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The Stars, Like Dust
by Isaac Asimov
His father executed, a student hunts a hidden rebellion world through a galaxy of double agents.
3.74
27k+
The Stars, Like Dust Summary
The Stars, Like Dust 93%
His father executed, a student hunts a hidden rebellion world through a galaxy of double agents.
by Isaac Asimov 1951
3.74
27k+ ratings
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov • 1951
Predicting the Empire's fall, a mathematician exiles a colony to shorten the dark age.
4.17
602k+
Foundation Summary
Foundation 93%
Predicting the Empire's fall, a mathematician exiles a colony to shorten the dark age.
by Isaac Asimov 1951
4.17
602k+ ratings
Red Rising
by Pierce Brown • 2014
Reshaped as a Gold, a slave miner infiltrates the empire's war academy to destroy from inside.
4.27
823k+
Red Rising Summary
Red Rising 93%
Reshaped as a Gold, a slave miner infiltrates the empire's war academy to destroy from inside.
by Pierce Brown 2014
4.27
823k+ ratings
Leviathan Wakes
by James S.A. Corey • 2011
A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.
4.31
325k+
Leviathan Wakes Summary
Leviathan Wakes 91%
A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.
by James S.A. Corey 2011
4.31
325k+ ratings
Leviathan Wakes
by James S.A. Corey • 2011
A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.
4.31
325k+
Leviathan Wakes Summary
Leviathan Wakes 91%
A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.
by James S.A. Corey 2011
4.31
325k+ ratings
Master and Apprentice
by Claudia Gray • 2019
A Jedi Master and apprentice must crown a princess, but a vision of bloodshed foretells disaster.
4.16
23k+
Master and Apprentice Summary
Master and Apprentice 91%
A Jedi Master and apprentice must crown a princess, but a vision of bloodshed foretells disaster.
by Claudia Gray 2019
4.16
23k+ ratings
Lockstep
by Karl Schroeder • 2014
After millennia in cryosleep, a boy wakes to find his siblings rule a hibernating galactic empire.
3.75
2k+
Lockstep Summary
Lockstep 91%
After millennia in cryosleep, a boy wakes to find his siblings rule a hibernating galactic empire.
by Karl Schroeder 2014
3.75
2k+ ratings
Star Wars
by Timothy Zahn • 1991
An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.
4.18
104k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 91%
An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.
by Timothy Zahn 1991
4.18
104k+ ratings
Freedom™
by Daniel Suarez • 2010
A rogue AI is dismantling global finance. One detective must prove humanity deserves to survive.
4.26
31k+
Freedom™ Summary
Freedom™ 91%
A rogue AI is dismantling global finance. One detective must prove humanity deserves to survive.
by Daniel Suarez 2010
4.26
31k+ ratings
The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin • 1974
A physicist leaves an anarchist moon for a capitalist planet where his theories become a weapon.
4.26
154k+
The Dispossessed Summary
The Dispossessed 92%
A physicist leaves an anarchist moon for a capitalist planet where his theories become a weapon.
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1974
4.26
154k+ ratings
The Foundation Trilogy
by Isaac Asimov • 1953
The galactic empire is dying. One mathematician plants two foundations to shorten the dark age.
4.42
109k+
The Foundation Trilogy Summary
The Foundation Trilogy 92%
The galactic empire is dying. One mathematician plants two foundations to shorten the dark age.
by Isaac Asimov 1953
4.42
109k+ ratings
Exodus
by Peter F. Hamilton
A disgraced noble hunts alien tech, unaware his crewmate steers him toward genocide.
4.25
6k+
Exodus Summary
Exodus 93%
A disgraced noble hunts alien tech, unaware his crewmate steers him toward genocide.
by Peter F. Hamilton 2024
4.25
6k+ ratings
Old Man's War
by John Scalzi • 2005
A seventy-five-year-old widower joins the army for a new body and gets an interstellar war.
4.23
227k+
Old Man's War Summary
Old Man's War 91%
A seventy-five-year-old widower joins the army for a new body and gets an interstellar war.
by John Scalzi 2005
4.23
227k+ ratings
The Arbitrator
by Max Nowaz • 2016
To earn his next dose, a dying arbitrator must hold a rebel world together while his mind crumbles.
4.24
19k+
The Arbitrator Summary
The Arbitrator 91%
To earn his next dose, a dying arbitrator must hold a rebel world together while his mind crumbles.
by Max Nowaz 2016
4.24
19k+ ratings
House Atreides
by Brian Herbert • 1999
A young duke, a deposed prince, a desert scientist: the Imperium is closing in.
3.84
30k+
House Atreides Summary
House Atreides 91%
A young duke, a deposed prince, a desert scientist: the Imperium is closing in.
by Brian Herbert 1999
3.84
30k+ ratings
Slow Gods
by Claire North • 2025
A debtor survives a procedure that should kill him. An ancient machine warns the galaxy will burn.
