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Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy has left fans hungry for more while waiting for the highly-anticipated movie version next year. Luckily, there are a number of other great YA dystopian books to read... and most of them are parts of trilogies or series!
Try some of these books out to get a taste of the bad future...
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
Published 10 years prior to The Hunger Games, this is another story of teens forced to kill one another. In a futuristic Japan, a randomly selected Grade 8 class is sent off to kill or be killed. Alliances form, childhood friendships implode, and wannabe rocker Shuya finds himself the leader of an unlikely resistance.
Bumped by Megan McCafferty
In a world where everyone becomes infertile at age 18, pregnancy is glamourized and teenage girls are the most powerful demographic. Melody was raised by scientists to be the perfect genetic specimen – so that her child could be sold for the highest price. Her long-lost twin Harmony, raised in a radical religious sect, sees it as her mission to bring Melody back with her. A funny, oddly realistic view of the future that proves that dystopias can still be pretty fun.
Delirium by Lauren Oliver
In Lena's future society, everyone is medically treated to prevent them from falling in love. But 95 days before her procedure, Lena meets Alex, and starts to question whether or not a life without love is the best way to live. The first book in a new trilogy.
Divergent by Veronica Roth
16-year-old Tris is eager to take the rite of passage her dystopian Chicago society requires; deciding which of five factions to join. She makes her choice, but things don't work out the way she anticipates - and it turns out that she may have been destined for something her sheltered upbringing didn't prepare her for.
Feed by M.T. Anderson
Titus is living in a hyper-technological futuristic society where everyone has a feed of advertisements and messages running through their mind at all times. But when the feeds shut off, he and his new friend Violet must confront their feelings about their society and come to understand when rebellion might be the right response to events.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
A classic of the genre, the tale of Jonas’ increasing awareness of the dark side of his apparently perfect futuristic world has influenced numerous recent publications. Jonas lives in a society without emotions or argument, where everyone’s life choices are decided for them by the government. When he is assigned an unusual job, he begins to realize that things aren’t as idyllic as they first seemed. This book is followed by Gathering Blue and Messenger.
Matched by Ally Condie
In Cassia’s world, all citizens are constantly monitored, their behavior predicted by the all-seeing government. Marriages are arranged based on DNA and personality, and she’s delighted to be matched with her childhood friend Xander. A mix-up in technology sends her on a different path and she finds herself drawn to the mysterious Ky, who might be her perfect match after all. The second book in the trilogy, Crossed, will be released in the fall of 2011.
The first in a four-part series, Uglies outlines a future where your appearance is more important than anything. 15-year-old Tally dreams of the day she turns 16, when she can have complete plastic surgery and become a Pretty, like her friends. But her friendship with the rebellious Shay sends her off towards a future she could never have imagined. The series continues in Pretties, Specials and concludes with Extras.
Unlocked by Cynthia d'Entremont
Jaron has spent his childhood in the brutal Garbage Heaps, a nightmarish dump where children are beaten down and taught not to trust one another. Days before his graduation, he begins to realize a dark secret about his society and the role he might play in it. Meanwhile, Freesia is thrilled to be selected for a prestigious maternity program. The fates of these two very different teens entwine as they both come to realize terrible truths about the world they live in, and a surprising connection to each other.
Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Rhine lives in a world where all girls die at age 20, and guys at age 25. This awareness of their own mortality had led a number of people to desperate scientific experiments to prolong life, and Rhine finds herself caught in the unfamiliar world of the upper class when she’s captured and forced to become a polygamous bride. She never stops plotting her escape, even when she’s drawn to the servant Gabriel, and it turns out her husband may not so bad after all…
