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Chronicles From The Future
by Achilleas Sirigos
From a coma in 1921, a teacher awakens inside a man of the year 3906.
3.78
569
Chronicles From The Future Summary
Chronicles From The Future 91%
From a coma in 1921, a teacher awakens inside a man of the year 3906.
by Achilleas Sirigos 1972
3.78
569 ratings
Mount Analogue
by René Daumal • 2005
Eight seekers sail toward an invisible mountain where the only map is sincerity.
4.08
3k+
Mount Analogue Summary
Mount Analogue 91%
Eight seekers sail toward an invisible mountain where the only map is sincerity.
by René Daumal 2005
4.08
3k+ ratings
The Red Lion
by Mária Szepes • 1946
An alchemist murders his master for immortality. The stolen elixir becomes an unending curse.
4.47
1k+
The Red Lion Summary
The Red Lion 91%
An alchemist murders his master for immortality. The stolen elixir becomes an unending curse.
by Mária Szepes 1946
4.47
1k+ ratings
The Earth Will Shake
by Robert Anton Wilson • 1982
His uncle murdered at Easter Mass, a boy enters the secret brotherhoods of revolutionary Europe.
4.12
1k+
The Earth Will Shake Summary
The Earth Will Shake 91%
His uncle murdered at Easter Mass, a boy enters the secret brotherhoods of revolutionary Europe.
by Robert Anton Wilson 1982
4.12
1k+ 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 91%
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 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
God's Debris
by Scott Adams • 2001
A deliveryman meets a stranger who explains why God no longer exists.
3.94
8k+
God's Debris Summary
God's Debris 90%
A deliveryman meets a stranger who explains why God no longer exists.
by Scott Adams 2001
3.94
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
The Measure
by Nikki Erlick • 2022
Doorstep boxes reveal every person's lifespan. Eight strangers must choose: open it, or turn away.
3.96
388k+
The Measure Summary
The Measure 90%
Doorstep boxes reveal every person's lifespan. Eight strangers must choose: open it, or turn away.
by Nikki Erlick 2022
3.96
388k+ ratings
Hygiène de l'assassin
by Amélie Nothomb • 1992
A dying author's final interviewer knows the truth: his novels conceal a childhood murder.
3.77
19k+
Hygiène de l'assassin Summary
Hygiène de l'assassin 90%
A dying author's final interviewer knows the truth: his novels conceal a childhood murder.
by Amélie Nothomb 1992
3.77
19k+ ratings
Sum
by David Eagleman • 2009
Forty afterlives where God is flawed, heaven disappoints, and death is only the first question.
4.11
24k+
Sum Summary
Sum 90%
Forty afterlives where God is flawed, heaven disappoints, and death is only the first question.
by David Eagleman 2009
4.11
24k+ ratings
The Sparrow
by Mary Doria Russell • 1996
They went to meet God's other children. One priest returned, broken, and will not say why.
4.13
83k+
The Sparrow Summary
The Sparrow 90%
They went to meet God's other children. One priest returned, broken, and will not say why.
by Mary Doria Russell 1996
4.13
83k+ 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 90%
A refugee cop in a corporate megacity hunts a killer through zones of privilege and ruin.
by Laurent Gaudé 2022
3.64
2k+ ratings
The Anomaly
by Hervé Le Tellier • 2020
When a routine flight duplicates, every passenger faces the stranger who shares their face and past.
3.79
70k+
The Anomaly Summary
The Anomaly 91%
When a routine flight duplicates, every passenger faces the stranger who shares their face and past.
by Hervé Le Tellier 2020
3.79
70k+ ratings
The Philosopher's Stone
by Colin Wilson • 1969
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
3.92
748
The Philosopher's Stone Summary
The Philosopher's Stone 91%
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
by Colin Wilson 1969
3.92
748 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 90%
Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.
by Christopher Ruocchio 2018
3.95
55k+ 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 90%
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 Book of Elsewhere
by Keanu Reeves • 2024
He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.
