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Lagoon
by Nnedi Okorafor
A shape-shifting ambassador walks out of the sea at Lagos, and the city turns on itself.
3.63
9k+
Lagoon Summary
Lagoon 93%
A shape-shifting ambassador walks out of the sea at Lagos, and the city turns on itself.
by Nnedi Okorafor 2014
3.63
9k+ 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 92%
A dying girl in Seoul rescues a robot boy who has already lived too many lives.
by Silvia Park 2025
3.63
3k+ 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
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 90%
A pharmaceutical company offers an autistic man normalcy. The treatment could erase who he is.
by Elizabeth Moon 2002
3.99
12k+ ratings
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2006
In Nigeria's civil war, a professor's household discovers that love and ideas cannot stop the bombs.
4.34
186k+
Half of a Yellow Sun Summary
Half of a Yellow Sun 90%
In Nigeria's civil war, a professor's household discovers that love and ideas cannot stop the bombs.
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2006
4.34
186k+ ratings
The Shadow of the Torturer
by Gene Wolfe • 1980
An apprentice torturer's act of mercy exiles him into a dying world haunted by miracles.
3.84
36k+
The Shadow of the Torturer Summary
The Shadow of the Torturer 90%
An apprentice torturer's act of mercy exiles him into a dying world haunted by miracles.
by Gene Wolfe 1980
3.84
36k+ ratings
Rootless
by Krystle Zara Appiah • 2023
A wife vanishes to Ghana. Her husband stays with their child, searching the silence for answers.
3.83
5k+
Rootless Summary
Rootless 90%
A wife vanishes to Ghana. Her husband stays with their child, searching the silence for answers.
by Krystle Zara Appiah 2023
3.83
5k+ 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 91%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
The Catch
by Yrsa Daley-Ward • 2025
Dead twenty years, her mother enters Selfridges. A writer follows, and her life's story comes apart.
3.24
2k+
The Catch Summary
The Catch 90%
Dead twenty years, her mother enters Selfridges. A writer follows, and her life's story comes apart.
by Yrsa Daley-Ward 2025
3.24
2k+ ratings
Sky Full of Elephants
by Cebo Campbell
White America vanished. A Black ex-con crosses the ruins toward the daughter he never knew he had.
3.84
16k+
Sky Full of Elephants Summary
Sky Full of Elephants 92%
White America vanished. A Black ex-con crosses the ruins toward the daughter he never knew he had.
by Cebo Campbell 2024
3.84
16k+ 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 90%
A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.
by Jay Kristoff 2018
3.94
13k+ ratings
Open City
by Teju Cole • 2011
A psychiatrist walks Manhattan, collecting others' stories, until one makes him face his own.
3.49
18k+
Open City Summary
Open City 90%
A psychiatrist walks Manhattan, collecting others' stories, until one makes him face his own.
by Teju Cole 2011
3.49
18k+ ratings
Gifted & Talented
by Olivie Blake • 2025
Three estranged prodigies inherit their father's empire and a biblical apocalypse.
3.50
13k+
Gifted & Talented Summary
Gifted & Talented 90%
Three estranged prodigies inherit their father's empire and a biblical apocalypse.
by Olivie Blake 2025
3.50
13k+ ratings
Forward
by Blake Crouch • 2019
Six celebrated authors, one question: when technology overtakes us, what remains worth saving?
3.74
2k+
Forward Summary
Forward 90%
Six celebrated authors, one question: when technology overtakes us, what remains worth saving?
by Blake Crouch 2019
3.74
2k+ 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
Void Star
by Zachary Mason • 2017
A translator's perfect memory makes her a target in a near-future city of favelas and rogue AI.
3.67
3k+
Void Star Summary
Void Star 90%
A translator's perfect memory makes her a target in a near-future city of favelas and rogue AI.
by Zachary Mason 2017
3.67
3k+ ratings
Americanah
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2013
A Nigerian blogger abandons her success to return to Lagos and the first love she left.
4.31
416k+
Americanah Summary
Americanah 90%
A Nigerian blogger abandons her success to return to Lagos and the first love she left.
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2013
4.31
416k+ 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 90%
When her wife chooses rebirth, Trina defies an alien paradise that has banned sorrow.
by Chana Porter 2020
3.63
10k+ 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 Hospital at the End of the World
by Justin C. Key • 2026
Framed for his father's murder, a medical student discovers his blood cures an engineered plague.
