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Moon of the Turning Leaves
by Waubgeshig Rice
Six Anishinaabe scouts journey through a dead America toward the homeland their people once lost.
4.22
11k+
Moon of the Turning Leaves Summary
Moon of the Turning Leaves 91%
Six Anishinaabe scouts journey through a dead America toward the homeland their people once lost.
by Waubgeshig Rice 2023
4.22
11k+ 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 93%
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
The Light Pirate
by Lily Brooks-Dalton • 2022
As Florida drowns, a hurricane-born girl discovers the water lights up at her touch.
4.03
44k+
The Light Pirate Summary
The Light Pirate 92%
As Florida drowns, a hurricane-born girl discovers the water lights up at her touch.
by Lily Brooks-Dalton 2022
4.03
44k+ 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 91%
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
Dawn
by Octavia E. Butler • 1987
After nuclear war, a woman wakes on an alien ship: her rescuers demand a genetic merger.
4.15
65k+
Dawn Summary
Dawn 91%
After nuclear war, a woman wakes on an alien ship: her rescuers demand a genetic merger.
by Octavia E. Butler 1987
4.15
65k+ ratings
Mother of Pearl
by Melinda Haynes • 1999
A Black orphan and a white girl, both abandoned, search for home in 1956 Mississippi.
3.70
21k+
Mother of Pearl Summary
Mother of Pearl 91%
A Black orphan and a white girl, both abandoned, search for home in 1956 Mississippi.
by Melinda Haynes 1999
3.70
21k+ 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 91%
When her wife chooses rebirth, Trina defies an alien paradise that has banned sorrow.
by Chana Porter 2020
3.63
10k+ ratings
Wild Seed
by Octavia E. Butler • 1980
An immortal body-thief crosses Africa to claim a shapeshifting healer. She refuses to be owned.
4.20
40k+
Wild Seed Summary
Wild Seed 92%
An immortal body-thief crosses Africa to claim a shapeshifting healer. She refuses to be owned.
by Octavia E. Butler 1980
4.20
40k+ ratings
Death of the Author
by Nnedi Okorafor • 2025
Her sci-fi novel becomes scripture for real robots centuries later, as they face extinction.
3.94
25k+
Death of the Author Summary
Death of the Author 92%
Her sci-fi novel becomes scripture for real robots centuries later, as they face extinction.
by Nnedi Okorafor 2025
3.94
25k+ ratings
Homebound
by Portia Elan
Her dead uncle left a secret and an unfinished game. Five centuries away, a robot is still playing.
3.36
4k+
Homebound Summary
Homebound 90%
Her dead uncle left a secret and an unfinished game. Five centuries away, a robot is still playing.
by Portia Elan 2026
3.36
4k+ ratings
Sing, Unburied, Sing
by Jesmyn Ward • 2017
A boy and his addicted mother drive to Parchman prison. The dead ride with them.
4.00
150k+
Sing, Unburied, Sing Summary
Sing, Unburied, Sing 91%
A boy and his addicted mother drive to Parchman prison. The dead ride with them.
by Jesmyn Ward 2017
4.00
150k+ ratings
Let Us Descend
by Jesmyn Ward • 2023
Sold south, an enslaved woman walks with ancestral spirits who want as much as they give.
3.69
38k+
Let Us Descend Summary
Let Us Descend 91%
Sold south, an enslaved woman walks with ancestral spirits who want as much as they give.
by Jesmyn Ward 2023
3.69
38k+ ratings
The Marrow Thieves
by Cherie Dimaline • 2017
A dreamless world hunts an Indigenous boy whose found family keeps the last dreams alive.
3.94
45k+
The Marrow Thieves Summary
The Marrow Thieves 90%
A dreamless world hunts an Indigenous boy whose found family keeps the last dreams alive.
by Cherie Dimaline 2017
3.94
45k+ ratings
Commune
by Joshua Gayou • 2017
After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.
4.18
3k+
Commune Summary
Commune 90%
After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.
by Joshua Gayou 2017
4.18
3k+ ratings
Chain-Gang All-Stars
by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
One kill from freedom in a televised death circuit, a fighter's final opponent is her lover.
4.11
97k+
Chain-Gang All-Stars Summary
Chain-Gang All-Stars 90%
One kill from freedom in a televised death circuit, a fighter's final opponent is her lover.
by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 2023
4.11
97k+ ratings
Blonde Roots
by Bernardine Evaristo • 2008
When Africans enslave Europeans, one woman receives a secret note offering escape at any cost.
3.60
9k+
Blonde Roots Summary
Blonde Roots 91%
When Africans enslave Europeans, one woman receives a secret note offering escape at any cost.
by Bernardine Evaristo 2008
3.60
9k+ ratings
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead • 2016
On a literal railroad beneath the South, Cora flees captivity, hunted by a relentless slave catcher.
