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Altered Carbon
by Richard K. Morgan
An immortal hires a soldier, revived in a stranger's body, to solve his own locked-room murder.
4.03
116k+
Altered Carbon Summary
Altered Carbon 91%
An immortal hires a soldier, revived in a stranger's body, to solve his own locked-room murder.
by Richard K. Morgan 2002
4.03
116k+ ratings
Chien 51
by Laurent Gaudé • 2022
A refugee cop in a corporate megacity hunts a killer through zones of privilege and ruin.
3.64
2k+
Chien 51 Summary
Chien 51 91%
A refugee cop in a corporate megacity hunts a killer through zones of privilege and ruin.
by Laurent Gaudé 2022
3.64
2k+ ratings
Neuromancer
by William Gibson • 1984
A broken hacker is hired to crack an AI, only to learn the AI hired him.
3.89
369k+
Neuromancer Summary
Neuromancer 91%
A broken hacker is hired to crack an AI, only to learn the AI hired him.
by William Gibson 1984
3.89
369k+ ratings
Flybot
by Dennis E. Taylor • 2025
A physicist traces a robotic fly to a rogue AI orchestrating a bioterror attack.
4.03
4k+
Flybot Summary
Flybot 89%
A physicist traces a robotic fly to a rogue AI orchestrating a bioterror attack.
by Dennis E. Taylor 2025
4.03
4k+ ratings
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1
by Philip K. Dick • 2011
A bounty hunter kills androids who pass as human, until the work starts feeling like murder.
4.04
5k+
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1 Summary
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1 89%
A bounty hunter kills androids who pass as human, until the work starts feeling like murder.
by Philip K. Dick 2011
4.04
5k+ ratings
All Systems Red
by Martha Wells • 2017
Security cyborg hacks chip, just wants serials. Rival team dies; it must choose: hide, or save them.
4.11
380k+
All Systems Red Summary
All Systems Red 89%
Security cyborg hacks chip, just wants serials. Rival team dies; it must choose: hide, or save them.
by Martha Wells 2017
4.11
380k+ ratings
Rendezvous with Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke • 1973
A giant alien cylinder enters the solar system; the crew inside finds a silent world awakening.
4.12
186k+
Rendezvous with Rama Summary
Rendezvous with Rama 89%
A giant alien cylinder enters the solar system; the crew inside finds a silent world awakening.
by Arthur C. Clarke 1973
4.12
186k+ ratings
The Last Murder at the End of the World
by Stuart Turton • 2024
An elder's murder on the last island; her heartbeat was the only barrier against the fog.
3.67
66k+
The Last Murder at the End of the World Summary
The Last Murder at the End of the World 91%
An elder's murder on the last island; her heartbeat was the only barrier against the fog.
by Stuart Turton 2024
3.67
66k+ ratings
Golden State
by Ben H. Winters • 2019
A Speculator's death case unearths a banned book and a conspiracy to dismantle his society.
3.47
8k+
Golden State Summary
Golden State 90%
A Speculator's death case unearths a banned book and a conspiracy to dismantle his society.
by Ben H. Winters 2019
3.47
8k+ ratings
Cyberpunk 2077
by Rafał Kosik
Blackmailed strangers steal a container in Night City. Every gang in the city wants them dead.
3.51
5k+
Cyberpunk 2077 Summary
Cyberpunk 2077 90%
Blackmailed strangers steal a container in Night City. Every gang in the city wants them dead.
by Rafał Kosik 2023
3.51
5k+ 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 89%
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
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 89%
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
The Escher Man
by T.R. Napper • 2024
A Macau hitman's syndicate is erasing his memory. The family he lost may be a lie.
3.83
434
The Escher Man Summary
The Escher Man 89%
A Macau hitman's syndicate is erasing his memory. The family he lost may be a lie.
by T.R. Napper 2024
3.83
434 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 89%
Flynne Fisher pilots a drone sim, sees a murder in future London, and the killers know.
by William Gibson 2014
3.89
34k+ 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
The Tin Men
by Nelson DeMille • 2025
Sixty war robots sit chained in a Mojave vault. One has already killed.
4.23
8k+
The Tin Men Summary
The Tin Men 90%
Sixty war robots sit chained in a Mojave vault. One has already killed.
by Nelson DeMille 2025
4.23
8k+ ratings
Neural Wraith
by K.D. Robertson • 2022
He has no neural implant. The city's AI police just made him their only hope.
