21 Teen Dystopian Books & Series for Adult Readers

Teen dystopian novels like The Hunger Games and Divergent have found enormous popularity among both teen and adult readers, spawning massive fandoms and movie franchises. Teen dystopians are tailor-made for adult crossover appeal because surviving a dystopian universe requires a level of maturity from protagonists.

Looking for another dystopian world to escape to? Here is a list of fantastic young adult recommendations for you

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Tracked (Jenny Martin)

Forget Tomorrow (Pintip Dunn)

Untamed (Madeline Dyer)

Drowned (Nichola Reilly)

The Family (Marissa Kennerson)

The Pledge (Kimberly Derting)

Pure

Starters (Lissa Price)

Partials

The Program (Suzanne Young)

Angelfall

The Testing

Under the Never Sky (Veronica Rossi)

The Darkest Minds (Alexandra Bracken)

The House of the Scorpion

Shatter Me (Tahereh Mafi)

Gone

Delirium

The City of Ember (Jeanne Duprau)

The Selection (Kiera Cass)

Matched (Ally Condie)

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