Series
Books like The Young World: 9 series to read next
The Young World is science fiction and dystopia, set in near future and our world. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
The Young World is 3 books, 2014–2016.
“Jefferson, with his childhood friend Donna, leads a tribe of teenagers in New York City on a dangerous quest to find an antidote for a mysterious illness that wiped out all adults and children.”
from the catalogue description
- Maze Runner
- Shade's Children milieu
- Ship Breaker
- The Hunger Games
- The 5th Wave
- The Chemical Garden Trilogy
- Gone
- Unwind Dystology
- The Darkest Minds
- Maze RunnerSeries
seriesJames Dashner11 books2009
Science fiction and dystopia, tense in tone, about survival, set in near future.
matchedscience fictionnear futuretensesurvivalyoung adultdystopiapost-apocalyptic
- Shade's Children milieuSeries
seriesGarth Nix2 books1997
Science fiction and dystopia, dark and tense in tone, about survival and coming of age, set in near future.
matchednear futuredarkscience fictiontensesurvivalcoming of ageyoung adultdystopia
- Ship BreakerSeries
seriesPaolo Bacigalupi3 books2010
Science fiction and post-apocalyptic, dark and tense in tone, about survival, set in near future and north america.
matcheddarkscience fictiontensenear futuresurvivalyoung adultpost-apocalypticnorth america
- The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
About totalitarianism, set in far future.
matcheddarktensescience fictionsurvivalyoung adultdystopianorth americarebellion and revolution
- The 5th WaveSeries
seriesRick Yancey4 books2013
Alien invasion, about aliens.
matcheddarkscience fictiontensenear futuresurvivalyoung adultpost-apocalypticnorth america
seriesLauren DeStefano3 books2011
About genetic engineering.
matchednear futuredarkscience fictiontensesurvivalyoung adultdystopiaplague and pandemic
- GoneSeries
seriesMichael Grant9 books2008
Set in contemporary.
matcheddarkscience fictiontensesurvivalyoung adult
- Unwind DystologySeries
seriesNeal Shusterman5 books2007
About genetic engineering.
matchednear futuredarkscience fictiontenseyoung adultdystopianorth americarebellion and revolution
- The Darkest MindsSeries
seriesAlexandra Bracken8 books2012
About psychic powers.
matcheddarknear futurescience fictiontenseyoung adultdystopianorth america
Read next in The Young World
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 Young World?
- Maze Runner — the closest match to The Young World on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with The Young World?
- The Young World. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for The Young World.
- How big is The Young World?
- The Young World is 3 books, 2014–2016.