
2) Zenith
3) Aurora

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Celine
AUGUST 29, 2012
Incarnate by Jodi Meadows
The Chemical Garden Trilogy (Wither, Fever, Sever) by Lauren DeStefano
Legend by Marie Lu (Prodigy comes out this winter)
Unwind (Neal Shusterman)
Shatter Me (Tahereh Ma )
the Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
Earthseed (Pamela Sargent)
Girl in the Steel Corset, Girl in the Clockwork Collar (Kady Cross)

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ellenah1
SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

The author of Unwind actually came to my school once. He is a wonderful

guy.

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Olivier Laguerre
AUGUST 30, 2012

Pierre Bordage wrote the Wang serie in 1996, the rst was translate in english :
The Gates of The Occident

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Jocelyn
AUGUST 30, 2012

Some of the best books I’d read that dealt with a Dystopian world were the
“Shadow Children” series by Margaret Peterson Haddix. To aid in the ght
against famine due to overpopulation, families are allowed only two children;
any subsequent children are imprisoned or killed. The series follows Luke
Garner as he nds out about other shadow children, and many of the themes
involve hypocriticism, very likely future problems, coming to terms with who
you are, and nding your place in society. There’s seven books, and the reading
order is as follows:

Among The Hidden

Among The Imposters
Among The Betrayed
Among The Barons
Among The Brave
Among The Enemy
Among The Free

Very good books. De nitely recommend them to anyone of any age.

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Amy
DECEMBER 14, 2012

I never reply on these sites but I had to when I saw this b/c I was going
through the comments to see if anyone mentioned this series. I’ve read
the rst couple books and I COMPLETELY 100% agree and recommend
that any book lover read atleast the rst book in this series, it’s
absolutely amazing!

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Louise
SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Wonderful list and great suggestions in the comments! Thank you! I would also
add STARTERS by Lissa Price. And I think the second book ENDERS is coming
out early in 2013.
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Ashley
SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

The Fire-Us Trilogy were great. Maybe more kiddish but very interesting. Not
many people have heard of them but I found them in a library once and really
liked them. It’s based in America after a disease killed everyone who was at the
age of reaching puberty or older and as such, only children are left alive. The
book follows a group of children surviving together who have forgotten their
names but forged a new family. The book titles are The Kindling, The Keepers of
the Flame, and The Kiln.

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Jenn
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Its by Jennifer Armstrong and Nancy Butcher. Glad someone else has
read them as well. I too happened upon them in my local library.

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Kate
SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

The Abhorsen trio by Garth Nix – Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen. Absolutely the
best books I have ever read.

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Maggie
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
Anything by Ann McCaffry is excellent. I particularly loved the Ship Who Sang
(and subsequent books) as well as the Dragon Riders of Pern series. Also
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler is fantastic, tho perhaps a tid bit adult
for young teens. Sharon Shin does great stories as well- the Archangel series is
great, as well as Summers at castle Aubern.

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Maggie
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Oh! Also The Earthsea series by Ursula K LeGuin is AMAZING

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Laura
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

I would also recommend Noughts and Crosses Trilogy by Malorie Blackman

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Kat
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Nonstop by Brain Aldiss

The Greene tribe is no longer the center of the universe. The crucial
“watchwords” have lost their power, and now, self-esteem is draining away. But
Roy Complain refuses to sink into apathy. To escape extinction, he joins
Marapper the Priest and begins a perilous journey of discovery.

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 Grace
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

What about Stephen King’s “Running Man”?

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ema
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Having read many of these books I can say that they are a brilliant
representation of the genre. For the books I haven’t heard of…TO THE USED
BOOK STORE!!!!!

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Graydon
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

I’d suggest:
The Monster Republic Series By Ben Horton
1)Monster Republic
2)The Judas Code
3)The Phoenix Programme

The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda

The Forsaken By Lisa M Stasse

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Graydon
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
 Also I Am Number Four and The Power of Six

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taustin
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

…and nothing young-adult by John Christopher, then?

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Rebecca
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness!!!

Probably the best books I ever read!!

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Mulan
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Unwind, by Neil Schusterman

This is the rst book of two. Creepy good!

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Tim Tate
SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

“Starters” by Lissa Price. New writer, rst of a series. Great book.

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 A. Hall
SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

The Wrinkle in Time series by Madeline L’Engle

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Lisa
SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

The Host by Stephanie Meyers

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Lorraine ER
OCTOBER 27, 2012

Yeah you de nitely don’t have to be a Twilight Fan to enjoy this book, it is
nothing like that series. It is a standalone- though I want more! It’s just
awesome and I have re-read it many times and enjoyed it each time.

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Justin
SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

I would like to recommend The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. It is one of
the greatest stories I have ever read, many of his universes tie in with these
novels. Also would like to recommend The Talisman and Black House by
Stephen King and Peter Straub. Both books I just mentioned tie in heavily with
The Dark Tower series.

