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Books like Divergent: 9 series to read next

Divergent is dystopia and science fiction, about identity, set in near future, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Divergent is 10 books, 2011–2026.

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The Handmaid's Tale
The Hunger Games
Unwind Dystology
Legend (Marie Lu)
Uglies Universe
The Thousandth Floor
Ship Breaker
Maze Runner
Shadow Children

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.”
from the catalogue description

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The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

About survival, 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.”
from the catalogue description

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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.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Unwind →

Legend (Marie Lu)Series

seriesMarie Lu5 books2011

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

“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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Uglies UniverseSeries

seriesScott Westerfeld & Devin Grayson9 books2005

Dystopia and science fiction, set in near future.

“Tally Youngblood, the original tetralogy's protagonist, initially awaits her own operation before learning it also surgically dulls independent thought, driving her toward the hidden resistance community called the Smoke.”
from the catalogue description

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The Thousandth FloorSeries

seriesKatharine McGee3 books2016

Science fiction and dystopia, tense in tone, set in near future and north america.

“Katharine McGee's trilogy imagines Manhattan in 2118 as a single thousand-story tower housing every stratum of society, following five teenagers whose ambitions collide as they climb toward, or fall from, its highest floors.”
from the catalogue description

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Ship BreakerSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010

About survival.

“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
from the catalogue description

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Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

About survival.

“A 16 year old boy awakens with amnesia in a community of other youths in the center of a maze, and realizes they must cooperate to escape.”
from the catalogue description of The Maze Runner
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with The Maze Runner →

Shadow ChildrenSeries

seriesMargaret Peterson Haddix7 books1998

About survival.

“In some cases, a parent may choose to forge a child's identification card so a shadow child can live a normal life.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Among the Hidden →

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 Divergent?: The Handmaid's Tale — the closest match to Divergent on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Divergent?: The Transfer. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Divergent.
How big is Divergent?: Divergent is 10 books, 2011–2026.

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