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The Apollo Murders
by Chris Hadfield
Apollo 18's covert mission turns deadly when a Soviet stowaway brings a radioactive secret aboard.
3.92
20k+
The Apollo Murders Summary
The Apollo Murders 89%
Apollo 18's covert mission turns deadly when a Soviet stowaway brings a radioactive secret aboard.
by Chris Hadfield 2021
3.92
20k+ ratings
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth • 2004
Lindbergh wins the 1940 election, and a Newark Jewish family becomes the enemy.
3.82
70k+
The Plot Against America Summary
The Plot Against America 93%
Lindbergh wins the 1940 election, and a Newark Jewish family becomes the enemy.
by Philip Roth 2004
3.82
70k+ 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 90%
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
The Spinoza Problem
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2012
A Nazi ideologue cannot stop reading the Jewish philosopher his own creed demands he hate.
4.26
19k+
The Spinoza Problem Summary
The Spinoza Problem 89%
A Nazi ideologue cannot stop reading the Jewish philosopher his own creed demands he hate.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2012
4.26
19k+ ratings
Fall of Giants
by Ken Follett • 2005
From Welsh pits to Russian palaces, five families face love and ruin as the world goes to war.
4.33
350k+
Fall of Giants Summary
Fall of Giants 89%
From Welsh pits to Russian palaces, five families face love and ruin as the world goes to war.
by Ken Follett 2005
4.33
350k+ ratings
Hazards of Time Travel
by Joyce Carol Oates • 2018
A teenager's forbidden questions land her in 1959 Wisconsin, where one wrong memory means erasure.
2.98
8k+
Hazards of Time Travel Summary
Hazards of Time Travel 90%
A teenager's forbidden questions land her in 1959 Wisconsin, where one wrong memory means erasure.
by Joyce Carol Oates 2018
2.98
8k+ ratings
It Can't Happen Here
by Sinclair Lewis • 1935
A Vermont newspaper editor watches a demagogue win the presidency and dismantle American democracy.
3.81
25k+
It Can't Happen Here Summary
It Can't Happen Here 89%
A Vermont newspaper editor watches a demagogue win the presidency and dismantle American democracy.
by Sinclair Lewis 1935
3.81
25k+ ratings
The Director
by Daniel Kehlmann
Trapped in Nazi Germany, a film director makes his masterpiece using prisoners from the camps.
4.06
10k+
The Director Summary
The Director 89%
Trapped in Nazi Germany, a film director makes his masterpiece using prisoners from the camps.
by Daniel Kehlmann 2023
4.06
10k+ ratings
Lord of the World
by Robert Hugh Benson • 1907
A world united in peace worships a new messiah; a Catholic priest sees the Antichrist.
4.09
4k+
Lord of the World Summary
Lord of the World 89%
A world united in peace worships a new messiah; a Catholic priest sees the Antichrist.
by Robert Hugh Benson 1907
4.09
4k+ 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 89%
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
2054
by Elliot Ackerman
A president dies with impossible cells in his heart, pushing a fractured nation toward civil war.
3.43
3k+
2054 Summary
2054 89%
A president dies with impossible cells in his heart, pushing a fractured nation toward civil war.
by Elliot Ackerman 2024
3.43
3k+ 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
Saints and Villains
by Denise Giardina • 1998
A German pastor discovers resisting Hitler will cost him his purity, his love, and his life.
4.10
728
Saints and Villains Summary
Saints and Villains 89%
A German pastor discovers resisting Hitler will cost him his purity, his love, and his life.
by Denise Giardina 1998
4.10
728 ratings
Visitation
by Jenny Erpenbeck • 2008
A single house on a German lake bears witness to a century of war, exile, and hope.
3.43
8k+
Visitation Summary
Visitation 88%
A single house on a German lake bears witness to a century of war, exile, and hope.
by Jenny Erpenbeck 2008
3.43
8k+ ratings
Munich
by Robert Harris • 2017
Munich, 1938: a British diplomat's old friend arrives with proof that Hitler wants war, not peace.
3.88
30k+
Munich Summary
Munich 88%
Munich, 1938: a British diplomat's old friend arrives with proof that Hitler wants war, not peace.
by Robert Harris 2017
3.88
30k+ ratings
Mother Night
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. • 1961
A Nazi propagandist awaits trial in Jerusalem, but his deadliest performance was convincing himself.
4.24
108k+
Mother Night Summary
Mother Night 89%
A Nazi propagandist awaits trial in Jerusalem, but his deadliest performance was convincing himself.
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1961
4.24
108k+ ratings
The Odessa File
by Frederick Forsyth • 1972
A reporter follows a suicide's diary into a secret SS network that hides war criminals from justice.