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DScottW
 SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

If you want a different look at the possible future read “The Road” by Cormac
McCarthy. Incredibly gripping and harrowing.

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n8
SEPTEMBER 15, 2012

check out the secrets of the imortal nicholas ammel. it’s a 6 part series and it’s
really amazing

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Lauren
SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

The Host by Stephanie Meyer has none of the gore, but lives along the ‘people
forced to deal with a government they don’t agree with’ and ‘how far does love
go’ themes. I enjoyed it and constantly compared it to the Uglies series when I
read it when it came out, but mostly because of the characters, and less so
because of the storyline.

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Gwen
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

The Gemma Doyle Trilogy is a really great series, but it’s kind of depressing.

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Sylvie
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Also the Gone Series by Michael Grant. It includes:

-Gone
-Hunger
-Lies
-Plague
-Fear

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Enitnerolf
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

I second this!
Gone is a great series
(and a 6th book called Light is about to be released)

Is Tunnels on this list yet? Again, 5 books, a 6th one on the way. The
writer is Roderick Gordon

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ShortBus
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Another good stand alone book is Helm by Steven Gould

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ellenah1
SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

The Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead is good.

So is the Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson
And the Silver series by Cliff McNish
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Name
SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss was absolutely incredible. Best book
I’ve ever read. There is a second book and a third one still being written (last I
checked) in the series. I have not read the second book because my friends that
have read it said it was very, very crude. Anyway, The Name of the Wind will
certainly be a favorite among anyone who enjoys fantasy, suspense, and
creatures of all kinds. =)

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Hamzah
OCTOBER 15, 2012

I love, love, love this book! One of my favorites. I haven’t read the rest of
the sieres because I heard they just didn’t live up to Ender’s Game. I did
just pick up Ender’s Shadow though because I loved Bean and am hoping
since it’s not about Ender I won’t feel disappointed.

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Sarah Jackson
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

The Aurora forever

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Ani
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
I love reading Stories and also love to hunger Suspense,Funny,Interesting
Stories..

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Amy
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

The Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn

Across the Nightingale Floor

Grass for his Pillow
Brilliance of the Moon
Heaven’s Net is Wide (Prequel)
The Harsh Cry of the Heron (Extended Epilogue)

Incredible series of books set in ctional feudal Japan.

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Walter
OCTOBER 2, 2012

Unwind is a pretty great stand alone that is worth putting on this list.

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Alison Klein
OCTOBER 5, 2012

I’d like to recommend The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda.

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 TJ Blankly
OCTOBER 6, 2012

The under land chronicles by Suzanne Collins. Same author as the Hunger
games. Amazing book

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A.Doyle
OCTOBER 12, 2012

Gone Series By Michael Grant

The series is centered around the ctional Californian town of Perdido Beach.
Every human 15 and older vanishes, and the town and surrounding areas (later
named the FAYZ) are encased within an impenetrable bubble. Many of the
people and wildlife develop supernatural powers. The books follow the exploits
of various characters, mainly the protagonist Sam Temple and the antagonist,
Sam’s fraternal twin Caine Soren.

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Nate
OCTOBER 13, 2012

For the love of… PLEASE change your summary of the Ender saga so that it isn’t
a massive spoiler of the whole plot of Ender’s Game!!

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Andy
OCTOBER 14, 2012

His Dark Materials Trilogy:

The Golden Compass
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass

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Tabi
OCTOBER 14, 2012

De ance by C.J. Redwine! Amazing! I was looking through this list for new
books to read and I was amazed how many of these series I’ve read! All I can say
right now is WOW!!!!

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Sara
OCTOBER 16, 2012

I love anhything by Tamora Peirce. They are almost all quartets, so the smaller
teen ction size isn’t too bad, and they are almost all strong female leads. The
stories are always captivating, and there’s lots of fantasy in them…. they may
not deal with stand out concepts and themes to get your mind ticking, but I like
books like others like movies, for the entertainment it brings me.

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Dentist Palisades
OCTOBER 16, 2012

Great post. I was going to suggest Battle Royale too.

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john
 OCTOBER 16, 2012

His dark materials

The Goldon Compass
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass

They are superb

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Cleo
OCTOBER 17, 2012

Gotta try Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi as well!

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kirbygirl22
OCTOBER 24, 2012

You toootally need to read Enclave. best book! Also try books by Philip Dick a
dystopian sci / futuristic author. SO good!

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Dan Bonser
OCTOBER 27, 2012

Always love a good reading list! Thanks for posting this, I’ve heard of many of
the books in the list, and they are on my todo list in the future, now even more
so.

