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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
Departure 37
by Scott Carson • 2025
Voices of the dead warn every pilot. Then a B-52 missing since 1962 lands.
3.82
2k+
Departure 37 Summary
Departure 37 93%
Voices of the dead warn every pilot. Then a B-52 missing since 1962 lands.
by Scott Carson 2025
3.82
2k+ 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
Recursion
by Blake Crouch • 2019
A detective and a neuroscientist race to stop a memory-altering technology from unraveling reality.
4.16
328k+
Recursion Summary
Recursion 91%
A detective and a neuroscientist race to stop a memory-altering technology from unraveling reality.
by Blake Crouch 2019
4.16
328k+ ratings
The Once and Future Me
by Melissa Pace • 2025
She wakes in a 1954 asylum with no past and a future she cannot remember.
3.55
3k+
The Once and Future Me Summary
The Once and Future Me 91%
She wakes in a 1954 asylum with no past and a future she cannot remember.
by Melissa Pace 2025
3.55
3k+ ratings
The Psychology of Time Travel
by Kate Mascarenhas • 2018
An archaeology student finds a body in a locked basement, killed by bullets fired through time.
3.70
16k+
The Psychology of Time Travel Summary
The Psychology of Time Travel 91%
An archaeology student finds a body in a locked basement, killed by bullets fired through time.
by Kate Mascarenhas 2018
3.70
16k+ ratings
The Time Ships
by Stephen Baxter • 1995
A Victorian inventor discovers his time machine has splintered the future into warring worlds.
3.95
7k+
The Time Ships Summary
The Time Ships 91%
A Victorian inventor discovers his time machine has splintered the future into warring worlds.
by Stephen Baxter 1995
3.95
7k+ 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 91%
A black-market drug opens two friends' eyes to the cosmic horrors infesting their small town.
by David Wong 2007
3.86
85k+ 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
Sea of Tranquility
by Emily St. John Mandel • 2022
A violin echoes across centuries, linking an exiled nobleman, a moon author, and a time detective.
4.05
303k+
Sea of Tranquility Summary
Sea of Tranquility 91%
A violin echoes across centuries, linking an exiled nobleman, a moon author, and a time detective.
by Emily St. John Mandel 2022
4.05
303k+ 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 91%
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.46
251 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
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King • 1982
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
3.91
669k+
The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger 91%
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
by Stephen King 1982
3.91
669k+ 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 92%
A time-slipping security chief finds a vanished corpse as time itself fractures inside the hotel.
by Rob Hart 2022
3.53
11k+ ratings
The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver
by Shawn Inmon • 2015
A failed suicide sends Thomas Weaver to 1976, his dead brother alive, a killer in algebra.
4.18
4k+
The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver Summary
The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver 92%
A failed suicide sends Thomas Weaver to 1976, his dead brother alive, a killer in algebra.
by Shawn Inmon 2015
4.18
4k+ ratings
Abandon
by Blake Crouch
Armed hijackers seize a ghost town expedition, hunting cursed gold that erased a town.
3.62
32k+
Abandon Summary
Abandon 91%
Armed hijackers seize a ghost town expedition, hunting cursed gold that erased a town.
by Blake Crouch 2009
3.62
32k+ ratings
Split Second
by Douglas E. Richards • 2015
A time travel breakthrough costs a physicist his life, and his fiancée must run for hers.
3.97
28k+
Split Second Summary
Split Second 91%
A time travel breakthrough costs a physicist his life, and his fiancée must run for hers.
by Douglas E. Richards 2015
3.97
28k+ ratings
And Then She Vanished
by Nick Jones • 2021
His touch reads object histories. Hypnosis sends him back, to the night his sister vanished.
3.97
10k+
And Then She Vanished Summary
And Then She Vanished 91%
His touch reads object histories. Hypnosis sends him back, to the night his sister vanished.
by Nick Jones 2021
3.97
10k+ ratings
The Unseen
by Ania Ahlborn • 2025
A grieving mother fosters a mute boy discovered in her garden. Then the disappearances begin.
