Books Like Divergent: 6 Series to Read Next
Six young adult and science fiction series to read after Divergent, from The Hunger Games to The Maze Runner, each with its reading order.
Divergent: full reading order →
1.The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins · 5 books
Suzanne Collins's series that starts with The Hunger Games (2008), and our guide for it names Divergent as a read-next.
2.The Maze Runner
James Dashner · 6 books
James Dashner's series that starts with The Maze Runner (2009), also named as a read-next in our Hunger Games guide.
3.Red Rising Saga
Pierce Brown · 6 books
Pierce Brown's six-book saga from Red Rising (2014) to Light Bringer (2023).
4.The Underland Chronicles
Suzanne Collins · 5 books
Suzanne Collins's five-book series from Gregor the Overlander (2003), published before The Hunger Games.
5.The Reckoners
Brandon Sanderson · 4 books
Brandon Sanderson's three-book trilogy that begins with Steelheart (2013).
6.Maximum Ride
James Patterson · 9 books
James Patterson's nine-book series from The Angel Experiment (2005), which our guide says was adapted as a 2016 film.
Questions
- What are good books like Divergent?
- This page lists 6 series: The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, Red Rising Saga, The Underland Chronicles, The Reckoners and Maximum Ride. Each has a full reading order on this site.
- Where do I start with Divergent?
- Start with Divergent (2011), then Insurgent and Allegiant. The trilogy is one continuous story. See the full reading order for Divergent.