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Cyclonopedia
by Reza Negarestani
Petroleum is a sentient planetary intelligence. The Middle East is its body. The war is its hunger.
3.86
1k+
Cyclonopedia Summary
Cyclonopedia 91%
Petroleum is a sentient planetary intelligence. The Middle East is its body. The war is its hunger.
by Reza Negarestani 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
Relic
by Douglas Preston • 1995
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
4.05
116k+
Relic Summary
Relic 93%
Beneath a New York museum, a creature surgically removes brains. The gala opens tonight.
by Douglas Preston 1995
4.05
116k+ ratings
Patient Zero
by Jonathan Maberry • 2009
A detective must stop a zombie plague while a traitor sabotages his team from within.
4.00
31k+
Patient Zero Summary
Patient Zero 93%
A detective must stop a zombie plague while a traitor sabotages his team from within.
by Jonathan Maberry 2009
4.00
31k+ ratings
Shadow Slave
by Guiltythree • 2022
Alone in a black ocean, he watches the water drain, revealing a labyrinth prowled by monsters.
4.56
3k+
Shadow Slave Summary
Shadow Slave 90%
Alone in a black ocean, he watches the water drain, revealing a labyrinth prowled by monsters.
by Guiltythree 2022
4.56
3k+ ratings
Bird Box
by Josh Malerman • 2014
One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.
4.05
213k+
Bird Box Summary
Bird Box 90%
One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.
by Josh Malerman 2014
4.05
213k+ ratings
Congo
by Michael Crichton • 1980
An expedition hunts Congo diamonds and finds itself hunted by a new species of killer ape.
3.64
180k+
Congo Summary
Congo 93%
An expedition hunts Congo diamonds and finds itself hunted by a new species of killer ape.
by Michael Crichton 1980
3.64
180k+ ratings
The Atlantis Gene
by A.G. Riddle • 2013
A geneticist's cure triggers evolution, and a shadow cabal will kill billions to control it.
3.79
82k+
The Atlantis Gene Summary
The Atlantis Gene 92%
A geneticist's cure triggers evolution, and a shadow cabal will kill billions to control it.
by A.G. Riddle 2013
3.79
82k+ ratings
Extinction
by Douglas Preston
At a de-extinction resort, a couple is beheaded. Agent Cash finds killers who aren't human.
4.06
26k+
Extinction Summary
Extinction 91%
At a de-extinction resort, a couple is beheaded. Agent Cash finds killers who aren't human.
by Douglas Preston 2024
4.06
26k+ ratings
Sick Bastards
by Matt Shaw • 2014
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
3.54
4k+
Sick Bastards Summary
Sick Bastards 90%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ ratings
Cold Skin
by Albert Sánchez Piñol • 2007
On an Antarctic island, sea creatures rise nightly, and the lighthouse keeper hides a dark secret.
3.66
10k+
Cold Skin Summary
Cold Skin 90%
On an Antarctic island, sea creatures rise nightly, and the lighthouse keeper hides a dark secret.
by Albert Sánchez Piñol 2007
3.66
10k+ ratings
The Deep
by Nick Cutter
Eight miles down, a veterinarian finds his brother's station. The crew is no longer human.
3.41
43k+
The Deep Summary
The Deep 91%
Eight miles down, a veterinarian finds his brother's station. The crew is no longer human.
by Nick Cutter 2015
3.41
43k+ ratings
Annihilation
by Jeff Vandermeer • 2014
A biologist enters a pristine, forbidden wilderness and breathes spores that change all she sees.
3.80
310k+
Annihilation Summary
Annihilation 92%
A biologist enters a pristine, forbidden wilderness and breathes spores that change all she sees.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2014
3.80
310k+ ratings
Ghosts
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith • 2017
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
4.25
9k+
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts 92%
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017
4.25
9k+ ratings
The Andromeda Strain
by Michael Crichton • 1969
An alien organism kills a desert town, then mutates inside the sealed lab hunting it.
3.91
274k+
The Andromeda Strain Summary
The Andromeda Strain 90%
An alien organism kills a desert town, then mutates inside the sealed lab hunting it.
by Michael Crichton 1969
3.91
274k+ ratings
This Wretched Valley
by Jenny Kiefer • 2024
A hidden rock wall lures four climbers into a Kentucky valley that digests everyone who enters.