4.06
450k+
The Underground Railroad Summary
The Underground Railroad 91%
On a literal railroad beneath the South, Cora flees captivity, hunted by a relentless slave catcher.
by Colson Whitehead 2016
4.06
450k+ 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 90%
When her boyfriend vanishes, a diver abandons her walled settlement for the dangerous open counties.
by Chang-rae Lee 2014
3.49
12k+ ratings
The Fifth Season
by N.K. Jemisin • 2015
Her son murdered, her daughter taken, an orogene mother must wield the power that broke the earth.
4.28
339k+
The Fifth Season Summary
The Fifth Season 90%
Her son murdered, her daughter taken, an orogene mother must wield the power that broke the earth.
by N.K. Jemisin 2015
4.28
339k+ ratings
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers • 2021
A Black woman excavates her Georgia family's past, unearthing centuries of secrets and survival.
4.50
42k+
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Summary
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois 90%
A Black woman excavates her Georgia family's past, unearthing centuries of secrets and survival.
by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers 2021
4.50
42k+ ratings
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood • 2003
A plague ends the world, and one man must guard the flawless new humans his friend made.
4.00
290k+
Oryx and Crake Summary
Oryx and Crake 90%
A plague ends the world, and one man must guard the flawless new humans his friend made.
by Margaret Atwood 2003
4.00
290k+ ratings
The Hospital at the End of the World
by Justin C. Key • 2026
Framed for his father's murder, a medical student discovers his blood cures an engineered plague.
3.37
1k+
The Hospital at the End of the World Summary
The Hospital at the End of the World 91%
Framed for his father's murder, a medical student discovers his blood cures an engineered plague.
by Justin C. Key 2026
3.37
1k+ ratings
I Cheerfully Refuse
by Leif Enger • 2024
On a dying Lake Superior, a gentle musician and his bookseller wife shelter a desperate fugitive.
3.98
28k+
I Cheerfully Refuse Summary
I Cheerfully Refuse 91%
On a dying Lake Superior, a gentle musician and his bookseller wife shelter a desperate fugitive.
by Leif Enger 2024
3.98
28k+ ratings
Lagoon
by Nnedi Okorafor
A shape-shifting ambassador walks out of the sea at Lagos, and the city turns on itself.
3.63
9k+
Lagoon Summary
Lagoon 90%
A shape-shifting ambassador walks out of the sea at Lagos, and the city turns on itself.
by Nnedi Okorafor 2014
3.63
9k+ ratings
Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng • 2022
A cryptic drawing from his vanished mother sends a boy across an America silenced by fear.
3.79
214k+
Our Missing Hearts Summary
Our Missing Hearts 90%
A cryptic drawing from his vanished mother sends a boy across an America silenced by fear.
by Celeste Ng 2022
3.79
214k+ 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 90%
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
Gideon the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir • 2019
A rebel swordswoman and her necromancer nemesis face a murderous trial in a haunted space palace.
4.18
188k+
Gideon the Ninth Summary
Gideon the Ninth 90%
A rebel swordswoman and her necromancer nemesis face a murderous trial in a haunted space palace.
by Tamsyn Muir 2019
4.18
188k+ 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 90%
The multiverse opens only to those already dead there. Cara qualifies on nearly every world.
by Micaiah Johnson 2020
3.93
46k+ ratings
Ingram
by Louis C.K.
A boy walks across a near-future America, carrying a brother's death he cannot remember.
4.11
3k+
Ingram Summary
Ingram 90%
A boy walks across a near-future America, carrying a brother's death he cannot remember.
by Louis C.K. 2025
4.11
3k+ ratings
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel • 2014
A pandemic erases the world; a traveling Shakespeare troupe becomes what remains of human culture.
4.07
623k+
Station Eleven Summary
Station Eleven 91%
A pandemic erases the world; a traveling Shakespeare troupe becomes what remains of human culture.
by Emily St. John Mandel 2014
4.07
623k+ 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 91%
On a corporate world, a ranger uncovers a hidden city fighting to reshape the planet.
by Annalee Newitz 2023
3.33
7k+ ratings
Happy Land
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez • 2025
Summoned home, a real estate agent discovers the lost Black kingdom buried in her family's land.
4.24
12k+
Happy Land Summary
Happy Land 90%
Summoned home, a real estate agent discovers the lost Black kingdom buried in her family's land.
by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 2025
4.24
12k+ ratings
Parable of the Sower
by Damian Duffy • 2020
A hyper-empathic teen forges a new faith while leading survivors across a burning, dying America.
3.97
6k+
Parable of the Sower Summary
Parable of the Sower 90%
A hyper-empathic teen forges a new faith while leading survivors across a burning, dying America.
by Damian Duffy 2020
3.97
6k+ ratings
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