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The Tartar Steppe
by Dino Buzzati
A young officer at a remote fort waits a lifetime for a battle that never comes.
4.20
43k+
The Tartar Steppe Summary
The Tartar Steppe 89%
A young officer at a remote fort waits a lifetime for a battle that never comes.
by Dino Buzzati 1940
4.20
43k+ 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
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 91%
His home is an infinite house of tides and statues. His name is not his own.
by Susanna Clarke 2020
4.21
501k+ 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
Le Rivage des Syrtes
by Julien Gracq • 1951
On a dead sea, a restless young officer guards a war three centuries silent.
4.01
2k+
Le Rivage des Syrtes Summary
Le Rivage des Syrtes 90%
On a dead sea, a restless young officer guards a war three centuries silent.
by Julien Gracq 1951
4.01
2k+ ratings
Satantango
by László Krasznahorkai • 1985
A crumbling Hungarian farm, endless rain, a dead con man the villagers need to believe.
4.06
17k+
Satantango Summary
Satantango 90%
A crumbling Hungarian farm, endless rain, a dead con man the villagers need to believe.
by László Krasznahorkai 1985
4.06
17k+ 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 90%
A rebel swordswoman and her necromancer nemesis face a murderous trial in a haunted space palace.
by Tamsyn Muir 2019
4.18
188k+ 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
The Justice of Kings
by Richard Swan • 2022
A truth-compelling justiciar's murder inquiry unearths a conspiracy that threatens the empire.
4.00
17k+
The Justice of Kings Summary
The Justice of Kings 90%
A truth-compelling justiciar's murder inquiry unearths a conspiracy that threatens the empire.
by Richard Swan 2022
4.00
17k+ 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
Vathek
by William Beckford • 1786
An impious caliph sells his soul for a demon's promise of a subterranean palace of fire.
3.23
7k+
Vathek Summary
Vathek 90%
An impious caliph sells his soul for a demon's promise of a subterranean palace of fire.
by William Beckford 1786
3.23
7k+ 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
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 91%
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
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 89%
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
Geist
by Philippa Ballantine • 2010
A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.
3.64
4k+
Geist Summary
Geist 90%
A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.
by Philippa Ballantine 2010
3.64
4k+ ratings
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
by José Saramago • 1999
Jesus inherited his father's guilt. What he learns from God will cost him more than his life.
4.32
39k+
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ Summary
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ 90%
Jesus inherited his father's guilt. What he learns from God will cost him more than his life.
by José Saramago 1999
4.32
39k+ ratings
Les 9 princes d'ambre
by Roger Zelazny • 1970
An amnesiac prince escapes a hospital and learns his brother usurped the throne of Amber.
4.04
61k+
Les 9 princes d'ambre Summary
Les 9 princes d'ambre 90%
An amnesiac prince escapes a hospital and learns his brother usurped the throne of Amber.
by Roger Zelazny 1970
4.04
61k+ ratings
A Winter's Promise
by Christelle Dabos • 2013
Arranged marriage ships a girl who reads objects' pasts to an ark where illusions kill.
4.01
126k+
A Winter's Promise Summary
A Winter's Promise 90%
Arranged marriage ships a girl who reads objects' pasts to an ark where illusions kill.
by Christelle Dabos 2013
4.01
126k+ ratings
Prince of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence • 2011
A young prince returns from the wasteland with killers, aiming for his father's crown.
3.83
124k+
Prince of Thorns Summary
Prince of Thorns 90%
A young prince returns from the wasteland with killers, aiming for his father's crown.
by Mark Lawrence 2011
3.83
124k+ ratings
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1877
Suicide, a weeping child, then a dream: a despairing man enters a pristine, sinless world.
4.03
43k+
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man Summary
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man 90%
Suicide, a weeping child, then a dream: a despairing man enters a pristine, sinless world.
