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The Camp of the Saints
by Jean Raspail
When a refugee fleet sails for the French coast, the West discovers it has already surrendered.
3.85
2k+
The Camp of the Saints Summary
The Camp of the Saints 91%
When a refugee fleet sails for the French coast, the West discovers it has already surrendered.
by Jean Raspail 1987
3.85
2k+ ratings
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard
by J.G. Ballard • 2000
Above Cannes, a corporate paradise hides its last doctor's killing spree behind a wall of silence.
3.72
5k+
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard Summary
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard 91%
Above Cannes, a corporate paradise hides its last doctor's killing spree behind a wall of silence.
by J.G. Ballard 2000
3.72
5k+ ratings
The Long Walk
by Richard Bachman • 1979
Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty walks with ninety-nine others. Slow down, and soldiers shoot.
4.00
289k+
The Long Walk Summary
The Long Walk 91%
Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty walks with ninety-nine others. Slow down, and soldiers shoot.
by Richard Bachman 1979
4.00
289k+ ratings
Blindness
by José Saramago • 1995
An epidemic of blindness sweeps a city, but inside the quarantine, one woman still sees.
4.18
344k+
Blindness Summary
Blindness 89%
An epidemic of blindness sweeps a city, but inside the quarantine, one woman still sees.
by José Saramago 1995
4.18
344k+ ratings
Acide sulfurique
by Amélie Nothomb • 2005
A student is dragged into a reality-TV death camp where the audience decides who is killed.
3.57
13k+
Acide sulfurique Summary
Acide sulfurique 89%
A student is dragged into a reality-TV death camp where the audience decides who is killed.
by Amélie Nothomb 2005
3.57
13k+ ratings
Immaculate Conception
by Ling Ling Huang • 2025
A scholarship student's obsession with a genius classmate turns monstrous inside a shared mind.
3.89
13k+
Immaculate Conception Summary
Immaculate Conception 88%
A scholarship student's obsession with a genius classmate turns monstrous inside a shared mind.
by Ling Ling Huang 2025
3.89
13k+ ratings
Wool Omnibus
by Hugh Howey • 2012
A buried silo's new sheriff finds the outside is a lie, a secret guarded by murder.
4.23
280k+
Wool Omnibus Summary
Wool Omnibus 88%
A buried silo's new sheriff finds the outside is a lie, a secret guarded by murder.
by Hugh Howey 2012
4.23
280k+ ratings
The Inverted World
by Christopher Priest • 1974
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
3.95
11k+
The Inverted World Summary
The Inverted World 91%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ ratings
The Sheep Look Up
by John Brunner • 2003
America is dying of its own poison, and the people who warned us are being hunted.
3.91
6k+
The Sheep Look Up Summary
The Sheep Look Up 90%
America is dying of its own poison, and the people who warned us are being hunted.
by John Brunner 2003
3.91
6k+ ratings
The Compound
by Aisling Rawle
Ten women wake in a desert prison where survival depends on who shares their bed.
3.53
156k+
The Compound Summary
The Compound 89%
Ten women wake in a desert prison where survival depends on who shares their bed.
by Aisling Rawle 2025
3.53
156k+ ratings
La Maison
by Yves Grevet • 2008
Méto survives the House by obeying. The freezing cell teaches him what obedience costs.
3.91
1k+
La Maison Summary
La Maison 88%
Méto survives the House by obeying. The freezing cell teaches him what obedience costs.
by Yves Grevet 2008
3.91
1k+ ratings
The Lathe of Heaven
by Ursula K. Le Guin • 1971
When dreams reshape reality, a psychiatrist exploits his patient's gift to build utopia at any cost.
4.13
90k+
The Lathe of Heaven Summary
The Lathe of Heaven 88%
When dreams reshape reality, a psychiatrist exploits his patient's gift to build utopia at any cost.
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1971
4.13
90k+ ratings
Julia
by Sandra Newman • 2023
A propaganda mechanic's secret affair is her only defiance in a state that owns every secret.
3.71
16k+
Julia Summary
Julia 88%
A propaganda mechanic's secret affair is her only defiance in a state that owns every secret.
by Sandra Newman 2023
3.71
16k+ ratings
Relic
by Douglas Preston • 1995
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
4.05
116k+
Relic Summary
Relic 88%
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
by Douglas Preston 1995
4.05
116k+ ratings
Tender Is the Flesh
by Agustina Bazterrica
He runs a human slaughterhouse. A live female arrives at his barn. He cannot kill her.
3.77
421k+
Tender Is the Flesh Summary
Tender Is the Flesh 89%
He runs a human slaughterhouse. A live female arrives at his barn. He cannot kill her.
by Agustina Bazterrica 2017
3.77
421k+ ratings
Sick Bastards
by Matt Shaw • 2014
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
3.54
4k+
Sick Bastards Summary
Sick Bastards 90%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ 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 89%
A ferryman of rebirth discovers paradise is a simulation. His dying father left the exit code.
by Justin Cronin 2023
3.92
42k+ ratings
The Tower
by Colin Wilson • 1987
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
4.02
509
The Tower Summary
The Tower 88%
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
by Colin Wilson 1987
4.02
509 ratings
Planet of the Apes
by Pierre Boulle • 1963
A journalist stranded among intelligent apes must outwit his captors before he becomes a specimen.
