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The Infinite and the Divine
by Robert Rath
Two deathless rivals feud ten thousand years for a puzzle box mapping a god's tomb.
4.44
7k+
The Infinite and the Divine Summary
The Infinite and the Divine 91%
Two deathless rivals feud ten thousand years for a puzzle box mapping a god's tomb.
by Robert Rath 2020
4.44
7k+ ratings
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
by Neal Stephenson • 2017
Magic died with the first photograph. A secret agency found a quantum loophole to restore it.
3.86
35k+
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. Summary
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. 93%
Magic died with the first photograph. A secret agency found a quantum loophole to restore it.
by Neal Stephenson 2017
3.86
35k+ ratings
Found
by Margaret Peterson Haddix • 2008
A note tells an adopted boy he was taken from the past. Then a second warns: someone's coming.
3.98
42k+
Found Summary
Found 92%
A note tells an adopted boy he was taken from the past. Then a second warns: someone's coming.
by Margaret Peterson Haddix 2008
3.98
42k+ ratings
And Then She Vanished
by Nick Jones • 2021
His touch reads object histories. Hypnosis sends him back, to the night his sister vanished.
3.97
10k+
And Then She Vanished Summary
And Then She Vanished 91%
His touch reads object histories. Hypnosis sends him back, to the night his sister vanished.
by Nick Jones 2021
3.97
10k+ 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
Timeline
by Michael Crichton • 1999
Four historians enter a quantum portal to rescue their professor from medieval France at war.
3.87
219k+
Timeline Summary
Timeline 90%
Four historians enter a quantum portal to rescue their professor from medieval France at war.
by Michael Crichton 1999
3.87
219k+ ratings
The Anubis Gates
by Tim Powers • 1983
Marooned in 1810 London, a scholar discovers a city of sorcerer-clowns, body thieves, and old gods.
3.90
18k+
The Anubis Gates Summary
The Anubis Gates 90%
Marooned in 1810 London, a scholar discovers a city of sorcerer-clowns, body thieves, and old gods.
by Tim Powers 1983
3.90
18k+ ratings
Making History
by Stephen Fry • 1996
A Cambridge student sends a pill to sterilize Hitler's father. The new world is even darker.
3.92
12k+
Making History Summary
Making History 92%
A Cambridge student sends a pill to sterilize Hitler's father. The new world is even darker.
by Stephen Fry 1996
3.92
12k+ ratings
Tress of the Emerald Sea
by Brandon Sanderson • 2023
An ordinary girl braves an exploding ocean to rescue the boy she loves from a sorceress.
4.31
301k+
Tress of the Emerald Sea Summary
Tress of the Emerald Sea 92%
An ordinary girl braves an exploding ocean to rescue the boy she loves from a sorceress.
by Brandon Sanderson 2023
4.31
301k+ ratings
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
Earth demolished for a space bypass, Arthur Dent hitchhikes a galaxy run by bureaucrats.
4.22
2.0M+
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Summary
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 90%
Earth demolished for a space bypass, Arthur Dent hitchhikes a galaxy run by bureaucrats.
by Douglas Adams 1979
4.22
2.0M+ ratings
Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis • 1992
A historian stranded in a medieval village faces the Black Death with no way home.
4.03
65k+
Doomsday Book Summary
Doomsday Book 90%
A historian stranded in a medieval village faces the Black Death with no way home.
by Connie Willis 1992
4.03
65k+ ratings
Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer • 2001
A twelve-year-old genius kidnaps a fairy and demands gold. Her people have hours to pay.
3.86
563k+
Artemis Fowl Summary
Artemis Fowl 90%
A twelve-year-old genius kidnaps a fairy and demands gold. Her people have hours to pay.
by Eoin Colfer 2001
3.86
563k+ ratings
Green Rider
by Kristen Britain • 1998
A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.
4.09
41k+
Green Rider Summary
Green Rider 90%
A suspended student must deliver a dying messenger's warning before a conspiracy topples a king.
by Kristen Britain 1998
4.09
41k+ 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 90%
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
Dungeon Crawler Carl
by Matt Dinniman
Earth is an alien dungeon crawl. Carl enters barefoot, half-dressed, and the cat won't stop talking.
4.47
308k+
Dungeon Crawler Carl Summary
Dungeon Crawler Carl 90%
Earth is an alien dungeon crawl. Carl enters barefoot, half-dressed, and the cat won't stop talking.
by Matt Dinniman 2020
4.47
308k+ ratings
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
by Douglas Adams • 1987
A CEO's murder leads to time travel, an alien ghost, and a horse in a bathroom.
3.97
150k+
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Summary
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency 92%
A CEO's murder leads to time travel, an alien ghost, and a horse in a bathroom.
by Douglas Adams 1987
3.97
150k+ ratings
Starter Villain
by John Scalzi • 2023
A broke teacher inherits a supervillain island where dolphins unionize, cats spy, and killers wait.
