Books like Railhead
Loved Railhead by Philip Reeve? Here are 7 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.
About Railhead →7 books
- 1Ender's Game
Ender's Game
Orson Scott CardA young protagonist is pulled into a military training program in a space-faring future, with strong questions about control.
Books like it → - 2Artemis Fowl
Artemis Fowl
Eoin ColferA clever young criminal mastermind takes on a heist-style plot with technology and a strong sense of humour.
- 3Leviathan
Leviathan
Scott WesterfeldA young-adult alternate-history adventure with inventive machines and two teenage protagonists on separate journeys.
- 4The Giver
The Giver
Lois LowryA young protagonist discovers the hidden controls of a carefully managed society and questions them.
Books like it → - 5Illuminae
Illuminae
Jay KristoffA space-based young-adult story about a dangerous mission and a fight against a powerful system, told in an unusual format.
- 6Scythe
Scythe
Neal ShustermanA young-adult science fiction novel set in a future society with strict rules and a hard choice at its centre.
- 7Cinder
Cinder
Marissa MeyerA young heroine with a secret skill is drawn into a larger conflict in a futuristic world of technology and politics.
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