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Books like The Program: 9 series to read next

The Program is science fiction and dystopia, about identity, 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 Program is 7 books, 2013–2018.

“Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone.”
from the catalogue description of The Program

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Divergent
The Handmaid's Tale
A Clockwork Orange
Shadow Children
Unwind Dystology
Maze Runner
Colossus (D. F. Jones)
Fahrenheit 451
Uglies Universe

DivergentSeries

seriesVeronica Roth10 books2011

Set in big city.

Start with The Transfer →

The Handmaid's TaleSeries

seriesMargaret Atwood3 books1985

About gender and society.

“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

Start with The Handmaid's Tale →

A Clockwork OrangeSeries

seriesAnthony Burgess4 books1962

Challenging in tone, set in big city and 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 →

Shadow ChildrenSeries

seriesMargaret Peterson Haddix7 books1998

About survival.

“In some cases, a parent may choose to forge a child's identification card so a shadow child can live a normal life.”
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Start with Among the Hidden →

Unwind DystologySeries

seriesNeal Shusterman5 books2007

About genetic engineering.

“The first novel follows three teens fleeing that fate, and the sequels widen the same dystopia's cast and consequences across a four-book arc plus companion material.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Unwind →

Maze RunnerSeries

seriesJames Dashner11 books2009

Post-apocalyptic, about survival.

“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 →

Colossus (D. F. Jones)Series

seriesD. F. Jones3 books1966

About artificial intelligence.

“Colossus imagines an American supercomputer built to control the country's nuclear arsenal that gains full autonomy, links up with its Soviet counterpart, and jointly seizes control of both superpowers to enforce peace on its own terms.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Colossus →

Fahrenheit 451Series

seriesRay Bradbury2 books1951

About books and reading.

“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 →

Uglies UniverseSeries

seriesScott Westerfeld & Devin Grayson9 books2005

Science fiction and dystopia, set in near future.

“Tally Youngblood, the original tetralogy's protagonist, initially awaits her own operation before learning it also surgically dulls independent thought, driving her toward the hidden resistance community called the Smoke.”
from the catalogue description

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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 Program?: Divergent — the closest match to The Program on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with The Program?: The Program. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Program.
How big is The Program?: The Program is 7 books, 2013–2018.

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