Do you love video games? Would you consider yourself a gamer? Are you looking for a novel to read, either for English class, or for fun? Well, you’re in luck! Powell’s Books, an awesome bookstore in Portland Oregon, has put together a list of “read-alikes” for popular video games. Basically, they have recommended a book for you to try if you like playing a certain game. I have copied and pasted the list below, or you can checkout Powell’s original post here.
The Last of Us –>Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry
Beyond: Two Souls –>The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey
Call of Duty: Black Ops (Zombies) –> World War Z by Max Brooks
Final Fantasy –> Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
Mass Effect –>Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Alice: Madness Returns –>Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis
Halo –>Starship Troopers by Robert A Heinlein
Portal –> House Of Stairs by William Sleator
Mario Kart –> The Lovely Reckless by Kami Garcia
Dark Souls –>Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
Life Is Strange –>We Are Okay by Nina Lacour
Stardew Valley –>How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
Fable –> Young Elites by Marie Lu
Borderlands –>Velocity by Chris Wooding
Dishonored –>Airman by Eoin Colfer
The Oregon Trail –>Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee
Elder Scrolls series –>The Naming by Alison Croggon
Bioshock –>Dark Life by Kat Falls
Fallout –>Razorland by Ann Aguirre
Assasin’s Creed –>The Way of Shadows Night by Brent Weeks
Dragonage –>Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
The Legend of Zelda –>Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Until Dawn –> Ten by Gretchen McNeil
Sonic –> Maximum Ride by James Patterson
Overwatch –> Bluescreen by Dan Wells
Uncharted –> Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
Pokemon –>Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them by JK Rowling, and Newt Scamander
Mario Party –>Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins