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Books like Renegade X: 9 series to read next

Renegade X is superhero, set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Renegade X is 8 books, 2010–2020.

“Expecting to become a supervillain on his sixteenth birthday, Damien Locke, son of one of Golden City's most notorious supervillains, is horrified to discover that he may instead be destined to become a superhero.”
from the catalogue description of The Rise of Renegade X

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The Extraordinaries (TJ Klune)
Renegades (Marissa Meyer)
DC
Kairos
Reckoners
Villain.net
Jumper
Please Don't Tell My Parents
Heroine Complex

The Extraordinaries (TJ Klune)Series

seriesTJ Klune3 books2020

Superhero, lighthearted in tone, about coming of age and identity, set in contemporary and big city.

“The Extraordinaries follows Nick Bell, a fanfiction-writing teenager with ADHD who is infatuated with his city's resident superhero, Shadow Star, and decides the only way to get noticed is to become extraordinary himself.”
from the catalogue description

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Renegades (Marissa Meyer)Series

seriesMarissa Meyer3 books2017

Set in near future.

“Marissa Meyer's trilogy, continuing through Archenemies and Supernova, plays the two factions' history against the leads' divided loyalties; Meyer has said she doesn't plan to extend the series further.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Renegades →

DCUniverse

universe542 books1942

Superhero, set in contemporary.

“Above Metropolis a figure holds the sun at his back; across the bay, Gotham keeps its secrets in the dark.”
from the catalogue description

Start with It's Superman! →

KairosSeries

seriesMadeleine L'Engle11 books1962

Science fiction.

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ReckonersSeries

seriesBrandon Sanderson & Steven Bohls6 books2013

Set in near future.

“One young man orphaned by a High Epic joins a group that is killing Epics.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with Steelheart →

Villain.netSeries

seriesAndy Briggs4 books2008

Superhero, set in contemporary and our world.

“Fourteen-year-old Jake Hunter goes from average bully to villain after finding a website that lets him download superpowers, but when he joins forces with the supervillain Basilisk, he may be in over his head.”
from the catalogue description of Council of Evil

Start with Council of Evil →

JumperSeries

seriesSteven Gould6 books1992

About psychic powers.

“Steven Gould's series continues across Reflex, Impulse, and Exo, later following his and his wife's daughter as a second-generation jumper.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Jumper →

Please Don't Tell My ParentsSeries

seriesRichard Roberts12 books2014

Superhero, set in contemporary.

Start with I Did NOT Give That Spider Superhuman Intelligence! →

Heroine ComplexSeries

seriesSarah Kuhn7 books2016

Superhero and urban fantasy, set in contemporary and big city.

“Evie Tanaka is the put-upon personal assistant to Aveda Jupiter, her childhood best friend and San Francisco's most beloved superheroine.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Heroine Complex →

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.

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What should I read after Renegade X?: The Extraordinaries (TJ Klune) — the closest match to Renegade X on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Renegade X?: The Rise of Renegade X. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Renegade X.
How big is Renegade X?: Renegade X is 8 books, 2010–2020.

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