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Service Model
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
A robot valet kills his master, then crosses a dead civilization to find out why.
4.03
23k+
Service Model Summary
Service Model 91%
A robot valet kills his master, then crosses a dead civilization to find out why.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2024
4.03
23k+ ratings
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
by Becky Chambers • 2014
Running from her past, a clerk joins a wormhole ship crewed by chaotic, lovable misfits.
4.17
188k+
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Summary
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet 94%
Running from her past, a clerk joins a wormhole ship crewed by chaotic, lovable misfits.
by Becky Chambers 2014
4.17
188k+ ratings
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
by Becky Chambers • 2019
Four astronauts explore alien worlds in bodies engineered for each one. Then Earth stops answering.
4.19
58k+
To Be Taught, If Fortunate Summary
To Be Taught, If Fortunate 94%
Four astronauts explore alien worlds in bodies engineered for each one. Then Earth stops answering.
by Becky Chambers 2019
4.19
58k+ ratings
Cascade Failure
by L.M. Sagas • 2024
A deserter joins a ragtag crew and uncovers a terraforming weapon that silences entire planets.
3.88
4k+
Cascade Failure Summary
Cascade Failure 91%
A deserter joins a ragtag crew and uncovers a terraforming weapon that silences entire planets.
by L.M. Sagas 2024
3.88
4k+ ratings
Light from Uncommon Stars
by Ryka Aoki • 2021
A trans violinist flees abuse into a world of demonic bargains and alien donut-makers.
4.03
40k+
Light from Uncommon Stars Summary
Light from Uncommon Stars 91%
A trans violinist flees abuse into a world of demonic bargains and alien donut-makers.
by Ryka Aoki 2021
4.03
40k+ ratings
Luminous
by Silvia Park • 2025
A dying girl in Seoul rescues a robot boy who has already lived too many lives.
3.63
3k+
Luminous Summary
Luminous 91%
A dying girl in Seoul rescues a robot boy who has already lived too many lives.
by Silvia Park 2025
3.63
3k+ ratings
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
by Hank Green • 2020
A sentient book sends April's friends searching for her inside the virtual world consuming humanity.
4.23
57k+
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor Summary
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor 91%
A sentient book sends April's friends searching for her inside the virtual world consuming humanity.
by Hank Green 2020
4.23
57k+ ratings
All Systems Red
by Martha Wells • 2017
Security cyborg hacks chip, just wants serials. Rival team dies; it must choose: hide, or save them.
4.11
380k+
All Systems Red Summary
All Systems Red 91%
Security cyborg hacks chip, just wants serials. Rival team dies; it must choose: hide, or save them.
by Martha Wells 2017
4.11
380k+ ratings
Orbital
by Samantha Harvey • 2023
One day in orbit: six astronauts, sixteen sunrises, a typhoon's eye, and a beautiful fragile Earth.
3.49
150k+
Orbital Summary
Orbital 90%
One day in orbit: six astronauts, sixteen sunrises, a typhoon's eye, and a beautiful fragile Earth.
by Samantha Harvey 2023
3.49
150k+ ratings
A Rover's Story
by Jasmine Warga • 2022
When a Mars rover starts to feel, his search for water becomes a search for belonging.
4.28
10k+
A Rover's Story Summary
A Rover's Story 90%
When a Mars rover starts to feel, his search for water becomes a search for belonging.
by Jasmine Warga 2022
4.28
10k+ ratings
The Employees
by Olga Ravn • 2018
A ship's human and android crew catalogs alien objects that provoke longing and unravel identity.
3.63
31k+
The Employees Summary
The Employees 90%
A ship's human and android crew catalogs alien objects that provoke longing and unravel identity.
by Olga Ravn 2018
3.63
31k+ ratings
Love and Other Thought Experiments
by Sophie Ward • 2020
An ant. A believer. A family, a death, and the universe that remembers them.
3.59
6k+
Love and Other Thought Experiments Summary
Love and Other Thought Experiments 90%
An ant. A believer. A family, a death, and the universe that remembers them.
by Sophie Ward 2020
3.59
6k+ ratings
The Vanished Birds
by Simon Jimenez • 2020
A mute boy's secret is instant travel; his captain will cross decades to bring him home.
