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Books like Glitter: 9 series to read next

Glitter is science fiction and dystopia, 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.

Glitter is 2 books, 2016–2018.

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The Hunger Games
Divergent
The Handmaid's Tale
The Pledge
Matched
The Testing Trilogy
Lone City
The Courier's Daughter Trilogy
Juliette / Shatter Me

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

About totalitarianism, set in far future and 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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DivergentSeries

seriesVeronica Roth10 books2011

Set in north america and big city.

Start with The Transfer →

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

About totalitarianism and gender and society, set in north america.

“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 →

The PledgeSeries

seriesKimberly Derting3 books2011

Dystopia and science fiction, tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution and class conflict, set in secondary world.

Start with The Pledge →

MatchedSeries

seriesAlly Condie3 books2010

Set in far future.

“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 →

The Testing TrilogySeries

seriesJoelle Charbonneau4 books2013

Dystopia and science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about survival and political intrigue, set in near future.

“Joelle Charbonneau's Testing trilogy is set generations after a war has wrecked the world's governments and resources, when a rebuilt society selects its most promising graduates for the Testing, a competition meant to find future leaders.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Testing →

Lone CitySeries

seriesAmy Ewing3 books2014

Dystopia and science fiction, tense and dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution and class conflict, set in secondary world.

“Violet, a poor girl from the outer city, finds forbidden romance and uncovers brutal secrets when, after three years of training, she is purchased by a royal family as a surrogate mother for royal children.”
from the catalogue description of The Jewel

Start with The Jewel →

The Courier's Daughter TrilogySeries

seriesC. J. Redwine3 books2012

Science fiction and dystopia, tense in tone, about survival and forbidden love, set in secondary world.

“Set in a walled, post-collapse city ruled by rigid survival laws, it follows a young woman searching for her missing father against the city's authorities and the monstrous forces beyond its walls.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Defiance →

Juliette / Shatter MeSeries

seriesTahereh Mafi16 books2011

Science fiction and dystopia, set in near future.

“Tahereh Mafi's Shatter Me series follows Juliette, a teenager whose touch is lethally dangerous, in a dystopian future.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Shatter Me →

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 Glitter?: The Hunger Games — the closest match to Glitter on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Glitter?: Glitter. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Glitter.
How big is Glitter?: Glitter is 2 books, 2016–2018.

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