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Homebound
by Portia Elan
Her dead uncle left a secret and an unfinished game. Five centuries away, a robot is still playing.
3.36
4k+
Homebound Summary
Homebound 92%
Her dead uncle left a secret and an unfinished game. Five centuries away, a robot is still playing.
by Portia Elan 2026
3.36
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 93%
On a corporate world, a ranger uncovers a hidden city fighting to reshape the planet.
by Annalee Newitz 2023
3.33
7k+ 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
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 92%
Aliens land offering the stars, but a mother refuses to abandon the Earth she still tends.
by Ruthanna Emrys 2022
3.60
3k+ 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 91%
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
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
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
Little Mushroom
by Yi Shi Si Zhou • 2022
A sentient mushroom disguised as human seeks his lost spore in a fortress that executes mutants.
4.59
6k+
Little Mushroom Summary
Little Mushroom 91%
A sentient mushroom disguised as human seeks his lost spore in a fortress that executes mutants.
by Yi Shi Si Zhou 2022
4.59
6k+ ratings
The Light Pirate
by Lily Brooks-Dalton • 2022
As Florida drowns, a hurricane-born girl discovers the water lights up at her touch.
4.03
44k+
The Light Pirate Summary
The Light Pirate 91%
As Florida drowns, a hurricane-born girl discovers the water lights up at her touch.
by Lily Brooks-Dalton 2022
4.03
44k+ 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 92%
When her lover vanishes into another Earth, a cryptozoologist must save parallel worlds from ruin.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2020
3.87
11k+ 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 92%
An ant. A believer. A family, a death, and the universe that remembers them.
by Sophie Ward 2020
3.59
6k+ ratings
Moon of the Turning Leaves
by Waubgeshig Rice
Six Anishinaabe scouts journey through a dead America toward the homeland their people once lost.
4.22
11k+
Moon of the Turning Leaves Summary
Moon of the Turning Leaves 91%
Six Anishinaabe scouts journey through a dead America toward the homeland their people once lost.
by Waubgeshig Rice 2023
4.22
11k+ 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 91%
Twelve years after the Order took her, a knight hunts a rebel. He's her brother.
by Django Wexler 2020
3.94
6k+ ratings
At Certain Points We Touch
by Lauren John Joseph • 2022
A neon sign jolts a trans writer to recount their doomed love affair with a dead photographer.
3.62
1k+
At Certain Points We Touch Summary
At Certain Points We Touch 91%
A neon sign jolts a trans writer to recount their doomed love affair with a dead photographer.
by Lauren John Joseph 2022
3.62
1k+ ratings
Stag Dance
by Torrey Peters • 2025
Forcibly injected, a trans woman becomes the first carrier of a gender-collapsing plague.
3.83
13k+
Stag Dance Summary
Stag Dance 91%
Forcibly injected, a trans woman becomes the first carrier of a gender-collapsing plague.
by Torrey Peters 2025
3.83
13k+ 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 91%
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 Fifth Season
by N.K. Jemisin • 2015
Her son murdered, her daughter taken, an orogene mother must wield the power that broke the earth.
4.28
339k+
The Fifth Season Summary
The Fifth Season 91%
Her son murdered, her daughter taken, an orogene mother must wield the power that broke the earth.
by N.K. Jemisin 2015
4.28
339k+ ratings
To the Moon and Back
by Eliana Ramage • 2025
A Cherokee girl dreams of becoming an astronaut, but her family's past exerts its own gravity.
3.41
12k+
To the Moon and Back Summary
To the Moon and Back 91%
A Cherokee girl dreams of becoming an astronaut, but her family's past exerts its own gravity.
by Eliana Ramage 2025
3.41
12k+ 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 91%
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 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 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 92%
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
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 91%
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
Torchfire
by Moira Buffini • 2025
A hunted telepath forges a forbidden bond with a captive who could bring down the regime.
4.38
873
Torchfire Summary
Torchfire 91%
A hunted telepath forges a forbidden bond with a captive who could bring down the regime.
by Moira Buffini 2025
4.38
873 ratings
Walking in Two Worlds
by Wab Kinew • 2021
A Native teen rules a VR world with sacred magic, but a hateful clan needs her erased.
3.47
1k+
Walking in Two Worlds Summary
Walking in Two Worlds 90%
A Native teen rules a VR world with sacred magic, but a hateful clan needs her erased.
by Wab Kinew 2021
3.47
1k+ ratings
Some Strange Music Draws Me In
by Griffin Hansbury • 2024
A girl's crush on a trans woman ends in arson, a lie that follows her into manhood.
4.40
1k+
Some Strange Music Draws Me In Summary
Some Strange Music Draws Me In 90%
A girl's crush on a trans woman ends in arson, a lie that follows her into manhood.
by Griffin Hansbury 2024
4.40
1k+ ratings
Fable for the End of the World
by Ava Reid • 2025
A teenage taxidermist, chosen as prey for a televised hunt, discovers her killer is as trapped.
3.66
15k+
Fable for the End of the World Summary
Fable for the End of the World 90%
A teenage taxidermist, chosen as prey for a televised hunt, discovers her killer is as trapped.
by Ava Reid 2025
3.66
15k+ ratings
I Cheerfully Refuse
by Leif Enger • 2024
On a dying Lake Superior, a gentle musician and his bookseller wife shelter a desperate fugitive.
