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Books like The Giver: 9 series to read next

The Giver is dystopia and science fiction, set in far future and secondary world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Giver is 5 books, 1993–2012.

“Each book has a different protagonist but is set in the same futuristic era.”
from the catalogue description
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The Hunger Games
Chaos Walking
Brave New World
Hainish
Fahrenheit 451
A Clockwork Orange
The Obernewtyn Chronicles
Arc One
Matched

The Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution, 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

Reading order →

Chaos WalkingSeries

seriesPatrick Ness5 books2008

Tense in tone, set in other star systems.

Start with The Knife of Never Letting Go →

Brave New WorldSeries

seriesAldous Huxley & H. A. Cartledge8 books1932

Dystopia and science fiction, about class conflict, set in far future and otherworld.

“Some editions pair the novel with Huxley's own 1958 nonfiction essay collection, Brave New World Revisited, which reassesses the book's ideas rather than continuing its story.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Brave New World →

HainishSeries

seriesUrsula K. Le Guin33 books1964

Set in other star systems.

“The Hainish Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Le Guin.”
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Start with Rocannon's World →

Fahrenheit 451Series

seriesRay Bradbury2 books1951

About books and reading, set in north america and near future.

“Set in a future where books are outlawed and firemen exist to burn them, it follows fireman Guy Montag as doubts about his job push him toward the very literature he's supposed to destroy.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Fireman →

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

Challenging in tone, set in near future and our world.

“After his crimes catch up with him, Alex is made the subject of a controversial state program meant to forcibly reform his behavior, and the novel uses his ordeal to question whether imposed goodness is worth the loss of free will.”
from the catalogue description

Start with A Clockwork Orange →

The Obernewtyn ChroniclesSeries

seriesIsobelle Carmody9 books1987

Post-apocalyptic and fantasy.

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

Arc OneSeries

seriesMonica Hughes2 books1984

Tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution.

“Monica Hughes was an English-Canadian author of books for children and young adults, especially science fiction.”
from the catalogue description of Devil on My Back

Start with Devil on My Back →

MatchedSeries

seriesAlly Condie3 books2010

Tense in tone, about rebellion and revolution.

“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

Start with Matched →

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 Giver?: The Hunger Games — the closest match to The Giver on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Giver?: The Giver. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Giver.
How big is The Giver?: The Giver is 5 books, 1993–2012.

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