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 Tstark
OCTOBER 27, 2012

Another one along the lines of these would be

The Uglies Series by Scott Westerfeld.
-Uglies
-Pretties
-Specials
-Extras

I highly recommend them, great books and food for though.

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Sarah
OCTOBER 28, 2012

Maria V Snyders
-Poison Study
-Magic Study
-Fire Study
The is a spin off series as well

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Kelly
OCTOBER 28, 2012

The Declaration by Gemma Malley

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Dani
NOVEMBER 3, 2012
His Dark Materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman-
The Golden Compass
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass

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Dani
NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Oh, and a few more random amazing books and series’- The Devouring Series
Malice, Havoc
Poison
Infernal Devices Series
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray

And MANY MORE

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Kimberly
NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Also The Forest of Hands and Teeth series

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emai
NOVEMBER 6, 2012

hunger games is no where near the level it needs to be to compare to many of

these.

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 Sean
NOVEMBER 12, 2012

That’s arguable. I can’t claim to have read every single one of the series or
books mentioned above, but I’ve read many of the series, and I’ve read
many more rst books of other series. For me, very, very few of them
have the narrative power of The Hunger Games.

I’ve read the Golden Compass series. Once. Never been able to get
through it a second time. I’ve read the Ender series ( rst three books)
multiple times, but I can’t say I think it’s better. The Uglies series is very
good, but I don’t think it tells quite as powerful a story. Shadow Children
is very good, but not as complex — okay, because it’s meant for a younger
audience. Same for The Giver series. The “Tomorrow When the War
Began” series is good, again, not as good, I don’t believe, but good.
(Though I don’t care or the ones that take place after the war ends.)
Ember series, good, but not as complex. City of Bones — got through the
rst three (four?) books. At best, okay. The Host? Just okay. The Maze
Runner — okay books, but the end of the series is extremely weak.

I could go on, but you get the idea. I won’t disagree about your particular
feeling about the series, but it’s hard to argue with its success. Maybe it’ll
be like “The World According to Garp” and be loved for a few years then
forgotten, but I kinda doubt it.

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Siebsterrules
NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Conspiracy 365 by Gabrielle Lord are a great a action series that you should
totally check out!

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 Siebsterrules
NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Have you read Twilight by Stephanie Meyer? Omg can’t put it down!

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Shawna
DECEMBER 2, 2012

The darkest powers trilogy

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Jamie
DECEMBER 3, 2012

I also loved (what is so far) a trilogy by kristin Cashore. I’m not sure what they
are called but the three books are Graceling, Fire, and Bitterblue. They don’t
really follow the same story but have many “links” between them. I suggest
reading them in that order I Loved them!!! and by the way Bitterblue ended
I’m guessing there will be more books to come… yay!!

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Graydon
DECEMBER 3, 2012

Slated
Fractured (Summer 2013)
Monster Republic (Trilogy)
The Forsaken
The Hunt
The Prey (January 2013)
Conspiracy 365
I Am Number Four (Lorein Legacies series)

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Dena
DECEMBER 7, 2012

Unwind! Such an amazing book.

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Ellenah
DECEMBER 10, 2012

Right?? The authour of Unwind came to our school once when I was in
middle school. He was an amazing person.

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Casey
DECEMBER 25, 2012

This Time of Darkness by H. M. Hoover and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

are both dystopian novels as well.

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Eva
JANUARY 25, 2013

Legend and Prodigy (coming out this month) by Marie Lu.

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 sarah
MARCH 10, 2013

unwind by Neal Shusterman is also a terrif c book

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Mish
MARCH 19, 2013

A bit younger than the hunger games probably, but still good, is the Wind Singer
trilogy by William Nicholson. Set in an alternate world, follows an unorthodox
family who live in a strictly enforced meritocracy.

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Annette
APRIL 2, 2013

Ilse of the Blue Dolphins

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Annette
APRIL 2, 2013

Anything by Anne Bishop!

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Jan
APRIL 30, 2013

The Graceling Realm Series by Kristin Cashore is also awesome! it consists of 3

books: Graceling, Fire and Bitterblue. Katsa is amazing!
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Ryan
MAY 2, 2013

I would also recommend “The Worthing Saga” by Orson Scott Card. It’s a
collection of short stories that follow a similar dystopian vein. The Ender series,
both the originals and Shadow collection, are absolutely worthwhile. My
current favorite read is the Dark Tower series from Stephen King. I can’t stop
re-reading it.

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Ryan
MAY 2, 2013

Also, Terry Brooks’ “Word and Void” trilogy is an excellent introduction to his
Shannara series, more post-apocalyptic and pre-fantasy.

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Tanya
MAY 7, 2013

Brilliant List .. Thankyou so much everyone for your recommendations .. Now I

have the dif cult task of deciding which of these series to read rst.