3.25
13k+
This Wretched Valley Summary
This Wretched Valley 90%
A hidden rock wall lures four climbers into a Kentucky valley that digests everyone who enters.
by Jenny Kiefer 2024
3.25
13k+ ratings
Parasite
by Mira Grant • 2013
Her life-saving tapeworm is waking up. It wants control of her body and everyone else's.
3.68
19k+
Parasite Summary
Parasite 92%
Her life-saving tapeworm is waking up. It wants control of her body and everyone else's.
by Mira Grant 2013
3.68
19k+ ratings
Ice Station
by Matthew Reilly • 1998
Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.
4.12
35k+
Ice Station Summary
Ice Station 91%
Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.
by Matthew Reilly 1998
4.12
35k+ ratings
Pines
by Blake Crouch
A Secret Service agent wakes nameless in a perfect town where escape means death.
3.92
189k+
Pines Summary
Pines 91%
A Secret Service agent wakes nameless in a perfect town where escape means death.
by Blake Crouch 2012
3.92
189k+ 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 90%
A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.
by Alastair Reynolds 2000
3.99
62k+ ratings
Alien
by Tim Lebbon • 2014
Ripley wakes on a crippled mining ship where the creatures she fled are already hunting.
3.82
13k+
Alien Summary
Alien 90%
Ripley wakes on a crippled mining ship where the creatures she fled are already hunting.
by Tim Lebbon 2014
3.82
13k+ ratings
Cell
by Stephen King
When cell phones turn users feral, a father fights through the carnage to find his son.
3.65
238k+
Cell Summary
Cell 91%
When cell phones turn users feral, a father fights through the carnage to find his son.
by Stephen King 2006
3.65
238k+ ratings
Amazonia
by James Rollins • 2002
Four years lost, a soldier emerges from the jungle with a regrown arm and lethal plague.
4.15
36k+
Amazonia Summary
Amazonia 91%
Four years lost, a soldier emerges from the jungle with a regrown arm and lethal plague.
by James Rollins 2002
4.15
36k+ 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 91%
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
Raise the Titanic!
by Clive Cussler • 1976
To recover a Cold War edge, Dirk Pitt must salvage the Titanic, with Soviets closing in.
3.99
30k+
Raise the Titanic! Summary
Raise the Titanic! 90%
To recover a Cold War edge, Dirk Pitt must salvage the Titanic, with Soviets closing in.
by Clive Cussler 1976
3.99
30k+ ratings
Halo
by Eric S. Nylund • 2001
An alien armada attacks humanity's military stronghold. A Spartan team must keep Earth hidden.
4.26
36k+
Halo Summary
Halo 90%
An alien armada attacks humanity's military stronghold. A Spartan team must keep Earth hidden.
by Eric S. Nylund 2001
4.26
36k+ ratings
Eden
by Tim Lebbon • 2020
A team infiltrates a sealed wilderness to find a missing mother, but the land itself hunts.
3.41
2k+
Eden Summary
Eden 91%
A team infiltrates a sealed wilderness to find a missing mother, but the land itself hunts.
by Tim Lebbon 2020
3.41
2k+ ratings
Hemlock Island
by Kelley Armstrong • 2023
Blood-smeared walls pull her back to a private island where the dead refuse to rest.
3.44
13k+
Hemlock Island Summary
Hemlock Island 91%
Blood-smeared walls pull her back to a private island where the dead refuse to rest.
by Kelley Armstrong 2023
3.44
13k+ ratings
Intercepts
by T.J. Payne
Joe's job is keeping psychic spies in sensory deprivation. Now one lives inside his daughter's head.
4.09
40k+
Intercepts Summary
Intercepts 91%
Joe's job is keeping psychic spies in sensory deprivation. Now one lives inside his daughter's head.
by T.J. Payne 2019
4.09
40k+ ratings
Dark Inside
by Jeyn Roberts • 2011
An ancient evil spreads after the quakes, turning people into killers. Four teens fight to survive.
3.92
9k+
Dark Inside Summary
Dark Inside 90%
An ancient evil spreads after the quakes, turning people into killers. Four teens fight to survive.
by Jeyn Roberts 2011
3.92
9k+ ratings
The Great Zoo of China
by Matthew Reilly • 2014
A herpetologist is invited to China's secret dragon zoo on the day the creatures break free.
3.78
17k+
The Great Zoo of China Summary
The Great Zoo of China 90%
A herpetologist is invited to China's secret dragon zoo on the day the creatures break free.
by Matthew Reilly 2014
3.78
17k+ ratings
Last Days
by Adam L.G. Nevill
A filmmaker documents a dead cult and discovers its horrors are real, ancient, and hunting him.
