12 must-read science fiction books like Metaltown by Kristen Simmons

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Metaltown

By: Kristen Simmons

3.57

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

Metaltown, where factories rule, food is scarce, and hope is in short supply. The rules of Metal…

If you liked the science fiction plot in Metaltown by Kristen Simmons , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Magic for Liars

By: Sarah Gailey

3.62

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Ivy Gamble has never wanted to be magical. She is perfectly happy with her life. She has an almost-… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Gailey's Magic for Liars book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Fucking Mages."

-Sarah Gailey, Magic for Liars

"If you need to hurry...you’re already too late."

-Sarah Gailey, Magic for Liars

"A twenty-five-cent word sprang unbidden into my mind: “noctilucent."

-Sarah Gailey, Magic for Liars

"the bags under my eyes were definitely well past the carry-on limit"

-Sarah Gailey, Magic for Liars

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2. The Flaw in All Magic (Magebreakers, #1)

By: Ben S. Dobson

4.11

Format: 219 pages, Kindle Edition

In a world of elves and dwarves and sprites and mages, Tane Carver is a human with no gift but his … read more

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  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • steampunk
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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3. Island of Silence (Unwanteds, #2)

By: Lisa McMann

4.30

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Second book in the middle grade dystopian fantasy series, Unwanteds. The battle is over. The mag… read more

Similar categories in Lisa McMann's Island of Silence (Unwanteds, #2) book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • adventure
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I want to tell you a story, Alex." Alex nibbled on his bottom lip, waiting. Wondering now if Mr. Today really understood that Alex was turning him down. "Simber." The old mage said. Alex automaticall…"

-Lisa McMann, Island of Silence (Unwanteds, #2)

Cover of The Testing (The Testing, #1) by Joelle Charbonneau, Amélie Hesnard

4. The Testing (The Testing, #1)

By: Joelle Charbonneau , Amélie Hesnard

4.05

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Isn't that what they say? But how close is too clo… read more

Similar categories in Joelle Charbonneau's The Testing (The Testing, #1) book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • romance
  • adventure
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"Binge-read!"

-Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing (The Testing, #1)

"The light doesn't reach me in the shadows where I stand"

-Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing (The Testing, #1)

"I wish I could go back to who I was, but I'm different."

-Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing (The Testing, #1)

"Things don't always work out the way we hope. You just have to pick yourself up and find a new direction to go in."

-Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing (The Testing, #1)

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5. The Last Star (The 5th Wave, #3)

By: Rick Yancey

4.14

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

The enemy is Other. The enemy is us. They're down here, they're up there, they're nowhere. They wan… read more

Similar categories in Rick Yancey's The Last Star (The 5th Wave, #3) book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • romance
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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6. Untitled (Warcross, #2)

By: Marie Lu

3.56

Format: 336 pages,

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Similar categories in Marie Lu's Untitled (Warcross, #2) book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • romance
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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7. The Loneliest Girl in the Universe

By: Lauren James

3.37

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Can you fall in love with someone you've never met, never even spoken to - someone who is light yea… read more

Similar categories in Lauren James's The Loneliest Girl in the Universe book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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8. The Ballad of Black Tom

By: Victor LaValle

3.85

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

People move to New York looking for magic and nothing will convince them it isn't there. Charles… read more

Similar categories in Victor LaValle's The Ballad of Black Tom book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I wish I’d been more like my father,"

-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

"I'll take Cthulhu over you devils any day."

-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

"A good hustler isn't curious. A good hustler only wants his pay."

-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

"Because to watch would be to understand the play isn't being staged for us."

-Victor LaValle, The Ballad of Black Tom

Cover of The Boy on the Bridge (The Girl With All the Gifts, #2) by M.R. Carey

9. The Boy on the Bridge (The Girl With All the Gifts, #2)

By: M.R. Carey

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought … read more

Similar categories in M.R. Carey's The Boy on the Bridge (The Girl With All the Gifts, #2) book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"She decided that day to study Russian, the language of violence, terror, and absurdity. She knew she would never be bored."

-M.R. Carey, The Boy on the Bridge (The Girl With All the Gifts, #2)

"Loyalty is just the wheels on the bus ... meaning that it keeps things moving but it's neutral when it comes to the direction they move in."

