Books Like Red Rising

Loved Red Rising by Pierce Brown? If its science fiction, series and first person narrator hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with The Will of the Many, Sunrise on the Reaping and Red Queen. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.

What’s inside Red Rising: Science Fiction · Series · First Person Narrator · Male Lead · Dystopian

The Will of the Many
James Islington

Class Struggle · Economic Inequality · Trials and Tournaments · Classism · Rebels and Resistance

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Sunrise on the Reaping
Suzanne Collins

Dystopian · Rebellion Against Authority · Deadly Competition · Intense · Economic Inequality

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Red Queen
Victoria Aveyard

Class Struggle · Dystopian · Rebels and Resistance · Classism · Fast-Paced

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The Running Man
Richard Bachman

Class Struggle · Dystopian · Deadly Competition · Working-Class Protagonist · Economic Inequality

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Ender's Game
Orson Scott Card

Science Fiction · Far Future · Trials and Tournaments · Underdog · Intense

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An Ember in the Ashes
Sabaa Tahir

Deadly Competition · Rebels and Resistance · Trials and Tournaments · Intense · Series Starter

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Scythe
Neal Shusterman

Far Future · Dystopian · Science Fiction · Deadly Competition · Trials and Tournaments

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Mistborn
Brandon Sanderson

Rebellion Against Authority · Class Struggle · Rebels and Resistance · Underdog · Hidden Identity

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Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros

Deadly Competition · Trials and Tournaments · Underdog · Intense · Fast-Paced

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Dungeon Crawler Carl
Matt Dinniman

Deadly Competition · Rebellion Against Authority · Dystopian · Fast-Paced · Science Fiction

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Dune
Frank Herbert

Far Future · Science Fiction · Space Opera · Rebels and Resistance · Soldiers and Warfare

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Ready Player One
Ernest Cline

Science Fiction · Dystopian · Underdog · Deadly Competition · Fast-Paced

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Empire of Silence
Christopher Ruocchio

Far Future · Science Fiction · Space Opera · First Person Narrator · Series Starter

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Silver Elite
Dani Francis

Dystopian · Trials and Tournaments · Hidden Identity · Rebels and Resistance · Series Starter

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The Loop
Ben Oliver

Dystopian · Rebellion Against Authority · Science Fiction · Intense · Fast-Paced

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Foundryside
Robert Jackson Bennett

Class Struggle · Economic Inequality · Working-Class Protagonist · Underdog · Classism

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The Knife of Never Letting Go
Patrick Ness

Dystopian · Science Fiction · Intense · Fast-Paced · Series Starter

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The Blighted Stars
Megan E. O'Keefe

Far Future · Science Fiction · Space Opera · Rebels and Resistance · Series Starter

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The Mime Order
Samantha Shannon

Dystopian · Rebellion Against Authority · Rebels and Resistance · Friendship and Betrayal · Intense

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The Serpent and the Wings of Night
Carissa Broadbent

Deadly Competition · Underdog · Trials and Tournaments · Intense · Series Starter

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