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Books Like The 5th Wave

by Rick Yancey · about this book

Loved The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey? If its series, alien invasion and young adult hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Catching Fire, Parable of the Sower and The 100. 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 The 5th Wave: Series · Alien Invasion · Young Adult · Science Fiction · Survival Story

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   Catching Fire

   Suzanne Collins

   Survival Story · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Fast-Paced · Science Fiction

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   Parable of the Sower

   Octavia E. Butler

   Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Science Fiction · Teen Protagonist · Intense

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   The 100

   Kass Morgan

   Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Teen Protagonist · Science Fiction · Young Adult

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   Dungeon Crawler Carl

   Matt Dinniman

   Alien Invasion · Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Science Fiction · Fast-Paced

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5. 

   The Naturals

   Jennifer Lynn Barnes

   Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Fast-Paced · Death of a Parent · Intense

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   Children of Blood and Bone

   Tomi Adeyemi

   Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Fast-Paced · Intense · Death of a Parent

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   The Knife of Never Letting Go

   Patrick Ness

   Survival Story · Teen Protagonist · Science Fiction · Young Adult · Fast-Paced

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8. 

   Skyward

   Brandon Sanderson

   Alien Invasion · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Science Fiction · Fast-Paced

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9. 

   Ender's Game

   Orson Scott Card

   Alien Invasion · Science Fiction · Intense · Fast-Paced · Young Adult

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10. 

    Scythe

    Neal Shusterman

    Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Science Fiction · Tense and Suspenseful · Series

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11. 

    The Vault of Dreamers

    Caragh M. O'Brien

    Teen Protagonist · Science Fiction · Young Adult · Tense and Suspenseful · Series Starter

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12. 

    The Loop

    Ben Oliver

    Teen Protagonist · Science Fiction · Young Adult · Survival Story · Fast-Paced

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13. 

    An Ember in the Ashes

    Sabaa Tahir

    Young Adult · Fast-Paced · Intense · Violent · Series

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14. 

    The Exiled Fleet

    J.S. Dewes

    Alien Invasion · Science Fiction · Survival Story · Fast-Paced · Intense

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15. 

    The Mercy of Gods

    James S. A. Corey

    Alien Invasion · Survival Story · Science Fiction · Intense · Series

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16. 

    Wool Omnibus

    Hugh Howey

    Post-Apocalyptic · Survival Story · Science Fiction · Tense and Suspenseful · Series Starter

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17. 

    All Our Yesterdays

    Cristin Terrill

    Science Fiction · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Fast-Paced · Tense and Suspenseful

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18. 

    Jurassic Park

    Michael Crichton

    Survival Story · Science Fiction · Intense · Fast-Paced · Violent

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19. 

    Red Queen

    Victoria Aveyard

    Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Fast-Paced · Series · Female Lead

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20. 

    Trail of Lightning

    Rebecca Roanhorse

    Post-Apocalyptic · Intense · Fast-Paced · Violent · Series Starter

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