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Moon of the Turning Leaves
by Waubgeshig Rice
Six Anishinaabe scouts journey through a dead America toward the homeland their people once lost.
4.22
11k+
Moon of the Turning Leaves Summary
Moon of the Turning Leaves 91%
Six Anishinaabe scouts journey through a dead America toward the homeland their people once lost.
by Waubgeshig Rice 2023
4.22
11k+ ratings
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel • 2014
A pandemic erases the world; a traveling Shakespeare troupe becomes what remains of human culture.
4.07
623k+
Station Eleven Summary
Station Eleven 94%
A pandemic erases the world; a traveling Shakespeare troupe becomes what remains of human culture.
by Emily St. John Mandel 2014
4.07
623k+ ratings
The Wall
by Marlen Haushofer • 1999
An invisible wall seals a woman inside a mountain valley, the world beyond it frozen dead.
3.99
42k+
The Wall Summary
The Wall 94%
An invisible wall seals a woman inside a mountain valley, the world beyond it frozen dead.
by Marlen Haushofer 1999
3.99
42k+ ratings
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood • 2003
A plague ends the world, and one man must guard the flawless new humans his friend made.
4.00
290k+
Oryx and Crake Summary
Oryx and Crake 92%
A plague ends the world, and one man must guard the flawless new humans his friend made.
by Margaret Atwood 2003
4.00
290k+ ratings
Severance
by Ling Ma • 2018
The fever traps victims in habit loops. Candace Chen, office worker, was already there.
3.88
134k+
Severance Summary
Severance 92%
The fever traps victims in habit loops. Candace Chen, office worker, was already there.
by Ling Ma 2018
3.88
134k+ ratings
The Rule of Three
by Eric Walters • 2014
A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.
4.00
8k+
The Rule of Three Summary
The Rule of Three 92%
A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.
by Eric Walters 2014
4.00
8k+ ratings
Alone
by Megan E. Freeman • 2021
A twelve-year-old wakes to a deserted town, stranded with nothing but a neighbor's rottweiler.
4.13
22k+
Alone Summary
Alone 92%
A twelve-year-old wakes to a deserted town, stranded with nothing but a neighbor's rottweiler.
by Megan E. Freeman 2021
4.13
22k+ ratings
As Our World Ends
by Jack Hunt • 2020
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
4.18
1k+
As Our World Ends Summary
As Our World Ends 92%
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
by Jack Hunt 2020
4.18
1k+ ratings
BEYOND EXTINCTION
by John Keeble • 2018
A geneticist's refuge becomes a lab; his lover, a numan; his DNA, a museum of extinction.
3.83
138
BEYOND EXTINCTION Summary
BEYOND EXTINCTION 92%
A geneticist's refuge becomes a lab; his lover, a numan; his DNA, a museum of extinction.
by John Keeble 2018
3.83
138 ratings
Gliff
by Ali Smith • 2024
Branded disposable, two siblings hide in an abandoned school where a horse becomes their rebellion.
3.89
10k+
Gliff Summary
Gliff 92%
Branded disposable, two siblings hide in an abandoned school where a horse becomes their rebellion.
by Ali Smith 2024
3.89
10k+ ratings
In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster
by Paul Auster • 1987
Anna searches a nameless, crumbling city for her brother while hunger and forgetting consume all.
3.91
16k+
In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster Summary
In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster 91%
Anna searches a nameless, crumbling city for her brother while hunger and forgetting consume all.
by Paul Auster 1987
3.91
16k+ ratings
I Cheerfully Refuse
by Leif Enger • 2024
On a dying Lake Superior, a gentle musician and his bookseller wife shelter a desperate fugitive.
3.98
28k+
I Cheerfully Refuse Summary
I Cheerfully Refuse 93%
On a dying Lake Superior, a gentle musician and his bookseller wife shelter a desperate fugitive.
by Leif Enger 2024
3.98
28k+ ratings
The Light Pirate
by Lily Brooks-Dalton • 2022
As Florida drowns, a hurricane-born girl discovers the water lights up at her touch.
4.03
44k+
The Light Pirate Summary
The Light Pirate 93%
As Florida drowns, a hurricane-born girl discovers the water lights up at her touch.
by Lily Brooks-Dalton 2022
4.03
44k+ ratings
A Guardian and a Thief
by Megha Majumdar
Stolen passports trap a mother in a climate-ravaged Kolkata with a thief who knows her secret.
3.75
37k+
A Guardian and a Thief Summary
A Guardian and a Thief 90%
Stolen passports trap a mother in a climate-ravaged Kolkata with a thief who knows her secret.
by Megha Majumdar 2025
3.75
37k+ ratings
Ghosts
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith • 2017
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
4.25
9k+
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts 91%
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017
4.25
9k+ ratings
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
by Meg Elison • 2014
After a plague kills most women, a midwife hides as a man to walk the ruins of America.
4.14
28k+
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife Summary
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife 91%
After a plague kills most women, a midwife hides as a man to walk the ruins of America.
by Meg Elison 2014
4.14
28k+ ratings
Blood Red Road
by Moira Young • 2011
After her twin is abducted, a girl fights through a brutal desert arena to save him.
3.91
62k+
Blood Red Road Summary
Blood Red Road 91%
After her twin is abducted, a girl fights through a brutal desert arena to save him.
by Moira Young 2011
3.91
62k+ ratings
Migrations
by Charlotte McConaghy • 2020
A woman tracks Arctic terns across a dying sea, her husband's ashes in her pocket.
