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Books like Article 5: 9 series to read next

Article 5 is dystopia and science fiction, about totalitarianism, set in north america, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Article 5 is 3 books, 2012–2014.

“The Moral Statutes of the U.S.A.: Article 1: The United States embraces the Church of America as her official religion. ...”
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The Handmaid's Tale
The Hunger Games
Unwind Dystology
Shadow Children
The Circle (Eggers)
Eve (Anna Carey)
Legend (Marie Lu)
The Forsaken Trilogy
Earthseed

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

About gender and society.

“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.”
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Start with The Handmaid's Tale →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Set in far future.

“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.”
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Unwind DystologySeries

seriesNeal Shusterman5 books2007

About genetic engineering.

“The first novel follows three teens fleeing that fate, and the sequels widen the same dystopia's cast and consequences across a four-book arc plus companion material.”
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Start with Unwind →

Shadow ChildrenSeries

seriesMargaret Peterson Haddix7 books1998

Dystopia and science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about totalitarianism and survival, set in near future and north america.

“In some cases, a parent may choose to forge a child's identification card so a shadow child can live a normal life.”
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Start with Among the Hidden →

The Circle (Eggers)Series

seriesDave Eggers2 books2013

About surveillance, set in big city.

“Dave Eggers's The Circle follows Mae's rise inside the company as she buys further and further into its ideology, at increasing cost to her own privacy and the people around her.”
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Start with The Circle →

Eve (Anna Carey)Series

seriesAnna Carey3 books2011

About coming of age.

“Sixteen years after a deadly virus wiped out most of Earth's population, the world is a perilous place.”
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Start with Eve →

Legend (Marie Lu)Series

seriesMarie Lu5 books2011

Dystopia and science fiction, tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in north america and near future.

“Lu draws inspiration from events and experiences throughout her life and media she has consumed such as the film Les Miserables.”
from the catalogue description of Legend

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The Forsaken TrilogySeries

seriesLisa M. Stasse3 books2012

Dystopia and science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution, set in near future and north america.

“After the formation of the United Northern Alliance--a merger of Canada, the United States, and Mexico into one nation--sixteen-year-old Alenna is sent to an desolate prison island for teenagers believed to be predisposed to violence.”
from the catalogue description of The Forsaken

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EarthseedSeries

seriesOctavia E. Butler, Damian Duffy, David Brame & John Jennings7 books1993

Post-apocalyptic.

“The two-book series was left unfinished at Butler's death; a planned third novel, Parable of the Trickster, was never completed.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Parable of the Sower →

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 Article 5?: The Handmaid's Tale — the closest match to Article 5 on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Article 5?: Article 5. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Article 5.
How big is Article 5?: Article 5 is 3 books, 2012–2014.

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