3.30
10k+
The Book of Elsewhere Summary
The Book of Elsewhere 90%
He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.
by Keanu Reeves 2024
3.30
10k+ 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 90%
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
A Short Stay in Hell
by Steven L. Peck • 2011
After death, a man faces an infinite library. To escape Hell, he must find the book of his life.
4.15
70k+
A Short Stay in Hell Summary
A Short Stay in Hell 90%
After death, a man faces an infinite library. To escape Hell, he must find the book of his life.
by Steven L. Peck 2011
4.15
70k+ ratings
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
by Claire North • 2014
Harry August relives his life, memory intact. A warning from the future: the world is ending.
4.03
101k+
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Summary
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August 90%
Harry August relives his life, memory intact. A warning from the future: the world is ending.
by Claire North 2014
4.03
101k+ ratings
The Zahir
by Paulo Coelho • 2006
His wife vanished. His search becomes an obsession, pulling him from Paris to the Kazakh steppe.
3.58
84k+
The Zahir Summary
The Zahir 90%
His wife vanished. His search becomes an obsession, pulling him from Paris to the Kazakh steppe.
by Paulo Coelho 2006
3.58
84k+ ratings
Hector and the Search for Happiness
by François Lelord • 2002
A psychiatrist who cannot make his patients happy travels the world to learn what does.
3.48
18k+
Hector and the Search for Happiness Summary
Hector and the Search for Happiness 90%
A psychiatrist who cannot make his patients happy travels the world to learn what does.
by François Lelord 2002
3.48
18k+ ratings
The Accidental Time Machine
by Joe Haldeman • 2007
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
3.73
11k+
The Accidental Time Machine Summary
The Accidental Time Machine 90%
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
by Joe Haldeman 2007
3.73
11k+ ratings
Observer
by Robert Lanza • 2023
A disgraced neurosurgeon uses quantum implants to reach the multiverses where the dead still live.
4.03
3k+
Observer Summary
Observer 90%
A disgraced neurosurgeon uses quantum implants to reach the multiverses where the dead still live.
by Robert Lanza 2023
4.03
3k+ 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 90%
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
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 90%
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
Counter-Clock World
by Philip K. Dick • 1967
When time flows backward, a resurrectionist revives a prophet and fights the book-erasing Library.
3.55
5k+
Counter-Clock World Summary
Counter-Clock World 91%
When time flows backward, a resurrectionist revives a prophet and fights the book-erasing Library.
by Philip K. Dick 1967
3.55
5k+ ratings
Atomised by Houellebecq, Michel, Wynne, Frank New Edition
by Michel Houellebecq • 1998
Two estranged half-brothers search for connection in a Europe engineering its own replacement.
3.80
52k+
Atomised by Houellebecq, Michel, Wynne, Frank New Edition Summary
Atomised by Houellebecq, Michel, Wynne, Frank New Edition 91%
Two estranged half-brothers search for connection in a Europe engineering its own replacement.
by Michel Houellebecq 1998
3.80
52k+ 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 90%
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 End of Mr. Y
by Scarlett Thomas • 2006
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
3.77
19k+
The End of Mr. Y Summary
The End of Mr. Y 89%
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
by Scarlett Thomas 2006
3.77
19k+ ratings
La vie heureuse
by David Foenkinos • 2024
A Parisian in crisis discovers a Seoul ritual where clients rehearse their deaths to embrace living.
3.62
8k+
La vie heureuse Summary
La vie heureuse 89%
A Parisian in crisis discovers a Seoul ritual where clients rehearse their deaths to embrace living.
by David Foenkinos 2024
3.62
8k+ 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 89%
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.28
6k+ ratings
The Redemption of Time
by Baoshu • 2011
A disembodied brain teaches aliens to lie, his love spanning the death and rebirth of all things.
3.63
11k+
The Redemption of Time Summary
The Redemption of Time 89%
A disembodied brain teaches aliens to lie, his love spanning the death and rebirth of all things.
by Baoshu 2011
3.63
11k+ ratings
The Celestine Prophecy
by James Redfield • 1993
An ancient manuscript in Peru predicts a spiritual transformation, and forces are moving to bury it.
3.74
125k+
The Celestine Prophecy Summary
The Celestine Prophecy 89%
An ancient manuscript in Peru predicts a spiritual transformation, and forces are moving to bury it.
by James Redfield 1993
3.74
125k+ 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 89%
A journalist stranded among intelligent apes must outwit his captors before he becomes a specimen.
by Pierre Boulle 1963
4.00
49k+ 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
The Time Ships
by Stephen Baxter • 1995
A Victorian inventor discovers his time machine has splintered the future into warring worlds.
3.95
7k+
The Time Ships Summary
The Time Ships 89%
A Victorian inventor discovers his time machine has splintered the future into warring worlds.
by Stephen Baxter 1995
3.95
7k+ ratings
The Breakthrough Effect
by Douglas E. Richards • 2023
An enhanced soldier finds a digital afterlife and is framed as a traitor by its creator.
4.25
3k+
The Breakthrough Effect Summary
The Breakthrough Effect 89%
An enhanced soldier finds a digital afterlife and is framed as a traitor by its creator.
by Douglas E. Richards 2023
4.25
3k+ ratings
Et tu trouveras le trésor qui dort en toi
by Laurent Gounelle • 2016
A consultant bets a struggling priest she can fill his church, upending both their worlds.
3.84
2k+
Et tu trouveras le trésor qui dort en toi Summary
Et tu trouveras le trésor qui dort en toi 91%
A consultant bets a struggling priest she can fill his church, upending both their worlds.
by Laurent Gounelle 2016
3.84
2k+ ratings
Empire of the Ants
by Bernard Werber • 1999
He inherits a Paris apartment where the forbidden cellar leads to a war among intelligent ants.
4.04
16k+
Empire of the Ants Summary
Empire of the Ants 91%
He inherits a Paris apartment where the forbidden cellar leads to a war among intelligent ants.
by Bernard Werber 1999
4.04
16k+ 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 89%
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 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 89%
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
Le sourire contagieux des croissants au beurre
by Camille Andrea • 2021
A million-dollar coffee lures a French pastry mogul into chasing a happiness money cannot brew.
3.43
505
Le sourire contagieux des croissants au beurre Summary
Le sourire contagieux des croissants au beurre 89%
A million-dollar coffee lures a French pastry mogul into chasing a happiness money cannot brew.
by Camille Andrea 2021
3.43
505 ratings
Vidas imaginarias
by Marcel Schwob • 1896
Twenty-two brief lives at the edge of myth, where philosophers vanish and arsonists become immortal.
3.98
1k+
Vidas imaginarias Summary
Vidas imaginarias 89%
Twenty-two brief lives at the edge of myth, where philosophers vanish and arsonists become immortal.
by Marcel Schwob 1896
3.98
1k+ 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 89%
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
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 89%
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
The Suicide Shop
by Jean Teulé • 2008
A suicide shop's gloom business is upended when the owner's youngest son is born smiling.
3.46
25k+
The Suicide Shop Summary
The Suicide Shop 89%
A suicide shop's gloom business is upended when the owner's youngest son is born smiling.
by Jean Teulé 2008
3.46
25k+ ratings
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I
by Darryl Anka • 2017
She glimpses every future in shattered light, but an alien empire has already chosen one.
4.53
150
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I Summary
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I 89%
She glimpses every future in shattered light, but an alien empire has already chosen one.
by Darryl Anka 2017
4.53
150 ratings
All Tomorrows
by Nemo Ramjet • 2006
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
4.16
11k+
All Tomorrows Summary
All Tomorrows 89%
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
by Nemo Ramjet 2006
4.16
11k+ ratings
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