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This Is How You Lose the Time War
by Amal El-Mohtar
Two enemy time agents trade letters. Their taunts become love. Their love becomes treason.
3.83
349k+
This Is How You Lose the Time War Summary
This Is How You Lose the Time War 92%
Two enemy time agents trade letters. Their taunts become love. Their love becomes treason.
by Amal El-Mohtar 2019
3.83
349k+ 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 93%
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 93%
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
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 92%
The multiverse opens only to those already dead there. Cara qualifies on nearly every world.
by Micaiah Johnson 2020
3.93
46k+ 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 92%
On a corporate world, a ranger uncovers a hidden city fighting to reshape the planet.
by Annalee Newitz 2023
3.33
7k+ 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 91%
A tea monk walks into the wilderness and meets a robot sent to understand human longing.
by Becky Chambers 2021
4.21
193k+ ratings
Orbital
by Samantha Harvey • 2023
One day in orbit: six astronauts, sixteen sunrises, a typhoon's eye, and a beautiful fragile Earth.
3.49
150k+
Orbital Summary
Orbital 91%
One day in orbit: six astronauts, sixteen sunrises, a typhoon's eye, and a beautiful fragile Earth.
by Samantha Harvey 2023
3.49
150k+ ratings
Gideon the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir • 2019
A rebel swordswoman and her necromancer nemesis face a murderous trial in a haunted space palace.
4.18
188k+
Gideon the Ninth Summary
Gideon the Ninth 91%
A rebel swordswoman and her necromancer nemesis face a murderous trial in a haunted space palace.
by Tamsyn Muir 2019
4.18
188k+ 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 91%
Aliens land offering the stars, but a mother refuses to abandon the Earth she still tends.
by Ruthanna Emrys 2022
3.60
3k+ ratings
Crier's War
by Nina Varela • 2019
A human rebel must murder the artificial princess who was secretly built to love.
4.09
54k+
Crier's War Summary
Crier's War 91%
A human rebel must murder the artificial princess who was secretly built to love.
by Nina Varela 2019
4.09
54k+ 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
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
by Becky Chambers • 2014
Running from her past, a clerk joins a wormhole ship crewed by chaotic, lovable misfits.
4.17
188k+
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Summary
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet 91%
Running from her past, a clerk joins a wormhole ship crewed by chaotic, lovable misfits.
by Becky Chambers 2014
4.17
188k+ ratings
Out of the Loop
by Katie Siegel • 2026
Two years inside Monday. On Tuesday, Amie's neighbor is dead and she knows everyone's secrets.
3.27
1k+
Out of the Loop Summary
Out of the Loop 91%
Two years inside Monday. On Tuesday, Amie's neighbor is dead and she knows everyone's secrets.
by Katie Siegel 2026
3.27
1k+ 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 93%
When her lover vanishes into another Earth, a cryptozoologist must save parallel worlds from ruin.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2020
3.87
11k+ 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 92%
Four astronauts explore alien worlds in bodies engineered for each one. Then Earth stops answering.
by Becky Chambers 2019
4.19
58k+ ratings
Atmosphere
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Two women astronauts hide a love that could ground them forever in the 1980s space program.
4.32
967k+
Atmosphere Summary
Atmosphere 92%
Two women astronauts hide a love that could ground them forever in the 1980s space program.
by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2025
4.32
967k+ ratings
Idolfire
by Grace Curtis • 2025
A village outcast and a disgraced royal cross a dying empire to free a stolen goddess.
3.61
918
Idolfire Summary
Idolfire 91%
A village outcast and a disgraced royal cross a dying empire to free a stolen goddess.
by Grace Curtis 2025
3.61
918 ratings
The Ministry of Time
by Kaliane Bradley • 2024
A civil servant shares her flat with a rescued Victorian explorer in a secret time-travel program.
3.56
255k+
The Ministry of Time Summary
The Ministry of Time 91%
A civil servant shares her flat with a rescued Victorian explorer in a secret time-travel program.
by Kaliane Bradley 2024
3.56
255k+ 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 90%
An ant. A believer. A family, a death, and the universe that remembers them.
by Sophie Ward 2020
3.59
6k+ ratings
A Magical Girl Retires
by Park Seolyeon • 2022
A twenty-nine-year-old in debt is recruited by a magical girl union, her talisman a credit card.