3.98
28k+
I Cheerfully Refuse Summary
I Cheerfully Refuse 90%
On a dying Lake Superior, a gentle musician and his bookseller wife shelter a desperate fugitive.
by Leif Enger 2024
3.98
28k+ ratings
The Marrow Thieves
by Cherie Dimaline • 2017
A dreamless world hunts an Indigenous boy whose found family keeps the last dreams alive.
3.94
45k+
The Marrow Thieves Summary
The Marrow Thieves 92%
A dreamless world hunts an Indigenous boy whose found family keeps the last dreams alive.
by Cherie Dimaline 2017
3.94
45k+ 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 92%
A rebel swordswoman and her necromancer nemesis face a murderous trial in a haunted space palace.
by Tamsyn Muir 2019
4.18
188k+ ratings
Sky Full of Elephants
by Cebo Campbell
White America vanished. A Black ex-con crosses the ruins toward the daughter he never knew he had.
3.84
16k+
Sky Full of Elephants Summary
Sky Full of Elephants 91%
White America vanished. A Black ex-con crosses the ruins toward the daughter he never knew he had.
by Cebo Campbell 2024
3.84
16k+ ratings
The Future
by Naomi Alderman • 2023
Three tech billionaires trust an AI to outrun the apocalypse. Their private island becomes a cage.
3.84
25k+
The Future Summary
The Future 90%
Three tech billionaires trust an AI to outrun the apocalypse. Their private island becomes a cage.
by Naomi Alderman 2023
3.84
25k+ 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
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 90%
A village outcast and a disgraced royal cross a dying empire to free a stolen goddess.
by Grace Curtis 2025
3.61
918 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
Little Blue Encyclopedia
by Hazel Jane Plante • 2019
An encyclopedia of a cult TV show becomes a memorial for her magnetic trans friend Vivian.
4.22
2k+
Little Blue Encyclopedia Summary
Little Blue Encyclopedia 90%
An encyclopedia of a cult TV show becomes a memorial for her magnetic trans friend Vivian.
by Hazel Jane Plante 2019
4.22
2k+ 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 90%
An archaeology student finds a body in a locked basement, killed by bullets fired through time.
by Kate Mascarenhas 2018
3.70
16k+ ratings
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 90%
Two enemy time agents trade letters. Their taunts become love. Their love becomes treason.
by Amal El-Mohtar 2019
3.83
349k+ 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 92%
Running from her past, a clerk joins a wormhole ship crewed by chaotic, lovable misfits.
by Becky Chambers 2014
4.17
188k+ 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 92%
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
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood • 2003
A plague ends the world, and one man must guard the flawless new humans his friend made.
4.00
290k+
Oryx and Crake Summary
Oryx and Crake 90%
A plague ends the world, and one man must guard the flawless new humans his friend made.
by Margaret Atwood 2003
4.00
290k+ ratings
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel • 2014
A pandemic erases the world; a traveling Shakespeare troupe becomes what remains of human culture.
4.07
623k+
Station Eleven Summary
Station Eleven 90%
A pandemic erases the world; a traveling Shakespeare troupe becomes what remains of human culture.
by Emily St. John Mandel 2014
4.07
623k+ ratings
Woodworking
by Emily St. James • 2025
A closeted trans teacher in South Dakota meets a defiant trans teen. Hiding can't last.
4.23
16k+
Woodworking Summary
Woodworking 90%
A closeted trans teacher in South Dakota meets a defiant trans teen. Hiding can't last.
by Emily St. James 2025
4.23
16k+ ratings
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
by C.A. Fletcher • 2019
When their dog is stolen, a young islander chases the stranger into an emptied Britain.
4.15
22k+
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World Summary
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World 90%
When their dog is stolen, a young islander chases the stranger into an emptied Britain.
by C.A. Fletcher 2019
4.15
22k+ 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
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
Disappoint Me
by Nicola Dinan
A trans poet resolves not to die alone. Her new boyfriend's past makes her question it.
3.97
9k+
Disappoint Me Summary
Disappoint Me 90%
A trans poet resolves not to die alone. Her new boyfriend's past makes her question it.
by Nicola Dinan 2025
3.97
9k+ ratings
The Thirty Names of Night
by Zeyn Joukhadar • 2020
A Syrian American trans man follows a ghost bird and a hidden diary toward becoming himself.
4.01
5k+
The Thirty Names of Night Summary
The Thirty Names of Night 90%
A Syrian American trans man follows a ghost bird and a hidden diary toward becoming himself.
by Zeyn Joukhadar 2020
4.01
5k+ ratings
Moon of the Crusted Snow
by Waubgeshig Rice • 2018
The power fails in a remote Anishinaabe community. A stranger arrives. The cities have fallen.
3.82
46k+
Moon of the Crusted Snow Summary
Moon of the Crusted Snow 90%
The power fails in a remote Anishinaabe community. A stranger arrives. The cities have fallen.
by Waubgeshig Rice 2018
3.82
46k+ ratings
Death of the Author
by Nnedi Okorafor • 2025
Her sci-fi novel becomes scripture for real robots centuries later, as they face extinction.
3.94
25k+
Death of the Author Summary
Death of the Author 90%
Her sci-fi novel becomes scripture for real robots centuries later, as they face extinction.
by Nnedi Okorafor 2025
3.94
25k+ ratings
A Language of Limbs
by Dylin Hardcastle • 2024
Two girls caught loving each other in 1972: one exiled, one silent, both haunted for decades.
4.28
9k+
A Language of Limbs Summary
A Language of Limbs 90%
Two girls caught loving each other in 1972: one exiled, one silent, both haunted for decades.
by Dylin Hardcastle 2024
4.28
9k+ ratings
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