Series
Books like Dust Lands: 9 series to read next
Dust Lands is post-apocalyptic and science fiction, about survival, set in far future and desert. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Dust Lands is 3 books, 2011–2014.
“Internet Speculative Fiction Database tags the books as post-apocalyptic science fiction for young adults.”
from the catalogue description of Blood Red Road
- The Hunger Games
- The Obernewtyn Chronicles
- Maze Runner
- Tripods
- Shade's Children milieu
- Ship Breaker
- The 100
- Gone
- Books of Ember
- The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
About rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism, set in north america.
matchedsurvivalfar futuretensescience fictiondarkyoung adultdystopia
seriesIsobelle Carmody9 books1987
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
matchedpost-apocalypticfar futurescience fictionyoung adultpsychic powers
- Maze RunnerSeries
seriesJames Dashner11 books2009
Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about survival, set in near future.
matchedsurvivaltensescience fictionpost-apocalypticyoung adultnear futuredystopia
- TripodsSeries
seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967
Alien invasion, about aliens and rebellion and revolution.
matchedpost-apocalyptictensescience fictionyoung adultnear futureour world
- Shade's Children milieuSeries
seriesGarth Nix2 books1997
About rebellion and revolution.
matchedpost-apocalypticsurvivaltensescience fictiondarkcoming of ageyoung adultnear future
- Ship BreakerSeries
seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010
Set in north america.
matchedsurvivalpost-apocalyptictensescience fictiondarkyoung adultnear future
- The 100Series
seriesKass Morgan4 books2013
Post-apocalyptic and science fiction, tense in tone, about survival, set in far future.
matchedpost-apocalypticsurvivalfar futuretensescience fictionyoung adult
- GoneSeries
seriesMichael Grant9 books2008
Set in contemporary.
matchedsurvivaltensescience fictiondarkyoung adult
- Books of EmberSeries
seriesJeanne DuPrau4 books2003
matchedsurvivalpost-apocalypticfar futuretensescience fictiondystopia
Read next in Dust Lands
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 Dust Lands?
- The Hunger Games — the closest match to Dust Lands on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Dust Lands?
- Blood Red Road. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Dust Lands.
- How big is Dust Lands?
- Dust Lands is 3 books, 2011–2014.