Series
Books like Red Rising: 9 series to read next
Red Rising is science fiction and dystopia, 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.
Red Rising is 13 books, 2014–2023.
“Pierce Brown's Red Rising follows Darrow, a lowborn 'Red' miner on a colonized Mars who discovers his caste's suffering is a lie sustained by the ruling Gold elite, and infiltrates their ranks to destroy the system from within.”
from the catalogue description
- The Hunger Games
- Dune
- The Expanse
- Ender's Game
- Old Man's War
- Chaos Walking
- Honorverse
- The Kindom Trilogy
- Foundation
- The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
Loreful pick
The same engine: a rigged spectacle, a caste system, one contestant who was never supposed to win.
matchedfar futuretensedarkscience fictionrebellion and revolutionyoung adultdystopiasurvival
- DuneUniverse
universe78 books1963
Loreful pick
The house politics and the messianic machinery Red Rising is openly built out of.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspace operapolitical intrigueother star systems
- The ExpanseSeries
seriesDaniel Abraham & Ty Franck18 books2011
Loreful pick
Solar-system class war with the physics kept honest — same conflict, adult register.
matchedtensefar futurescience fictionspace operapolitical intriguespaceother star systems
- Ender's GameUniverse
universe39 books1977
Loreful pick
A child put through a war academy and broken into the shape the war needs.
matchedfar futurescience fiction
- Old Man's WarSeries
seriesJohn Scalzi16 books2005
Loreful pick
Fast, brutal military SF that keeps its sense of humour about the meat grinder.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspace operawarspaceother star systemsmilitary science fiction
- Chaos WalkingSeries
seriesPatrick Ness5 books2008
Science fiction and dystopia, tense and dark in tone, set in far future and other star systems.
matchedfar futuretensedarkscience fictionyoung adultdystopiaother star systems
- HonorverseUniverse
universe83 books1993
Science fiction and space opera, set in far future and space.
matchedfar futurescience fictionspace operaspaceother star systemsmilitary science fiction
- The Kindom TrilogySeries
seriesBethany Jacobs3 books2023
Science fiction and space opera, tense and dark in tone, about rebellion and revolution and political intrigue, set in far future and space.
matchedfar futuretensedarkscience fictionrebellion and revolutionspace operapolitical intriguespace
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Why these
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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 Red Rising?
- The Hunger Games. The same engine: a rigged spectacle, a caste system, one contestant who was never supposed to win.
- Where do I start with Red Rising?
- Red Rising. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Red Rising.
- How big is Red Rising?
- Red Rising is 13 books, 2014–2023.