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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 88%
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
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
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 91%
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
The Martian
by Andy Weir • 2011
Stranded on Mars, a botanist farms potatoes and fights to signal Earth before his food disappears.
4.42
1.3M+
The Martian Summary
The Martian 89%
Stranded on Mars, a botanist farms potatoes and fights to signal Earth before his food disappears.
by Andy Weir 2011
4.42
1.3M+ 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 89%
A young duke, a deposed prince, a desert scientist: the Imperium is closing in.
by Brian Herbert 1999
3.84
30k+ 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
An Enemy of the State
by F. Paul Wilson • 1980
To break an empire's grip, he targets its currency and teaches millions to stop obeying.
3.89
442
An Enemy of the State Summary
An Enemy of the State 88%
To break an empire's grip, he targets its currency and teaches millions to stop obeying.
by F. Paul Wilson 1980
3.89
442 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 88%
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
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 88%
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
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 88%
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 88%
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 88%
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
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 88%
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
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 90%
Aliens land offering the stars, but a mother refuses to abandon the Earth she still tends.
by Ruthanna Emrys 2022
3.60
3k+ 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
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 88%
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
by Matt Dinniman 2026
3.91
35k+ 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 88%
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
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 88%
In a future Mexico City, a gig companion dreams of Mars, but escape costs everything.
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2017
3.78
2k+ 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 88%
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 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 88%
Running from her past, a clerk joins a wormhole ship crewed by chaotic, lovable misfits.
by Becky Chambers 2014
4.17
188k+ ratings
Ahsoka
by E.K. Johnston • 2016
After the Jedi fall, Ahsoka Tano hides on a farming moon. But the Empire always finds what it hunts.
4.07
46k+
Ahsoka Summary
Ahsoka 88%
After the Jedi fall, Ahsoka Tano hides on a farming moon. But the Empire always finds what it hunts.
by E.K. Johnston 2016
4.07
46k+ 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 88%
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
Seveneves
by Neal Stephenson • 2015
The moon shatters. Earth will burn. Seven women in orbit carry the last hope for humanity.
4.00
126k+
Seveneves Summary
Seveneves 88%
The moon shatters. Earth will burn. Seven women in orbit carry the last hope for humanity.
by Neal Stephenson 2015
4.00
126k+ 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 88%
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 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 88%
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
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 88%
Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.
by Greg Keyes 2001
3.84
8k+ ratings
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 88%
His father executed, a student hunts a hidden rebellion world through a galaxy of double agents.
by Isaac Asimov 1951
3.74
27k+ ratings
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury • 1950
Earth's rockets land on an ancient, telepathic Mars. One world will erase the other.
4.16
288k+
The Martian Chronicles Summary
The Martian Chronicles 89%
Earth's rockets land on an ancient, telepathic Mars. One world will erase the other.
by Ray Bradbury 1950
4.16
288k+ 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 89%
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
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 88%
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.28
6k+ 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 88%
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
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 88%
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
Mickey7
by Edward Ashton • 2022
An expendable colonist survives a mission and returns to find his duplicate already living his life.
3.78
58k+
Mickey7 Summary
Mickey7 88%
An expendable colonist survives a mission and returns to find his duplicate already living his life.
by Edward Ashton 2022
3.78
58k+ 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 88%
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
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 88%
When her wife chooses rebirth, Trina defies an alien paradise that has banned sorrow.
by Chana Porter 2020
3.63
10k+ 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 88%
A ferryman of rebirth discovers paradise is a simulation. His dying father left the exit code.
by Justin Cronin 2023
3.92
42k+ ratings
A Hole in the Sky
by Peter F. Hamilton • 2021
On a dying starship, siblings flee ritual death into forbidden wilds hiding alien foes.
3.79
1k+
A Hole in the Sky Summary
A Hole in the Sky 88%
On a dying starship, siblings flee ritual death into forbidden wilds hiding alien foes.
by Peter F. Hamilton 2021
3.79
1k+ 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 88%
After millennia in cryosleep, a boy wakes to find his siblings rule a hibernating galactic empire.
by Karl Schroeder 2014
3.75
2k+ 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 87%
A deserter joins a ragtag crew and uncovers a terraforming weapon that silences entire planets.
by L.M. Sagas 2024
3.88
4k+ 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 89%
Four astronauts explore alien worlds in bodies engineered for each one. Then Earth stops answering.
by Becky Chambers 2019
4.19
58k+ 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 89%
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
Exodus
by Peter F. Hamilton
A disgraced noble hunts alien tech, unaware his crewmate steers him toward genocide.
4.25
6k+
Exodus Summary
Exodus 87%
A disgraced noble hunts alien tech, unaware his crewmate steers him toward genocide.
by Peter F. Hamilton 2024
4.25
6k+ ratings
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein • 1961
A human raised on Mars returns to Earth with impossible powers and a gospel of radical love.
3.92
328k+
Stranger in a Strange Land Summary
Stranger in a Strange Land 87%
A human raised on Mars returns to Earth with impossible powers and a gospel of radical love.
by Robert A. Heinlein 1961
3.92
328k+ ratings
Kalyx
by Karen Lynch
A teen rescues a crashed alien panther. The military wants it back at any cost.
4.38
202
Kalyx Summary
Kalyx 87%
A teen rescues a crashed alien panther. The military wants it back at any cost.
by Karen Lynch
4.38
202 ratings
The Mercy of Gods
by James S.A. Corey • 2024
His world decimated by alien conquerors, a scientist must prove his species deserves to survive.
4.15
42k+
The Mercy of Gods Summary
The Mercy of Gods 87%
His world decimated by alien conquerors, a scientist must prove his species deserves to survive.
by James S.A. Corey 2024
4.15
42k+ ratings
The Last Cuentista
by Donna Barba Higuera • 2021
A storyteller wakes on a colony ship to find the rulers erased every memory but hers.
4.04
29k+
The Last Cuentista Summary
The Last Cuentista 87%
A storyteller wakes on a colony ship to find the rulers erased every memory but hers.
by Donna Barba Higuera 2021
4.04
29k+ ratings
The Songs of Distant Earth
by Arthur C. Clarke • 1986
Earth's last ark reaches a water world. For an engineer, love makes departure an act of grief.
3.91
17k+
The Songs of Distant Earth Summary
The Songs of Distant Earth 87%
Earth's last ark reaches a water world. For an engineer, love makes departure an act of grief.
by Arthur C. Clarke 1986
3.91
17k+ 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 87%
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
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 87%
The multiverse opens only to those already dead there. Cara qualifies on nearly every world.
by Micaiah Johnson 2020
3.93
46k+ 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 87%
An alien organism bonds with a scientist, granting her the language of the species destroying Earth.
by Christopher Paolini 2020
3.80
71k+ ratings
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