While You Wait to See Mockingjay... More Dystopian Fiction!

Suzanne Collins's book Mockingjay has been split into two films. Here's a list of fiction titles to tide you over until Part Two comes out in November, or until you get a chance to see Part One.

Young Adult

Tandem by Anna Jarzab

Tandem by Anna Jarzab, book 1 of the Many-Worlds trilogy, to be followed by Tether, coming March 2015. Sasha Lawson is sixteen when she learns that she has the ability to slip between parallel Chicagos through something called the Tandem, and to return to her home using her anchoring bracelet. The first book in the Many Worlds trilogy, this is a promising retelling of a science fiction standard.

Endgame: The Calling by James Frey and Nils Johnson-Shelton
At first glance, this series seems clearly modeled on The Hunger Games, but the twelve players who must battle do so from alien locales, seeking out keys and puzzles. Frey has created a real life game similar to a book he read as a child and the reader who can decipher the clues will discover a real world treasure. If, as a reader, you can see past whatever might have happened on Oprah and you enjoy a fast-paced series, this might be a series for you.

Adult

Red Rising and Golden Son by Pierce Brown
This adult series will appeal to fans of The Hunger Games and A Game of Thrones. A class system of colors and professions divides society and Darrow, a rebel, seeks to upend the elitist status quo. Brown was voted 2014 Best Debut Goodreads Author.