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I Who Have Never Known Men
by Jacqueline Harpman
Forty women escape their underground cage onto an empty earth where no explanation awaits.
4.08
524k+
I Who Have Never Known Men Summary
I Who Have Never Known Men 91%
Forty women escape their underground cage onto an empty earth where no explanation awaits.
by Jacqueline Harpman 1995
4.08
524k+ ratings
Flatland
by Edwin A. Abbott • 1884
A square's two-dimensional world is upended when a sphere reveals a third dimension.
3.81
78k+
Flatland Summary
Flatland 91%
A square's two-dimensional world is upended when a sphere reveals a third dimension.
by Edwin A. Abbott 1884
3.81
78k+ 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 91%
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
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 89%
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
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 89%
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
Island
by Aldous Huxley • 1962
A journalist washes onto a forbidden island to exploit its utopia, and finds himself remade instead.
3.85
37k+
Island Summary
Island 88%
A journalist washes onto a forbidden island to exploit its utopia, and finds himself remade instead.
by Aldous Huxley 1962
3.85
37k+ 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 88%
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
Poor Things
by Alasdair Gray • 1992
A drowned woman, rebuilt with an infant's brain, awakens to a world trying to own her.
3.92
43k+
Poor Things Summary
Poor Things 88%
A drowned woman, rebuilt with an infant's brain, awakens to a world trying to own her.
by Alasdair Gray 1992
3.92
43k+ ratings
Ishmael
by Daniel Quinn • 1992
A gorilla places a newspaper ad seeking a pupil to teach the secret of humanity's self-destruction.
4.01
105k+
Ishmael Summary
Ishmael 88%
A gorilla places a newspaper ad seeking a pupil to teach the secret of humanity's self-destruction.
by Daniel Quinn 1992
4.01
105k+ ratings
Devil on the Cross
by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o • 1980
Having lost everything, a Nairobi woman enters a grotesque contest where thieves are the winners.
3.93
2k+
Devil on the Cross Summary
Devil on the Cross 88%
Having lost everything, a Nairobi woman enters a grotesque contest where thieves are the winners.
by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o 1980
3.93
2k+ 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 88%
Intelligent newts, found for pearls, become a global workforce that demands the planet for itself.
by Karel Čapek 1990
4.17
19k+ ratings
Watership Down
by Richard Adams • 1972
His brother foresees doom, so one rabbit leads their band across country to a new home.
4.09
508k+
Watership Down Summary
Watership Down 88%
His brother foresees doom, so one rabbit leads their band across country to a new home.
by Richard Adams 1972
4.09
508k+ ratings
Planet of the Apes
by Pierre Boulle • 1963
A journalist stranded among intelligent apes must outwit his captors before he becomes a specimen.
4.00
49k+
Planet of the Apes Summary
Planet of the Apes 88%
A journalist stranded among intelligent apes must outwit his captors before he becomes a specimen.
by Pierre Boulle 1963
4.00
49k+ ratings
Orlando
by Virginia Woolf • 1928
An Elizabethan nobleman lives three centuries without aging, then wakes as a woman.
3.87
117k+
Orlando Summary
Orlando 90%
An Elizabethan nobleman lives three centuries without aging, then wakes as a woman.
by Virginia Woolf 1928
3.87
117k+ 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 90%
Two couples flee assassins in a flying car that jumps to every universe ever imagined.
by Robert A. Heinlein 1980
3.63
13k+ ratings
Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey
by Ingersoll Lockwood
A dog's wanderlust drives a young baron through Russia's north and into the hollow earth below.
3.44
442
Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey Summary
Baron Trump's Marvelous Underground Journey 89%
A dog's wanderlust drives a young baron through Russia's north and into the hollow earth below.
by Ingersoll Lockwood 1893
3.44
442 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 88%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ ratings
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
by Robert M. Pirsig • 1974
A father rides cross-country with his son, haunted by the philosopher he used to be.
3.78
247k+
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Summary
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance 88%
A father rides cross-country with his son, haunted by the philosopher he used to be.
by Robert M. Pirsig 1974
3.78
247k+ ratings
The Gifts
by Liz Hyder • 2022
Women grow wings in Victorian England. One surgeon will do anything to own them.
