Books Like Cinder

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If you loved Cinder by Marissa Meyer, these books share similar qualities — same genre, comparable themes, and the kind of reader ratings that signal something special. Whether you read on Kindle, in print, or on audio, these recommendations deliver the same kind of experience.

10 books for fans of Cinder

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    The Martian

    The Martian • Book 1

    by Andy Weir

    4.76 BLT Score (1.3M ratings)
    ★ 4.42 Goodreads (1.3M)
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    Ender's Game cover

    Ender's Game

    The Ender Saga • Book 1

    by Orson Scott Card

    4.59 BLT Score (1.5M ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (1.5M)
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    Kindred

    by Octavia E. Butler

    4.49 BLT Score (278.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (278.5K)
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    For We Are Many cover

    For We Are Many

    Bobiverse • Book 2

    by Dennis E. Taylor

    4.67 BLT Score (75.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (75.2K)
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    We Are Legion (We Are Bob)

    Bobiverse • Book 1

    by Dennis E. Taylor

    4.58 BLT Score (128.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (128.3K)
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    Carnage

    Arisen • Book 12

    by Michael Stephen Fuchs

    4.51 BLT Score (1.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.52 Goodreads (1.6K)
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    Not Till We Are Lost

    Bobiverse • Book 5

    by Dennis E. Taylor

    4.50 BLT Score (19.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (19.1K)
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    The Flood

    Arisen • Book 10

    by Michael Stephen Fuchs

    4.46 BLT Score (1.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.44 Goodreads (1.9K)
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    Second Foundation

    Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 3

    by Isaac Asimov

    4.46 BLT Score (204.3K ratings)
    ★ 4.28 Goodreads (204.3K)
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    Foundation and Empire

    Foundation (Publication Order) • Book 2

    by Isaac Asimov

    4.43 BLT Score (228.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (228.2K)

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