Series
Books like The Game: 9 series to read next
The Game is science fiction, about aliens, set in near future, tense in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
The Game is 3 books, 2013–2015.
“Rochester, New York, high schooler Miki Jones is pulled into a sort of a game in which she and other teens battle real-life aliens and the consequences of each battle could be deadly.”
from the catalogue description of Rush
- Tripods
- The 5th Wave
- Forge of God
- Out of the Dark (David Weber)
- Maze Runner
- Jumper
- The Undertow Trilogy
- War Against the Chtorr
- Gone
- TripodsSeries
seriesJohn Christopher4 books1967
Post-apocalyptic, about rebellion and revolution.
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- The 5th WaveSeries
seriesRick Yancey4 books2013
Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone.
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seriesDavid Weber & Chris Kennedy3 books2010
About war.
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- Maze RunnerSeries
seriesJames Dashner11 books2009
Dystopia and post-apocalyptic.
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- JumperSeries
seriesSteven Gould6 books1992
About psychic powers.
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- The Undertow TrilogySeries
seriesMichael Buckley3 books2015
About war.
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- War Against the ChtorrSeries
seriesDavid Gerrold7 books1983
Post-apocalyptic, dark in tone, about ecological collapse and war.
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- GoneSeries
seriesMichael Grant9 books2008
Dark in tone.
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Read next in The Game
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 Game?
- Tripods — the closest match to The Game on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Game?
- Rush. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Game.
- How big is The Game?
- The Game is 3 books, 2013–2015.