3.54
12k+
A Magical Girl Retires Summary
A Magical Girl Retires 90%
A twenty-nine-year-old in debt is recruited by a magical girl union, her talisman a credit card.
by Park Seolyeon 2022
3.54
12k+ ratings
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend
by Emma R. Alban • 2024
In Victorian London, a debutante dreads marrying a lord after she falls for an ungovernable heiress.
3.76
22k+
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend Summary
Don't Want You Like a Best Friend 90%
In Victorian London, a debutante dreads marrying a lord after she falls for an ungovernable heiress.
by Emma R. Alban 2024
3.76
22k+ ratings
Seek the Traitor's Son
by Veronica Roth • 2026
A soldier and a general war over a prophecy only the exile's truth-reading son can settle.
4.08
9k+
Seek the Traitor's Son Summary
Seek the Traitor's Son 90%
A soldier and a general war over a prophecy only the exile's truth-reading son can settle.
by Veronica Roth 2026
4.08
9k+ ratings
Ashes of the Sun
by Django Wexler • 2020
Twelve years after the Order took her, a knight hunts a rebel. He's her brother.
3.94
6k+
Ashes of the Sun Summary
Ashes of the Sun 90%
Twelve years after the Order took her, a knight hunts a rebel. He's her brother.
by Django Wexler 2020
3.94
6k+ ratings
Una marea oscura y letal
by Allison Saft • 2024
Two rival scholars hunt the source of magic, trapped together on an expedition with a murderer.
3.49
19k+
Una marea oscura y letal Summary
Una marea oscura y letal 90%
Two rival scholars hunt the source of magic, trapped together on an expedition with a murderer.
by Allison Saft 2024
3.49
19k+ ratings
Foundryside
by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2018
A thief steals a talking key and learns her city's magic can think for itself.
4.16
56k+
Foundryside Summary
Foundryside 90%
A thief steals a talking key and learns her city's magic can think for itself.
by Robert Jackson Bennett 2018
4.16
56k+ 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 90%
A treaty forces a reluctant prince to marry a grieving diplomat whose first husband was murdered.
by Everina Maxwell 2021
3.98
28k+ ratings
The Three Lives of Cate Kay
by Kate Fagan
A woman with three names and a blockbuster novel must face the friend she left behind.
3.73
115k+
The Three Lives of Cate Kay Summary
The Three Lives of Cate Kay 90%
A woman with three names and a blockbuster novel must face the friend she left behind.
by Kate Fagan 2025
3.73
115k+ 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 92%
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 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 92%
When her wife chooses rebirth, Trina defies an alien paradise that has banned sorrow.
by Chana Porter 2020
3.63
10k+ ratings
Mrs. S
by K. Patrick • 2023
At an English boarding school, a queer Australian matron falls for the headmaster's enigmatic wife.
3.58
7k+
Mrs. S Summary
Mrs. S 90%
At an English boarding school, a queer Australian matron falls for the headmaster's enigmatic wife.
by K. Patrick 2023
3.58
7k+ ratings
That Summer Feeling
by Bridget Morrissey • 2023
At adult summer camp, she meets the man from her premonition. He brought his sister.
3.71
9k+
That Summer Feeling Summary
That Summer Feeling 90%
At adult summer camp, she meets the man from her premonition. He brought his sister.
by Bridget Morrissey 2023
3.71
9k+ ratings
That Green Eyed Girl
by Julie Owen Moylan • 2022
Decades-old letters pull a teen into the forbidden romance that shattered in her New York apartment.
3.87
2k+
That Green Eyed Girl Summary
That Green Eyed Girl 90%
Decades-old letters pull a teen into the forbidden romance that shattered in her New York apartment.
by Julie Owen Moylan 2022
3.87
2k+ 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 90%
A deserter joins a ragtag crew and uncovers a terraforming weapon that silences entire planets.
by L.M. Sagas 2024
3.88
4k+ 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 90%
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
The Last Hour Between Worlds
by Melissa Caruso • 2024
Death keeps resetting a party into darker realities, and only a new mother remembers the carnage.
3.79
5k+
The Last Hour Between Worlds Summary
The Last Hour Between Worlds 90%
Death keeps resetting a party into darker realities, and only a new mother remembers the carnage.
by Melissa Caruso 2024
3.79
5k+ ratings
Deliverance
by Katelyn Taylor • 2025
Two hostile stepsisters ignite a forbidden affair within Salem's oldest secret society.
