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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 95%
Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.
by Christopher Ruocchio 2018
3.95
55k+ ratings
Leviathan Wakes
by James S.A. Corey • 2011
A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.
4.31
325k+
Leviathan Wakes Summary
Leviathan Wakes 95%
A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.
by James S.A. Corey 2011
4.31
325k+ 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 94%
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
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
by Christopher Paolini • 2020
An alien organism bonds with a scientist, granting her the language of the species destroying Earth.
3.80
71k+
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Summary
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars 92%
An alien organism bonds with a scientist, granting her the language of the species destroying Earth.
by Christopher Paolini 2020
3.80
71k+ 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 92%
A cloistered scholar stumbles onto his order's secret: an alien ship from a parallel universe.
by Neal Stephenson 2008
4.17
76k+ ratings
Ancillary Justice
by Ann Leckie • 2013
A warship AI, reduced to a single body, pursues the immortal ruler who executed her crew.
3.99
120k+
Ancillary Justice Summary
Ancillary Justice 92%
A warship AI, reduced to a single body, pursues the immortal ruler who executed her crew.
by Ann Leckie 2013
3.99
120k+ ratings
A Hole in the Sky
by Peter F. Hamilton • 2021
On a dying starship, siblings flee ritual death into forbidden wilds hiding alien foes.
3.79
1k+
A Hole in the Sky Summary
A Hole in the Sky 92%
On a dying starship, siblings flee ritual death into forbidden wilds hiding alien foes.
by Peter F. Hamilton 2021
3.79
1k+ ratings
An Enemy of the State
by F. Paul Wilson • 1980
To break an empire's grip, he targets its currency and teaches millions to stop obeying.
3.89
442
An Enemy of the State Summary
An Enemy of the State 94%
To break an empire's grip, he targets its currency and teaches millions to stop obeying.
by F. Paul Wilson 1980
3.89
442 ratings
A Fire Upon the Deep
by Vernor Vinge • 1992
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
4.13
67k+
A Fire Upon the Deep Summary
A Fire Upon the Deep 94%
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
by Vernor Vinge 1992
4.13
67k+ 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 94%
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 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 92%
An apprentice torturer's act of mercy exiles him into a dying world haunted by miracles.
by Gene Wolfe 1980
3.84
36k+ ratings
The Mercy of Gods
by James S.A. Corey • 2024
His world decimated by alien conquerors, a scientist must prove his species deserves to survive.
4.15
42k+
The Mercy of Gods Summary
The Mercy of Gods 92%
His world decimated by alien conquerors, a scientist must prove his species deserves to survive.
by James S.A. Corey 2024
4.15
42k+ ratings
Red Rising
by Pierce Brown • 2014
Reshaped as a Gold, a slave miner infiltrates the empire's war academy to destroy from inside.
4.27
823k+
Red Rising Summary
Red Rising 92%
Reshaped as a Gold, a slave miner infiltrates the empire's war academy to destroy from inside.
by Pierce Brown 2014
4.27
823k+ 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 92%
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
by Nemo Ramjet 2006
4.16
11k+ ratings
Exodus
by Peter F. Hamilton
A disgraced noble hunts alien tech, unaware his crewmate steers him toward genocide.
4.25
6k+
Exodus Summary
Exodus 93%
A disgraced noble hunts alien tech, unaware his crewmate steers him toward genocide.
by Peter F. Hamilton 2024
4.25
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 94%
A disembodied brain teaches aliens to lie, his love spanning the death and rebirth of all things.
by Baoshu 2011
3.63
11k+ ratings
Children of Time
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2015
Earth's last ark reaches a green world where spiders have cities and the monkeys never arrived.
4.30
180k+
Children of Time Summary
Children of Time 93%
Earth's last ark reaches a green world where spiders have cities and the monkeys never arrived.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015
4.30
180k+ ratings
Bitter Angels
by C.L. Anderson • 2009
Her mentor's murder drags a retired Guardian back to a system where immortals harvest human minds.
3.30
279
Bitter Angels Summary
Bitter Angels 92%
Her mentor's murder drags a retired Guardian back to a system where immortals harvest human minds.
by C.L. Anderson 2009
3.30
279 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 92%
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
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 92%
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.28
6k+ ratings
The Fallen Star
by Claudia Gray • 2022
Sabotage turns the Jedi's station into a death trap; one Master must choose who to save.