3.71
16k+
Last Days Summary
Last Days 91%
A filmmaker documents a dead cult and discovers its horrors are real, ancient, and hunting him.
by Adam L.G. Nevill 2012
3.71
16k+ ratings
On the Bitter Horizon
by Abe Moss • 2022
A teenage healer kidnapped to a cursed mountain discovers the expedition's real prize is her.
4.57
345
On the Bitter Horizon Summary
On the Bitter Horizon 91%
A teenage healer kidnapped to a cursed mountain discovers the expedition's real prize is her.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.57
345 ratings
Rest Stop
by Nat Cassidy • 2024
A Jewish bassist locked in a gas station bathroom faces a googly-eyed killer's sadistic games.
3.62
9k+
Rest Stop Summary
Rest Stop 91%
A Jewish bassist locked in a gas station bathroom faces a googly-eyed killer's sadistic games.
by Nat Cassidy 2024
3.62
9k+ ratings
John Dies at the End
by David Wong • 2007
A black-market drug opens two friends' eyes to the cosmic horrors infesting their small town.
3.86
85k+
John Dies at the End Summary
John Dies at the End 90%
A black-market drug opens two friends' eyes to the cosmic horrors infesting their small town.
by David Wong 2007
3.86
85k+ ratings
Across the Haunted Stars
by Abe Moss • 2022
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
4.46
251
Across the Haunted Stars Summary
Across the Haunted Stars 90%
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.46
251 ratings
Star Wars
by Joe Schreiber • 2010
A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.
3.46
9k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 91%
A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.
by Joe Schreiber 2010
3.46
9k+ ratings
From the Godless Abyss
by Abe Moss • 2022
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
4.54
224
From the Godless Abyss Summary
From the Godless Abyss 91%
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.54
224 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
Darwin's Radio
by Greg Bear • 1999
A dormant virus stirs in our genome, turning pregnancy into the engine of human evolution.
3.73
17k+
Darwin's Radio Summary
Darwin's Radio 90%
A dormant virus stirs in our genome, turning pregnancy into the engine of human evolution.
by Greg Bear 1999
3.73
17k+ ratings
The Haunted Mesa
by Louis L'Amour • 1987
A skeptic's search for a vanished friend leads through a desert kiva into a parallel world.
3.81
7k+
The Haunted Mesa Summary
The Haunted Mesa 90%
A skeptic's search for a vanished friend leads through a desert kiva into a parallel world.
by Louis L'Amour 1987
3.81
7k+ ratings
Playground
by Aron Beauregard
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
3.43
20k+
Playground Summary
Playground 90%
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.43
20k+ 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 91%
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
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 91%
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
The Passage
by Justin Cronin • 2010
A government experiment unleashes a vampiric plague, and a child may be the world's only hope.
4.05
224k+
The Passage Summary
The Passage 91%
A government experiment unleashes a vampiric plague, and a child may be the world's only hope.
by Justin Cronin 2010
4.05
224k+ 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 91%
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
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
Defiance of the Fall
by TheFirstDefier
Zac Atwood's sister is missing. Earth is now a leveling game, and he's bringing an axe.
4.33
17k+
Defiance of the Fall Summary
Defiance of the Fall 90%
Zac Atwood's sister is missing. Earth is now a leveling game, and he's bringing an axe.
by TheFirstDefier 2021
4.33
17k+ ratings
Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton • 1990
A storm knocks out a park of cloned dinosaurs' defenses, leaving visitors trapped with predators.
4.13
1.1M+
Jurassic Park Summary
Jurassic Park 91%
A storm knocks out a park of cloned dinosaurs' defenses, leaving visitors trapped with predators.
by Michael Crichton 1990
4.13
1.1M+ ratings
The Breach
by Patrick Lee • 2009
A disgraced ex-cop finds a downed jet in Alaska and a covert war over mind-bending alien weapons.
4.01
10k+
The Breach Summary
The Breach 91%
A disgraced ex-cop finds a downed jet in Alaska and a covert war over mind-bending alien weapons.
by Patrick Lee 2009
4.01
10k+ ratings
Watchers
by Dean Koontz • 1987
A haunted veteran saves a golden retriever with unnatural intelligence as a monster hunts them both.
4.19
173k+
Watchers Summary
Watchers 90%
A haunted veteran saves a golden retriever with unnatural intelligence as a monster hunts them both.
by Dean Koontz 1987
4.19
173k+ ratings
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