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You're Not My King!
by Eryn Hawk
An alien king buys a broken human. He calls it fate. Reuben calls it another cage.
3.89
3k+
You're Not My King! Summary
You're Not My King! 92%
An alien king buys a broken human. He calls it fate. Reuben calls it another cage.
by Eryn Hawk 2024
3.89
3k+ ratings
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
by Becky Chambers • 2019
Four astronauts explore alien worlds in bodies engineered for each one. Then Earth stops answering.
4.19
58k+
To Be Taught, If Fortunate Summary
To Be Taught, If Fortunate 95%
Four astronauts explore alien worlds in bodies engineered for each one. Then Earth stops answering.
by Becky Chambers 2019
4.19
58k+ 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 94%
A tea monk walks into the wilderness and meets a robot sent to understand human longing.
by Becky Chambers 2021
4.21
193k+ 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
Light from Uncommon Stars
by Ryka Aoki • 2021
A trans violinist flees abuse into a world of demonic bargains and alien donut-makers.
4.03
40k+
Light from Uncommon Stars Summary
Light from Uncommon Stars 92%
A trans violinist flees abuse into a world of demonic bargains and alien donut-makers.
by Ryka Aoki 2021
4.03
40k+ ratings
The Road to Roswell
by Connie Willis • 2023
A maid of honor's alien abduction in Roswell is a rescue mission, not an invasion.
3.71
9k+
The Road to Roswell Summary
The Road to Roswell 92%
A maid of honor's alien abduction in Roswell is a rescue mission, not an invasion.
by Connie Willis 2023
3.71
9k+ 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
Double Share
by Nathan Lowell • 2008
New third mate boards merchant spaceship: crew broken, first mate brutal. Change is dangerous.
4.35
6k+
Double Share Summary
Double Share 92%
New third mate boards merchant spaceship: crew broken, first mate brutal. Change is dangerous.
by Nathan Lowell 2008
4.35
6k+ 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 92%
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
by Will Wight 2023
4.27
10k+ ratings
Earth Boys Are Easy
by C. Rochelle • 2024
An alien mercenary leaves Earth for good, but the man who stole his heart stows away.
4.28
2k+
Earth Boys Are Easy Summary
Earth Boys Are Easy 92%
An alien mercenary leaves Earth for good, but the man who stole his heart stows away.
by C. Rochelle 2024
4.28
2k+ 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 92%
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
Tyre
by J.J. Green • 2018
When an asteroid mine explodes, an engineer uncovers a plot to shatter the colony's new homeworld.
4.43
156
Tyre Summary
Tyre 92%
When an asteroid mine explodes, an engineer uncovers a plot to shatter the colony's new homeworld.
by J.J. Green 2018
4.43
156 ratings
The Red Scholar's Wake
by Aliette de Bodard • 2022
A captive scavenger marries a sentient ship for safety, then hunts its murdered wife's killer.
3.19
3k+
The Red Scholar's Wake Summary
The Red Scholar's Wake 92%
A captive scavenger marries a sentient ship for safety, then hunts its murdered wife's killer.
by Aliette de Bodard 2022
3.19
3k+ 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 92%
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
Winter’s Orbit
by Everina Maxwell • 2021
A treaty forces a reluctant prince to marry a grieving diplomat whose first husband was murdered.
3.98
28k+
Winter’s Orbit Summary
Winter’s Orbit 91%
A treaty forces a reluctant prince to marry a grieving diplomat whose first husband was murdered.
by Everina Maxwell 2021
3.98
28k+ 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 91%
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
A Memory Called Empire
by Arkady Martine • 2019
An ambassador from a small station must stop an empire, relying on a dead man's corrupted memories.
4.10
73k+
A Memory Called Empire Summary
A Memory Called Empire 91%
An ambassador from a small station must stop an empire, relying on a dead man's corrupted memories.
by Arkady Martine 2019
4.10
73k+ ratings
A Half-Built Garden
by Ruthanna Emrys • 2022
Aliens land offering the stars, but a mother refuses to abandon the Earth she still tends.
3.60
3k+
A Half-Built Garden Summary
A Half-Built Garden 94%
Aliens land offering the stars, but a mother refuses to abandon the Earth she still tends.
by Ruthanna Emrys 2022
3.60
3k+ ratings
Cascade Failure
by L.M. Sagas • 2024
A deserter joins a ragtag crew and uncovers a terraforming weapon that silences entire planets.
3.88
4k+
Cascade Failure Summary
Cascade Failure 93%
A deserter joins a ragtag crew and uncovers a terraforming weapon that silences entire planets.
by L.M. Sagas 2024
3.88
4k+ ratings
Shielded Heart
by Tiffany Roberts
An alien forger's fated mate is the human woman his oldest enemy will kill to possess.
4.10
4k+
Shielded Heart Summary
Shielded Heart 91%
An alien forger's fated mate is the human woman his oldest enemy will kill to possess.
by Tiffany Roberts 2019
4.10
4k+ 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
Taken to Sky
by Elizabeth Stephens • 2023
An addict thief is chased across space by the assassin who was once her only friend.
4.13
391
Taken to Sky Summary
Taken to Sky 91%
An addict thief is chased across space by the assassin who was once her only friend.
by Elizabeth Stephens 2023
4.13
391 ratings
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
by Hank Green • 2020
A sentient book sends April's friends searching for her inside the virtual world consuming humanity.