4.11
100k+
Starter Villain Summary
Starter Villain 91%
A broke teacher inherits a supervillain island where dolphins unionize, cats spy, and killers wait.
by John Scalzi 2023
4.11
100k+ ratings
The Affair of the Mysterious Letter
by Alexis Hall • 2019
A sorceress and her ex-soldier flatmate hunt a blackmailer through a city of shifting realities.
3.75
4k+
The Affair of the Mysterious Letter Summary
The Affair of the Mysterious Letter 90%
A sorceress and her ex-soldier flatmate hunt a blackmailer through a city of shifting realities.
by Alexis Hall 2019
3.75
4k+ ratings
The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver
by Shawn Inmon • 2015
A failed suicide sends Thomas Weaver to 1976, his dead brother alive, a killer in algebra.
4.18
4k+
The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver Summary
The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver 90%
A failed suicide sends Thomas Weaver to 1976, his dead brother alive, a killer in algebra.
by Shawn Inmon 2015
4.18
4k+ ratings
The Frozen People
by Elly Griffiths • 2025
Sent to 1850 to solve a murder, a detective is stranded with no way home.
3.89
16k+
The Frozen People Summary
The Frozen People 90%
Sent to 1850 to solve a murder, a detective is stranded with no way home.
by Elly Griffiths 2025
3.89
16k+ 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
The Number of the Beast
by Robert A. Heinlein • 1980
Two couples flee assassins in a flying car that jumps to every universe ever imagined.
3.63
13k+
The Number of the Beast Summary
The Number of the Beast 91%
Two couples flee assassins in a flying car that jumps to every universe ever imagined.
by Robert A. Heinlein 1980
3.63
13k+ ratings
Passenger
by Alexandra Bracken • 2016
Forced from her debut into 1776, a violinist must hunt an astrolabe to ransom her mother.
3.75
42k+
Passenger Summary
Passenger 91%
Forced from her debut into 1776, a violinist must hunt an astrolabe to ransom her mother.
by Alexandra Bracken 2016
3.75
42k+ 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
Sea of Tranquility
by Emily St. John Mandel • 2022
A violin echoes across centuries, linking an exiled nobleman, a moon author, and a time detective.
4.05
303k+
Sea of Tranquility Summary
Sea of Tranquility 90%
A violin echoes across centuries, linking an exiled nobleman, a moon author, and a time detective.
by Emily St. John Mandel 2022
4.05
303k+ ratings
Redshirts
by John Scalzi • 2012
Ensigns die like TV extras on his starship. One recruit travels to 2012 to confront the writers.
3.87
119k+
Redshirts Summary
Redshirts 90%
Ensigns die like TV extras on his starship. One recruit travels to 2012 to confront the writers.
by John Scalzi 2012
3.87
119k+ 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 Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams • 1996
Earth demolished for a bypass, Arthur Dent hitchhikes the galaxy with a towel and a guide.
4.38
339k+
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Summary
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy 90%
Earth demolished for a bypass, Arthur Dent hitchhikes the galaxy with a towel and a guide.
by Douglas Adams 1996
4.38
339k+ ratings
Going Postal
by Terry Pratchett
Ankh-Morpork spares a con man the noose to run a post office that killed four postmasters.
4.41
137k+
Going Postal Summary
Going Postal 90%
Ankh-Morpork spares a con man the noose to run a post office that killed four postmasters.
by Terry Pratchett 2004
4.41
137k+ ratings
The Ministry of Time
by Kaliane Bradley • 2024
A civil servant shares her flat with a rescued Victorian explorer in a secret time-travel program.
3.56
255k+
The Ministry of Time Summary
The Ministry of Time 91%
A civil servant shares her flat with a rescued Victorian explorer in a secret time-travel program.
by Kaliane Bradley 2024
3.56
255k+ ratings
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye
by Len Bailey • 2013
A time-bending contraption sends Holmes and Watson into the Bible to solve its deepest mysteries.
3.59
253
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye Summary
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye 91%
A time-bending contraption sends Holmes and Watson into the Bible to solve its deepest mysteries.
by Len Bailey 2013
3.59
253 ratings
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom
by Jason Pargin • 2024
A driver, a stranger, a locked box, and an internet that thinks it's a bomb.
3.93
17k+
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom Summary
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom 90%
A driver, a stranger, a locked box, and an internet that thinks it's a bomb.
by Jason Pargin 2024
3.93
17k+ ratings
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle • 1962
A girl folds space with her brother to save their father from a planet of crushing sameness.
3.97
1.3M+
A Wrinkle in Time Summary
A Wrinkle in Time 90%
A girl folds space with her brother to save their father from a planet of crushing sameness.
by Madeleine L'Engle 1962
3.97
1.3M+ ratings
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
by Mark Twain • 2007
Waking in Camelot, a factory boss fakes magic with science and schemes to industrialize the kingdom.