4.07
11k+
The Fallen Star Summary
The Fallen Star 92%
Sabotage turns the Jedi's station into a death trap; one Master must choose who to save.
by Claudia Gray 2022
4.07
11k+ 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 93%
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
Seveneves
by Neal Stephenson • 2015
The moon shatters. Earth will burn. Seven women in orbit carry the last hope for humanity.
4.00
126k+
Seveneves Summary
Seveneves 93%
The moon shatters. Earth will burn. Seven women in orbit carry the last hope for humanity.
by Neal Stephenson 2015
4.00
126k+ ratings
The Three-Body Problem
by Liu Cixin
A countdown in a researcher's eyes reveals an alien invasion rooted in China's Cultural Revolution.
4.08
505k+
The Three-Body Problem Summary
The Three-Body Problem 92%
A countdown in a researcher's eyes reveals an alien invasion rooted in China's Cultural Revolution.
by Liu Cixin 2006
4.08
505k+ ratings
The Employees
by Olga Ravn • 2018
A ship's human and android crew catalogs alien objects that provoke longing and unravel identity.
3.63
31k+
The Employees Summary
The Employees 92%
A ship's human and android crew catalogs alien objects that provoke longing and unravel identity.
by Olga Ravn 2018
3.63
31k+ ratings
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
by Becky Chambers • 2014
Running from her past, a clerk joins a wormhole ship crewed by chaotic, lovable misfits.
4.17
188k+
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Summary
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet 92%
Running from her past, a clerk joins a wormhole ship crewed by chaotic, lovable misfits.
by Becky Chambers 2014
4.17
188k+ ratings
Orbital
by Samantha Harvey • 2023
One day in orbit: six astronauts, sixteen sunrises, a typhoon's eye, and a beautiful fragile Earth.
3.49
150k+
Orbital Summary
Orbital 92%
One day in orbit: six astronauts, sixteen sunrises, a typhoon's eye, and a beautiful fragile Earth.
by Samantha Harvey 2023
3.49
150k+ ratings
The Captain
by Will Wight • 2023
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
4.27
10k+
The Captain Summary
The Captain 91%
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
by Will Wight 2023
4.27
10k+ 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 92%
His father executed, a student hunts a hidden rebellion world through a galaxy of double agents.
by Isaac Asimov 1951
3.74
27k+ ratings
Accelerando
by Charles Stross • 2005
He gives away ideas that trigger the singularity, while an AI cat engineers his family's fate.
3.87
22k+
Accelerando Summary
Accelerando 92%
He gives away ideas that trigger the singularity, while an AI cat engineers his family's fate.
by Charles Stross 2005
3.87
22k+ ratings
The Last Watch
by J.S. Dewes • 2021
Exiled to guard the universe's edge, a prince and a commander discover the boundary is collapsing.
3.97
12k+
The Last Watch Summary
The Last Watch 92%
Exiled to guard the universe's edge, a prince and a commander discover the boundary is collapsing.
by J.S. Dewes 2021
3.97
12k+ ratings
Mickey7
by Edward Ashton • 2022
An expendable colonist survives a mission and returns to find his duplicate already living his life.
3.78
58k+
Mickey7 Summary
Mickey7 91%
An expendable colonist survives a mission and returns to find his duplicate already living his life.
by Edward Ashton 2022
3.78
58k+ ratings
Aurora Rising
by Amie Kaufman • 2019
A cadet trades his dream squad for a lost girl who becomes the galaxy's last weapon.
4.09
75k+
Aurora Rising Summary
Aurora Rising 91%
A cadet trades his dream squad for a lost girl who becomes the galaxy's last weapon.
by Amie Kaufman 2019
4.09
75k+ ratings
Lockstep
by Karl Schroeder • 2014
After millennia in cryosleep, a boy wakes to find his siblings rule a hibernating galactic empire.
