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Books like Matched: 9 series to read next

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

Matched is 3 books, 2010–2012.

“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

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The Hunger Games
Delirium (Lauren Oliver)
Maze Runner
Chaos Walking
Unwind Dystology
Shade's Children milieu
The Declaration
Juliette / Shatter Me
To the Stars (Harrison)

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Dark in tone, set in 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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Delirium (Lauren Oliver)Series

seriesLauren Oliver11 books2011

Dystopia and science fiction.

“Companion novellas fill in supporting characters' perspectives alongside the main trilogy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Annabel →

Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Post-apocalyptic.

“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 →

Chaos WalkingSeries

seriesPatrick Ness5 books2008

Dark in tone, set in other star systems.

Start with The Knife of Never Letting Go →

Unwind DystologySeries

seriesNeal Shusterman5 books2007

Dark in tone, about genetic engineering, set in north america.

“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 →

Shade's Children milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix2 books1997

Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone.

Start with Shade's Children →

The DeclarationSeries

seriesGemma Malley4 books2007

Dark in tone.

Start with The Declaration →

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 →

To the Stars (Harrison)Series

seriesHarry Harrison3 books1980

Set in other star systems.

“One of the elite stumbles onto the knowledge that news and opinions are being carefully managed to whitewash the situation, which leads him to throw his lot in with those who oppose it.”
from the catalogue description of Homeworld
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Homeworld →

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 Matched?: The Hunger Games — the closest match to Matched on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Matched?: Matched. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Matched.
How big is Matched?: Matched is 3 books, 2010–2012.

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