Sci fi or fantasy about competition for a position

[Kate]

I'd love any suggestions for books where a group of people compete to get a job or to become the true hero or something like that. Kind of like in Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass or even Hunger Games. Either Science fiction or fantasy would be cool! Thanks :D

[Anna]

The Selection
The False Prince
Split Infinity
The Scorpio Races

[Pamela]

The Princess Test by Gail Carson Levine The Princess Test

[Joseph]

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is a five star read. Also, I just finished a great one that's a cool merge of Ready Player One and Hunger Games: Arena by Holly Jennings.

[Waco]

Much of Ender's Game is competitive and quite a good read.

[Kate]

Thanks for all the suggestions! I have actually read most of them but the ones I haven't I will put on my tbr list :)

Joseph- I loved Ready Player One, I agree it's definitely 5 stars!

Waco- Ender's Game is my number one favorite book! Definitely a great suggestion lol!

[Waco]

Kate: Glad you like Ender's Game! One of my all time favorites too. I second the The Apprentice Adept series. The first book Split Infinity is listed above in Anna's post. It has been many years since I have read them, but I really enjoyed Piers Anthony when I was younger. The complete list is here: https://www.goodreads.com/series/4049...

[Shanna_redwind]

Invitation to the Game is good, and a much searched for book on this board.

Countdown I read this, absolutely sure I'd read it before and found it's a expanded edition of one I'd read a few years ago.

Arena

The Testing

[Jenna]

Throne of Glass maybe? Though not sure it counts, because I don't think the heroine is actually competing with anyone else...actually I take that back..she is...

[Anna]

Carnival of Secrets
The Culling
Savage Run
Madly

[Scott]

Battle Royale

[Kate]

Thanks for the suggestions!!