3.36
4k+
The Unseen Summary
The Unseen 91%
A grieving mother fosters a mute boy discovered in her garden. Then the disappearances begin.
by Ania Ahlborn 2025
3.36
4k+ 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 91%
Earth has six months left. A detective investigates a suicide that looks like murder.
by Ben H. Winters 2012
3.77
36k+ ratings
The Philosopher's Stone
by Colin Wilson • 1969
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
3.92
748
The Philosopher's Stone Summary
The Philosopher's Stone 91%
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
by Colin Wilson 1969
3.92
748 ratings
The End of Mr. Y
by Scarlett Thomas • 2006
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
3.77
19k+
The End of Mr. Y Summary
The End of Mr. Y 91%
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
by Scarlett Thomas 2006
3.77
19k+ 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 91%
An unaugmented bodyguard on an oil rig protects a teenage heir from a body-snatching killer.
by Madeline Ashby 2016
3.50
5k+ ratings
Gloria
by Bentley Little • 2021
Her mother returns from the dead, unchanged since the 80s, but only Gloria recognizes her.
3.59
523
Gloria Summary
Gloria 90%
Her mother returns from the dead, unchanged since the 80s, but only Gloria recognizes her.
by Bentley Little 2021
3.59
523 ratings
Dragon Tears
by Dean Koontz • 1993
A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.
3.78
24k+
Dragon Tears Summary
Dragon Tears 90%
A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.
by Dean Koontz 1993
3.78
24k+ ratings
Foe
by Iain Reid • 2018
A stranger at the door. A space mission. A duplicate husband. One farm couple's quiet life is over.
3.69
39k+
Foe Summary
Foe 90%
A stranger at the door. A space mission. A duplicate husband. One farm couple's quiet life is over.
by Iain Reid 2018
3.69
39k+ ratings
The Mercy Chair
by M.W. Craven
A body beneath a Cumbrian coffin draws a detective into a conversion program built on murder.
4.55
8k+
The Mercy Chair Summary
The Mercy Chair 91%
A body beneath a Cumbrian coffin draws a detective into a conversion program built on murder.
by M.W. Craven 2024
4.55
8k+ 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 92%
Flynne Fisher pilots a drone sim, sees a murder in future London, and the killers know.
by William Gibson 2014
3.89
34k+ 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 92%
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.54
224 ratings
The Hollow Places
by T. Kingfisher • 2020
A broken museum wall reveals a foggy dimension where the willows devour anyone who thinks of them.
3.78
57k+
The Hollow Places Summary
The Hollow Places 90%
A broken museum wall reveals a foggy dimension where the willows devour anyone who thinks of them.
by T. Kingfisher 2020
3.78
57k+ 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 90%
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
Phyl-Undhu
by Nick Land • 2014
A daughter's game is a doorway to cosmic extinction. Her parents enter to bring her back.
3.56
284
Phyl-Undhu Summary
Phyl-Undhu 90%
A daughter's game is a doorway to cosmic extinction. Her parents enter to bring her back.
by Nick Land 2014
3.56
284 ratings
The Overnight Guest
by Heather Gudenkauf • 2022
Snowbound, a true crime writer finds a frozen child and a murder that refuses to die.
4.02
160k+
The Overnight Guest Summary
The Overnight Guest 90%
Snowbound, a true crime writer finds a frozen child and a murder that refuses to die.
by Heather Gudenkauf 2022
4.02
160k+ ratings
Sleep Tight
by J.H. Markert • 2024
A detective's daughter is abducted, forcing her to hunt a killer who mirrors her own buried past.
3.64
26k+
Sleep Tight Summary
Sleep Tight 90%
A detective's daughter is abducted, forcing her to hunt a killer who mirrors her own buried past.
by J.H. Markert 2024
3.64
26k+ ratings
Last to Leave the Room
by Caitlin Starling • 2023
A physicist under a sinking city discovers an impossible door in her basement. It opens.
3.52
3k+
Last to Leave the Room Summary
Last to Leave the Room 90%
A physicist under a sinking city discovers an impossible door in her basement. It opens.
by Caitlin Starling 2023
3.52
3k+ ratings
Going Home in the Dark
by Dean Koontz • 2025
Four friends, amnesia-plagued, return home after a coma, only to find utopia built on horror.