3.69
3k+
The Gifts Summary
The Gifts 88%
Women grow wings in Victorian England. One surgeon will do anything to own them.
by Liz Hyder 2022
3.69
3k+ ratings
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
by Becky Chambers • 2021
A tea monk walks into the wilderness and meets a robot sent to understand human longing.
4.21
193k+
A Psalm for the Wild-Built Summary
A Psalm for the Wild-Built 88%
A tea monk walks into the wilderness and meets a robot sent to understand human longing.
by Becky Chambers 2021
4.21
193k+ ratings
Contact
by Carl Sagan • 1985
When the stars send blueprints for a machine, one astronomer must trust what she cannot prove.
4.15
154k+
Contact Summary
Contact 88%
When the stars send blueprints for a machine, one astronomer must trust what she cannot prove.
by Carl Sagan 1985
4.15
154k+ ratings
Galatea
by Madeline Miller • 2013
A statue given life by a goddess discovers her sculptor-husband's devotion is just another cage.
3.93
126k+
Galatea Summary
Galatea 88%
A statue given life by a goddess discovers her sculptor-husband's devotion is just another cage.
by Madeline Miller 2013
3.93
126k+ 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 88%
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 Cyberiad
by Stanisław Lem • 1965
Two brilliant robots wander the galaxy building machines that turn logic puzzles into cosmic chaos.
4.13
14k+
The Cyberiad Summary
The Cyberiad 88%
Two brilliant robots wander the galaxy building machines that turn logic puzzles into cosmic chaos.
by Stanisław Lem 1965
4.13
14k+ ratings
The Wall
by Marlen Haushofer • 1999
An invisible wall seals a woman inside a mountain valley, the world beyond it frozen dead.
3.99
42k+
The Wall Summary
The Wall 88%
An invisible wall seals a woman inside a mountain valley, the world beyond it frozen dead.
by Marlen Haushofer 1999
3.99
42k+ ratings
Stories of Your Life and Others
by Ted Chiang • 2002
Eight stories where language reshapes time, math comes undone, and a tower scrapes heaven.
4.25
127k+
Stories of Your Life and Others Summary
Stories of Your Life and Others 88%
Eight stories where language reshapes time, math comes undone, and a tower scrapes heaven.
by Ted Chiang 2002
4.25
127k+ 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 87%
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
Gulivers Travels
by Jonathan Swift • 1726
A shipwrecked surgeon is captured by tiny people and thrown into their absurd political squabbles.
3.59
301k+
Gulivers Travels Summary
Gulivers Travels 89%
A shipwrecked surgeon is captured by tiny people and thrown into their absurd political squabbles.
by Jonathan Swift 1726
3.59
301k+ ratings
The Coffee Bean
by Jon Gordon • 2019
A traveler reports from an island where gold lines chamber pots and no one owns anything.
4.04
6k+
The Coffee Bean Summary
The Coffee Bean 89%
A traveler reports from an island where gold lines chamber pots and no one owns anything.
by Jon Gordon 2019
4.04
6k+ ratings
The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson • 1995
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
4.16
94k+
The Diamond Age Summary
The Diamond Age 88%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
by Mark Dunn • 2001
Letters are outlawed one by one on an island of language. A young woman writes back.
3.94
59k+
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn Summary
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn 88%
Letters are outlawed one by one on an island of language. A young woman writes back.
by Mark Dunn 2001
3.94
59k+ ratings
Invisible Cities
by Italo Calvino • 1972
A Venetian traveler's tales of impossible cities become an aging emperor's last hope for meaning.
4.09
99k+
Invisible Cities Summary
Invisible Cities 88%
A Venetian traveler's tales of impossible cities become an aging emperor's last hope for meaning.
by Italo Calvino 1972
4.09
99k+ 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 88%
When Africans enslave Europeans, one woman receives a secret note offering escape at any cost.
by Bernardine Evaristo 2008
3.60
9k+ ratings
The Golden Notebook
by Doris Lessing • 1999
A London writer splits her life among four notebooks. The woman between them is coming apart.