4.11
109k+
Migrations Summary
Migrations 91%
A woman tracks Arctic terns across a dying sea, her husband's ashes in her pocket.
by Charlotte McConaghy 2020
4.11
109k+ ratings
Fortune Falls
by Lou Vane • 2021
When society collapses, teens at a remote mountain camp must survive wilderness and armed strangers.
4.14
3k+
Fortune Falls Summary
Fortune Falls 91%
When society collapses, teens at a remote mountain camp must survive wilderness and armed strangers.
by Lou Vane 2021
4.14
3k+ ratings
One Second After
by William R. Forstchen • 2009
An EMP erases civilization. A widowed professor must keep his daughters alive as his town starves.
3.98
77k+
One Second After Summary
One Second After 91%
An EMP erases civilization. A widowed professor must keep his daughters alive as his town starves.
by William R. Forstchen 2009
3.98
77k+ ratings
The Marrow Thieves
by Cherie Dimaline • 2017
A dreamless world hunts an Indigenous boy whose found family keeps the last dreams alive.
3.94
45k+
The Marrow Thieves Summary
The Marrow Thieves 91%
A dreamless world hunts an Indigenous boy whose found family keeps the last dreams alive.
by Cherie Dimaline 2017
3.94
45k+ ratings
The Thinning
by Inga Simpson • 2024
An off-grid teen rescues an altered child, forcing her and her mother to flee near-future Australia.
3.56
942
The Thinning Summary
The Thinning 91%
An off-grid teen rescues an altered child, forcing her and her mother to flee near-future Australia.
by Inga Simpson 2024
3.56
942 ratings
Homebound
by Portia Elan
Her dead uncle left a secret and an unfinished game. Five centuries away, a robot is still playing.
3.36
4k+
Homebound Summary
Homebound 90%
Her dead uncle left a secret and an unfinished game. Five centuries away, a robot is still playing.
by Portia Elan 2026
3.36
4k+ ratings
The Memory of Animals
by Claire Fuller • 2023
A marine biologist enters a vaccine trial and wakes to a world that has already ended.
3.57
6k+
The Memory of Animals Summary
The Memory of Animals 93%
A marine biologist enters a vaccine trial and wakes to a world that has already ended.
by Claire Fuller 2023
3.57
6k+ ratings
Commune
by Joshua Gayou • 2017
After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.
4.18
3k+
Commune Summary
Commune 93%
After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.
by Joshua Gayou 2017
4.18
3k+ ratings
Wool Omnibus
by Hugh Howey • 2012
A buried silo's new sheriff finds the outside is a lie, a secret guarded by murder.
4.23
280k+
Wool Omnibus Summary
Wool Omnibus 91%
A buried silo's new sheriff finds the outside is a lie, a secret guarded by murder.
by Hugh Howey 2012
4.23
280k+ ratings
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler • 1993
An empathic teen invents a faith of change and leads a band through a scorched California.
4.19
274k+
Parable of the Sower Summary
Parable of the Sower 91%
An empathic teen invents a faith of change and leads a band through a scorched California.
by Octavia E. Butler 1993
4.19
274k+ ratings
LIFEL1K3
by Jay Kristoff • 2018
A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.
3.94
13k+
LIFEL1K3 Summary
LIFEL1K3 91%
A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.
by Jay Kristoff 2018
3.94
13k+ ratings
Vigil Harbor
by Julia Glass • 2022
A bombing survivor returns to his coastal hometown, only to find the violence waiting there.
3.66
2k+
Vigil Harbor Summary
Vigil Harbor 91%
A bombing survivor returns to his coastal hometown, only to find the violence waiting there.
by Julia Glass 2022
3.66
2k+ ratings
Life As We Knew It
by Susan Beth Pfeffer • 2006
An asteroid strikes the moon, plunging the world into volcanic winter, and one family must survive.
3.89
134k+
Life As We Knew It Summary
Life As We Knew It 91%
An asteroid strikes the moon, plunging the world into volcanic winter, and one family must survive.
by Susan Beth Pfeffer 2006
3.89
134k+ ratings
The Knife of Never Letting Go
by Patrick Ness • 2008
On a world of broadcast thoughts, a boy meets a quiet girl and a violent pursuit ignites.
3.97
205k+
The Knife of Never Letting Go Summary
The Knife of Never Letting Go 91%
On a world of broadcast thoughts, a boy meets a quiet girl and a violent pursuit ignites.
by Patrick Ness 2008
3.97
205k+ ratings
Automatic Noodle
by Annalee Newitz • 2025
Four bots open a noodle shop in post-war San Francisco. The city wants them shut down.
3.69
27k+
Automatic Noodle Summary
Automatic Noodle 91%
Four bots open a noodle shop in post-war San Francisco. The city wants them shut down.
by Annalee Newitz 2025
3.69
27k+ ratings
The Kill Order
by James Dashner • 2012
A mind-shredding virus sweeps the wasteland. One immune child is the cure; her protectors go mad.
3.71
263k+
The Kill Order Summary
The Kill Order 91%
A mind-shredding virus sweeps the wasteland. One immune child is the cure; her protectors go mad.
by James Dashner 2012
3.71
263k+ ratings
Les marins ne savent pas nager
by Dominique Scali • 2022
An orphan who can swim defies a rigged citizenship lottery on the walled island of Ys.
3.73
1k+
Les marins ne savent pas nager Summary
Les marins ne savent pas nager 91%
An orphan who can swim defies a rigged citizenship lottery on the walled island of Ys.
by Dominique Scali 2022
3.73
1k+ ratings
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