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24 alternatives to Lord of the Flies

Some call it the "Hunger Games before Hunger Games"

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lord of the Flies launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Haline▲76

   Hunger Games meets Climate Change

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings▲65

   Classic Fantasy Series

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ender's Game▲93

   The enemy's gate is down

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Hunger Games Trilogy: The Hunger Games / Catching Fire / Mockingjay ▲7

   The books are much better than the movies

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Harry Potter Series▲70

   Another classic fantasy series

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   To Kill A Mockingbird▲71

   Pulitzer Prize winner, an American classic

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Abomination▲59

   "Game of Thrones by way of H.P. Lovecraft"

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Brave New World▲73

   A Cautionary Dystopian Tale

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Thing About Jellyfish▲59

   National Book Award nomination for YA Literature 2015

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Our Dried Voices▲55

    INDIEFAB Book of the Year-nominated dystopian fiction novel

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Last Wish: Introducing The Witcher▲61

    The first book of the Witcher series

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hunger Crunch▲90

    Fight Hunger in a Game... And The Real World Too

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Do The Movies Have a Future?▲62

    A call to arms to celebrate movies

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Back to the Future▲77

    Novelization of the Back to the Future film

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Limitless▲56

    the book that inspired the film.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Handmaid's Tale▲57

    A dystopian tale that will make you a feminist.

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Arcadia by Iain Pears ▲54

    A novel conceived and written for an app

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Throwback Special▲61

    A Novel

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Judgey▲74

    Judge books by their covers

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Dune▲62

    The science fiction masterpiece that defined a generation

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Armada▲94

    Brand new novel by Ernest Cline (author of Ready Player One)

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Evil by Design▲68

    Like Nir Eyal's "Hooked" but with more pictures, and evil.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Culling▲68

    Like the Hunger Games, but way more brutal

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →