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Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
A fireman hides a stolen book after watching a woman burn alive with her library.
3.97
2.9M+
Fahrenheit 451 Summary
Fahrenheit 451 90%
A fireman hides a stolen book after watching a woman burn alive with her library.
by Ray Bradbury 1953
3.97
2.9M+ ratings
Left Behind
by Tim LaHaye • 2000
When millions vanish, a pilot and reporter join a hidden group to fight the rising Antichrist.
3.87
250k+
Left Behind Summary
Left Behind 92%
When millions vanish, a pilot and reporter join a hidden group to fight the rising Antichrist.
by Tim LaHaye 2000
3.87
250k+ ratings
Space Trilogy
by C.S. Lewis • 1938
A philologist kidnapped to Mars must defend three worlds against a spreading spiritual corruption.
4.19
12k+
Space Trilogy Summary
Space Trilogy 92%
A philologist kidnapped to Mars must defend three worlds against a spreading spiritual corruption.
by C.S. Lewis 1938
4.19
12k+ 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 90%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ ratings
Day of the Oprichnik
by Vladimir Sorokin • 2006
A Tsar's enforcer in a walled Russia: one day of fire, prayer, and sanctioned killing.
3.74
10k+
Day of the Oprichnik Summary
Day of the Oprichnik 90%
A Tsar's enforcer in a walled Russia: one day of fire, prayer, and sanctioned killing.
by Vladimir Sorokin 2006
3.74
10k+ 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 90%
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 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 90%
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
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
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 91%
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
1984
by George Orwell
A clerk in a surveillance state keeps a diary. Then a girl slips him a note.
4.20
5.6M+
1984 Summary
1984 90%
A clerk in a surveillance state keeps a diary. Then a girl slips him a note.
by George Orwell 1948
4.20
5.6M+ ratings
Golden State
by Ben H. Winters • 2019
A Speculator's death case unearths a banned book and a conspiracy to dismantle his society.
3.47
8k+
Golden State Summary
Golden State 90%
A Speculator's death case unearths a banned book and a conspiracy to dismantle his society.
by Ben H. Winters 2019
3.47
8k+ ratings
Nous
by Christelle Dabos • 2024
Without instinct in a society built on it, one girl's hidden absence becomes a spreading contagion.
4.02
2k+
Nous Summary
Nous 90%
Without instinct in a society built on it, one girl's hidden absence becomes a spreading contagion.
by Christelle Dabos 2024
4.02
2k+ 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 90%
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
Hazards of Time Travel
by Joyce Carol Oates • 2018
A teenager's forbidden questions land her in 1959 Wisconsin, where one wrong memory means erasure.
2.98
8k+
Hazards of Time Travel Summary
Hazards of Time Travel 90%
A teenager's forbidden questions land her in 1959 Wisconsin, where one wrong memory means erasure.
by Joyce Carol Oates 2018
2.98
8k+ 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
Monsignor Quixote
by Graham Greene • 1940
Mexico's last priest is a drunk with a child, on the run and still saying Mass.
3.98
45k+
Monsignor Quixote Summary
Monsignor Quixote 91%
Mexico's last priest is a drunk with a child, on the run and still saying Mass.
by Graham Greene 1940
3.98
45k+ ratings
1985
by Anthony Burgess • 1978
His wife killed by a strike-related hospital fire, a teacher in a union-ruled Britain fights back.
3.48
2k+
1985 Summary
1985 91%
His wife killed by a strike-related hospital fire, a teacher in a union-ruled Britain fights back.
by Anthony Burgess 1978
3.48
2k+ ratings
The Man Who Was Thursday
by G.K. Chesterton • 1908
A poet-spy joins an anarchist council where the president has been expecting him.
3.82
47k+
The Man Who Was Thursday Summary
The Man Who Was Thursday 89%
A poet-spy joins an anarchist council where the president has been expecting him.
by G.K. Chesterton 1908
3.82
47k+ ratings
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand • 1957
A railroad executive fights to save her line as world's greatest minds vanish on strike.
3.69
409k+
Atlas Shrugged Summary
Atlas Shrugged 89%
A railroad executive fights to save her line as world's greatest minds vanish on strike.
by Ayn Rand 1957
3.69
409k+ 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 89%
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
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 89%
Factory-made humans, a pleasure drug, and one man who wants something real.
by Aldous Huxley 1932
3.98
2.1M+ 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 91%
A violent teen volunteers for state conditioning that renders him harmless, and his victims wait.
by Anthony Burgess 1962
4.00
777k+ ratings
1984
by Michael Dean • 1949
A Party clerk rebels by keeping a diary in a world where thoughts are crimes.
4.40
38k+
1984 Summary
1984 91%
A Party clerk rebels by keeping a diary in a world where thoughts are crimes.
by Michael Dean 1949
4.40
38k+ 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 89%
His father executed, a student hunts a hidden rebellion world through a galaxy of double agents.
by Isaac Asimov 1951
3.74
27k+ ratings
We
by Yevgeny Zamyatin • 1924
An engineer in a regime of absolute reason falls for a woman of absolute rebellion.
