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Maze RunnerSeries
series11 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
Start with The Maze Runner →
The Hunger GamesUniverse
universe5 books2008
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
Start with The Hunger Games →
includes The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games prequels
Shade's Children milieuSeries
series2 books1997
Post-apocalyptic.
Start with Shade's Children →
Shadow ChildrenSeries
series7 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
Start with Among the Hidden →
Ship BreakerSeries
series3 books2010
Post-apocalyptic, set in north america.
“Paolo Bacigalupi's Ship Breaker follows Nailer as helping her pulls him out of his abusive father's orbit and into a much larger, more dangerous game involving her family's fortune.”
from the catalogue
Start with Ship Breaker →
Chaos WalkingSeries
series5 books2008
Set in other star systems.
Start with The Knife of Never Letting Go →