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Exodus
by Peter F. Hamilton
A disgraced noble hunts alien tech, unaware his crewmate steers him toward genocide.
4.25
6k+
Exodus Summary
Exodus 94%
A disgraced noble hunts alien tech, unaware his crewmate steers him toward genocide.
by Peter F. Hamilton 2024
4.25
6k+ 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 95%
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
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 94%
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
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 93%
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
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 93%
Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.
by Greg Keyes 2001
3.84
8k+ 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 93%
A bombing shatters a neutral world. One Jedi must uncover the truth before war claims it.
by Mike Chen 2022
4.13
11k+ ratings
We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
by Dennis E. Taylor • 2016
A dead engineer wakes as an AI and is hurled into space inside a self-replicating probe.
4.25
133k+
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) Summary
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) 93%
A dead engineer wakes as an AI and is hurled into space inside a self-replicating probe.
by Dennis E. Taylor 2016
4.25
133k+ 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 94%
An exiled alien joins the Empire and climbs its ranks by studying what its enemies create.
by Timothy Zahn 2017
4.31
59k+ 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 94%
An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.
by Timothy Zahn 1991
4.18
104k+ 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 93%
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
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 93%
A deserter joins a ragtag crew and uncovers a terraforming weapon that silences entire planets.
by L.M. Sagas 2024
3.88
4k+ 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 93%
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 Truce at Bakura
by Kathy Tyers • 1994
After Endor, Rebels ally with Imperials to save a colony from aliens who drain human souls.
3.47
14k+
The Truce at Bakura Summary
The Truce at Bakura 93%
After Endor, Rebels ally with Imperials to save a colony from aliens who drain human souls.
by Kathy Tyers 1994
3.47
14k+ ratings
The Last Watch
by J.S. Dewes • 2021
Exiled to guard the universe's edge, a prince and a commander discover the boundary is collapsing.
3.97
12k+
The Last Watch Summary
The Last Watch 93%
Exiled to guard the universe's edge, a prince and a commander discover the boundary is collapsing.
by J.S. Dewes 2021
3.97
12k+ 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 93%
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
by Matt Dinniman 2026
3.91
35k+ ratings
Gateway
by Craig Alanson • 2025
His AI lost inside a star, Bishop faces an ancient enemy opening the galaxy's door.
4.41
4k+
Gateway Summary
Gateway 94%
His AI lost inside a star, Bishop faces an ancient enemy opening the galaxy's door.
by Craig Alanson 2025
4.41
4k+ 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 94%
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
Star Wars
by Michael A. Stackpole • 1999
Buried alive, a fighter pilot must embrace the Force to escape and clear his friend's name.
3.98
14k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 93%
Buried alive, a fighter pilot must embrace the Force to escape and clear his friend's name.
by Michael A. Stackpole 1999
3.98
14k+ ratings
Homecoming
by Christie Golden • 2003
Voyager returns home after seven years. Earth blames the crew for a plague and hologram uprising.
3.92
3k+
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming 93%
Voyager returns home after seven years. Earth blames the crew for a plague and hologram uprising.
by Christie Golden 2003
3.92
3k+ 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 93%
A diplomatic fart kills a negotiator. Peace requires one extinct sheep: a woman who never knew.
by John Scalzi 2006
3.99
24k+ 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 93%
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
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 94%
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
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 94%
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
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 93%
Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.
by Christopher Ruocchio 2018
3.95
55k+ ratings
Shards of Earth
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2021
A ship sculpted by aliens forces a traumatized navigator back into the nightmare void.
4.18
35k+
Shards of Earth Summary
Shards of Earth 93%
A ship sculpted by aliens forces a traumatized navigator back into the nightmare void.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2021
4.18
35k+ ratings
Weapons Free
by Daniel Gibbs • 2021
When unknown warships strike, an aging carrier crew must hold the line or lose humanity's homeworld.
4.14
1k+
Weapons Free Summary
Weapons Free 93%
When unknown warships strike, an aging carrier crew must hold the line or lose humanity's homeworld.
by Daniel Gibbs 2021
4.14
1k+ ratings
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
by Christopher Paolini • 2020
An alien organism bonds with a scientist, granting her the language of the species destroying Earth.
3.80
71k+
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Summary
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars 93%
An alien organism bonds with a scientist, granting her the language of the species destroying Earth.
by Christopher Paolini 2020
3.80
71k+ 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 93%
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
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