Books like Nexus by Scott Westerfeld

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.

Red Mars chronicles the early days of humanity’s colonization and political upheaval on Mars, blending environmental engineering, terraforming and nation‑building in a hard‑science vision.

After a terrorist attack in San Francisco, 17‑year‑old Marcus and his friends are held by the Department of Homeland Security; when released, they find their city under total surveillance and decide to fight back.

In a future where corporations weaponize genetic engineering, Paolo Bacigalupi’s *The Windup Girl* explores the ethical and societal consequences of bioterrorism and gene hacking.

Inspector Tyador Borlú journeys from Besźel to Ul Qoma to investigate the murder of a woman, navigating two distinct cities that both share one physical space yet have separate identities.

In Jeff VanderMeer’s Authority, a secret agency known as the Southern Reach watches over the mysterious Area X, a lush domain cut off from civilization. After a failed twelfth expedition, new head John Rodriguez uncovers unsettling truths through interrogations, notes, and harrowing video footage.

In a galaxy powered by the current, Cyra and Akos must navigate the treacherous world of survival and the bonds of family to overcome their enemies and find their own paths of strength and love.

Two brothers and their sister, who have been living in hiding after being abandoned by their 'designed' robots, must fight for survival when their sanctuary is discovered.

A teenage quest to save their lives from a mysterious genetic condition.

High‑schooler Ethan, known as Scam, has a mind‑reading power that lets his words match anyone’s thoughts, creating both romance and chaos in a thrilling YA adventure.

A group of unlikely survivors ventures into a barren dome, determined to find their way through the world that has been ravaged by a period of oxygen depletion.

Six teens with extraordinary powers team up to run a nightclub, but their past hangs over them as a new, deadly threat arrives.

As students at a special high school that trains them to be secret agents, six teenagers struggle to complete the training exercises as a team before being sent out into the field to sink or swim.

After a move to Arizona, 12‑year‑old Charlie Wilde discovers a mysterious bracelet that unlocks superhuman speed and strength; she must learn to control her powers while forming new friendships.

Zeroes follows a group of Californian teens with extraordinary abilities who must navigate high‑stakes adventures and city crime while learning to work together.

Four middle‑school friends, united by an unexpected bus crash, each gain a unique superpower. Together they must solve the mystery of the accident and discover what makes them an unlikely team.

Captain Picard faces the Q Continuum’s final judgment, with humanity’s survival hinging on his ability to alter time itself. In a perilous race against extinction, Picard must sacrifice everything to protect the human race.

"As Chaos explained the science of disorder, Nexus reveals the new science of connection and the odd logic of six degrees of separation.". "How can geometry explain the puzzles of human behavior? In this incisive insightful work Mark Buchanan presents the fundamental principles of the emerging field of "small-worlds" theory - the idea that a hidden pattern is the key to how networks interact and exchange information, whether that network is the information highway or the firing of neurons in the brain. Mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists, and social scientists are working to decipher this complex organizational system, for it may yield a blueprint of dynamic interactions within our physical as well as social worlds. Highlighting groundbreaking research behind network theory. Buchanan documents mounting support for the small-worlds idea and demonstrates its multiple applications to diverse problems - whether explaining the volatile global economy or the Human Genome Project, the spread of infectious disease or ecological damage. Nexus is an exciting introduction to the hidden geometry that weaves our lives so inextricably together."--BOOK JACKET.

A young boy is exiled to a farm where he discovers kindness and a secret hidden by psychic abilities.

When a biological outbreak traps teenagers in a mall, Marco, Shay, Ryan, and Lexi must navigate a shifting danger, mutating disease, and political fallout while questioning who they can trust.

A young child's quest to save the world from a malevolent artificial intelligence genius and the villainous forces he serves, set in a sci-fi universe where the line between good and evil is thin and the stakes are high.