Books like Cinder by Marissa Meyer

by Marissa Meyer

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Genre

Science fiction

Story type

Dystopian

What it is about

Extraterrestrial beings
Social classes
Overpopulation
Kings and rulers
Plague

Kind of book

Novel

Came out

2010s

Ages

Young Adult

About this book

Its subjects in Open Library: Extraterrestrial beings, Social classes, Overpopulation, Kings and rulers. It is book 1 of the Lunar Chronicles series and listed for an audience of young adults.

Where this comes from: Open Library · Books in order · Open Library subject

Books like this one

Last checked: November 7, 2026

The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins · 2008 · Young adult

about 400 pages

Why: Both are young adult science fiction books.
- Young adult
- Science fiction
What both books share
- young adult
  Cinder: "young adult fiction" (WD genre)
  The Hunger Games: "young adult fiction" (WD genre)
- science fiction
  Cinder: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  The Hunger Games: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction literature" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Cinder; Open Library and Wikidata for The Hunger Games.
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Divergent
Veronica Roth · 2011 · Young adult

about 490 pages

Why: Both are young adult science fiction books.
- Young adult
- Science fiction
What both books share
- young adult
  Cinder: "young adult fiction" (WD genre)
  Divergent: "young adult" (OL subject); "YOUNG ADULT FICTION" (OL subject)
- science fiction
  Cinder: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  Divergent: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Cinder; Open Library and Wikidata for Divergent.
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The Angel Experiment
James Patterson · Young adult

about 430 pages

Why: Both are young adult science fiction books.
- Young adult
- Science fiction
What both books share
- young adult
  Cinder: "young adult fiction" (WD genre)
  The Angel Experiment: "young adult fiction" (WD genre)
- science fiction
  Cinder: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
  The Angel Experiment: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic" (OL subject); "Comics & graphic novels, east asian style, manga, science fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Cinder; Open Library and Wikidata for The Angel Experiment.
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Cinder next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.

Book	Science fiction	Young adult
The Hunger Games	shared	shared
Divergent	shared	shared
The Angel Experiment	shared	shared
Uglies	shared	shared
Scythe	shared	shared
The Maze Runner	shared	shared
Legend	shared	not shared
Skyward	shared	shared
The Martian	shared	not shared
Project Hail Mary	shared	not shared
Allegiant	shared	shared
Catching Fire	shared	shared

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About Marissa Meyer

Born: Born in Tacoma, United States, in 1984. Source: Wikidata and the place's own entry, checked November 6, 2026.
Early work: She wrote Sailor Moon fan fiction for ten years, nearly fifty stories in all. Source: marissameyer.com, checked November 6, 2026. I wrote fanfiction for ... Sailor Moon for ten whole years, completing almost 50 fanfics
Other work: After graduating she worked as an editor. Source: marissameyer.com, checked November 6, 2026. After graduation, I worked as an editor

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