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What to read after Red Rising: 8 books like it

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If you loved Red Rising, read Dune by Frank Herbert, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card or The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins next.

Red Rising is a brutal space epic about class war, rebellion and loyalty. While you wait for Red God, these books hit the same notes of strategy, violence and big ideas.

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8 books like Red Rising

  1. 1

    Dune by Frank Herbert

    Sci-fi classic

    Noble houses, a desert planet and a young leader caught in a galactic power struggle: the book Red Rising owes the most to.

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  2. 2

    Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

    Sci-fi

    A gifted kid trained through brutal war games: the closest match for the Institute section.

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  3. 3

    The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

    Dystopian

    An oppressed underclass, a deadly arena and a reluctant symbol of revolution.

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  4. 4

    The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

    Fantasy

    A poor student enters an elite military academy and is swept into a devastating war.

  5. 5

    Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

    Sci-fi fantasy

    Necromancers, a deadly trial in a gothic space palace, and a foul-mouthed swordswoman.

  6. 6

    Leviathan Wakes by James S. A. Corey

    Space opera

    Book 1 of The Expanse: realistic space politics and war across the solar system.

  7. 7

    Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

    Fantasy

    A crew of rebels plans to overthrow an immortal emperor: a heist and a revolution in one.

  8. 8

    Hyperion by Dan Simmons

    Sci-fi classic

    An ambitious, layered space epic for readers who loved Red Rising's later, bigger books.

Common questions

What should I read after Red Rising?

If you loved Red Rising, read Dune by Frank Herbert, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card or The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins next. Red Rising is a brutal space epic about class war, rebellion and loyalty. While you wait for Red God, these books hit the same notes of strategy, violence and big ideas.

What books are like Red Rising?

Our 8 picks: Dune, Ender's Game, The Hunger Games, The Poppy War, Gideon the Ninth, Leviathan Wakes, Mistborn: The Final Empire, Hyperion.

When does the next Red Rising book come out?

The next Red Rising book is Red God, the seventh and final book. It was announced in 2022, but Pierce Brown and his publisher have not announced a release date. Brown has said it will be the longest book in the series and could be split in two.

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