what young-adult sci fi book series should i read?

Definitely read Ender's Game. The subsequent novels in the series aren't as good as the first, but still entertaining. Ender's Game has a couple of incredible twists, and combat like that in the Hunger Games, only better conceived. Beyond that, I love these sci-fi novels for young adults.

Across the Universe by Beth Revis - 2011. When 17-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo on a spaceship, she expects to be thawed 300 years later upon arrival at a new planet. However, her world turns upside down when she is awakened fifty years too early and finds herself embroiled in the mystery surrounding the attempted murders of frozen passengers. Her life endangered by Eldest, the tyrannical leader of the ship's maintenance population, she turns to her only ally: Elder, the young man destined to take Eldest's place as leader. As they solve the mystery together, romance blossoms between Amy and Elder, complicating an already complex situation.

The Shore of Monsters by David J. Nix – 2011. Five generations earlier, a horde of monsters nearly obliterated humanity. All males are dead or ruined by a monster plague; words like 'father' and 'romance' have lost meaning. When teenager Sky joins an expedition to the shore that falls apart, she must survive amongst the monsters that roam the ruins. She gets unexpected help from a very surprising source. Mystery, action, and romance follow!

Blood Red Road (Dustlands Series) by Moira Young – 2012. In a post-apocalyptic future, 18-year-old Saba’s twin brother is stolen by black-clad riders. When tough-as-nails Saba launches a relentless search to recover him, she must fight for her life in gladiator cages, overcome enemies both creature and human, and learn to trust others for the first time. And try as she might, she can’t help but fall for the charming scoundrel Jack, who just may understand her more than she knows. The author tells Saba’s story in a raw first person format that blows you away. Must read for dystopian lovers!

Delirium by Lauren Oliver – 2011. In the tightly controlled society of a future America, love is forbidden, classified as ‘deliria’ by authorities. Three months before her 18th birthday and a mandatory procedure to ‘cure’ her deliria, Lena meets Alex, who sends her heart aflutter. As love blossoms between the two, Lena questions what she has always been told about love, and begins to consider the unthinkable: not submitting to the cure, and choosing deliria instead. Beautifully written, but a little slow.

Divergent by Veronica Roth – 2011. In a future dystopian Chicago, each 16-year old must choose to belong one of five factions, each of which represents a dominant personality trait. For most the choice is easy – simply follow the results an aptitude test. For Beatrice, however, the choice is not simple. Her test indicates three aptitudes. In addition to complicating her life, this fact makes her dangerous to the community for reasons she does not know. What she decides promises to put her in danger, and possibly tilt the entire balance of society.

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan – 2010. Seven generations have passed since the Return, a plague that reanimates dead humans into creatures that feed on the living. Teenager Mary lives inside one of the last enclaves of uninfected, protected by a chain link fence that surrounds her village. When the fence is breached, Mary flees the village with a small band of survivors. Their flight toward an uncertain salvation is both harrowing and revealing, as they try to determine if they are humanity’s last hope.

Unwind by Neal Shusterman - 2009. In post-war future, the abortion debate has been solved through compromise. Parents may elect to have their teenage children "unwound", a process where the teens organs and body parts are harvested for others. The story follows three runaway Unwinds, each discarded for behavior, religious, or economic reasons. As the trio embarks on a harrowing journey of escape, the reader will ponder very heavy moral questions, and wrestle with how much a bad decision can affect future generations. This is a masterpiece on every level!

You should definitely read Ender's Game and The Maze Runner!

Other great YA sci-fi:

After the Fear by Rosanne Rivers

Inside out by Maria V Snyder

Matched by Ally Condie

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Chaos Walking series by Partick Ness

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Hope this helps!

Extra Recommendations:

Feed by M. T Anderson. Every teen has a chip implanted in them that reveals what type of consumer they are.

The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle. Katie is an Amish girl, eager for her Rumspringa. But things change on the outside. Katie's community seems safe from the dangers that prey on the outside world. Then she finds an injured outsider at the edge of her community. Should she let him in? Will he bring in the danger?

Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien. Ann thinks she may be the last survivor after a nuclear war. Then she spots another survivor.

The Forests of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan. (first of series) The main character grows up in a refuge safe from the zombie infestation.

Article 5 by Kristen Simmons. (first of series) The Bill of Rights has been revoked and America exists under martial law. A seventeen year old girl struggles to stay out of trouble.

The Water Wars by Cameron Stracher. Set in a world with severe drought.

All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin (first of series) Dystopian world where Anya grows up in a sort of orphanage; her parents are in prison.

I've read The Host and Divergent and they are amazing!

Suggestions:

The Repossession by Sam Hawksmoor

Dark Inside and Dark Within by Jeyn Roberts

Deadlands by Lily Hearne

Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld

Starters by Lissa Price (Amazing book!)

The Other Life by Susanne Winnacker

Noughts & Crosses series by Malorie Blackman (Has a deep theme and is just beautiful)

:-) xo

warm bodies by isaac marion is an amazing book(:

ive only read the divergent series and the host on your list...

1. trust me, you have to read the host. it was the most beautiful thought out book ive ever read and the character are deep and meaningful and they developed so very perfectly.

2. divergent is amazing. enough said.

3. i really cant explain or describe how they went, just believe me that they are good:DD

in fact, theyre my favourite books!

a new story from the cliched novels these days...

Ender's Game is great and The Hunger Games is a good one right now too. It's newer and more on the fantasy side, but The Labyrinth Wall is worth checking as well.

Whatever you do don't read the divergent series by Veronica Roth that last book and so horribly Tris dies and so do all the other good characters and it's just awful rubbish writing don't read it read the fifth wave by Rick Yancey

Freak of Nature by Julia Crane. This is a scifi fantasy book which tells about a girl that was taken and turned into a science project. I finished this book quite fast because it was very addicting and I can't wait to read the second book hopefully soon! :)

http://www.amazon.com/Freak-of-Nature-ebook/dp/B00...

I would reccomend the Ender's Game Series.

"Ender's Game"

won the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

and its followup

"Speaker for the Dead"

won the Hugo, Nebula and Locus Awards;

The Pure trilogy by Julianna Baggott is interesting, and you'd like it looking at the other books on your list.