3.48
9k+
Going Home in the Dark Summary
Going Home in the Dark 90%
Four friends, amnesia-plagued, return home after a coma, only to find utopia built on horror.
by Dean Koontz 2025
3.48
9k+ ratings
Into the Dread Void
by Abe Moss • 2021
A foster child finds a family, only to watch a predatory light consume them from within.
4.10
1k+
Into the Dread Void Summary
Into the Dread Void 90%
A foster child finds a family, only to watch a predatory light consume them from within.
by Abe Moss 2021
4.10
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 90%
Drunk and adrift in Sydney, a Norwegian detective hunts a serial killer in aboriginal myth.
by Jo Nesbø 1997
3.55
132k+ ratings
The Lighthouse Witches
by C.J. Cooke • 2021
A single mother's daughters vanish on a remote Scottish island. The lighthouse has seen this before.
3.93
32k+
The Lighthouse Witches Summary
The Lighthouse Witches 90%
A single mother's daughters vanish on a remote Scottish island. The lighthouse has seen this before.
by C.J. Cooke 2021
3.93
32k+ ratings
The Midnight Knock
by John Fram • 2025
Stranded at a desert motel, guests relive the same night until they solve a murder.
3.34
2k+
The Midnight Knock Summary
The Midnight Knock 92%
Stranded at a desert motel, guests relive the same night until they solve a murder.
by John Fram 2025
3.34
2k+ ratings
Quantum Radio
by A.G. Riddle • 2023
A physicist detects a signal from outside reality carrying four human genomes. One is his own.
4.08
17k+
Quantum Radio Summary
Quantum Radio 91%
A physicist detects a signal from outside reality carrying four human genomes. One is his own.
by A.G. Riddle 2023
4.08
17k+ ratings
There Is No Antimemetics Division
by qntm
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
4.10
29k+
There Is No Antimemetics Division Summary
There Is No Antimemetics Division 90%
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
by qntm 2020
4.10
29k+ ratings
Counter-Clock World
by Philip K. Dick • 1967
When time flows backward, a resurrectionist revives a prophet and fights the book-erasing Library.
3.55
5k+
Counter-Clock World Summary
Counter-Clock World 90%
When time flows backward, a resurrectionist revives a prophet and fights the book-erasing Library.
by Philip K. Dick 1967
3.55
5k+ ratings
Stranger Things, Season One
by Matthew J. Gilbert • 2025
When Will Byers disappears, his friends find a silent, powerful girl who knows what took him.
4.29
238
Stranger Things, Season One Summary
Stranger Things, Season One 90%
When Will Byers disappears, his friends find a silent, powerful girl who knows what took him.
by Matthew J. Gilbert 2025
4.29
238 ratings
172 Hours on the Moon
by Johan Harstad • 2008
Three teens reach a secret moon base. The last crew stayed behind to take their place.
3.53
15k+
172 Hours on the Moon Summary
172 Hours on the Moon 90%
Three teens reach a secret moon base. The last crew stayed behind to take their place.
by Johan Harstad 2008
3.53
15k+ ratings
Floating Dragon
by Peter Straub • 2003
Toxic gas and ancient evil poison a Connecticut town. Four psychic survivors share a desperate song.
3.82
13k+
Floating Dragon Summary
Floating Dragon 90%
Toxic gas and ancient evil poison a Connecticut town. Four psychic survivors share a desperate song.
by Peter Straub 2003
3.82
13k+ 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 90%
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 Anubis Gates
by Tim Powers • 1983
Marooned in 1810 London, a scholar discovers a city of sorcerer-clowns, body thieves, and old gods.
3.90
18k+
The Anubis Gates Summary
The Anubis Gates 90%
Marooned in 1810 London, a scholar discovers a city of sorcerer-clowns, body thieves, and old gods.
by Tim Powers 1983
3.90
18k+ 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
The Revelator
by Daryl Gregory • 2021
A moonshiner's return home becomes a battle to rescue her cousin from the family's subterranean god.
3.95
8k+
The Revelator Summary
The Revelator 90%
A moonshiner's return home becomes a battle to rescue her cousin from the family's subterranean god.
by Daryl Gregory 2021
3.95
8k+ ratings
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