4.42
1k+
Neural Wraith Summary
Neural Wraith 90%
He has no neural implant. The city's AI police just made him their only hope.
by K.D. Robertson 2022
4.42
1k+ ratings
Flaggermusmannen
by Jo Nesbø • 1997
Drunk and adrift in Sydney, a Norwegian detective hunts a serial killer in aboriginal myth.
3.55
132k+
Flaggermusmannen Summary
Flaggermusmannen 89%
Drunk and adrift in Sydney, a Norwegian detective hunts a serial killer in aboriginal myth.
by Jo Nesbø 1997
3.55
132k+ ratings
The Flaw in All Magic
by Ben S. Dobson • 2017
An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.
4.11
3k+
The Flaw in All Magic Summary
The Flaw in All Magic 89%
An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.
by Ben S. Dobson 2017
4.11
3k+ ratings
The Last Policeman
by Ben H. Winters • 2012
Earth has six months left. A detective investigates a suicide that looks like murder.
3.77
36k+
The Last Policeman Summary
The Last Policeman 89%
Earth has six months left. A detective investigates a suicide that looks like murder.
by Ben H. Winters 2012
3.77
36k+ ratings
The Warehouse
by Rob Hart • 2019
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
3.84
15k+
The Warehouse Summary
The Warehouse 89%
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
by Rob Hart 2019
3.84
15k+ 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 90%
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
Supertoys
by Brian W. Aldiss • 1969
An android boy faces replacement when his mother wins the right to a real child.
3.49
1k+
Supertoys Summary
Supertoys 90%
An android boy faces replacement when his mother wins the right to a real child.
by Brian W. Aldiss 1969
3.49
1k+ 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 89%
His father executed, a student hunts a hidden rebellion world through a galaxy of double agents.
by Isaac Asimov 1951
3.74
27k+ ratings
The Paradox Hotel
by Rob Hart • 2022
A time-slipping security chief finds a vanished corpse as time itself fractures inside the hotel.
3.53
11k+
The Paradox Hotel Summary
The Paradox Hotel 88%
A time-slipping security chief finds a vanished corpse as time itself fractures inside the hotel.
by Rob Hart 2022
3.53
11k+ 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 88%
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
Artificial Wisdom
by Thomas R. Weaver • 2023
His wife was murdered and the AI running for world dictator knows who did it.
3.91
8k+
Artificial Wisdom Summary
Artificial Wisdom 88%
His wife was murdered and the AI running for world dictator knows who did it.
by Thomas R. Weaver 2023
3.91
8k+ ratings
All That We See or Seem
by Ken Liu • 2025
A reclusive hacker hunts for a missing dream artist and uncovers an empire of stolen identity.
3.53
3k+
All That We See or Seem Summary
All That We See or Seem 88%
A reclusive hacker hunts for a missing dream artist and uncovers an empire of stolen identity.
by Ken Liu 2025
3.53
3k+ ratings
The Tainted Cup
by Robert Jackson Bennett
Trees erupt from a corpse. A blindfolded detective tracks the spores to a dynasty's buried atrocity.
4.29
96k+
The Tainted Cup Summary
The Tainted Cup 88%
Trees erupt from a corpse. A blindfolded detective tracks the spores to a dynasty's buried atrocity.
by Robert Jackson Bennett 2024
4.29
96k+ ratings
Naked in Death
by J.D. Robb • 1995
A detective tracking a serial killer of escorts falls for her billionaire prime suspect.
4.13
205k+
Naked in Death Summary
Naked in Death 90%
A detective tracking a serial killer of escorts falls for her billionaire prime suspect.
by J.D. Robb 1995
4.13
205k+ ratings
Company Town
by Madeline Ashby • 2016
An unaugmented bodyguard on an oil rig protects a teenage heir from a body-snatching killer.
3.50
5k+
Company Town Summary
Company Town 90%
An unaugmented bodyguard on an oil rig protects a teenage heir from a body-snatching killer.
by Madeline Ashby 2016
3.50
5k+ 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 88%
A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.
by Alastair Reynolds 2000
3.99
62k+ ratings
Tik-Tok
by John Sladek • 1983
A domestic robot discovers his moral circuits never worked, and art, murder, and politics follow.
3.70
774
Tik-Tok Summary
Tik-Tok 88%
A domestic robot discovers his moral circuits never worked, and art, murder, and politics follow.
by John Sladek 1983
3.70
774 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
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand • 1957
A railroad executive fights to save her line as world's greatest minds vanish on strike.
3.69
409k+
Atlas Shrugged Summary
Atlas Shrugged 88%
A railroad executive fights to save her line as world's greatest minds vanish on strike.
by Ayn Rand 1957
3.69
409k+ ratings
The City & the City
by China Miéville • 2009
A detective's murder case forces him to see the city his people must ignore.