3.77
25k+
The Golden Notebook Summary
The Golden Notebook 88%
A London writer splits her life among four notebooks. The woman between them is coming apart.
by Doris Lessing 1999
3.77
25k+ 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 88%
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
The Doors of Eden
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2020
When her lover vanishes into another Earth, a cryptozoologist must save parallel worlds from ruin.
3.87
11k+
The Doors of Eden Summary
The Doors of Eden 88%
When her lover vanishes into another Earth, a cryptozoologist must save parallel worlds from ruin.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2020
3.87
11k+ 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. 88%
Magic died with the first photograph. A secret agency found a quantum loophole to restore it.
by Neal Stephenson 2017
3.86
35k+ 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 87%
The multiverse opens only to those already dead there. Cara qualifies on nearly every world.
by Micaiah Johnson 2020
3.93
46k+ ratings
Love and Other Thought Experiments
by Sophie Ward • 2020
An ant. A believer. A family, a death, and the universe that remembers them.
3.59
6k+
Love and Other Thought Experiments Summary
Love and Other Thought Experiments 87%
An ant. A believer. A family, a death, and the universe that remembers them.
by Sophie Ward 2020
3.59
6k+ 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
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 89%
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 87%
From a coma in 1921, a teacher awakens inside a man of the year 3906.
by Achilleas Sirigos 1972
3.78
569 ratings
The Last Unicorn
by Peter S. Beagle • 1968
The final unicorn leaves her enchanted forest to free her people from a joyless king's bull.
4.16
124k+
The Last Unicorn Summary
The Last Unicorn 87%
The final unicorn leaves her enchanted forest to free her people from a joyless king's bull.
by Peter S. Beagle 1968
4.16
124k+ ratings
Sylvie and Bruno
by Lewis Carroll • 1889
When schemers depose a fairy king, his daughter and son resist with only their compassion.
3.39
1k+
Sylvie and Bruno Summary
Sylvie and Bruno 87%
When schemers depose a fairy king, his daughter and son resist with only their compassion.
by Lewis Carroll 1889
3.39
1k+ ratings
Les marins ne savent pas nager
by Dominique Scali • 2022
An orphan who can swim defies a rigged citizenship lottery on the walled island of Ys.
3.73
1k+
Les marins ne savent pas nager Summary
Les marins ne savent pas nager 87%
An orphan who can swim defies a rigged citizenship lottery on the walled island of Ys.
by Dominique Scali 2022
3.73
1k+ ratings
Ellison Wonderland
by Harlan Ellison • 1962
A murder kit, a centaur wish, and a robot's return: stories that warp reality.
3.99
1k+
Ellison Wonderland Summary
Ellison Wonderland 87%
A murder kit, a centaur wish, and a robot's return: stories that warp reality.
by Harlan Ellison 1962
3.99
1k+ ratings
Letter to a Child Never Born
by Oriana Fallaci • 1975
Alone and pregnant, a woman writes to the child inside her, weighing existence against nothingness.
4.03
25k+
Letter to a Child Never Born Summary
Letter to a Child Never Born 87%
Alone and pregnant, a woman writes to the child inside her, weighing existence against nothingness.
by Oriana Fallaci 1975
4.03
25k+ ratings
Mount Analogue
by René Daumal • 2005
Eight seekers sail toward an invisible mountain where the only map is sincerity.
4.08
3k+
Mount Analogue Summary
Mount Analogue 87%
Eight seekers sail toward an invisible mountain where the only map is sincerity.
by René Daumal 2005
4.08
3k+ ratings
The Stepford Wives
by Ira Levin • 1972
Every wife in Stepford is a flawless blank. A photographer's only friend just joined them.
3.89
57k+
The Stepford Wives Summary
The Stepford Wives 87%
Every wife in Stepford is a flawless blank. A photographer's only friend just joined them.
by Ira Levin 1972
3.89
57k+ 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 87%
A philologist kidnapped to Mars must defend three worlds against a spreading spiritual corruption.
by C.S. Lewis 1938
4.19
12k+ ratings
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