The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

Books:

The 5th Wave (2013), The Infinite Sea (2014), and probably one more yet to come

Movie:

The 5th Wave is scheduled for release on January 26, 2016, directed by J Blakeson and starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Alex Roe.

Summary:

An alien invasion has left the Earth with only a few survivors, who have been scattered and have lost all modern technology. The only hope of survival now is to trust no one. But sixteen-year-old Cassie Sullivan is determined to find her brother Sammy, and her new acquaintance Evan Walker just might be able to help her.

Links:

Author’s website

Series’ website

IMDb page

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Books:

Divergent (2011), Insurgent (2012), Allegiance (2013)

Movies:

Divergent was released on March 21, 2014, directed by Neil Burger and starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James. Insurgent is scheduled to be released on March 20, 2015.

Summary:

In post-apoctalyptic Chicago, all sixteen-year-olds take an aptitude test that determines which of the five factions best fits their personality. They then can either transfer or remain in their family’s faction. Beatrice’s choice is more complicated than most. She is divergent, which means that her results don’t conclusively place her in any one faction. She chooses to join Dauntless. As she goes through the rigourous and highly competitive initiation, Beatrice—now known as Tris—comes to realize that the animosity between the factions is more dangerous than she had previously thought.

Links:

Author’s blog

Author’s tumblr

Movie’s website

Divergent IMDb page

Insurgent IMDb page

The Fourth Realm by John Twelve Hawks

Books:

The Traveler (2005), The Dark River (2007), The Golden City (2009)

Movie:

Although Warner Bros has had the rights since 2012, there isn’t much information available about the progress of the movie.

Summary:

This trilogy is set in a near-future world under the control of an organization that calls itself the Brethren. (Others call them the Tabula) They maintain their authority by keeping everyone under close surveillance at all times. Their opponents are the Travelers, gifted people who are able to move into alternate realities. The Harlequins are another group of people whose purpose is to protect the Travelers from the Brethren. Maya comes from a Harlequin family, but she is now trying to live a normal life. After her father’s death, though, she finds herself committed to protecting the last two surviving Travelers.

Note:

“John Twelve Hawks” is a pseudonym, and the actual identity of the author is unknown. He communicates with fans and the media via the internet. He has written two other books, Spark and Against Authority, both published in 2014. Unlike the others, Against Authority is non-fiction. All of his works are concerned with the dangers of surveillance and government corruption.

Links:

Author’s website

Books’ webpage (Full of links, both relevant and random, serious and fun)

IMDb page

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Books:

The Giver (1993), Gathering Blue (2000), Messenger (2004), Son (2012)

Movie:

The Giver was released on August 15, 2014, directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Brenton Thwaites and Jeff Bridges

Summary: 

Dystopian Young Adult fiction is far older than The Hunger Games trilogy. In the Newbery-winning novel The Giver, eighteen-year-old Jonas lives in a society where there is no suffering, but also no true happiness. The world is ruled by benevolent leaders called the Elders, who make every decision about everyone’s life. Jonas is selected to be the Receiver of Memories, which means that he is responsible for remembering what the world was like before it reached its current state of “sameness.” Jonas’ experiences make him yearn for a life outside of the “sameness.”

Links:

Author’s website

Books’ webpage

Movie’s website

IMDb page

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Books:

The Hunger Games (2008), Catching Fire (2009), Mockingjay (2010)

Movies: 

The Hunger Games (March 23, 2012), Catching Fire (November 22, 2013), Mockingjay Part 1 (November 21, 2014), Mockingjay Part 2 (November 20, 2015)

Directed by Gary Ross (first movie only) and Francis Lawrence, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth

Summary:

Katniss Everdeen is a teenager living in District Twelve, a particularly poor region of a dystopian society called Panem. Every year, the Capitol holds a contest called the Hunger Games, in which two teenagers from each district are put together in an arena where they must fight to the death. When Katniss’s beloved younger sister Prim is randomly selected as one of the tributes from District Twelve, Katniss volunteers to take her place. Katniss is a skilled hunter and has valuable survival skills, but does she have what it takes to beat trained fighters from other districts? Will she have to kill Peeta, the other tribute from District Twelve, who has a crush on her? And what can she do to show the Capitol that they don’t own her?

