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Books like The 100: 9 series to read next

The 100 is science fiction and post-apocalyptic, about survival, 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.

The 100 is 4 books, 2013–2016.

“Day 21, its sequel, was released on September 25, 2014, and Homecoming was released on February 26, 2015.”
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The Hunger Games
Shade's Children milieu
The Obernewtyn Chronicles
Maze Runner
Chaos Walking
Tripods
Books of Ember
Pax / Astra
Ship Breaker

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

About totalitarianism.

“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.”
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Shade's Children milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix2 books1997

Set in near future.

Start with Shade's Children →

The Obernewtyn ChroniclesSeries

seriesIsobelle Carmody9 books1987

Fantasy, about psychic powers, set in secondary world.

“Carmody began writing it at the age of fourteen, and reworked the novel through high school and university.”
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Start with Obernewtyn →

Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

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 →

Chaos WalkingSeries

seriesPatrick Ness5 books2008

Science fiction and dystopia, tense and dark in tone, set in far future and other star systems.

Start with The Knife of Never Letting Go →

TripodsSeries

seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967

Alien invasion, about aliens, set in near future.

“The first two books were the basis of a science fiction TV series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s.”
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Start with When the Tripods Came →

Books of EmberSeries

seriesJeanne DuPrau4 books2003

“The post-apocalyptic quartet continues with The People of Sparks, following survivors after they reach the world above, and concludes with The Prophet of Yonwood and The Diamond of Darkhold.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The City of Ember →

Pax / AstraSeries

seriesAndre Norton2 books1954

Science fiction, tense and adventurous in tone, about survival, set in far future.

“Star Flight appears to be a later omnibus or reissue rather than a third original novel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Stars Are Ours! →

Ship BreakerSeries

seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010

Set in 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 →

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 The 100?: The Hunger Games — the closest match to The 100 on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The 100?: The 100. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The 100.
How big is The 100?: The 100 is 4 books, 2013–2016.

Books like The 100: 9 series to read next

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