4.09
2k+
Deliverance Summary
Deliverance 90%
Two hostile stepsisters ignite a forbidden affair within Salem's oldest secret society.
by Katelyn Taylor 2025
4.09
2k+ ratings
Written in the Stars
by Alexandria Bellefleur • 2020
When an astrologer and an actuary fake a relationship, the stars have their own plan.
3.83
68k+
Written in the Stars Summary
Written in the Stars 90%
When an astrologer and an actuary fake a relationship, the stars have their own plan.
by Alexandria Bellefleur 2020
3.83
68k+ ratings
Death in the Spires
by K.J. Charles • 2024
An anonymous letter forces Jem Kite to uncover which Oxford friend committed murder ten years ago.
4.17
6k+
Death in the Spires Summary
Death in the Spires 90%
An anonymous letter forces Jem Kite to uncover which Oxford friend committed murder ten years ago.
by K.J. Charles 2024
4.17
6k+ 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 90%
A fragile cloned detective probes a brain-bank bombing and a plot to build a superintelligence.
by Rosa Montero 2025
3.81
829 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
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 92%
Stealing a cloaking device, a Jedi crew is hunted by an Inquisitor and broken by betrayal.
by Sam Maggs 2023
3.09
5k+ ratings
Chain-Gang All-Stars
by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
One kill from freedom in a televised death circuit, a fighter's final opponent is her lover.
4.11
97k+
Chain-Gang All-Stars Summary
Chain-Gang All-Stars 90%
One kill from freedom in a televised death circuit, a fighter's final opponent is her lover.
by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 2023
4.11
97k+ ratings
The Grief Keeper
by Alexandra Villasante • 2019
A Salvadoran teen absorbs a stranger's grief so her sister can claim asylum.
3.97
3k+
The Grief Keeper Summary
The Grief Keeper 90%
A Salvadoran teen absorbs a stranger's grief so her sister can claim asylum.
by Alexandra Villasante 2019
3.97
3k+ 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 90%
A sentient book sends April's friends searching for her inside the virtual world consuming humanity.
by Hank Green 2020
4.23
57k+ ratings
Playground
by Richard Powers • 2024
Tech mogul seeks forgiveness on a Pacific island as the community votes on his final plan.
4.13
51k+
Playground Summary
Playground 90%
Tech mogul seeks forgiveness on a Pacific island as the community votes on his final plan.
by Richard Powers 2024
4.13
51k+ ratings
Notes on Infinity
by Austin Taylor • 2025
Two Harvard chemists build a startup to cure aging. Their obsession will destroy them.
3.58
9k+
Notes on Infinity Summary
Notes on Infinity 90%
Two Harvard chemists build a startup to cure aging. Their obsession will destroy them.
by Austin Taylor 2025
3.58
9k+ ratings
Call Me By Your Name
by André Aciman • 2007
For one summer in Italy, a teenager's obsession with the visiting scholar undoes and remakes him.
4.10
605k+
Call Me By Your Name Summary
Call Me By Your Name 90%
For one summer in Italy, a teenager's obsession with the visiting scholar undoes and remakes him.
by André Aciman 2007
4.10
605k+ ratings
Red Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson • 1992
A hundred colonists land on Mars to terraform it, unaware that a saboteur walks among them.
3.86
89k+
Red Mars Summary
Red Mars 90%
A hundred colonists land on Mars to terraform it, unaware that a saboteur walks among them.
by Kim Stanley Robinson 1992
3.86
89k+ ratings
Iron Widow
by Xiran Jay Zhao • 2021
A girl volunteers as a sacrificial mecha copilot to kill the pilot who murdered her sister.
4.02
111k+
Iron Widow Summary
Iron Widow 90%
A girl volunteers as a sacrificial mecha copilot to kill the pilot who murdered her sister.
by Xiran Jay Zhao 2021
4.02
111k+ ratings
One Last Stop
by Casey McQuiston • 2021
August falls for a girl on the Q who hasn't aged since the 1977 blackout.
3.88
294k+
One Last Stop Summary
One Last Stop 90%
August falls for a girl on the Q who hasn't aged since the 1977 blackout.
by Casey McQuiston 2021
3.88
294k+ ratings
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