Series
Books like Lesser Evils: 9 series to read next
Lesser Evils is science fiction and dystopia, about political intrigue, 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.
Lesser Evils is 5 books, 2017–2018.
“There are 99 political parties who would see you dead.”
from the catalogue description of The Least of 99 Evils
- The Handmaid's Tale
- The Hunger Games
- Directive 51 / Daybreak
- Earthseed
- Shadow Children
- Empire (Orson Scott Card)
- The Passage
- Space Merchants
- The Circle (Eggers)
- The Handmaid's TaleSeries
seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985
About gender and society and rebellion and revolution.
matchednorth americanear futuredarktensetotalitarianismscience fictiondystopia
- The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
About rebellion and revolution, set in far future.
matchednorth americatensedarkscience fictionsurvivaltotalitarianismdystopia
- Directive 51 / DaybreakSeries
seriesJohn Barnes3 books2010
Post-apocalyptic.
matchednorth americanear futuretensedarkscience fictionsurvivalpolitical intrigue
- EarthseedSeries
seriesOctavia E. Butler, Damian Duffy, David Brame & John Jennings7 books1993
Post-apocalyptic, about faith and religion.
matchednorth americanear futuredarkscience fictionsurvivaldystopia
- Shadow ChildrenSeries
seriesMargaret Peterson Haddix7 books1998
matchednear futuretensedarknorth americascience fictiontotalitarianismsurvivaldystopia
seriesOrson Scott Card2 books2006
About rebellion and revolution and war.
matchednorth americanear futuretensepolitical intriguescience fictionthriller & suspense
- The PassageSeries
seriesJustin Cronin3 books2010
Post-apocalyptic and horror, about vampires.
matchednorth americanear futuredarktensesurvivalscience fiction
- Space MerchantsSeries
seriesFrederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth2 books1953
About class conflict, set in venus & inner planets.
matchednear futuredarkscience fictiondystopia
- The Circle (Eggers)Series
seriesDave Eggers2 books2013
About surveillance, set in big city.
matchednear futurenorth americadarktensetotalitarianismscience fictiondystopia
Read next in Lesser Evils
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 Lesser Evils?
- The Handmaid's Tale — the closest match to Lesser Evils on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Lesser Evils?
- The Least of 99 Evils. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Lesser Evils.
- How big is Lesser Evils?
- Lesser Evils is 5 books, 2017–2018.