3.37
1k+
The Hospital at the End of the World Summary
The Hospital at the End of the World 90%
Framed for his father's murder, a medical student discovers his blood cures an engineered plague.
by Justin C. Key 2026
3.37
1k+ 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 90%
The multiverse opens only to those already dead there. Cara qualifies on nearly every world.
by Micaiah Johnson 2020
3.93
46k+ ratings
Plowing the Dark
by Richard Powers • 2000
One artist, one hostage, two rooms: a novel about the stories we tell to survive.
3.65
1k+
Plowing the Dark Summary
Plowing the Dark 90%
One artist, one hostage, two rooms: a novel about the stories we tell to survive.
by Richard Powers 2000
3.65
1k+ 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 90%
Running from her past, a clerk joins a wormhole ship crewed by chaotic, lovable misfits.
by Becky Chambers 2014
4.17
188k+ ratings
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 90%
A robot valet kills his master, then crosses a dead civilization to find out why.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2024
4.03
23k+ ratings
The Best of Connie Willis
by Connie Willis • 1993
In worlds broken by time, war, and alien judgment, people still find reasons to sing.
4.10
2k+
The Best of Connie Willis Summary
The Best of Connie Willis 90%
In worlds broken by time, war, and alien judgment, people still find reasons to sing.
by Connie Willis 1993
4.10
2k+ 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 90%
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 Gunslinger
by Stephen King • 1982
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
3.91
669k+
The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger 90%
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
by Stephen King 1982
3.91
669k+ ratings
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
by Mark Lawrence • 2023
A wasteland scholar and a time-lost enemy boy break the sentient library's cycle of war.
3.96
43k+
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn Summary
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn 90%
A wasteland scholar and a time-lost enemy boy break the sentient library's cycle of war.
by Mark Lawrence 2023
3.96
43k+ 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
Cloud Cuckoo Land
by Anthony Doerr • 2021
A fable about a fool chasing utopia outlasts war, fire, and centuries to connect five dreamers.
4.25
272k+
Cloud Cuckoo Land Summary
Cloud Cuckoo Land 90%
A fable about a fool chasing utopia outlasts war, fire, and centuries to connect five dreamers.
by Anthony Doerr 2021
4.25
272k+ ratings
Senlin Ascends
by Josiah Bancroft • 2013
When his wife vanishes at the Tower of Babel, a schoolmaster must brave its perilous ringdoms.
4.11
34k+
Senlin Ascends Summary
Senlin Ascends 90%
When his wife vanishes at the Tower of Babel, a schoolmaster must brave its perilous ringdoms.
by Josiah Bancroft 2013
4.11
34k+ ratings
Seek the Traitor's Son
by Veronica Roth • 2026
A soldier and a general war over a prophecy only the exile's truth-reading son can settle.
4.08
9k+
Seek the Traitor's Son Summary
Seek the Traitor's Son 90%
A soldier and a general war over a prophecy only the exile's truth-reading son can settle.
by Veronica Roth 2026
4.08
9k+ ratings
All That We See or Seem
by Ken Liu • 2025
A reclusive hacker hunts for a missing dream artist and uncovers an empire of stolen identity.
3.53
3k+
All That We See or Seem Summary
All That We See or Seem 89%
A reclusive hacker hunts for a missing dream artist and uncovers an empire of stolen identity.
by Ken Liu 2025
3.53
3k+ ratings
Brazzaville Beach
by William Boyd • 1990
A primatologist in exile reconstructs the research that destroyed her career and her husband.
3.96
7k+
Brazzaville Beach Summary
Brazzaville Beach 89%
A primatologist in exile reconstructs the research that destroyed her career and her husband.
by William Boyd 1990
3.96
7k+ ratings
Stories of Your Life and Others
by Ted Chiang • 2002
Eight stories where language reshapes time, math comes undone, and a tower scrapes heaven.
4.25
127k+
Stories of Your Life and Others Summary
Stories of Your Life and Others 89%
Eight stories where language reshapes time, math comes undone, and a tower scrapes heaven.
by Ted Chiang 2002
4.25
127k+ ratings
Dawn
by Octavia E. Butler • 1987
After nuclear war, a woman wakes on an alien ship: her rescuers demand a genetic merger.
