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Books Like The Hunger Games: 9 Dystopian Reads to Try Next

The Hunger Games combined a brutal survival contest, a rebellious heroine and a society built on control. These books bring the same page-turning tension, from dystopian classics to new twists.

Updated October 2026 · 9 hand-picked books

Cover of Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

1. Sunrise on the Reaping

by Suzanne Collins

Suzanne Collins's return to Panem tells Haymitch's story, with the same tension that made the original so addictive.

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2. Divergent

by Veronica Roth

A girl in a society divided into factions discovers she doesn't fit into any of them. Fast, action-packed dystopia.

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Cover of Red Rising by Pierce Brown

3. Red Rising

by Pierce Brown

A miner infiltrates the ruling class in a deadly competition. The book is often compared directly to The Hunger Games.

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Cover of Legend by Marie Lu

4. Legend

by Marie Lu

A military prodigy and the most wanted criminal in the land find themselves unexpectedly working together.

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Cover of Scythe by Neal Shusterman

5. Scythe

by Neal Shusterman

Two teens are apprenticed to a scythe and must learn the art of killing in a world where death has been conquered.

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6. The Maze Runner

by James Dashner

A teenager with no memory wakes up in a deadly maze with other boys and has to figure out how to escape.

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7. The Giver

by Lois Lowry

Twelve-year-old Jonas begins to uncover the dark secrets behind his seemingly ideal world. A short, powerful classic.

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8. Uglies

by Scott Westerfeld

Tally is about to turn sixteen and become pretty, until a friend's disappearance shows her the truth about her society.

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9. The Serpent & the Wings of Night

by Carissa Broadbent

Described as The Hunger Games meets vampires: a human competes in deadly trials in a vampire kingdom.

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