18 books like Mockingjay

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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, Young Adult, Science Fiction

The 5th wave (The 5th Wave #1) Richard Yancey · 2013 · ★ 4.0 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth's last… Shares: Survival Stories, Survival skills, Dystopian, Survival

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, Survival, Science Fiction

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

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

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

Exalta Zhiar Ali · 2026 The city doesn’t kill you. It processes you. In the fog-choked Sprawl beneath the corporate tower called Exalta, the Runner survives by staying uncounted. He carries packages he doesn’t open, follows routes he doesn’t question, and renews his identity in shrinking access windows. His existence is a suffix on a form. When the suffix expires, so does he. Liam Kestrel is a Security & Containment… Shares: Dystopian, Young Adult

The Bug Wars · 1979 · 269p · ≈ 8h · Moderate The lizard-men of the Tzen Empire have erupted from the Black Swamps of their home world to fight the Wasps, Leapers and Ants of the galaxy-spanning Insect Coalition. Rahm is a member of the Empire's Warior caste, the fighting elite of his species. After his unit was abandoned on a hostile planet, they must survive until Tzen forces come again. Insubordinate subordinates are just as much trouble… Shares: Sci Fi, Science Fiction

Being Good Mollie Player · 2017 · 46p · ≈ 1h · Moderate In the year 2081, Francie lived in a small village called Gallitia. It was simple. It was peaceful. It was beautiful. But there was one problem. Francie couldn’t leave. Oh, and then there were the people that wanted to bring electricity and change everything. And the boy with the very red hair, who Francie suspected was somehow part of this change. The question, then, became: Will Francie… Shares: Dystopian, Young Adult

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

The Infinite Sea Richard Yancey · 2014 · ★ 3.6 · 328p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Cassie Sullivan, one of Earth's few remaining human survivors, attempts to put a stop to the Others' plan to destroy the remaining humans. Shares: Survival skills, Survival, Young Adult, 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 Colors of Space Marion Zimmer Bradley · 1963 · ★ 3.7 · 130p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Synopsis - When Bart Steele goes to the Earth spaceport to meet his father for the first time in five years, he doesn’t realise that his life will never be the same again. Half- Mentorian by birth, he is able to understand and co-exist with the Lhari, the non-human species which has a strangle hold on space travel. Bart overhears the Lhari at the spaceport discussing the need to intercept an… Shares: Sci Fi, Science Fiction

Allegiant Veronica Roth · 2011 · ★ 3.6 · 503p · ≈ 16h · Moderate The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered -- fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she's known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories. But Tris's… Shares: Sci Fi, Dystopian, Young Adult, Science Fiction

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