4.00
5k+
Slow Gods Summary
Slow Gods 91%
A debtor survives a procedure that should kill him. An ancient machine warns the galaxy will burn.
by Claire North 2025
4.00
5k+ ratings
The Ferryman
by Justin Cronin • 2023
A ferryman of rebirth discovers paradise is a simulation. His dying father left the exit code.
3.92
42k+
The Ferryman Summary
The Ferryman 91%
A ferryman of rebirth discovers paradise is a simulation. His dying father left the exit code.
by Justin Cronin 2023
3.92
42k+ ratings
Thrawn
by Timothy Zahn • 2017
An exiled alien joins the Empire and climbs its ranks by studying what its enemies create.
4.31
59k+
Thrawn Summary
Thrawn 91%
An exiled alien joins the Empire and climbs its ranks by studying what its enemies create.
by Timothy Zahn 2017
4.31
59k+ ratings
Dune
by Frank Herbert
His house betrayed, a young duke flees to a desert world where warriors name him messiah.
4.29
1.6M+
Dune Summary
Dune 91%
His house betrayed, a young duke flees to a desert world where warriors name him messiah.
by Frank Herbert 1965
4.29
1.6M+ ratings
Bitter Angels
by C.L. Anderson • 2009
Her mentor's murder drags a retired Guardian back to a system where immortals harvest human minds.
3.30
279
Bitter Angels Summary
Bitter Angels 92%
Her mentor's murder drags a retired Guardian back to a system where immortals harvest human minds.
by C.L. Anderson 2009
3.30
279 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 92%
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.28
6k+ ratings
Star Wars
by Mike Chen • 2022
A bombing shatters a neutral world. One Jedi must uncover the truth before war claims it.
4.13
11k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 91%
A bombing shatters a neutral world. One Jedi must uncover the truth before war claims it.
by Mike Chen 2022
4.13
11k+ ratings
Trading in Danger
by Elizabeth Moon • 2003
A disgraced cadet captains a rusty freighter into a star system collapsing into war.
4.00
16k+
Trading in Danger Summary
Trading in Danger 91%
A disgraced cadet captains a rusty freighter into a star system collapsing into war.
by Elizabeth Moon 2003
4.00
16k+ ratings
Revan
by Drew Karpyshyn • 2011
A Jedi Master's nightmares drag him into the Sith Empire, where a hidden Emperor plots conquest.
4.01
25k+
Revan Summary
Revan 90%
A Jedi Master's nightmares drag him into the Sith Empire, where a hidden Emperor plots conquest.
by Drew Karpyshyn 2011
4.01
25k+ ratings
Star Wars
by Matthew Woodring Stover • 2005
The Jedi's brightest hope, to save his wife, makes a pact that forges a dark Empire.
4.32
26k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 90%
The Jedi's brightest hope, to save his wife, makes a pact that forges a dark Empire.
by Matthew Woodring Stover 2005
4.32
26k+ ratings
Edge of Victory I
by Greg Keyes • 2001
Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.
3.84
8k+
Edge of Victory I Summary
Edge of Victory I 90%
Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.
by Greg Keyes 2001
3.84
8k+ ratings
Anathem
by Neal Stephenson • 2008
A cloistered scholar stumbles onto his order's secret: an alien ship from a parallel universe.
4.17
76k+
Anathem Summary
Anathem 90%
A cloistered scholar stumbles onto his order's secret: an alien ship from a parallel universe.
by Neal Stephenson 2008
4.17
76k+ ratings
Consider Phlebas
by Iain M. Banks • 1987
To save a crumbling empire, a shapeshifter must steal a runaway supermind from a dead world.
3.85
102k+
Consider Phlebas Summary
Consider Phlebas 91%
To save a crumbling empire, a shapeshifter must steal a runaway supermind from a dead world.
by Iain M. Banks 1987
3.85
102k+ ratings
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand • 1957
A railroad executive fights to save her line as world's greatest minds vanish on strike.
3.69
409k+
Atlas Shrugged Summary
Atlas Shrugged 91%
A railroad executive fights to save her line as world's greatest minds vanish on strike.
by Ayn Rand 1957
3.69
409k+ ratings
Empire of Silence
by Christopher Ruocchio
Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.
3.95
55k+
Empire of Silence Summary
Empire of Silence 91%
Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.
by Christopher Ruocchio 2018
3.95
55k+ ratings
Accelerando
by Charles Stross • 2005
He gives away ideas that trigger the singularity, while an AI cat engineers his family's fate.
3.87
22k+
Accelerando Summary
Accelerando 90%
He gives away ideas that trigger the singularity, while an AI cat engineers his family's fate.
by Charles Stross 2005
3.87
22k+ ratings
Legacy of the Force
by Aaron Allston • 2006
A Jedi hero hunts his family. The Sith training him says the true price hasn't arrived.
3.89
9k+
Legacy of the Force Summary
Legacy of the Force 90%
A Jedi hero hunts his family. The Sith training him says the true price hasn't arrived.
by Aaron Allston 2006
3.89
9k+ ratings
The Mandibles
by Lionel Shriver • 2016
The Mandibles waited decades for an inheritance that disappears the night America defaults.