4.00
49k+
Planet of the Apes Summary
Planet of the Apes 88%
A journalist stranded among intelligent apes must outwit his captors before he becomes a specimen.
by Pierre Boulle 1963
4.00
49k+ ratings
Ripe
by Sarah Rose Etter • 2023
Her only constant is a black hole. At a Silicon Valley startup, it begins to feed.
3.58
34k+
Ripe Summary
Ripe 88%
Her only constant is a black hole. At a Silicon Valley startup, it begins to feed.
by Sarah Rose Etter 2023
3.58
34k+ ratings
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley • 1932
Factory-made humans, a pleasure drug, and one man who wants something real.
3.98
2.1M+
Brave New World Summary
Brave New World 88%
Factory-made humans, a pleasure drug, and one man who wants something real.
by Aldous Huxley 1932
3.98
2.1M+ ratings
The Warehouse
by Rob Hart • 2019
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
3.84
15k+
The Warehouse Summary
The Warehouse 89%
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
by Rob Hart 2019
3.84
15k+ ratings
Crash
by J.G. Ballard • 2001
A crash survivor enters a circle that treats violent collisions as the ultimate sexual experience.
3.65
34k+
Crash Summary
Crash 89%
A crash survivor enters a circle that treats violent collisions as the ultimate sexual experience.
by J.G. Ballard 2001
3.65
34k+ ratings
Playground
by Aron Beauregard
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
3.43
20k+
Playground Summary
Playground 88%
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.43
20k+ ratings
Greatest Hits
by Harlan Ellison • 2024
A vengeful AI tortures its prisoners. A rebel defies the clock. A mercy that destroys.
4.07
2k+
Greatest Hits Summary
Greatest Hits 88%
A vengeful AI tortures its prisoners. A rebel defies the clock. A mercy that destroys.
by Harlan Ellison 2024
4.07
2k+ ratings
Chien 51
by Laurent Gaudé • 2022
A refugee cop in a corporate megacity hunts a killer through zones of privilege and ruin.
3.64
2k+
Chien 51 Summary
Chien 51 88%
A refugee cop in a corporate megacity hunts a killer through zones of privilege and ruin.
by Laurent Gaudé 2022
3.64
2k+ ratings
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess • 1962
A violent teen volunteers for state conditioning that renders him harmless, and his victims wait.
4.00
777k+
A Clockwork Orange Summary
A Clockwork Orange 88%
A violent teen volunteers for state conditioning that renders him harmless, and his victims wait.
by Anthony Burgess 1962
4.00
777k+ ratings
The Palace of Dreams
by Ismail Kadare • 1981
An empire scours its subjects' dreams for sedition. A young clerk's first case threatens his family.
3.94
7k+
The Palace of Dreams Summary
The Palace of Dreams 88%
An empire scours its subjects' dreams for sedition. A young clerk's first case threatens his family.
by Ismail Kadare 1981
3.94
7k+ ratings
Intercepts
by T.J. Payne
Joe's job is keeping psychic spies in sensory deprivation. Now one lives inside his daughter's head.
4.09
40k+
Intercepts Summary
Intercepts 88%
Joe's job is keeping psychic spies in sensory deprivation. Now one lives inside his daughter's head.
by T.J. Payne 2019
4.09
40k+ ratings
Inspection
by Josh Malerman • 2019
Raised in isolation, twenty-four boys have never heard the word girl. Then one appears.
3.48
9k+
Inspection Summary
Inspection 89%
Raised in isolation, twenty-four boys have never heard the word girl. Then one appears.
by Josh Malerman 2019
3.48
9k+ ratings
War with the Newts
by Karel Čapek • 1990
Intelligent newts, found for pearls, become a global workforce that demands the planet for itself.
4.17
19k+
War with the Newts Summary
War with the Newts 89%
Intelligent newts, found for pearls, become a global workforce that demands the planet for itself.
by Karel Čapek 1990
4.17
19k+ ratings
Lord of the World
by Robert Hugh Benson • 1907
A world united in peace worships a new messiah; a Catholic priest sees the Antichrist.
4.09
4k+
Lord of the World Summary
Lord of the World 88%
A world united in peace worships a new messiah; a Catholic priest sees the Antichrist.
by Robert Hugh Benson 1907
4.09
4k+ ratings
The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood • 1985
The Republic of Gilead took her name, her family, and her freedom. Now it demands her womb.
4.15
2.5M+
The Handmaid’s Tale Summary
The Handmaid’s Tale 88%
The Republic of Gilead took her name, her family, and her freedom. Now it demands her womb.
by Margaret Atwood 1985
4.15
2.5M+ ratings
The Time Machine / The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells • 2007
A time traveler finds a future where humans are prey. An invisible man terrorizes Victorian England.
4.10
57k+
The Time Machine / The Invisible Man Summary
The Time Machine / The Invisible Man 88%
A time traveler finds a future where humans are prey. An invisible man terrorizes Victorian England.
by H.G. Wells 2007
4.10
57k+ ratings
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan • 2022
Frida Liu's custody depends on convincing a doll and the cameras that she's a fit mother.
