Books Like The Hunger Games: 6 Series to Read Next
Six series to read after The Hunger Games, from Divergent and The Maze Runner to Red Rising, each with its full reading order.
The Hunger Games: full reading order →
1.Divergent
Veronica Roth · 4 books
Veronica Roth's four-book young adult series (2011–2014), a continuous story that starts with Divergent and has three film adaptations.
2.The Maze Runner
James Dashner · 6 books
James Dashner's six-book young adult series (2009–2020) with a main trilogy, prequels and three films.
3.The Underland Chronicles
Suzanne Collins · 5 books
Suzanne Collins's earlier five-book fantasy (2003–2007), about 11-year-old Gregor in a subterranean world beneath New York City.
4.Red Rising Saga
Pierce Brown · 6 books
Pierce Brown's science fiction saga (2014–2023); our Red Rising page suggests The Hunger Games as a series to read next.
5.The Reckoners
Brandon Sanderson · 4 books
Brandon Sanderson's three-book dystopian series in which superpowered Epics rule the world.
6.Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Rick Riordan · 7 books
Rick Riordan's fantasy adventure about a modern demigod, written for middle-grade readers.
Questions
- What are good books like The Hunger Games?
- This page lists 6 series: Divergent, The Maze Runner, The Underland Chronicles, Red Rising Saga, The Reckoners and Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Each has a full reading order on this site.
- Where do I start with The Hunger Games?
- Start with The Hunger Games (2008) and read in publication order. Sunrise on the Reaping (2025) is a prequel novel about Haymitch's Games, set 24 years before The Hunger Games, so it works as a last read or a first one. See the full reading order for The Hunger Games.