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Dune
by Frank Herbert
His house betrayed, a young duke flees to a desert world where warriors name him messiah.
4.29
1.6M+
Dune Summary
Dune 91%
His house betrayed, a young duke flees to a desert world where warriors name him messiah.
by Frank Herbert 1965
4.29
1.6M+ 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 92%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ ratings
Dhalgren
by Samuel R. Delany • 1975
No memory, no name, no exit: a wanderer in a city where reality rewrites itself daily.
3.77
12k+
Dhalgren Summary
Dhalgren 91%
No memory, no name, no exit: a wanderer in a city where reality rewrites itself daily.
by Samuel R. Delany 1975
3.77
12k+ ratings
The Tower
by Colin Wilson • 1987
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
4.02
509
The Tower Summary
The Tower 90%
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
by Colin Wilson 1987
4.02
509 ratings
The Lathe of Heaven
by Ursula K. Le Guin • 1971
When dreams reshape reality, a psychiatrist exploits his patient's gift to build utopia at any cost.
4.13
90k+
The Lathe of Heaven Summary
The Lathe of Heaven 90%
When dreams reshape reality, a psychiatrist exploits his patient's gift to build utopia at any cost.
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1971
4.13
90k+ 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 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 90%
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
Chronicles From The Future
by Achilleas Sirigos
From a coma in 1921, a teacher awakens inside a man of the year 3906.
3.78
569
Chronicles From The Future Summary
Chronicles From The Future 91%
From a coma in 1921, a teacher awakens inside a man of the year 3906.
by Achilleas Sirigos 1972
3.78
569 ratings
The Red Lion
by Mária Szepes • 1946
An alchemist murders his master for immortality. The stolen elixir becomes an unending curse.
4.47
1k+
The Red Lion Summary
The Red Lion 90%
An alchemist murders his master for immortality. The stolen elixir becomes an unending curse.
by Mária Szepes 1946
4.47
1k+ ratings
All Tomorrows
by Nemo Ramjet • 2006
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
4.16
11k+
All Tomorrows Summary
All Tomorrows 90%
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
by Nemo Ramjet 2006
4.16
11k+ ratings
Cyclonopedia
by Reza Negarestani
Petroleum is a sentient planetary intelligence. The Middle East is its body. The war is its hunger.
3.86
1k+
Cyclonopedia Summary
Cyclonopedia 90%
Petroleum is a sentient planetary intelligence. The Middle East is its body. The war is its hunger.
by Reza Negarestani 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
The Book of Elsewhere
by Keanu Reeves • 2024
He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.
3.30
10k+
The Book of Elsewhere Summary
The Book of Elsewhere 90%
He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.
by Keanu Reeves 2024
3.30
10k+ ratings
Les Thanatonautes
by Bernard Werber • 1996
Two friends map the afterlife through clinical death, giving humanity answers it isn't ready for.
4.07
9k+
Les Thanatonautes Summary
Les Thanatonautes 90%
Two friends map the afterlife through clinical death, giving humanity answers it isn't ready for.
by Bernard Werber 1996
4.07
9k+ ratings
Senlin Ascends
by Josiah Bancroft • 2013
When his wife vanishes at the Tower of Babel, a schoolmaster must brave its perilous ringdoms.
4.11
34k+
Senlin Ascends Summary
Senlin Ascends 90%
When his wife vanishes at the Tower of Babel, a schoolmaster must brave its perilous ringdoms.
by Josiah Bancroft 2013
4.11
34k+ 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 90%
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
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
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke • 2020
His home is an infinite house of tides and statues. His name is not his own.
4.21
501k+
Piranesi Summary
Piranesi 90%
His home is an infinite house of tides and statues. His name is not his own.
by Susanna Clarke 2020
4.21
501k+ 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 90%
Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.
by Christopher Ruocchio 2018
3.95
55k+ ratings
The Accidental Time Machine
by Joe Haldeman • 2007
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
3.73
11k+
The Accidental Time Machine Summary
The Accidental Time Machine 89%
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
by Joe Haldeman 2007
3.73
11k+ ratings
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
by Mark Lawrence • 2023
A wasteland scholar and a time-lost enemy boy break the sentient library's cycle of war.
3.96
43k+
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn Summary
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn 89%
A wasteland scholar and a time-lost enemy boy break the sentient library's cycle of war.
by Mark Lawrence 2023
3.96
43k+ ratings
Hyperion
by Dan Simmons
A blade-covered god awaits seven pilgrims. One wish, six deaths. Their stories are their only armor.
4.28
305k+
Hyperion Summary
Hyperion 90%
A blade-covered god awaits seven pilgrims. One wish, six deaths. Their stories are their only armor.
by Dan Simmons 1989
4.28
305k+ ratings
The Sheep Look Up
by John Brunner • 2003
America is dying of its own poison, and the people who warned us are being hunted.
3.91
6k+
The Sheep Look Up Summary
The Sheep Look Up 90%
America is dying of its own poison, and the people who warned us are being hunted.
by John Brunner 2003
3.91
6k+ ratings
Slow Gods
by Claire North • 2025
A debtor survives a procedure that should kill him. An ancient machine warns the galaxy will burn.
4.00
5k+
Slow Gods Summary
Slow Gods 90%
A debtor survives a procedure that should kill him. An ancient machine warns the galaxy will burn.
by Claire North 2025
4.00
5k+ ratings
Elric of Melniboné
by Michael Moorcock • 1972
Drowned by his cousin, a frail sorcerer-emperor bargains with Chaos to reclaim his stolen throne.
3.88
31k+
Elric of Melniboné Summary
Elric of Melniboné 89%
Drowned by his cousin, a frail sorcerer-emperor bargains with Chaos to reclaim his stolen throne.
by Michael Moorcock 1972
3.88
31k+ 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 89%
A rebel swordswoman and her necromancer nemesis face a murderous trial in a haunted space palace.
by Tamsyn Muir 2019
4.18
188k+ 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 90%
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
by Stephen King 1982
3.91
669k+ ratings
An Enemy of the State
by F. Paul Wilson • 1980
To break an empire's grip, he targets its currency and teaches millions to stop obeying.
3.89
442
An Enemy of the State Summary
An Enemy of the State 90%
To break an empire's grip, he targets its currency and teaches millions to stop obeying.
by F. Paul Wilson 1980
3.89
442 ratings
The Will of the Many
by James Islington
Beyond the Hierarchy's control, an outcast enters an elite academy to solve a murder.
4.58
231k+
The Will of the Many Summary
The Will of the Many 89%
Beyond the Hierarchy's control, an outcast enters an elite academy to solve a murder.
by James Islington 2023
4.58
231k+ 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 89%
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.46
251 ratings
Lord Foul's Bane
by Stephen R. Donaldson • 1977
A leper awakens in paradise, hailed as its messiah, and he calls it all a dream.
3.71
50k+
Lord Foul's Bane Summary
Lord Foul's Bane 89%
A leper awakens in paradise, hailed as its messiah, and he calls it all a dream.
by Stephen R. Donaldson 1977
3.71
50k+ ratings
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