4.23
57k+
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor Summary
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor 91%
A sentient book sends April's friends searching for her inside the virtual world consuming humanity.
by Hank Green 2020
4.23
57k+ ratings
Kalyx
by Karen Lynch
A teen rescues a crashed alien panther. The military wants it back at any cost.
4.38
202
Kalyx Summary
Kalyx 91%
A teen rescues a crashed alien panther. The military wants it back at any cost.
by Karen Lynch
4.38
202 ratings
Gateway
by Craig Alanson • 2025
His AI lost inside a star, Bishop faces an ancient enemy opening the galaxy's door.
4.41
4k+
Gateway Summary
Gateway 91%
His AI lost inside a star, Bishop faces an ancient enemy opening the galaxy's door.
by Craig Alanson 2025
4.41
4k+ ratings
Jedi
by Sam Maggs • 2023
Stealing a cloaking device, a Jedi crew is hunted by an Inquisitor and broken by betrayal.
3.09
5k+
Jedi Summary
Jedi 91%
Stealing a cloaking device, a Jedi crew is hunted by an Inquisitor and broken by betrayal.
by Sam Maggs 2023
3.09
5k+ 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 91%
When her lover vanishes into another Earth, a cryptozoologist must save parallel worlds from ruin.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2020
3.87
11k+ 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 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
A Girl from Nowhere
by James Maxwell • 2020
A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.
4.06
11k+
A Girl from Nowhere Summary
A Girl from Nowhere 91%
A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.
by James Maxwell 2020
4.06
11k+ 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 91%
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.28
6k+ 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 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 91%
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
The Mimicking of Known Successes
by Malka Ann Older • 2023
An arrogant scholar vanishes on a gas giant colony. To find him, an investigator enlists her ex.
3.59
10k+
The Mimicking of Known Successes Summary
The Mimicking of Known Successes 91%
An arrogant scholar vanishes on a gas giant colony. To find him, an investigator enlists her ex.
by Malka Ann Older 2023
3.59
10k+ ratings
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 91%
Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.
by Christopher Ruocchio 2018
3.95
55k+ 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 93%
An alien organism bonds with a scientist, granting her the language of the species destroying Earth.
by Christopher Paolini 2020
3.80
71k+ 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 93%
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
The Vanished Birds
by Simon Jimenez • 2020
A mute boy's secret is instant travel; his captain will cross decades to bring him home.
4.06
11k+
The Vanished Birds Summary
The Vanished Birds 91%
A mute boy's secret is instant travel; his captain will cross decades to bring him home.
by Simon Jimenez 2020
4.06
11k+ 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 91%
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 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
Delta-v
by Daniel Suarez • 2019
A cave diver joins outcasts mining an asteroid in secret, far beyond hope of rescue.
4.16
11k+
Delta-v Summary
Delta-v 91%
A cave diver joins outcasts mining an asteroid in secret, far beyond hope of rescue.
by Daniel Suarez 2019
4.16
11k+ ratings
Homecoming
by Christie Golden • 2003
Voyager returns home after seven years. Earth blames the crew for a plague and hologram uprising.
3.92
3k+
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming 91%
Voyager returns home after seven years. Earth blames the crew for a plague and hologram uprising.
by Christie Golden 2003
3.92
3k+ ratings
The Stone's Heart
by Jessica Thorne • 2019
An ancient stone grants miracles. It devours the princess who asked for them.
4.10
450
The Stone's Heart Summary
The Stone's Heart 90%
An ancient stone grants miracles. It devours the princess who asked for them.
by Jessica Thorne 2019
4.10
450 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 90%
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
by Vernor Vinge 1992
4.13
67k+ ratings
Willa's Beast
by Ruby Dixon • 2018
The beast everyone feared is her only chance of surviving the frozen wilds.
3.80
15k+
Willa's Beast Summary
Willa's Beast 90%
The beast everyone feared is her only chance of surviving the frozen wilds.
by Ruby Dixon 2018
3.80
15k+ ratings
The Host
by Stephenie Meyer • 2008
An alien soul inhabits a rebel whose mind fights back. Together they flee toward her family.
3.86
1.1M+
The Host Summary
The Host 90%
An alien soul inhabits a rebel whose mind fights back. Together they flee toward her family.
by Stephenie Meyer 2008
3.86
1.1M+ ratings
Star Wars
by Timothy Zahn • 1991
An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.
4.18
104k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 90%
An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.
by Timothy Zahn 1991
4.18
104k+ ratings
Married to the Alien Cowboy
by Ursa Dax • 2024
To survive, she marries an alien cowboy on a prison planet. His secrets could kill.
4.06
13k+
Married to the Alien Cowboy Summary
Married to the Alien Cowboy 90%
To survive, she marries an alien cowboy on a prison planet. His secrets could kill.
by Ursa Dax 2024
4.06
13k+ ratings
In the Lives of Puppets
by T.J. Klune • 2023
A human raised by androids sets out with three misfit robots to rescue his captured father.
3.90
102k+
In the Lives of Puppets Summary
In the Lives of Puppets 90%
A human raised by androids sets out with three misfit robots to rescue his captured father.
by T.J. Klune 2023
3.90
102k+ ratings
Weapons Free
by Daniel Gibbs • 2021
When unknown warships strike, an aging carrier crew must hold the line or lose humanity's homeworld.
4.14
1k+
Weapons Free Summary
Weapons Free 90%
When unknown warships strike, an aging carrier crew must hold the line or lose humanity's homeworld.
by Daniel Gibbs 2021
4.14
1k+ ratings
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