3.75
2k+
Lockstep Summary
Lockstep 91%
After millennia in cryosleep, a boy wakes to find his siblings rule a hibernating galactic empire.
by Karl Schroeder 2014
3.75
2k+ 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 91%
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
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 92%
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
Shards of Earth
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2021
A ship sculpted by aliens forces a traumatized navigator back into the nightmare void.
4.18
35k+
Shards of Earth Summary
Shards of Earth 92%
A ship sculpted by aliens forces a traumatized navigator back into the nightmare void.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2021
4.18
35k+ ratings
Horus Rising
by Dan Abnett
A crusade captain buries a daemonic possession because his empire has outlawed the very word.
4.26
41k+
Horus Rising Summary
Horus Rising 91%
A crusade captain buries a daemonic possession because his empire has outlawed the very word.
by Dan Abnett 2006
4.26
41k+ 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 91%
An apprentice torturer's act of mercy exiles him into a dying world haunted by miracles.
by Gene Wolfe 1980
3.84
36k+ ratings
Star Wars
by Matthew Woodring Stover • 2005
The Jedi's brightest hope, to save his wife, makes a pact that forges a dark Empire.
4.32
26k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 91%
The Jedi's brightest hope, to save his wife, makes a pact that forges a dark Empire.
by Matthew Woodring Stover 2005
4.32
26k+ ratings
Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity
by Phillip P. Peterson • 2015
Probes vanish beyond Pluto. A claustrophobic physicist boards a ship to find what blocks the stars.
4.09
3k+
Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity Summary
Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity 91%
Probes vanish beyond Pluto. A claustrophobic physicist boards a ship to find what blocks the stars.
by Phillip P. Peterson 2015
4.09
3k+ 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 91%
Predicting the Empire's fall, a mathematician exiles a colony to shorten the dark age.
by Isaac Asimov 1951
4.17
602k+ ratings
Operation Bounce House
by Matt Dinniman
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
3.91
35k+
Operation Bounce House Summary
Operation Bounce House 91%
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
by Matt Dinniman 2026
3.91
35k+ ratings
We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
by Dennis E. Taylor • 2016
A dead engineer wakes as an AI and is hurled into space inside a self-replicating probe.
4.25
133k+
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) Summary
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) 92%
A dead engineer wakes as an AI and is hurled into space inside a self-replicating probe.
by Dennis E. Taylor 2016
4.25
133k+ ratings
Revelation Space
by Alastair Reynolds • 2000
A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.
3.99
62k+
Revelation Space Summary
Revelation Space 92%
A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.
by Alastair Reynolds 2000
3.99
62k+ ratings
Thrawn
by Timothy Zahn • 2017
An exiled alien joins the Empire and climbs its ranks by studying what its enemies create.
4.31
59k+
Thrawn Summary
Thrawn 91%
An exiled alien joins the Empire and climbs its ranks by studying what its enemies create.
by Timothy Zahn 2017
4.31
59k+ ratings
Memento
by Amie Kaufman • 2020
A grieving neurogrammer teaches a warship's AI about morality; it learns the trolley problem.
4.29
8k+
Memento Summary
Memento 91%
A grieving neurogrammer teaches a warship's AI about morality; it learns the trolley problem.
by Amie Kaufman 2020
4.29
8k+ ratings
Light of the Jedi
by Charles Soule • 2021
A freighter explodes in hyperspace, raining debris on a system. Jedi unite to stop the cataclysm.
3.92
34k+
Light of the Jedi Summary
Light of the Jedi 91%
A freighter explodes in hyperspace, raining debris on a system. Jedi unite to stop the cataclysm.
by Charles Soule 2021
3.92
34k+ ratings
The Truce at Bakura
by Kathy Tyers • 1994
After Endor, Rebels ally with Imperials to save a colony from aliens who drain human souls.
3.47
14k+
The Truce at Bakura Summary
The Truce at Bakura 91%
After Endor, Rebels ally with Imperials to save a colony from aliens who drain human souls.
by Kathy Tyers 1994
3.47
14k+ ratings
Dante
by Guy Haley • 2017
To join the Blood Angels, a boy survives brutal trials. The last demands a friend's life.
4.32
2k+
Dante Summary
Dante 91%
To join the Blood Angels, a boy survives brutal trials. The last demands a friend's life.
by Guy Haley 2017
4.32
2k+ ratings
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