18 books like After the flare

What to read after After the flare — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

The Maze Runner James Dashner · 2009 · ★ 4.1 · 375p · ≈ 12h · Moderate When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he's not alone. When the lift's doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade--a large, open expanse surrounded by stone walls. Just like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning the stone… Shares: Dystopian, Science Fiction

Blade Runner K. Perkins · 2022 · ★ 3.4 LOS ANGELES, 2009. Il detective del LAPD Cal Moreaux indaga sulla morte di una scienziata che stava lavorando a un nuovo tipo di replicante, un sospetto suicidio. Determinato a scoprire la verità su un caso apparentemente di routine, scopre una cospirazione letale all’interno della Tyrell Corporation. Ambientato dieci anni prima del celeberrimo film Blade Runner di Ridley Scott e della serie… Shares: Cyberpunk, Science Fiction

Fleshers Alison Croggon · 2018 Dez is a flesher, scraping a living in the banns of Newport. When she accidentally kills a cop during a routine raid and then discovers that Newport City OpSec is planning to exterminate millions of fleshers, everything begins to unravel. She and her family are determined to stop the cull, but their only allies are the bent cop Brian Mac and a shadowy group called the Alchems. What chance does… Shares: Dystopian, Cyberpunk

The Islander Charles Whittlesey · 2007 · 476p · ≈ 15h · Moderate In 2155 there are two Americas. Half the nation lives comfortably in the technology of the 22nd century; the other half lives trapped on pre-industrial Islands: the remains of America's collapsed cities. The two cultures collide when Galen Fairchild, an Islander, falls in love with the daughter of a wealthy family in the modern city of Stratis. But Galen's dreams fall apart when a startling event… Shares: Dystopian, Science Fiction

Hive Jeremiah Ukponrefe · 2020 · 233p · ≈ 7h · Moderate In the aftermath of the Hives invasion of earth, the society of the old world was shattered, and in response to the possibility of the aliens return, the authoritative Collective took hold of the sphere. Alexander King a loyal soldier of the Collective discovers that on a mission that the Hive's presence is stronger then commonly believed, and that its secrets may be far too powerful for any… Shares: Dystopian

A nova ordem Bernardo Kucinski · 2019 · 178p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Assim como na sua obra maior "K", B. Kucinski poderia iniciar "A Nova Ordem" repetindo "tudo neste livro é invenção, mas quase tudo aconteceu" ou "está acontecendo". A narrativa aterradora e envolvente sobre a "nova ordem" no Brasil da ficção nos lembra aquilo que Hanna Arendt nomeou de "banalidade do mal" referindo-se aos criminosos nazistas e a… Shares: Dystopian

Mending Bodies Lai-Chu Hon · 2025 "In dystopian Hong Kong, a new government program incentivizes physical conjoinment between individuals through a painful and disruptive surgery, providing personal fulfillment and a reduced cost of living"-- Provided by publisher Shares: Dystopian

The Takeshi Kovacs Collection Richard K. Morgan · 2017 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW AN EXCITING SERIES FROM NETFLIX • The shell that blew a hole in his chest was only the beginning in this “tour de force of genre-bending, a brilliantly realized exercise in science fiction.”—The New York Times Book ReviewIn the twenty-fifth century, humankind has spread throughout the galaxy, monitored by the watchful eye of the U.N. While divisions in… Shares: Cyberpunk, Science Fiction

Actualized Jenetta Penner · 2018 · ★ 4.1 · 346p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares: Dystopian, Science Fiction

Immersed Jenetta Penner · 2017 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares: Dystopian, Science Fiction

The Adjustment (Program Book 5) Suzanne Young · 2017 · 417p · ≈ 13h · Moderate The first book in Suzanne Young’s New York Times bestselling series is a “gripping tale for lovers of dystopian romance” (Kirkus Reviews) about two teens in a world where true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program—now with a freshly reimagined look.Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic,… Shares: Dystopian, Science Fiction

Configured:Book One of the Configured Trilogy Jenetta Penner · 2016 · 366p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares: Dystopian, Science Fiction

Generation Heather Hildenbrand · 2015 Four generations of one family: a baby boy, his mother, his maternal grandmother, and his maternal great-grandmother. (2008) Shares: Dystopian, Science Fiction

Grey Sky Blues (An Inspector Thomas Sullivan Thriller) (Volume 3) K.C. Sivils · 2017 · 324p · ≈ 10h · Moderate xi, 308 pages ; 22 cm Shares: Cyberpunk, Science Fiction

How Quini the Squid Misplaced His Klobucar Rich Larson · 2020 A dark, fast-moving novelette, Rich Larson's "How Quini the Squid Misplaced His Klobucar," is a Tor.com original short story about a high-tech heist in future Spain, planned by a professional thief who's interested in revenge more than money. The object in question is in the hands of a dangerous crime lord.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management… Shares: Cyberpunk, Science Fiction

Privatized Freedom Rhys Constance · 2025 · 446p · ≈ 14h · Moderate In the frozen heart of Svalbard, the future is privately owned. Ashton Frey is a washed-up private investigator with a burned-out neural implant and a job he should’ve walked away from. Now he’s chasing a corporate conspiracy from the gutters of Helsinki to the permafrost of the Arctic north. Haunted by his past, hunted by kill teams, and carrying an ego-maniacal AI in his head that won’t shut… Shares: Dystopian, Cyberpunk, Science Fiction

Swan Song Robert R. McCammon · 1978 · ★ 4.0 · 956p · ≈ 31h · Moderate An ancient evil roams the desolate landscape of an America ravaged by nuclear war. He is the Man with the Scarlet Eye, a malevolent force that feeds on the dark desires of the countless followers he has gathered into his service. His only desire is to find a special child named Swan -- and destroy her. But those who would protect the girl are determined to fight for what is left of the worldŠand… Shares: Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction

Dust (The Silo Trilogy) Hugh Howey · 2016 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate THE BASIS FOR SILO, NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOW ON APPLE TV“The final book secures the status of the Wool trilogy as a modern masterpiece.”—Sunday ExpressThe final book in the New York Times bestselling Silo trilogy, featuring an original short story from Hugh Howey set in the Silo universe!Wool introduced the world of the silo. Shift told the story of its creation. Dust will describe its downfall.… Shares: Dystopian, Science Fiction

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