Links:

The Hunger Games IMDb page

Catching Fire IMDb page

Mockingjay Part 1 IMDb page

Mockingjay Part 2 IMDb page

Author’s website

Fansite: The Hunger Games Explorer

Fansite: Jabberjays

The Lorien Legacies by Pittacus Lore

Books:

I Am Number Four (2010), The Power of Six (2011), The Rise of Nine (2012), The Fall of Five (2013), The Revenge of Seven (2014), and probably one more yet to come. There is also a series of supplemental books called I Am Number Four: The Lost Files.

Movie:

I am Number Four was released on February 18, 2011, directed by D.J. Caruso and starring Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Dianna Argon, and Teresa Palmer.

Summary:

John Smith currently resides in Paradise, Ohio, and seems like an ordinary teenager, but he is actually an alien from the planet Lorien. He is hiding from the Mogadorian, the attackers who are in control of his home planet. Three out of the nine Loric refugees have already been killed, and John knows that he is next.

Note:

Pittacus Lore is the ruling elder from the planet Lorien, currently on Earth making preparations for the impending war. His name is a pseudonym used by James Frey and Jobie Hughes.

Links:

See the full list of books on this webpage

IMDb page 

Dreamworks page

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

Books:

Cinder (2012), Scarlet (2013), Cress (2014), Winter (2015), Fairest (2015)

Movies:

As of summer 2013, there were plans for a movie adaptation, but no details were available.

Summary:

This series adapts fairy tales to a futuristic setting. The first book in the series, based on Cinderella, features a cyborg named Linh Cinder, who lives on Earth during the time of a terrible plague. Her stepmother, Linh Adri, believes that cyborgs aren’t really people. Cinder meets Prince Kaito, who falls in love with her even though he is supposed to marry Queen Levana of Lunar.

Links:

Author’s website

Books’ website

This 2013 article about the release of Cress also mentions the upcoming movie

Matched by Allyson Condie

Books:

Matched (2010), Crossed (2011), Reached (2012)

Movies:

Although the release date and casting have not yet been set, Matched is in the works. Disney has had the film rights since 2010.

Summary: 

In the futuristic culture known simply as Society, everyone is matched with their partner when they turn seventeen, who they will then marry at the age of twenty-one. Most people are matched with a stranger from another place, but Cassia Reyes gets matched with her good friend Xander. But later, when Cassia accesses her microcard at home, a system glitch causes it to show someone else—Ky, who is not supposed to be matched with anyone because he is considered an Abberation. That summer, Cassia and Ky cross paths while going hiking, and Cassia realizes that she has to decide whether or not she really wants to go along with Society’s rules and practices.

Links:

Author’s website

Books’ website

Because it is early in its development process, IMDb doesn’t offer any information about the movie yet. Keep an eye on this space if you’re interested!

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Books:

The Maze Runner (2009), The Scorch Trials (2010), The Death Cure (2011)

There are also two prequels: The Kill Order (2012) and The Fever Code (coming in 2016)

Movies:

The Maze Runner was released on September 19, 2014, directed by Wes Ball and starring Dylan O’Brien and Kaya Scoldelario. The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials is scheduled to come out in September 2015.

Summary:

One day, Thomas wakes up in an elevator without any memory of who he is or how he got there. All he knows is that his name is Thomas. When the elevator opens, Thomas finds himself in a place called the Glade, which is enclosed by a maze. In the Glade are other teenage boys who, like Thomas, arrived there without their memories. They have been trying to solve the maze for two years. Everything changes when the next person to show up—who is the first girl in the Glade– brings a message that says, “This is the last one EVER.”

Links:

Author’s website

Official movie website

IMDb page

Here’s a link to one of several Maze Runner fansites

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Books:

Shatter Me (2011), Unravel Me (2013), Ignite Me (2014)

There are also two eBook novellas in the series: Destroy Me (2012) and Fracture Me (2013). The print version, Unite Me (2014) includes both novellas.

Summary: 

Seventeen-year-old Juliette is dangerous. When she touches people, they die, and so she has been locked up in an asylum. A strangely familiar boy named Adam becomes Juliette’s cellmate, and she later learns that he is a soldier for the Reestablishment, which is the government in power. They have decided that Juliette doesn’t belong in a cell after all—they have use for her as a weapon.

Links:

Author’s website

The eBook novellas can be downloaded here

Shatter Me is not yet a movie—but Fox has had the rights since 2011, shortly before the first book came out. Click here to see what IMDb had to say about it.