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1877
4.03
43k+ ratings
The Scar
by China Miéville • 2002
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
4.19
35k+
The Scar Summary
The Scar 90%
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
by China Miéville 2002
4.19
35k+ ratings
The Third Policeman
by Flann O'Brien • 1967
Murder for money strands a man in a land policed by bicycles, the dead serving tea.
3.96
23k+
The Third Policeman Summary
The Third Policeman 89%
Murder for money strands a man in a land policed by bicycles, the dead serving tea.
by Flann O'Brien 1967
3.96
23k+ ratings
Empire of the Vampire
by Jay Kristoff
The sun has gone dark. A half-vampire and a street thief hold the world's last light.
4.33
82k+
Empire of the Vampire Summary
Empire of the Vampire 89%
The sun has gone dark. A half-vampire and a street thief hold the world's last light.
by Jay Kristoff 2021
4.33
82k+ ratings
(The Unconsoled) [By
by Kazuo Ishiguro • 1995
A pianist is summoned to save a city through music, but he cannot find the stage.
3.59
19k+
(The Unconsoled) [By Summary
(The Unconsoled) [By 91%
A pianist is summoned to save a city through music, but he cannot find the stage.
by Kazuo Ishiguro 1995
3.59
19k+ 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 91%
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
Blindness
by José Saramago • 1995
An epidemic of blindness sweeps a city, but inside the quarantine, one woman still sees.
4.18
344k+
Blindness Summary
Blindness 89%
An epidemic of blindness sweeps a city, but inside the quarantine, one woman still sees.
by José Saramago 1995
4.18
344k+ ratings
The Island of Doctor Moreau
by H.G. Wells • 1896
A castaway lands on an island of beasts carved into men by a surgeon playing god.
3.73
136k+
The Island of Doctor Moreau Summary
The Island of Doctor Moreau 89%
A castaway lands on an island of beasts carved into men by a surgeon playing god.
by H.G. Wells 1896
3.73
136k+ ratings
And the Ass Saw the Angel
by Nick Cave • 1989
A mute outcast in a flooded valley of fanatics follows the angel only he can hear.
3.84
11k+
And the Ass Saw the Angel Summary
And the Ass Saw the Angel 89%
A mute outcast in a flooded valley of fanatics follows the angel only he can hear.
by Nick Cave 1989
3.84
11k+ ratings
The Darkness That Comes Before
by R. Scott Bakker • 2003
A monk trained in pure reason enters a holy war to find his father, unaware an ancient horror stirs.
3.84
24k+
The Darkness That Comes Before Summary
The Darkness That Comes Before 89%
A monk trained in pure reason enters a holy war to find his father, unaware an ancient horror stirs.
by R. Scott Bakker 2003
3.84
24k+ ratings
Lapvona
by Ottessa Moshfegh • 2022
After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.
3.54
104k+
Lapvona Summary
Lapvona 89%
After killing the lord's son, a deformed boy is traded to a manor where cruelty wears silk.
by Ottessa Moshfegh 2022
3.54
104k+ ratings
The Morning Star
by Karl Ove Knausgård • 2020
A strange new star rises over Norway, and the dead grow restless among the living.
3.96
19k+
The Morning Star Summary
The Morning Star 89%
A strange new star rises over Norway, and the dead grow restless among the living.
by Karl Ove Knausgård 2020
3.96
19k+ 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
Grendel
by John Gardner • 1971
Deathless and despised, a monster wages war on the hall whose stories made him evil.
3.69
43k+
Grendel Summary
Grendel 90%
Deathless and despised, a monster wages war on the hall whose stories made him evil.
by John Gardner 1971
3.69
43k+ ratings
Angel Down
by Daniel Kraus
A WWI gravedigger finds an angel in No Man's Land; her gifts destroy whoever asks.
4.06
16k+
Angel Down Summary
Angel Down 89%
A WWI gravedigger finds an angel in No Man's Land; her gifts destroy whoever asks.
by Daniel Kraus 2025
4.06
16k+ 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 89%
He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.
by Keanu Reeves 2024
3.30
10k+ ratings
Mount Analogue
by René Daumal • 2005
Eight seekers sail toward an invisible mountain where the only map is sincerity.