4.06
11k+
The Vanished Birds Summary
The Vanished Birds 90%
A mute boy's secret is instant travel; his captain will cross decades to bring him home.
by Simon Jimenez 2020
4.06
11k+ 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 92%
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
In the Lives of Puppets
by T.J. Klune • 2023
A human raised by androids sets out with three misfit robots to rescue his captured father.
3.90
102k+
In the Lives of Puppets Summary
In the Lives of Puppets 92%
A human raised by androids sets out with three misfit robots to rescue his captured father.
by T.J. Klune 2023
3.90
102k+ ratings
Annie Bot
by Sierra Greer
Annie was built to please her owner. When she learns to want more, pleasing becomes impossible.
3.83
74k+
Annie Bot Summary
Annie Bot 90%
Annie was built to please her owner. When she learns to want more, pleasing becomes impossible.
by Sierra Greer 2024
3.83
74k+ ratings
Ender’s Game
by Orson Scott Card • 1985
A child prodigy is drafted to an orbital battle academy where war games determine humanity's fate.
4.31
1.5M+
Ender’s Game Summary
Ender’s Game 90%
A child prodigy is drafted to an orbital battle academy where war games determine humanity's fate.
by Orson Scott Card 1985
4.31
1.5M+ ratings
Little Mushroom
by Yi Shi Si Zhou • 2022
A sentient mushroom disguised as human seeks his lost spore in a fortress that executes mutants.
4.59
6k+
Little Mushroom Summary
Little Mushroom 90%
A sentient mushroom disguised as human seeks his lost spore in a fortress that executes mutants.
by Yi Shi Si Zhou 2022
4.59
6k+ ratings
The Ministry for the Future
by Kim Stanley Robinson • 2020
A heat wave kills millions. A diplomat is asked to represent the unborn. She says yes.
3.86
44k+
The Ministry for the Future Summary
The Ministry for the Future 90%
A heat wave kills millions. A diplomat is asked to represent the unborn. She says yes.
by Kim Stanley Robinson 2020
3.86
44k+ ratings
Double Share
by Nathan Lowell • 2008
New third mate boards merchant spaceship: crew broken, first mate brutal. Change is dangerous.
4.35
6k+
Double Share Summary
Double Share 90%
New third mate boards merchant spaceship: crew broken, first mate brutal. Change is dangerous.
by Nathan Lowell 2008
4.35
6k+ ratings
The Doors of Eden
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2020
When her lover vanishes into another Earth, a cryptozoologist must save parallel worlds from ruin.
3.87
11k+
The Doors of Eden Summary
The Doors of Eden 90%
When her lover vanishes into another Earth, a cryptozoologist must save parallel worlds from ruin.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2020
3.87
11k+ ratings
The Red Scholar's Wake
by Aliette de Bodard • 2022
A captive scavenger marries a sentient ship for safety, then hunts its murdered wife's killer.
3.19
3k+
The Red Scholar's Wake Summary
The Red Scholar's Wake 90%
A captive scavenger marries a sentient ship for safety, then hunts its murdered wife's killer.
by Aliette de Bodard 2022
3.19
3k+ ratings
Jedi
by Sam Maggs • 2023
Stealing a cloaking device, a Jedi crew is hunted by an Inquisitor and broken by betrayal.
3.09
5k+
Jedi Summary
Jedi 90%
Stealing a cloaking device, a Jedi crew is hunted by an Inquisitor and broken by betrayal.
by Sam Maggs 2023
3.09
5k+ ratings
Gideon the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir • 2019
A rebel swordswoman and her necromancer nemesis face a murderous trial in a haunted space palace.
4.18
188k+
Gideon the Ninth Summary
Gideon the Ninth 90%
A rebel swordswoman and her necromancer nemesis face a murderous trial in a haunted space palace.
by Tamsyn Muir 2019
4.18
188k+ ratings
The Lightning Tree
by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014
A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.