-M.R. Carey, The Boy on the Bridge (The Girl With All the Gifts, #2)

"Laura, this isn't love. Love lets you go on a trip without following you. Love can live without you for a week, knowing you'll come back.' 'No, it can't.' The afternoon shadows grew long and cold. In…"

-M.R. Carey, The Boy on the Bridge (The Girl With All the Gifts, #2)

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10. City of Light (Traveler's Gate, #3)

By: Will Wight

4.56

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

Simon has spent the last six months hunting Incarnations, and has begun to realize that his power a… read more

Similar categories in Will Wight's City of Light (Traveler's Gate, #3) book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • adventure
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11. State of Fear

By: Michael Crichton

3.70

Format: 672 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In Paris, a physicist dies after performing a laboratory experiment for a beautiful visitor. In the… read more

Similar categories in Michael Crichton's State of Fear book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • science fiction
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • adventure
"You can't get decent Mexican food in DC."

-Michael Crichton, State of Fear

"Sometimes I think everyone's an attorney."

-Michael Crichton, State of Fear

"False fears are a plague, a modern plague!"

-Michael Crichton, State of Fear

"Expectation works in mysterious ways---and totally unconsciously."

-Michael Crichton, State of Fear

12. Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)

By: Scott Westerfeld

4.00

Format: 117 pages,

Prince Aleksander, would-be heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is on the run. His own people have… read more

Similar categories in Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • young adult
  • steampunk
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Crimson Vault (Traveler's Gate, #2) by Will Wight

13. The Crimson Vault (Traveler's Gate, #2)

By: Will Wight

4.19

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

As the conflict between Enosh and Damasca builds to war, Simon finds himself caught in the middle. … read more

Similar categories in Will Wight's The Crimson Vault (Traveler's Gate, #2) book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
  • audiobook

14. The Infinite Sea (The 5th Wave, #2)

By: Rick Yancey

3.91

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity. Surviving the f… read more

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15. James Moriarty, Consulting Criminal

By: Andy Weir

3.56

Format: 256 pages,

His razor-sharp intellect, uncanny powers of deduction, and knowledge of the criminal underground a… read more

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16. UnWholly (Unwind, #2)

By: Neal Shusterman

4.04

Format: 176 pages, ebook

It's finally here. The long-awaited sequel to the bestselling Unwind, which Publishers Weekly calle… read more

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17. Waste of Space

By: Gina Damico

4.57

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Cram ten hormonal teens into a spaceship and blast off: that's the premise for the ill-conceived re… read more

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18. Graduation Day (The Testing, #3)

By: Joelle Charbonneau

3.82

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In a scarred and brutal future, The United Commonwealth teeters on the brink of all-out civil war. … read more

Similar categories in Joelle Charbonneau's Graduation Day (The Testing, #3) book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • romance
  • adventure
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"The time to lead is now."

-Joelle Charbonneau, Graduation Day (The Testing, #3)

"My father chose his side. Now I'm choosing mine."

-Joelle Charbonneau, Graduation Day (The Testing, #3)

19. LIFEL1K3

By: Jay Kristoff

4.03

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From the coauthor of the New York Times bestselling Illuminae Files comes the first book in a new s… read more

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20. Rot & Ruin (Rot & Ruin, #1)

By: Jonathan Maberry

1.75

Format: 134 pages, Hardcover

In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic America where Benny Imura lives, every teenager must find … read more

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21. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, #0.5)

By: James Dashner

4.29

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

The prequel to the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series. Before WICKED was formed, before … read more

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22. Quiet Girl in a Noisy World: An Introvert's Story

By: Debbie Tung

0.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sweet, funny, and quietlypoignant, Debbie Tung's comics reveal the ups and downs of coming of age a… read more

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23. What Kind of Girl

By: Alyssa B. Sheinmel

3.75

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

"Both timely and timeless, a powerful exploration of abuse in its many forms, as well as the streng… read more

Similar categories in Alyssa B. Sheinmel's What Kind of Girl book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Maybe I have to stop trying to be one thing or another. Maybe I need to accept the ways I contradict myself. Maybe that's what it is to be human."

