Books like Secondborn by Amy A. Bartol
The Fates Republic makes firstborns rulers, secondborns government property, and forbids thirdborns. On Transition Day, every second child is taken for state service. Roselle St. Sismode, whose eighteenth birthday arrives, learns she will be conscripted into the dangerous Fate of Swords military during a brutal rebellion. Despite her privileged upbringing, she faces resentment from her peers and the approval of her firstborn mother. When her decision to spare an enemy on the battlefield brands her a traitor, she finds an unlikely ally in fellow secondborn conscript Hawthorne Trugrave. Their choices set off events that could reshape the Republic, forcing Roselle to confront whether her individual fate can override the state’s demands and whether love can survive in a society built on obedience.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Dystopian & Apocalyptic Fiction/Dystopian Fiction
Authors: Amy A. Bartol
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 (0 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for Secondborn by Amy A. Bartol are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.
Books similar to Secondborn (14 similar books)
In Suzanne Collins’ debut dystopian novel, 16‑year‑old Katniss Everdeen of Panem faces the annual Hunger Games—a televised, death‑match competition in which one boy and one girl from each of the nation’s twelve districts are chosen by lottery.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A fast‑moving YA dystopian novel set in a future Chicago where society is divided into five factions. The story follows Beatrice "Tris" Prior as she discovers her unique identity during a dangerous initiation.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Darwin, a low‑rank Red on Mars, discovers a hidden ruling class and infiltrates the Gold’s Institute in a quest to dismantle a tyrannical society and secure freedom for his people.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A brave young assassin’s quest for freedom in a world without magic.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In a future Los Angeles devastated by climate collapse and social breakdown, Lauren Olamina, a hyperempathic young woman, survives the destruction of her safe haven and journeys north, carrying a visionary idea that could redefine humanity's future.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In a world split by blood, a lowly Red named Mare Barrow discovers a hidden power that threatens the ruling Silver elite, forcing her into the palace as a fake princess while she secretly fuels a rebellion.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In a perpetually warring Republic, prodigious officer June and infamous outlaw Day cross paths when her brother's murder implicates him, forcing them to confront their pasts and a conspiracy that threatens the nation.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
On a quiet horizon, a looming darkness threatens to extinguish humanity—this bestseller follows the desperate fight to survive as the end approaches.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Kelsea Glynn ascends to the throne of the Tearling and faced a ruthless invasion by the Dark Queen of Mortmesne, who wields forbidden magic to seize her realm.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In a world where an insomnia epidemic devours everyone—except a man who still sleeps and dreams—Biggs embarks on a desperate quest to find his wife, Carolyn, who vanished amidst the rising chaos.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In a Los Angeles ravaged by a memory‑erasing microbe, a 60‑foot fence encloses the wealthier hills while the poor survive in the city’s outskirts. Power shifts to those who control memory, as tyrants, prophets, and rebels vie for command in a fractured world.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
After London floods, a mother and her infant navigate a dystopian landscape, moving north to find safety while the child grows against all odds.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In a dystopian world where trees erupt from the ground, Adrien Thomas navigates a ruined landscape to find his missing wife, forming unlikely alliances as he confronts the forest’s dark depths.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In "Any Second," a boy named Elian has been kidnapped, abused, and brainwashed for five years, and is poised to bomb a mall—until Maya, who suffers from crippling anxiety, steps in and changes both of their lives forever.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
Among the Red Stars by Grace LinThe Selection by Kiera Cass
The Bone Season by Samanta Shannon
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!