3.53
128k+
The School for Good Mothers Summary
The School for Good Mothers 88%
Frida Liu's custody depends on convincing a doll and the cameras that she's a fit mother.
by Jessamine Chan 2022
3.53
128k+ 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 89%
The Mandibles waited decades for an inheritance that disappears the night America defaults.
by Lionel Shriver 2016
3.71
12k+ ratings
BEYOND EXTINCTION
by John Keeble • 2018
A geneticist's refuge becomes a lab; his lover, a numan; his DNA, a museum of extinction.
3.83
138
BEYOND EXTINCTION Summary
BEYOND EXTINCTION 89%
A geneticist's refuge becomes a lab; his lover, a numan; his DNA, a museum of extinction.
by John Keeble 2018
3.83
138 ratings
The Book of Guilt
by Catherine Chidgey
Three cloned brothers, doted on and daily dosed, discover the cure is what kills them.
4.18
10k+
The Book of Guilt Summary
The Book of Guilt 88%
Three cloned brothers, doted on and daily dosed, discover the cure is what kills them.
by Catherine Chidgey 2025
4.18
10k+ ratings
Lapvona
by Ottessa Moshfegh • 2022
After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.
3.54
104k+
Lapvona Summary
Lapvona 88%
After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2022
3.54
104k+ ratings
Brave New World Revisited
by Aldous Huxley • 2006
In a drug-calmed utopia of designer humans, one outsider craves the pain they've abolished.
3.94
23k+
Brave New World Revisited Summary
Brave New World Revisited 88%
In a drug-calmed utopia of designer humans, one outsider craves the pain they've abolished.
by Aldous Huxley 2006
3.94
23k+ ratings
Facial Justice
by L.P. Hartley • 1960
Postwar England mandates identical faces to stamp out envy. One woman refuses to give hers up.
3.40
355
Facial Justice Summary
Facial Justice 88%
Postwar England mandates identical faces to stamp out envy. One woman refuses to give hers up.
by L.P. Hartley 1960
3.40
355 ratings
The Future
by Naomi Alderman • 2023
Three tech billionaires trust an AI to outrun the apocalypse. Their private island becomes a cage.
3.84
25k+
The Future Summary
The Future 88%
Three tech billionaires trust an AI to outrun the apocalypse. Their private island becomes a cage.
by Naomi Alderman 2023
3.84
25k+ ratings
I Who Have Never Known Men
by Jacqueline Harpman
Forty women escape their underground cage onto an empty earth where no explanation awaits.
4.08
524k+
I Who Have Never Known Men Summary
I Who Have Never Known Men 88%
Forty women escape their underground cage onto an empty earth where no explanation awaits.
by Jacqueline Harpman 1995
4.08
524k+ ratings
The Girl Who Dared to Think
by Bella Forrest • 2017
A Squire marked for deletion swallows a forbidden pill, joining a fugitive to trick the Tower's AI.
4.23
9k+
The Girl Who Dared to Think Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Think 89%
A Squire marked for deletion swallows a forbidden pill, joining a fugitive to trick the Tower's AI.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.23
9k+ ratings
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison • 1967
An all-powerful AI has wiped out humanity, sparing five survivors only to torment them forever.
3.89
57k+
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream 89%
An all-powerful AI has wiped out humanity, sparing five survivors only to torment them forever.
by Harlan Ellison 1967
3.89
57k+ ratings
On Such a Full Sea
by Chang-rae Lee • 2014
When her boyfriend vanishes, a diver abandons her walled settlement for the dangerous open counties.
3.49
12k+
On Such a Full Sea Summary
On Such a Full Sea 88%
When her boyfriend vanishes, a diver abandons her walled settlement for the dangerous open counties.
by Chang-rae Lee 2014
3.49
12k+ ratings
Animal Farm / 1984
by George Orwell • 2003
Pigs turn rebellion into dictatorship. A man's secret love becomes the crime that erases him.
4.30
218k+
Animal Farm / 1984 Summary
Animal Farm / 1984 88%
Pigs turn rebellion into dictatorship. A man's secret love becomes the crime that erases him.
by George Orwell 2003
4.30
218k+ ratings
Westward Women
by Alice Martin • 2026
A compulsion drives women west; after her friend vanishes, she follows a bus into the unknown.
3.51
1k+
Westward Women Summary
Westward Women 88%
A compulsion drives women west; after her friend vanishes, she follows a bus into the unknown.
by Alice Martin 2026
3.51
1k+ ratings
Gone
by Michael Grant • 2008
After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.
3.87
211k+
Gone Summary
Gone 88%
After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.
by Michael Grant 2008
3.87
211k+ ratings
One Second After
by William R. Forstchen • 2009
An EMP erases civilization. A widowed professor must keep his daughters alive as his town starves.
3.98
77k+
One Second After Summary
One Second After 88%
An EMP erases civilization. A widowed professor must keep his daughters alive as his town starves.
by William R. Forstchen 2009
3.98
77k+ ratings
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