Books like The CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD
The CITY OF GOLD AND LEAD by Sam Youd reads as tense, grim. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Sunrise on the Reaping
Suzanne Collins · 2025
Shares the collapse thread
69% genome match
The Darkest Minds
Alexandra Bracken · 2012
Shares the collapse thread
79% genome match
Wool
Hugh Howey · 2011
Shares the collapse thread
71% genome match
UnWholly
Neal Shusterman · 2012
Shares the collapse thread
72% genome match
The Long Walk
Stephen King · 1979
Shares the collapse thread
71% genome match
The Death Cure
James Dashner · 2011
Shares the collapse thread
69% genome match
The White Mountains (The Tripods #1)
Sam Youd · 1967
Both explore dystopia & rebellion
85% genome match
Gone
Michael Grant · 2006
Shares the collapse thread
69% genome match
Legend
Marie Lu · 2011
Shares the collapse thread
69% genome match
Delirium
Lauren Oliver · 2011
Shares the collapse thread
69% genome match
Allegiant
Veronica Roth · 2013
Shares the collapse thread
69% genome match
The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember)
Jeanne DuPrau · 1998
Shares the collapse thread
69% genome match
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