-Alyssa B. Sheinmel, What Kind of Girl

Cover of Behind You (A Hailey Rock FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 1) by Rylie Dark

24. Behind You (A Hailey Rock FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 1)

By: Rylie Dark

3.90

Format: 169 pages, Kindle Edition

Despite being a rising star in the BAU unit, FBI Special Agent Hailey Rock still lives in the shado… read more

Similar categories in Rylie Dark's Behind You (A Hailey Rock FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 1) book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Rebel (Legend, #4) by Marie Lu

25. Rebel (Legend, #4)

By: Marie Lu

4.07

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

Respect the Legend. Idolize the Prodigy. Celebrate the Champion. But never underestimate the Rebel.… read more

Similar categories in Marie Lu's Rebel (Legend, #4) book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • romance
  • adventure
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"We can’t save the world..."

-Marie Lu, Rebel (Legend, #4)

"Change never happens unless you force it."

-Marie Lu, Rebel (Legend, #4)

"...sometimes, broken pieces find a way to make a new whole."

-Marie Lu, Rebel (Legend, #4)

"You rarely regret the things you do, but always the things you don't."

-Marie Lu, Rebel (Legend, #4)

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26. Killing November (Killing November, #1)

By: Adriana Mather

4.15

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

It’s a school completely off the grid, hidden by dense forest and surrounded by traps. There’s no e… read more

Similar categories in Adriana Mather's Killing November (Killing November, #1) book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"You never know how much time you have, so screw it— I'm going to live in every way I can. And the one thing I’ll never agree with is how you guys seem to push each other away. I don’t know what my li…"

-Adriana Mather, Killing November (Killing November, #1)

"The framing of history impacts its credibility as much as the facts. Just like a portrait painter who hides his subjects’ flaws changes our impression of them. Peeling away those layers to find the t…"

-Adriana Mather, Killing November (Killing November, #1)

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27. The Princess Trials (The Princess Trials, #1)

By: Cordelia K. Castel

3.80

Format: 504 pages, Kindle Edition

Thirty young women. A handsome prince. A battle to the death Water is scarce. Deserts have taken… read more

Similar categories in Cordelia K. Castel's The Princess Trials (The Princess Trials, #1) book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • romance
  • adventure
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Girl and the Mountain (Book of the Ice, #2) by Mark  Lawrence

28. The Girl and the Mountain (Book of the Ice, #2)

By: Mark Lawrence

4.14

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

The second novel in the thrilling and epic new fantasy series from the international bestselling au… read more

Similar categories in Mark Lawrence's The Girl and the Mountain (Book of the Ice, #2) book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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29. Dead Acre

By: Rhett C. Bruno

3.90

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Award-winning voice actor Roger Clark, the voice behind Red Dead Redemption 2’s Arthur Morgan, brin… read more

Similar categories in Rhett C. Bruno's Dead Acre book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Rise Up from the Embers (Set Fire to the Gods, #2) by Sara Raasch

30. Rise Up from the Embers (Set Fire to the Gods, #2)

By: Sara Raasch

3.78

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Avatar: The Last Airbender meets Gladiator in the conclusion of this exciting and fast-paced epic d… read more

Similar categories in Sara Raasch's Rise Up from the Embers (Set Fire to the Gods, #2) book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • romance
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Metaltown by Kristen Simmons

31. Metaltown

By: Kristen Simmons

3.57

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

Metaltown, where factories rule, food is scarce, and hope is in short supply. The rules of Metal… read more

Similar categories in Kristen Simmons's Metaltown book and Kristen Simmons's Metaltown

  • romance
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • steampunk
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

23 must-read fiction books like Metaltown by Kristen Simmons

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Magic for Liars

Sarah Gailey

3.62

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The Flaw in All Magic (Magebreakers, #1)

Ben S. Dobson

4.11

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Island of Silence (Unwanteds, #2)

Lisa McMann

4.30

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The Testing (The Testing, #1)

Joelle Charbonneau , Amélie Hesnard

4.05

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18 must-read fiction books like The Girl and the Mountain (Book of the Ice, #2) by Mark Lawrence

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Sword of the North (Grim Company, #2)

Luke Scull

3.50

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The Court of Broken Knives (Empires of Dust, #1)

Anna Smith Spark

2.57

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John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

David Wong

3.88

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Defiant (Skyward, #4)

Brandon Sanderson

4.34

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