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Stephanie
MAY 21, 2013

The Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanagan.

There’s 11 books at the moment, with a 12th (and nal) book on the way. Seems
like a lot, but they are a very easy read (like a day or two each) while still being
original and exciting!

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mumh
NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Bar code prophecy sounds interesting

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danny
MARCH 9, 2015

ilove the hunger games

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Mady
MARCH 23, 2015

The relentless series by Lauren Oliver. I nished them all in less then a week. I
would wait until the last book is out though (this October) because the wait is
killing me!!!
1.relentless
2.refuge
3.requiem
4.rougue

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kayleigh
APRIL 29, 2015
the Gone series by Michael Grant are great

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John
JUNE 29, 2015

I would suggest the testing series I just nished the last one and I thought it was
brilliant

The Testing
The Independent Study
Graduation Day

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Ushznwd
OCTOBER 8, 2015

I am number four
Power of six
Rise of nine
Revenge of seven
Fall of ve
Fate of ten
All great books

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Danni
NOVEMBER 22, 2015

Just found a new one! Supermoon by Sarah Carpenter

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 Auz
NOVEMBER 30, 2015

The Mortality Doctrine trilogy by James Dashner.

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cheyenne
DECEMBER 15, 2015

i would add The Razorland trilogy by Ann Aguirre. starts with Enclave, then
Outpost, then Horde. amazing books! loved them more than Divergent and The
Hunger Games.

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Jade Gradislas
DECEMBER 29, 2015

Justin Cronin The Passage and The Twelve are amaze balls and third instalment
due next year!!!

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Becca
JANUARY 2, 2016

Just nished the Trylle trilogy by Amanda Hocking. It was very Hunger Games
meets Twilight. A little predictable but I still couldn’t put it down.

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Alexa
APRIL 10, 2016
Red queen by victoria aveyard is amazing

Legend by mary lu. This was actually better than the hunger games for me

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Alexa
APRIL 10, 2016

Throne of glass by sarah j maas is also incredible

Throne of glass
Crown of midnight
Heir of re
Queen of shadows
There is another one releasing in september!

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Anon
MAY 21, 2016

Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld is an amazing series. It’s set in a future where
children are called “uglies” until their 16th birthday, when they get a surgical
procedure to make them “pretties”. Tally, a rule breaking teen befriends a girl
named Shay. Shay is unsure about the surgery and runs away. When Tally’s 16th
birthday comes Tally must decide whether she wishes to either betray Shay or
never turn pretty and be “ugly” forever.

Uglies
Pretties
Specials
Extras

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 Maria
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

All the books on here I’ve either read or must read, so great job to everyone
who posted!!!! My recommendations for books I think are awesome are:
Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull (a must-read!) , Eon & Eona by Alison
Goodman, Princess Academy trilogy by Shannon Hale, the Eragon quartet by
Christopher Paolini, Gallagher Series by Ally Carter, Miss Peregrine’s Home For
Peculiar Children trilogy by Ransom Riggs, the Kanin Chronicles by Amanda
Hocking, Tracked by Jenny Martin, Riley Bloom series by Alyson Noel, An
Ember In The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir, Percy Jackson, Magnus Chase, Heroes of
Olympus, Kane Chronicles, and Trails of Apollo by Rick Riordan, Angel re
trilogy by Courtney Allison Moulton, the Sweet quartet by Wendy Higgins, The
Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman, Princess Ben by
Catherine Gilbert Murdock, Lost Voices trilogy by Sarah Porter, Harry Potter
series by J.K. Rowling, Elemental trilogy by Sherry Thomas, In The Time of the
Dragon Moon by Janet Lee Carey, The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell, Seven
Realms quartet by Cinda Williams Chima, The Thirteenth Princess by Diane
Zahler, and Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay. De nitely read the other
recommended books of Marie Lu, Kiera Cass, Alison Croggon, Stephenie Meyer,
Veronica Roth, Kristin Cashore, Tamora Pierce, Rae Carson, Sarah J. Maas,
Amanda Hocking, Margaret Haddix, John Flanagan, James Dashner, and Lois
Lowry! I’ll post more book recommendations if I think (or read) of any more!

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Maria
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Oh and try Screaming Staircase series by Jonathan Stroud!

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  First Mate Keira
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Great list!!

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Shadowhunters4LIFE
JANUARY 10, 2017

I LOVED THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS SERIES!!!! IT IS SOOOO GOOD!!! I

read TMI series before I read the Hunger Games, but I LOVED both of them!!!!

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Crystal Marcos (@CrystalMarcos)

MAY 6, 2017

I would like to add my book. It has received 13 honors. Novus (The Cresecren
Chronicles, Book 1) Fans of Hunger Games, Divergent, and Cinder have enjoyed
this book. It has just gotten a new cover! I am working on book 2.

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