3.71
12k+
The Mandibles Summary
The Mandibles 90%
The Mandibles waited decades for an inheritance that disappears the night America defaults.
by Lionel Shriver 2016
3.71
12k+ ratings
Light of the Jedi
by Charles Soule • 2021
A freighter explodes in hyperspace, raining debris on a system. Jedi unite to stop the cataclysm.
3.92
34k+
Light of the Jedi Summary
Light of the Jedi 90%
A freighter explodes in hyperspace, raining debris on a system. Jedi unite to stop the cataclysm.
by Charles Soule 2021
3.92
34k+ 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 90%
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
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
Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
A blade-covered god awaits seven pilgrims. One wish, six deaths. Their stories are their only armor.
4.28
305k+
Hyperion Summary
Hyperion 91%
A blade-covered god awaits seven pilgrims. One wish, six deaths. Their stories are their only armor.
by Dan Simmons 1989
4.28
305k+ ratings
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinlein • 1966
A lunar penal colony rebels against Earth aided by a sentient computer, risking all for freedom.
4.15
140k+
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Summary
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress 91%
A lunar penal colony rebels against Earth aided by a sentient computer, risking all for freedom.
by Robert A. Heinlein 1966
4.15
140k+ ratings
Tarkin
by James Luceno • 2014
Tarkin and Vader hunt a stolen warship while a rebel's vendetta and a traitor's scheme collide.
3.76
21k+
Tarkin Summary
Tarkin 91%
Tarkin and Vader hunt a stolen warship while a rebel's vendetta and a traitor's scheme collide.
by James Luceno 2014
3.76
21k+ ratings
The Android's Dream
by John Scalzi • 2006
A diplomatic fart kills a negotiator. Peace requires one extinct sheep: a woman who never knew.
3.99
24k+
The Android's Dream Summary
The Android's Dream 90%
A diplomatic fart kills a negotiator. Peace requires one extinct sheep: a woman who never knew.
by John Scalzi 2006
3.99
24k+ ratings
Into the Void
by Tim Lebbon • 2013
A Je'daii Ranger must hunt her brother before his cult's ancient device destroys their planet.
3.65
15k+
Into the Void Summary
Into the Void 90%
A Je'daii Ranger must hunt her brother before his cult's ancient device destroys their planet.
by Tim Lebbon 2013
3.65
15k+ ratings
A Fire Upon the Deep
by Vernor Vinge • 1992
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
4.13
67k+
A Fire Upon the Deep Summary
A Fire Upon the Deep 90%
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
by Vernor Vinge 1992
4.13
67k+ ratings
The Fallen Star
by Claudia Gray • 2022
Sabotage turns the Jedi's station into a death trap; one Master must choose who to save.
4.07
11k+
The Fallen Star Summary
The Fallen Star 90%
Sabotage turns the Jedi's station into a death trap; one Master must choose who to save.
by Claudia Gray 2022
4.07
11k+ ratings
Storm from the Shadows
by David Weber • 2009
Hidden enemies frame a vice admiral's fleet, pushing her toward war with the galaxy's superpower.
4.15
5k+
Storm from the Shadows Summary
Storm from the Shadows 91%
Hidden enemies frame a vice admiral's fleet, pushing her toward war with the galaxy's superpower.
by David Weber 2009
4.15
5k+ ratings
Ancillary Justice
by Ann Leckie • 2013
A warship AI, reduced to a single body, pursues the immortal ruler who executed her crew.
3.99
120k+
Ancillary Justice Summary
Ancillary Justice 91%
A warship AI, reduced to a single body, pursues the immortal ruler who executed her crew.
by Ann Leckie 2013
3.99
120k+ 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 90%
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
by Matt Dinniman 2026
3.91
35k+ 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 90%
A cave diver joins outcasts mining an asteroid in secret, far beyond hope of rescue.
by Daniel Suarez 2019
4.16
11k+ ratings
2001
by Arthur C. Clarke • 1968
A monolith wakes on the moon and signals Saturn; two astronauts and a secretive computer follow.
4.18
339k+
2001 Summary
2001 90%
A monolith wakes on the moon and signals Saturn; two astronauts and a secretive computer follow.
by Arthur C. Clarke 1968
4.18
339k+ ratings
A Memory Called Empire
by Arkady Martine • 2019
An ambassador from a small station must stop an empire, relying on a dead man's corrupted memories.
4.10
73k+
A Memory Called Empire Summary
A Memory Called Empire 90%
An ambassador from a small station must stop an empire, relying on a dead man's corrupted memories.
by Arkady Martine 2019
4.10
73k+ ratings
Queen's Peril
by E.K. Johnston • 2020
A fourteen-year-old queen. Five handmaidens trained as doubles. One planet on the brink of invasion.
3.94
10k+
Queen's Peril Summary
Queen's Peril 90%
A fourteen-year-old queen. Five handmaidens trained as doubles. One planet on the brink of invasion.
by E.K. Johnston 2020
3.94
10k+ ratings
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