Books like The Hunger Games
Loved The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins? Here are 10 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.
About The Hunger Games →9 books
- 1Battle Royale
Battle Royale
Kōshun TakamiLike The Hunger Games, it forces teenagers into a state-run fight to the death, blending desperate alliances, authoritarian cruelty and survival suspense, though its violence is more graphic.
- 2Red Rising
Red Rising
Pierce BrownLike The Hunger Games, it follows an oppressed young rebel through a brutal elite competition, with shifting alliances, class injustice and a widening struggle against tyranny.
Books like it → - 3The Testing
The Testing
Joelle CharbonneauLike The Hunger Games, it sends a resourceful teenage girl into a deadly government-controlled selection process where trusting fellow competitors can be fatal.
- 4Divergent
Divergent
Veronica RothLike The Hunger Games, it pairs a fierce teenage heroine with dangerous trials, an oppressive social order, romance and a fast-moving rebellion against state control.
Books like it → - 5The Maze Runner
The Maze Runner
James DashnerLike The Hunger Games, it traps teenagers in a lethal, controlled environment where fragile alliances, hidden agendas and urgent survival decisions drive the action.
Books like it → - 6The Long Walk
The Long Walk
Stephen KingLike The Hunger Games, it turns teenage survival into public entertainment under a brutal regime, making friendship and compassion agonizing liabilities in a deadly contest.
- 7The Grace Year
The Grace Year
Kim LiggettLike The Hunger Games, it follows a defiant teenage girl forced into a deadly survival ordeal, exposing how an oppressive society uses fear and violence to control its young.
- 8Fire & Flood
Fire & Flood
Victoria ScottLike The Hunger Games, it follows a girl entering a deadly survival contest to save family, navigating hostile terrain, uneasy alliances, and manipulated rules.
- 9Legend
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