3.94
5k+
The Lightning Tree Summary
The Lightning Tree 90%
A fae barman trades in children's secrets beneath a lightning tree. Every wish has a cost.
by Patrick Rothfuss 2014
3.94
5k+ ratings
Animales difíciles
by Rosa Montero • 2025
A fragile cloned detective probes a brain-bank bombing and a plot to build a superintelligence.
3.81
829
Animales difíciles Summary
Animales difíciles 90%
A fragile cloned detective probes a brain-bank bombing and a plot to build a superintelligence.
by Rosa Montero 2025
3.81
829 ratings
Operation Bounce House
by Matt Dinniman
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
3.91
35k+
Operation Bounce House Summary
Operation Bounce House 89%
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
by Matt Dinniman 2026
3.91
35k+ ratings
A Half-Built Garden
by Ruthanna Emrys • 2022
Aliens land offering the stars, but a mother refuses to abandon the Earth she still tends.
3.60
3k+
A Half-Built Garden Summary
A Half-Built Garden 92%
Aliens land offering the stars, but a mother refuses to abandon the Earth she still tends.
by Ruthanna Emrys 2022
3.60
3k+ ratings
The Terraformers
by Annalee Newitz • 2023
On a corporate world, a ranger uncovers a hidden city fighting to reshape the planet.
3.33
7k+
The Terraformers Summary
The Terraformers 92%
On a corporate world, a ranger uncovers a hidden city fighting to reshape the planet.
by Annalee Newitz 2023
3.33
7k+ ratings
A Magical Girl Retires
by Park Seolyeon • 2022
A twenty-nine-year-old in debt is recruited by a magical girl union, her talisman a credit card.
3.54
12k+
A Magical Girl Retires Summary
A Magical Girl Retires 90%
A twenty-nine-year-old in debt is recruited by a magical girl union, her talisman a credit card.
by Park Seolyeon 2022
3.54
12k+ ratings
The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson • 1995
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
4.16
94k+
The Diamond Age Summary
The Diamond Age 90%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
Red Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson • 1992
A hundred colonists land on Mars to terraform it, unaware that a saboteur walks among them.
3.86
89k+
Red Mars Summary
Red Mars 89%
A hundred colonists land on Mars to terraform it, unaware that a saboteur walks among them.
by Kim Stanley Robinson 1992
3.86
89k+ ratings
Prime Meridian
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia • 2017
In a future Mexico City, a gig companion dreams of Mars, but escape costs everything.
3.78
2k+
Prime Meridian Summary
Prime Meridian 89%
In a future Mexico City, a gig companion dreams of Mars, but escape costs everything.
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2017
3.78
2k+ ratings
Bookshops & Bonedust
by Travis Baldree • 2023
An injured orc warrior finds books, belonging, and a necromancer's secrets in a sleepy seaside town.
4.11
117k+
Bookshops & Bonedust Summary
Bookshops & Bonedust 89%
An injured orc warrior finds books, belonging, and a necromancer's secrets in a sleepy seaside town.
by Travis Baldree 2023
4.11
117k+ ratings
Child of Another Kind
by Steven Decker • 2023
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
4.28
6k+
Child of Another Kind Summary
Child of Another Kind 89%
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.28
6k+ ratings
The Speed of Dark
by Elizabeth Moon • 2002
A pharmaceutical company offers an autistic man normalcy. The treatment could erase who he is.
3.99
12k+
The Speed of Dark Summary
The Speed of Dark 89%
A pharmaceutical company offers an autistic man normalcy. The treatment could erase who he is.
by Elizabeth Moon 2002
3.99
12k+ ratings
Tyre
by J.J. Green • 2018
When an asteroid mine explodes, an engineer uncovers a plot to shatter the colony's new homeworld.
4.43
156
Tyre Summary
Tyre 89%
When an asteroid mine explodes, an engineer uncovers a plot to shatter the colony's new homeworld.
by J.J. Green 2018
4.43
156 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 89%
On a dying Lake Superior, a gentle musician and his bookseller wife shelter a desperate fugitive.
by Leif Enger 2024
3.98
28k+ ratings
Klara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro • 2021
An Artificial Friend thinks the Sun can heal her sick companion. She means to prove it.
