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Books like The Handmaid's Tale: 9 series to read next

The Handmaid's Tale is dystopia and science fiction, about totalitarianism, set in north america, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Handmaid's Tale is 3 books, 1985–2019.

“The Handmaid's Tale is Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel set in Gilead, a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the United States and forces fertile women into reproductive servitude as Handmaids; it is narrated by one such woman, Offred.”

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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 The Handmaid's Tale?
The Hunger Games — the closest match to The Handmaid's Tale on what it is about, not on what sells.
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The Handmaid's Tale. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Handmaid's Tale.
How big is The Handmaid's Tale?
The Handmaid's Tale is 3 books, 1985–2019.

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