Genre guide · 6 books
Start inside SLAY's online world, then read both Warcross books and the full Insignia trilogy. Games turn into something bigger, and the players have to work out who is really in control.
A little guidance for each book, and where it might take you next.
Brittney Morris
One-book stop. Meet a young Black game creator trying to protect the community she built.
Next: Warcross
Marie Lu
Warcross, 1 of 2. Follow a hacker whose skills catch the attention of the people running the world's biggest game.
Next: Wildcard
Marie Lu
Warcross, 2 of 2. Complete the Warcross duology by looking past the game's spectacle to the choices made by the people controlling it.
Next: Insignia
S. J. Kincaid
Insignia, 1 of 3. Next, meet a boy offered a place in a military training program built around future technology.
Next: Vortex
S. J. Kincaid
Insignia, 2 of 3. Stay with the recruits of Insignia and question the bargain between opportunity and military control.
Next: Catalyst
S. J. Kincaid
Insignia, 3 of 3. Close the Insignia trilogy by weighing what its young fighters owe their friends and the system training them.
Finished this reading path? Mark the moment, then find your next good book.
Also includes Warcross
Teen cyberpunk with hackers, androids, and cities where money buys safety. Start with a game, then look at the systems behind the screen.
Also includes Warcross
Run through Legend and Rebel, enter the darker Young Elites trilogy, then follow the games of Warcross and the fighters of Skyhunter through both duologies.
Also includes Slay
A secret game, a famous band, online art, and attention that gets out of control. Read about the people behind the accounts everyone follows.