4.15
65k+
Dawn Summary
Dawn 90%
After nuclear war, a woman wakes on an alien ship: her rescuers demand a genetic merger.
by Octavia E. Butler 1987
4.15
65k+ ratings
People Like Us
by Jason Mott • 2025
A grieving Black novelist accepts exile in Europe. The violence he fled is waiting.
3.71
6k+
People Like Us Summary
People Like Us 90%
A grieving Black novelist accepts exile in Europe. The violence he fled is waiting.
by Jason Mott 2025
3.71
6k+ ratings
Cursed Daughters
by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Born with her dead aunt's face, a Nigerian woman must outrun a family curse of doomed love.
4.03
27k+
Cursed Daughters Summary
Cursed Daughters 90%
Born with her dead aunt's face, a Nigerian woman must outrun a family curse of doomed love.
by Oyinkan Braithwaite 2025
4.03
27k+ ratings
Exhalation
by Ted Chiang • 2019
A merchant in ancient Baghdad steps through a time portal to undo a sorrow twenty years past.
4.27
113k+
Exhalation Summary
Exhalation 89%
A merchant in ancient Baghdad steps through a time portal to undo a sorrow twenty years past.
by Ted Chiang 2019
4.27
113k+ ratings
The Sudden Appearance of Hope
by Claire North • 2016
Forgotten by all, Hope steals a diamond. Her real target: the empire that killed her friend.
3.64
12k+
The Sudden Appearance of Hope Summary
The Sudden Appearance of Hope 89%
Forgotten by all, Hope steals a diamond. Her real target: the empire that killed her friend.
by Claire North 2016
3.64
12k+ 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
The Peripheral
by William Gibson • 2014
Flynne Fisher pilots a drone sim, sees a murder in future London, and the killers know.
3.89
34k+
The Peripheral Summary
The Peripheral 90%
Flynne Fisher pilots a drone sim, sees a murder in future London, and the killers know.
by William Gibson 2014
3.89
34k+ ratings
The Shimmering State
by Meredith Westgate • 2021
A photographer and dancer meet in Malibu rehab, each unsure whose memories are really theirs.
3.43
1k+
The Shimmering State Summary
The Shimmering State 90%
A photographer and dancer meet in Malibu rehab, each unsure whose memories are really theirs.
by Meredith Westgate 2021
3.43
1k+ ratings
Purple Hibiscus
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2003
Her father rules with prayers and fists. Her aunt's house offers a life beyond silence.
4.18
145k+
Purple Hibiscus Summary
Purple Hibiscus 89%
Her father rules with prayers and fists. Her aunt's house offers a life beyond silence.
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2003
4.18
145k+ ratings
Wild Seed
by Octavia E. Butler • 1980
An immortal body-thief crosses Africa to claim a shapeshifting healer. She refuses to be owned.
4.20
40k+
Wild Seed Summary
Wild Seed 89%
An immortal body-thief crosses Africa to claim a shapeshifting healer. She refuses to be owned.
by Octavia E. Butler 1980
4.20
40k+ ratings
Dhalgren
by Samuel R. Delany • 1975
No memory, no name, no exit: a wanderer in a city where reality rewrites itself daily.
3.77
12k+
Dhalgren Summary
Dhalgren 90%
No memory, no name, no exit: a wanderer in a city where reality rewrites itself daily.
by Samuel R. Delany 1975
3.77
12k+ 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
2054
by Elliot Ackerman
A president dies with impossible cells in his heart, pushing a fractured nation toward civil war.
3.43
3k+
2054 Summary
2054 89%
A president dies with impossible cells in his heart, pushing a fractured nation toward civil war.
by Elliot Ackerman 2024
3.43
3k+ ratings
American Mermaid
by Julia Langbein • 2023
Her mermaid novel sold to Hollywood. Her disabled heroine has other plans for the adaptation.
3.24
5k+
American Mermaid Summary
American Mermaid 89%
Her mermaid novel sold to Hollywood. Her disabled heroine has other plans for the adaptation.
by Julia Langbein 2023
3.24
5k+ ratings
Vera, or Faith
by Gary Shteyngart • 2025
A ten-year-old spies on her father and uncovers a secret more dangerous than her parents' divorce.
3.87
9k+
Vera, or Faith Summary
Vera, or Faith 89%
A ten-year-old spies on her father and uncovers a secret more dangerous than her parents' divorce.
by Gary Shteyngart 2025
3.87
9k+ ratings
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