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Books like Gone: 9 series to read next

Gone is science fiction, about survival, set in contemporary, tense and dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Gone is 9 books, 2008–2019.

“Michael Grant's Gone series begins when everyone aged fifteen and older vanishes without warning from a swath of the California coast, trapping the town of Perdido Beach inside an impenetrable barrier the survivors call the FAYZ.”
from the catalogue description

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The 5th Wave
The Hunger Games
Ship Breaker
Shade's Children milieu
Maze Runner
The Ashes Trilogy
Left Behind
The Passage
Earthseed

The 5th WaveSeries

seriesRick Yancey4 books2013

Alien invasion.

“Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The 5th Wave →

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

About rebellion and revolution and totalitarianism, 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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Ship BreakerSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, tense and dark in tone, about survival, set in north america and near future.

“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

Start with Ship Breaker →

Shade's Children milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix2 books1997

About rebellion and revolution.

Start with Shade's Children →

Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, tense in tone, about survival, set in near future.

“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
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Start with The Maze Runner →

The Ashes TrilogySeries

seriesIlsa J. Bick3 books2011

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, tense and dark in tone, about survival, set in north america and near future.

“The trilogy follows one continuous crisis across its three volumes.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Ashes →

Left BehindUniverse

universe63 books1995

Science fiction and dystopia, tense in tone, about faith and religion, set in near future and our world.

“Pilots vanish from their cockpits, drivers from moving cars, children from their beds, clothing left folded where the faithful stood.”
from the catalogue description

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The PassageSeries

seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010

Horror, about vampires.

Start with The Passage →

EarthseedSeries

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

Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about survival and faith and religion, set in north america and near future.

“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 Gone?: The 5th Wave — the closest match to Gone on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Gone?: Gone. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Gone.
How big is Gone?: Gone is 9 books, 2008–2019.

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