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24 alternatives to The Hunger Games Trilogy: The Hunger Games / Catching Fire / Mockingjay

The books are much better than the movies

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Hunger Games Trilogy: The Hunger Games / Catching Fire / Mockingjay launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Lord of the Flies▲63

   Some call it the "Hunger Games before Hunger Games"

   2015 · its alternatives →

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

   Classic Fantasy Series

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Harry Potter Series▲70

   Another classic fantasy series

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Haline▲76

   Hunger Games meets Climate Change

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   To Kill A Mockingbird▲71

   Pulitzer Prize winner, an American classic

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Do The Movies Have a Future?▲62

   A call to arms to celebrate movies

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Red Rising▲63

   Final book of the epic, otherwordly sci-fi trilogy

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Mumbly Hour - Best/Worst Movie Trilogies▲55

   What makes a good trilogy? What was a terrible 3rd movie?

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Back to the Future▲77

   Novelization of the Back to the Future film

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Blockbusters: Hit-making, Risk-taking, and the Big Business ▲58

    What wins in entertainment and why.

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Reading with the Right Brain▲62

    Read Faster by Reading Ideas Instead of Just Words

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Ender's Game▲93

    The enemy's gate is down

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    How to Read a Book▲92

    The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Harry Potter and the Cursed Child▲133

    The eighth book in the magical series!

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Book or Movie?▲5

    Which is better, the book or movie?

    2018 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Super Better▲66

    The story behind a game to save your life

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Brave New World▲73

    A Cautionary Dystopian Tale

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Handmaid's Tale▲57

    A dystopian tale that will make you a feminist.

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Lord of the Rings▲74

    50th Anniversary edition that holds ALL THE BOOKS

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Reality is Broken▲65

    Why Games Make Us Better & How They Can Change the World

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Which Book Should I Read?▲104

    A recommendation tool to find your next book

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Reality is Broken▲60

    Why games make us better and how they can change the world

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Abomination▲59

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

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Judgey▲74

    Judge books by their covers

    2015 · 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 →