4.14
64k+
The Odessa File Summary
The Odessa File 89%
A reporter follows a suicide's diary into a secret SS network that hides war criminals from justice.
by Frederick Forsyth 1972
4.14
64k+ 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 Heart Goes Last
by Margaret Atwood • 2015
Homeless, they joined a town of monthly jail turns. An affair made them each other's inmates.
3.39
75k+
The Heart Goes Last Summary
The Heart Goes Last 88%
Homeless, they joined a town of monthly jail turns. An affair made them each other's inmates.
by Margaret Atwood 2015
3.39
75k+ 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
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
A fireman hides a stolen book after watching a woman burn alive with her library.
3.97
2.9M+
Fahrenheit 451 Summary
Fahrenheit 451 88%
A fireman hides a stolen book after watching a woman burn alive with her library.
by Ray Bradbury 1953
3.97
2.9M+ ratings
The Maniac
by Benjamín Labatut • 2023
Tormented minds of the twentieth century build the machine intelligence that could eclipse humanity.
4.33
28k+
The Maniac Summary
The Maniac 89%
Tormented minds of the twentieth century build the machine intelligence that could eclipse humanity.
by Benjamín Labatut 2023
4.33
28k+ ratings
Making History
by Stephen Fry • 1996
A Cambridge student sends a pill to sterilize Hitler's father. The new world is even darker.
3.92
12k+
Making History Summary
Making History 89%
A Cambridge student sends a pill to sterilize Hitler's father. The new world is even darker.
by Stephen Fry 1996
3.92
12k+ 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 88%
When time flows backward, a resurrectionist revives a prophet and fights the book-erasing Library.
by Philip K. Dick 1967
3.55
5k+ 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 88%
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
A Scanner Darkly
by Philip K. Dick • 1977
An undercover agent addicted to a brain-splitting drug is assigned the target: himself.
4.02
111k+
A Scanner Darkly Summary
A Scanner Darkly 89%
An undercover agent addicted to a brain-splitting drug is assigned the target: himself.
by Philip K. Dick 1977
4.02
111k+ ratings
Life and Fate
by Vasily Grossman • 1960
At Stalingrad, a Soviet family discovers their own state mirrors the Nazi regime it fights.
4.46
16k+
Life and Fate Summary
Life and Fate 89%
At Stalingrad, a Soviet family discovers their own state mirrors the Nazi regime it fights.
by Vasily Grossman 1960
4.46
16k+ ratings
You Dreamed of Empires
by Álvaro Enrigue
A conquistador expects to topple an empire. Instead, Moctezuma feeds him sacred cactus and waits.
3.74
16k+
You Dreamed of Empires Summary
You Dreamed of Empires 88%
A conquistador expects to topple an empire. Instead, Moctezuma feeds him sacred cactus and waits.
by Álvaro Enrigue 2022
3.74
16k+ ratings
Diario del fin del mundo
by Mario Mendoza • 2018
A dying friend's letter pulls a writer into Colombia's Nazi underworld and a buried love triangle.
4.16
2k+
Diario del fin del mundo Summary
Diario del fin del mundo 88%
A dying friend's letter pulls a writer into Colombia's Nazi underworld and a buried love triangle.
by Mario Mendoza 2018
4.16
2k+ ratings
1984
by Michael Dean • 1949
A Party clerk rebels by keeping a diary in a world where thoughts are crimes.
4.40
38k+
1984 Summary
1984 88%
A Party clerk rebels by keeping a diary in a world where thoughts are crimes.
by Michael Dean 1949
4.40
38k+ ratings
Bluebird
by Sharon Cameron
Her father experimented on prisoners. The Americans want to recruit him. She wants him dead.
4.32
11k+
Bluebird Summary
Bluebird 88%
Her father experimented on prisoners. The Americans want to recruit him. She wants him dead.
by Sharon Cameron 2021
4.32
11k+ 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 89%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ ratings
The Spies of Warsaw
by Alan Furst • 2008
A French attaché in 1937 Warsaw spies on Nazi Germany, but his own government refuses to listen.
3.90
8k+
The Spies of Warsaw Summary
The Spies of Warsaw 89%
A French attaché in 1937 Warsaw spies on Nazi Germany, but his own government refuses to listen.
by Alan Furst 2008
3.90
8k+ ratings
The Palace of Dreams
by Ismail Kadare • 1981
An empire scours its subjects' dreams for sedition. A young clerk's first case threatens his family.
3.94
7k+
The Palace of Dreams Summary
The Palace of Dreams 88%
An empire scours its subjects' dreams for sedition. A young clerk's first case threatens his family.
by Ismail Kadare 1981
3.94
7k+ ratings
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