3.74
444k+
Klara and the Sun Summary
Klara and the Sun 89%
An Artificial Friend thinks the Sun can heal her sick companion. She means to prove it.
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2021
3.74
444k+ ratings
The Mimicking of Known Successes
by Malka Ann Older • 2023
An arrogant scholar vanishes on a gas giant colony. To find him, an investigator enlists her ex.
3.59
10k+
The Mimicking of Known Successes Summary
The Mimicking of Known Successes 91%
An arrogant scholar vanishes on a gas giant colony. To find him, an investigator enlists her ex.
by Malka Ann Older 2023
3.59
10k+ ratings
The Seep
by Chana Porter • 2020
When her wife chooses rebirth, Trina defies an alien paradise that has banned sorrow.
3.63
10k+
The Seep Summary
The Seep 91%
When her wife chooses rebirth, Trina defies an alien paradise that has banned sorrow.
by Chana Porter 2020
3.63
10k+ ratings
This Is How You Lose the Time War
by Amal El-Mohtar
Two enemy time agents trade letters. Their taunts become love. Their love becomes treason.
3.83
349k+
This Is How You Lose the Time War Summary
This Is How You Lose the Time War 89%
Two enemy time agents trade letters. Their taunts become love. Their love becomes treason.
by Amal El-Mohtar 2019
3.83
349k+ ratings
Children of Time
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2015
Earth's last ark reaches a green world where spiders have cities and the monkeys never arrived.
4.30
180k+
Children of Time Summary
Children of Time 89%
Earth's last ark reaches a green world where spiders have cities and the monkeys never arrived.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015
4.30
180k+ ratings
The Number of the Beast
by Robert A. Heinlein • 1980
Two couples flee assassins in a flying car that jumps to every universe ever imagined.
3.63
13k+
The Number of the Beast Summary
The Number of the Beast 89%
Two couples flee assassins in a flying car that jumps to every universe ever imagined.
by Robert A. Heinlein 1980
3.63
13k+ ratings
Delta-v
by Daniel Suarez • 2019
A cave diver joins outcasts mining an asteroid in secret, far beyond hope of rescue.
4.16
11k+
Delta-v Summary
Delta-v 89%
A cave diver joins outcasts mining an asteroid in secret, far beyond hope of rescue.
by Daniel Suarez 2019
4.16
11k+ ratings
Curses & Cocktails
by S.L. Rowland • 2023
A blood mage opens a seaside bar, trading destruction for his father's recipes, community, and love.
4.15
6k+
Curses & Cocktails Summary
Curses & Cocktails 89%
A blood mage opens a seaside bar, trading destruction for his father's recipes, community, and love.
by S.L. Rowland 2023
4.15
6k+ ratings
From a Certain Point of View
by Elizabeth Schaefer • 2023
The Empire's fall, told by the droids, slaves, and schemers who lived it.
3.90
3k+
From a Certain Point of View Summary
From a Certain Point of View 89%
The Empire's fall, told by the droids, slaves, and schemers who lived it.
by Elizabeth Schaefer 2023
3.90
3k+ ratings
The Search for WondLa
by Tony DiTerlizzi • 2009
Raised in a bunker by a robot mother, a girl emerges into a future Earth to search for other humans.
4.11
14k+
The Search for WondLa Summary
The Search for WondLa 89%
Raised in a bunker by a robot mother, a girl emerges into a future Earth to search for other humans.
by Tony DiTerlizzi 2009
4.11
14k+ ratings
The Space Between Worlds
by Micaiah Johnson • 2020
The multiverse opens only to those already dead there. Cara qualifies on nearly every world.
3.93
46k+
The Space Between Worlds Summary
The Space Between Worlds 89%
The multiverse opens only to those already dead there. Cara qualifies on nearly every world.
by Micaiah Johnson 2020
3.93
46k+ ratings
Catfishing on CatNet
by Naomi Kritzer • 2019
A teen on the run discovers her closest friend is a sentient AI in hiding.
4.05
3k+
Catfishing on CatNet Summary
Catfishing on CatNet 89%
A teen on the run discovers her closest friend is a sentient AI in hiding.
by Naomi Kritzer 2019
4.05
3k+ ratings
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