3.88
115k+
We Summary
We 89%
An engineer in a regime of absolute reason falls for a woman of absolute rebellion.
by Yevgeny Zamyatin 1924
3.88
115k+ 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
The Heart Goes Last
by Margaret Atwood • 2015
Homeless, they joined a town of monthly jail turns. An affair made them each other's inmates.
3.39
75k+
The Heart Goes Last Summary
The Heart Goes Last 89%
Homeless, they joined a town of monthly jail turns. An affair made them each other's inmates.
by Margaret Atwood 2015
3.39
75k+ ratings
It Can't Happen Here
by Sinclair Lewis • 1935
A Vermont newspaper editor watches a demagogue win the presidency and dismantle American democracy.
3.81
25k+
It Can't Happen Here Summary
It Can't Happen Here 89%
A Vermont newspaper editor watches a demagogue win the presidency and dismantle American democracy.
by Sinclair Lewis 1935
3.81
25k+ ratings
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 89%
When a refugee fleet sails for the French coast, the West discovers it has already surrendered.
by Jean Raspail 1987
3.85
2k+ 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 91%
Pigs turn rebellion into dictatorship. A man's secret love becomes the crime that erases him.
by George Orwell 2003
4.30
218k+ ratings
Left Behind
by Jerry B. Jenkins • 1999
After millions vanish, four teenagers face apocalyptic plagues and a dictator who hunts believers.
4.22
1k+
Left Behind Summary
Left Behind 90%
After millions vanish, four teenagers face apocalyptic plagues and a dictator who hunts believers.
by Jerry B. Jenkins 1999
4.22
1k+ ratings
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick • 1968
A bounty hunter chasing six androids discovers his empathy test is failing him.
4.09
519k+
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Summary
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 89%
A bounty hunter chasing six androids discovers his empathy test is failing him.
by Philip K. Dick 1968
4.09
519k+ 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 89%
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
by Joe Haldeman 2007
3.73
11k+ ratings
Atlas Shrugged Part B
by Ayn Rand • 1957
A railroad VP hunts a vanished inventor as the state devours its creators and industry collapses.
4.37
3k+
Atlas Shrugged Part B Summary
Atlas Shrugged Part B 89%
A railroad VP hunts a vanished inventor as the state devours its creators and industry collapses.
by Ayn Rand 1957
4.37
3k+ 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
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
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 90%
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
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 89%
From a coma in 1921, a teacher awakens inside a man of the year 3906.
by Achilleas Sirigos 1972
3.78
569 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 89%
An apprentice torturer's act of mercy exiles him into a dying world haunted by miracles.
by Gene Wolfe 1980
3.84
36k+ 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 89%
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
Gliff
by Ali Smith • 2024
Branded disposable, two siblings hide in an abandoned school where a horse becomes their rebellion.
3.89
10k+
Gliff Summary
Gliff 89%
Branded disposable, two siblings hide in an abandoned school where a horse becomes their rebellion.
by Ali Smith 2024
3.89
10k+ ratings
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov • 1951
Predicting the Empire's fall, a mathematician exiles a colony to shorten the dark age.
4.17
602k+
Foundation Summary
Foundation 89%
Predicting the Empire's fall, a mathematician exiles a colony to shorten the dark age.
by Isaac Asimov 1951
4.17
602k+ ratings
The Unworthy
by Agustina Bazterrica
A servant in a torture convent falls for a stranger fire will not touch.
3.60
52k+
The Unworthy Summary
The Unworthy 89%
A servant in a torture convent falls for a stranger fire will not touch.
by Agustina Bazterrica 2023
3.60
52k+ 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 90%
In a drug-calmed utopia of designer humans, one outsider craves the pain they've abolished.
by Aldous Huxley 2006
3.94
23k+ 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 90%
When time flows backward, a resurrectionist revives a prophet and fights the book-erasing Library.
by Philip K. Dick 1967
3.55
5k+ ratings
The Harbinger
by Jonathan Cahn • 2011
A reporter decodes an ancient seal, finding nine calamities that mirror a fallen biblical nation.
3.99
27k+
The Harbinger Summary
The Harbinger 89%
A reporter decodes an ancient seal, finding nine calamities that mirror a fallen biblical nation.
by Jonathan Cahn 2011
3.99
27k+ ratings
The Children of Men
by P.D. James • 1992
A generation without children. Then one pregnancy forces a grieving scholar to defy a tyrant cousin.
3.67
53k+
The Children of Men Summary
The Children of Men 89%
A generation without children. Then one pregnancy forces a grieving scholar to defy a tyrant cousin.
by P.D. James 1992
3.67
53k+ ratings
The Power
by Naomi Alderman • 2016
Teenage girls wake up electric. The old hierarchies crumble, and power still corrupts.
3.75
254k+
The Power Summary
The Power 89%
Teenage girls wake up electric. The old hierarchies crumble, and power still corrupts.
by Naomi Alderman 2016
3.75
254k+ ratings
The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick • 1962
The Axis won. A banned book says they didn’t. Reading it is a death sentence.
3.59
238k+
The Man in the High Castle Summary
The Man in the High Castle 89%
The Axis won. A banned book says they didn’t. Reading it is a death sentence.
by Philip K. Dick 1962
3.59
238k+ 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
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