Books like…

Books Like The Long Walk

by Stephen King · about this book

Loved The Long Walk by Stephen King? If its teen protagonist, dystopian and deadly competition hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Sunrise on the Reaping, The Loop and The Butcher's Masquerade. 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 Long Walk: Teen Protagonist · Dystopian · Deadly Competition · Survival Story · Male Lead

1. 

   Sunrise on the Reaping

   Suzanne Collins

   Deadly Competition · Dystopian · Survival Story · Teen Protagonist · Intense

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   The Loop

   Ben Oliver

   Dystopian · Teen Protagonist · Race Against Time · Survival Story · Intense

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   The Butcher's Masquerade

   Matt Dinniman

   Deadly Competition · Survival Story · Race Against Time · Tense and Suspenseful · Dystopian

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4. 

   The Running Man

   Richard Bachman

   Deadly Competition · Dystopian · Race Against Time · Bleak · Intense

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5. 

   Parable of the Sower

   Octavia E. Butler

   Dystopian · Survival Story · Bleak · Teen Protagonist · Intense

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6. 

   The Knife of Never Letting Go

   Patrick Ness

   Dystopian · Intense · Survival Story · Teen Protagonist · Coming of Age

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7. 

   Lord of the Flies

   William Golding

   Survival Story · Bleak · Ensemble Cast · Intense · Violent

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8. 

   World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

   Max Brooks

   Survival Story · Dystopian · Bleak · Ensemble Cast · Intense

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9. 

   The Summer I Died

   Ryan C. Thomas

   Bleak · Survival Story · Intense · Male Lead · Violent

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10. 

    The Road

    Cormac McCarthy

    Dystopian · Survival Story · Bleak · Male Lead · Grief and Mourning

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11. 

    Tender Is the Flesh

    Agustina Bazterrica

    Dystopian · Psychological Horror · Bleak · Intense · Violent

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12. 

    Jurassic Park

    Michael Crichton

    Survival Story · Tense and Suspenseful · Race Against Time · Intense · Ensemble Cast

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13. 

    Scythe

    Neal Shusterman

    Dystopian · Deadly Competition · Teen Protagonist · Tense and Suspenseful · Thriller

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14. 

    Matterhorn

    Karl Marlantes

    Bleak · Survival Story · Intense · Ensemble Cast · Violent

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15. 

    Red Rising

    Pierce Brown

    Dystopian · Deadly Competition · Intense · Violent · Male Lead

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16. 

    Brother

    Ania Ahlborn

    Psychological Horror · Bleak · Intense · Violent · Male Lead

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17. 

    The 100

    Kass Morgan

    Dystopian · Survival Story · Teen Protagonist · Ensemble Cast · Young Adult

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18. 

    I Who Have Never Known Men

    Jacqueline Harpman

    Dystopian · Survival Story · Bleak · Ensemble Cast · Grief and Mourning

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19. 

    The Dog Stars

    Peter Heller

    Dystopian · Survival Story · Grief and Mourning · Character-Driven · Male Lead

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20. 

    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    J.K. Rowling

    Deadly Competition · Teen Protagonist · Coming of Age · Young Adult · Male Lead

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