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Books like Arc One: 9 series to read next

Arc One is science fiction and dystopia, about totalitarianism, set in secondary world, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Arc One is 2 books, 1984–1986.

“Monica Hughes was an English-Canadian author of books for children and young adults, especially science fiction.”
from the catalogue description of Devil on My Back

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The Hunger Games
Chaos Walking
Matched
To the Stars (Harrison)
Eden (Joey Graceffa)
The Giver
Dayworld
The Internment Chronicles
The Handmaid's Tale

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Set in north america.

“Panem, they call it now — a nation raised on the drowned bones of North America, a glittering Capitol ringed by twelve districts it once starved into obedience.”
from the catalogue description

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Chaos WalkingSeries

seriesPatrick Ness5 books2008

Set in other star systems.

Start with The Knife of Never Letting Go →

MatchedSeries

seriesAlly Condie3 books2010

“Ally Condie's dystopian trilogy follows Cassia, a teenager in a rigidly controlled Society that assigns citizens' spouses, careers, and even manner of death, after a glitch shows her a second face at her own Matching ceremony.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Matched →

To the Stars (Harrison)Series

seriesHarry Harrison3 books1980

Set in other star systems.

“One of the elite stumbles onto the knowledge that news and opinions are being carefully managed to whitewash the situation, which leads him to throw his lot in with those who oppose it.”
from the catalogue description of Homeworld
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Start with Homeworld →

Eden (Joey Graceffa)Series

seriesJoey Graceffa & Laura L. Sullivan3 books2016

Science fiction and dystopia, tense in tone, about totalitarianism and rebellion and revolution, set in far future.

Start with Children of Eden →

The GiverSeries

seriesLois Lowry5 books1993

Dystopia and science fiction, set in far future and secondary world.

“Each book has a different protagonist but is set in the same futuristic era.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Giver →

DayworldSeries

seriesPhilip José Farmer & Danny Adams5 books1971

About identity, set in our world.

“The novels focus on a man, Jeff Caird, who is a daybreaker: someone who lives more than one day a week.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Dayworld →

The Internment ChroniclesSeries

seriesLauren DeStefano5 books2013

Science fiction and dystopia, tense in tone, set in far future and secondary world.

Start with Perfect Ruin →

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

About gender and society, set in north america and near future.

“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Handmaid's Tale →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Arc One?: The Hunger Games — the closest match to Arc One on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Arc One?: Devil on My Back. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Arc One.
How big is Arc One?: Arc One is 2 books, 1984–1986.
Is Arc One finished?: Yes — 2 books, 1984–1986.

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