4.08
3k+
Mount Analogue Summary
Mount Analogue 89%
Eight seekers sail toward an invisible mountain where the only map is sincerity.
by René Daumal 2005
4.08
3k+ 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 89%
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
Invisible Cities
by Italo Calvino • 1972
A Venetian traveler's tales of impossible cities become an aging emperor's last hope for meaning.
4.09
99k+
Invisible Cities Summary
Invisible Cities 89%
A Venetian traveler's tales of impossible cities become an aging emperor's last hope for meaning.
by Italo Calvino 1972
4.09
99k+ ratings
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories
by Franz Kafka • 1915
A traveling salesman wakes as a giant insect, and his family wants him gone.
4.09
21k+
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories Summary
The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories 89%
A traveling salesman wakes as a giant insect, and his family wants him gone.
by Franz Kafka 1915
4.09
21k+ ratings
The Library of Babel
by Jorge Luis Borges • 1941
An infinite library holds every book ever possible. One aging librarian still searches for meaning.
4.30
12k+
The Library of Babel Summary
The Library of Babel 89%
An infinite library holds every book ever possible. One aging librarian still searches for meaning.
by Jorge Luis Borges 1941
4.30
12k+ 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 89%
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
El golem
by Gustav Meyrink • 1915
In Prague's ghetto, an amnesiac gem cutter discovers the Golem haunting the alleys wears his face.
3.82
9k+
El golem Summary
El golem 90%
In Prague's ghetto, an amnesiac gem cutter discovers the Golem haunting the alleys wears his face.
by Gustav Meyrink 1915
3.82
9k+ ratings
Till We Have Faces
by C.S. Lewis • 1956
An ugly princess demands justice from the gods who took her beautiful sister Psyche.
4.20
82k+
Till We Have Faces Summary
Till We Have Faces 90%
An ugly princess demands justice from the gods who took her beautiful sister Psyche.
by C.S. Lewis 1956
4.20
82k+ 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 89%
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
The Solar War
by John French • 2019
The traitor fleet surrounds Earth, but a forbidden ritual threatens to unleash hell.
4.02
4k+
The Solar War Summary
The Solar War 89%
The traitor fleet surrounds Earth, but a forbidden ritual threatens to unleash hell.
by John French 2019
4.02
4k+ 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 89%
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.54
224 ratings
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories
by Franz Kafka • 1996
A salesman wakes as a giant insect, only to become a burden his family cannot bear.
3.85
5k+
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories Summary
The Metamorphosis and Other Stories 89%
A salesman wakes as a giant insect, only to become a burden his family cannot bear.
by Franz Kafka 1996
3.85
5k+ ratings
Gagner la guerre
by Jean-Philippe Jaworski • 2009
He won the war for Ciudalia. Now the republic's masters will collect what he truly owes.
4.46
3k+
Gagner la guerre Summary
Gagner la guerre 89%
He won the war for Ciudalia. Now the republic's masters will collect what he truly owes.
by Jean-Philippe Jaworski 2009
4.46
3k+ ratings
Greatest Hits
by Harlan Ellison • 2024
A vengeful AI tortures its prisoners. A rebel defies the clock. A mercy that destroys.
4.07
2k+
Greatest Hits Summary
Greatest Hits 89%
A vengeful AI tortures its prisoners. A rebel defies the clock. A mercy that destroys.
by Harlan Ellison 2024
4.07
2k+ ratings
The Blind Owl
by Sadegh Hedayat • 1937
Between opium dreams and waking torment, a painter obsesses over a vision that unmakes his reality.
3.95
35k+
The Blind Owl Summary
The Blind Owl 89%
Between opium dreams and waking torment, a painter obsesses over a vision that unmakes his reality.
by Sadegh Hedayat 1937
3.95
35k+ ratings
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