3.78
109k+
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Summary
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 90%
Waking in Camelot, a factory boss fakes magic with science and schemes to industrialize the kingdom.
by Mark Twain 2007
3.78
109k+ 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
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 91%
A Victorian inventor discovers his time machine has splintered the future into warring worlds.
by Stephen Baxter 1995
3.95
7k+ ratings
The Android's Dream
by John Scalzi • 2006
A diplomatic fart kills a negotiator. Peace requires one extinct sheep: a woman who never knew.
3.99
24k+
The Android's Dream Summary
The Android's Dream 91%
A diplomatic fart kills a negotiator. Peace requires one extinct sheep: a woman who never knew.
by John Scalzi 2006
3.99
24k+ ratings
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
by Ransom Riggs
His grandfather's dying words reveal a time loop where extraordinary children relive 1940.
3.92
1.4M+
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Summary
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 90%
His grandfather's dying words reveal a time loop where extraordinary children relive 1940.
by Ransom Riggs 2011
3.92
1.4M+ 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 90%
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
How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig • 2017
A 400-year-old history teacher is forbidden to love. His new colleague makes him break the rule.
3.82
225k+
How to Stop Time Summary
How to Stop Time 90%
A 400-year-old history teacher is forbidden to love. His new colleague makes him break the rule.
by Matt Haig 2017
3.82
225k+ ratings
La Belle Sauvage
by Philip Pullman • 2017
An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.
4.15
114k+
La Belle Sauvage Summary
La Belle Sauvage 90%
An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.
by Philip Pullman 2017
4.15
114k+ ratings
Quantum Radio
by A.G. Riddle • 2023
A physicist detects a signal from outside reality carrying four human genomes. One is his own.
4.08
17k+
Quantum Radio Summary
Quantum Radio 90%
A physicist detects a signal from outside reality carrying four human genomes. One is his own.
by A.G. Riddle 2023
4.08
17k+ ratings
The Templar Legacy
by Steve Berry
Cotton Malone, a bookseller and former spy, chases a Templar secret that could topple the Church.
3.84
57k+
The Templar Legacy Summary
The Templar Legacy 90%
Cotton Malone, a bookseller and former spy, chases a Templar secret that could topple the Church.
by Steve Berry 2006
3.84
57k+ ratings
Dinosaurs Before Dark
by Mary Pope Osborne • 1992
Swept to the dinosaur age by a magic tree house, siblings need a wish to get home.
4.00
49k+
Dinosaurs Before Dark Summary
Dinosaurs Before Dark 91%
Swept to the dinosaur age by a magic tree house, siblings need a wish to get home.
by Mary Pope Osborne 1992
4.00
49k+ ratings
The Color of Magic
by Terry Pratchett • 1983
An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.
3.99
425k+
The Color of Magic Summary
The Color of Magic 91%
An inept wizard and an indestructible tourist flee a burning city on a flat world.
by Terry Pratchett 1983
3.99
425k+ ratings
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
by David Wong • 2015
A barista inherits a crime empire and becomes the star of a live murder show.
3.98
24k+
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits Summary
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits 90%
A barista inherits a crime empire and becomes the star of a live murder show.
by David Wong 2015
3.98
24k+ ratings
The Glass Sentence
by S.E. Grove • 2014
A time-blind girl crosses a fractured world, following maps of memory to save her kidnapped uncle.
3.82
7k+
The Glass Sentence Summary
The Glass Sentence 90%
A time-blind girl crosses a fractured world, following maps of memory to save her kidnapped uncle.
by S.E. Grove 2014
3.82
7k+ ratings
Sandstorm
by James Rollins • 2004
Lightning strikes a London museum, hurling a curator across Oman toward a lost city's deadly secret.
3.96
55k+
Sandstorm Summary
Sandstorm 89%
Lightning strikes a London museum, hurling a curator across Oman toward a lost city's deadly secret.
by James Rollins 2004
3.96
55k+ ratings
The Atrocity Archives
by Charles Stross • 2004
Bob Howard's IT job implodes when he's drafted to fight cosmic horrors with applied mathematics.
3.89
27k+
The Atrocity Archives Summary
The Atrocity Archives 89%
Bob Howard's IT job implodes when he's drafted to fight cosmic horrors with applied mathematics.
by Charles Stross 2004
3.89
27k+ ratings
Out of the Loop
by Katie Siegel • 2026
Two years inside Monday. On Tuesday, Amie's neighbor is dead and she knows everyone's secrets.
3.27
1k+
Out of the Loop Summary
Out of the Loop 89%
Two years inside Monday. On Tuesday, Amie's neighbor is dead and she knows everyone's secrets.
by Katie Siegel 2026
3.27
1k+ ratings
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