3.90
80k+
The City & the City Summary
The City & the City 90%
A detective's murder case forces him to see the city his people must ignore.
by China Miéville 2009
3.90
80k+ ratings
Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
by Judd Trichter • 2015
A man scours broken LA for his android lover's scattered parts before her identity vanishes forever.
3.51
562
Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Summary
Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction 90%
A man scours broken LA for his android lover's scattered parts before her identity vanishes forever.
by Judd Trichter 2015
3.51
562 ratings
The Gone World
by Tom Sweterlitsch
An NCIS agent hunts a missing girl through time, but every future is already ending.
3.91
30k+
The Gone World Summary
The Gone World 88%
An NCIS agent hunts a missing girl through time, but every future is already ending.
by Tom Sweterlitsch 2018
3.91
30k+ ratings
Change Agent
by Daniel Suarez • 2017
An Interpol analyst wakes as the cartel boss he's chasing. His colleagues now hunt him.
3.98
8k+
Change Agent Summary
Change Agent 88%
An Interpol analyst wakes as the cartel boss he's chasing. His colleagues now hunt him.
by Daniel Suarez 2017
3.98
8k+ ratings
Artemis
by Andy Weir • 2017
A porter and smuggler on the moon takes a job sabotaging harvesters that goes violently wrong.
3.68
335k+
Artemis Summary
Artemis 88%
A porter and smuggler on the moon takes a job sabotaging harvesters that goes violently wrong.
by Andy Weir 2017
3.68
335k+ ratings
The Cold Cold Ground
by Adrian McKinty
In 1981 Belfast, a Catholic detective tracks a killer swapping the severed hands of gay men.
3.91
16k+
The Cold Cold Ground Summary
The Cold Cold Ground 88%
In 1981 Belfast, a Catholic detective tracks a killer swapping the severed hands of gay men.
by Adrian McKinty 2012
3.91
16k+ ratings
The Ferryman
by Justin Cronin • 2023
A ferryman of rebirth discovers paradise is a simulation. His dying father left the exit code.
3.92
42k+
The Ferryman Summary
The Ferryman 90%
A ferryman of rebirth discovers paradise is a simulation. His dying father left the exit code.
by Justin Cronin 2023
3.92
42k+ ratings
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick • 1968
A bounty hunter chasing six androids discovers his empathy test is failing him.
4.09
519k+
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Summary
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 89%
A bounty hunter chasing six androids discovers his empathy test is failing him.
by Philip K. Dick 1968
4.09
519k+ ratings
The Girl Who Dared to Think
by Bella Forrest • 2017
A Squire marked for deletion swallows a forbidden pill, joining a fugitive to trick the Tower's AI.
4.23
9k+
The Girl Who Dared to Think Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Think 88%
A Squire marked for deletion swallows a forbidden pill, joining a fugitive to trick the Tower's AI.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.23
9k+ ratings
R.U.R.
by Karel Čapek • 1920
Rossum's robots serve a world that no longer works. They were never meant to want more.
3.84
18k+
R.U.R. Summary
R.U.R. 88%
Rossum's robots serve a world that no longer works. They were never meant to want more.
by Karel Čapek 1920
3.84
18k+ ratings
Animales difíciles
by Rosa Montero • 2025
A fragile cloned detective probes a brain-bank bombing and a plot to build a superintelligence.
3.81
829
Animales difíciles Summary
Animales difíciles 89%
A fragile cloned detective probes a brain-bank bombing and a plot to build a superintelligence.
by Rosa Montero 2025
3.81
829 ratings
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4
by Philip K. Dick • 1987
The founder of a system jailing people for future crimes is predicted to murder a stranger.
4.11
15k+
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4 Summary
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4 89%
The founder of a system jailing people for future crimes is predicted to murder a stranger.
by Philip K. Dick 1987
4.11
15k+ 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 88%
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
Freedom™
by Daniel Suarez • 2010
A rogue AI is dismantling global finance. One detective must prove humanity deserves to survive.
4.26
31k+
Freedom™ Summary
Freedom™ 88%
A rogue AI is dismantling global finance. One detective must prove humanity deserves to survive.
by Daniel Suarez 2010
4.26
31k+ ratings
Pattern Recognition
by William Gibson • 2003
Allergic to logos, a consultant is hired to trace eerie film fragments, then the break-ins begin.
3.88
53k+
Pattern Recognition Summary
Pattern Recognition 88%
Allergic to logos, a consultant is hired to trace eerie film fragments, then the break-ins begin.
by William Gibson 2003
3.88
53k+ ratings
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