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Books Like The Knife of Never Letting Go

by Patrick Ness · about this book

Loved The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness? If its science fiction, first person narrator and young adult hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Sunrise on the Reaping, The Eye of the Bedlam Bride and Iron Gold. 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 Knife of Never Letting Go: Science Fiction · First Person Narrator · Young Adult · Series · Intense

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   Sunrise on the Reaping

   Suzanne Collins

   Loss of Innocence · Dystopian · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Intense

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   The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

   Matt Dinniman

   Talking Animals · Survival Story · Intense · Dystopian · Science Fiction

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   Iron Gold

   Pierce Brown

   Space Colonization · Science Fiction · Dystopian · Intense · Fast-Paced

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   The Loop

   Ben Oliver

   Dystopian · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Science Fiction · Survival Story

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   Skyward

   Brandon Sanderson

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

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   Ender's Game

   Orson Scott Card

   Loss of Innocence · Science Fiction · Intense · Series Starter · Fast-Paced

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   Assassin's Apprentice

   Robin Hobb

   Dogs · Pet Loss · Series Starter · Coming of Age · First Person Narrator

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8. 

   The Dog Stars

   Peter Heller

   Pet Loss · Dogs · Dystopian · Survival Story · Science Fiction

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9. 

   The Giver

   Lois Lowry

   Loss of Innocence · Dystopian · Science Fiction · Coming of Age · Teen Protagonist

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10. 

    The 100

    Kass Morgan

    Dystopian · Science Fiction · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Survival Story

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11. 

    Forge

    Laurie Halse Anderson

    Teen Protagonist · Loss of Innocence · Coming of Age · Survival Story · First Person Narrator

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12. 

    An Ember in the Ashes

    Sabaa Tahir

    Young Adult · Intense · Series Starter · Fast-Paced · First Person Narrator

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13. 

    We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

    Dennis E. Taylor

    Space Colonization · Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Series Starter · First Person Narrator

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14. 

    Children of Blood and Bone

    Tomi Adeyemi

    Young Adult · Teen Protagonist · Fast-Paced · Series Starter · Intense

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15. 

    The Finisher

    David Baldacci

    Dystopian · Dogs · Teen Protagonist · Young Adult · Series Starter

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16. 

    Mickey 7

    Edward Ashton

    Space Colonization · Alien Planet · Science Fiction · Survival Story · First Person Narrator

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17. 

    Parable of the Sower

    Octavia E. Butler

    Dystopian · Science Fiction · Teen Protagonist · Intense · First Person Narrator

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18. 

    Lord of the Flies

    William Golding

    Loss of Innocence · Cat and Mouse Chase · Survival Story · Tragic · Intense

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19. 

    The Outsiders

    S.E. Hinton

    Loss of Innocence · Young Adult · Teen Protagonist · First Person Narrator · Tragic

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20. 

    Scythe

    Neal Shusterman

    Dystopian · Teen Protagonist · Science Fiction · Young Adult · Series Starter

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