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Books like The Killables: 9 series to read next

The Killables is dystopia and science fiction, about totalitarianism, set in near future, dark in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

The Killables is 3 books, 2012–2013.

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The Handmaid's Tale
A Clockwork Orange
The Hunger Games
Maze Runner
The Circle (Eggers)
The Testing Trilogy
Shadow Children
Shade's Children milieu
Divergent

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

About gender and society, set in north america.

“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.”
from the catalogue description

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A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

Challenging in tone, set in british isles.

“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 Hunger GamesUniverse

universe5 books2008

Set in far future and 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

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Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Post-apocalyptic.

“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 →

The Circle (Eggers)Series

seriesDave Eggers2 books2013

Set in north america.

“Dave Eggers's The Circle follows Mae's rise inside the company as she buys further and further into its ideology, at increasing cost to her own privacy and the people around her.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Circle →

The Testing TrilogySeries

seriesJoelle Charbonneau4 books2013

About political intrigue.

“Joelle Charbonneau's Testing trilogy is set generations after a war has wrecked the world's governments and resources, when a rebuilt society selects its most promising graduates for the Testing, a competition meant to find future leaders.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Testing →

Shadow ChildrenSeries

seriesMargaret Peterson Haddix7 books1998

Set in north america.

“In some cases, a parent may choose to forge a child's identification card so a shadow child can live a normal life.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Among the Hidden →

Shade's Children milieuSeries

seriesGarth Nix2 books1997

Post-apocalyptic.

Start with Shade's Children →

DivergentSeries

seriesVeronica Roth10 books2011

About identity, set in north america.

Start with The Transfer →

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 Killables?: The Handmaid's Tale — the closest match to The Killables on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Killables?: The Killables. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Killables.
How big is The Killables?: The Killables is 3 books, 2012–2013.

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