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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
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 95%
Aliens land offering the stars, but a mother refuses to abandon the Earth she still tends.
by Ruthanna Emrys 2022
3.60
3k+ ratings
The Ministry for the Future
by Kim Stanley Robinson • 2020
A heat wave kills millions. A diplomat is asked to represent the unborn. She says yes.
3.86
44k+
The Ministry for the Future Summary
The Ministry for the Future 94%
A heat wave kills millions. A diplomat is asked to represent the unborn. She says yes.
by Kim Stanley Robinson 2020
3.86
44k+ 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 92%
A sentient book sends April's friends searching for her inside the virtual world consuming humanity.
by Hank Green 2020
4.23
57k+ 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
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 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
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 92%
A tea monk walks into the wilderness and meets a robot sent to understand human longing.
by Becky Chambers 2021
4.21
193k+ 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 92%
Tech mogul seeks forgiveness on a Pacific island as the community votes on his final plan.
by Richard Powers 2024
4.13
51k+ 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 91%
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
The Thinning
by Inga Simpson • 2024
An off-grid teen rescues an altered child, forcing her and her mother to flee near-future Australia.
3.56
942
The Thinning Summary
The Thinning 91%
An off-grid teen rescues an altered child, forcing her and her mother to flee near-future Australia.
by Inga Simpson 2024
3.56
942 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 91%
A trans violinist flees abuse into a world of demonic bargains and alien donut-makers.
by Ryka Aoki 2021
4.03
40k+ 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 91%
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 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 91%
Three tech billionaires trust an AI to outrun the apocalypse. Their private island becomes a cage.
by Naomi Alderman 2023
3.84
25k+ ratings
Kalyx
by Karen Lynch
A teen rescues a crashed alien panther. The military wants it back at any cost.
4.38
202
Kalyx Summary
Kalyx 91%
A teen rescues a crashed alien panther. The military wants it back at any cost.
by Karen Lynch
4.38
202 ratings
Child of Another Kind
by Steven Decker • 2023
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
4.28
6k+
Child of Another Kind Summary
Child of Another Kind 91%
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.28
6k+ 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
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 94%
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
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 93%
When her wife chooses rebirth, Trina defies an alien paradise that has banned sorrow.
by Chana Porter 2020
3.63
10k+ 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
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
Ender’s Game
by Orson Scott Card • 1985
A child prodigy is drafted to an orbital battle academy where war games determine humanity's fate.
4.31
1.5M+
Ender’s Game Summary
Ender’s Game 91%
A child prodigy is drafted to an orbital battle academy where war games determine humanity's fate.
by Orson Scott Card 1985
4.31
1.5M+ ratings
Children of Time
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2015
Earth's last ark reaches a green world where spiders have cities and the monkeys never arrived.
4.30
180k+
Children of Time Summary
Children of Time 91%
Earth's last ark reaches a green world where spiders have cities and the monkeys never arrived.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015
4.30
180k+ 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
Accelerando
by Charles Stross • 2005
He gives away ideas that trigger the singularity, while an AI cat engineers his family's fate.
3.87
22k+
Accelerando Summary
Accelerando 91%
He gives away ideas that trigger the singularity, while an AI cat engineers his family's fate.
by Charles Stross 2005
3.87
22k+ 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
Waste Tide
by Chen Qiufan • 2013
On an island of Chinese e-waste, a virus turns a migrant worker into a living network.
3.32
3k+
Waste Tide Summary
Waste Tide 91%
On an island of Chinese e-waste, a virus turns a migrant worker into a living network.
by Chen Qiufan 2013
3.32
3k+ 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 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 90%
A dreamless world hunts an Indigenous boy whose found family keeps the last dreams alive.
by Cherie Dimaline 2017
3.94
45k+ ratings
Old Man's War
by John Scalzi • 2005
A seventy-five-year-old widower joins the army for a new body and gets an interstellar war.
4.23
227k+
Old Man's War Summary
Old Man's War 90%
A seventy-five-year-old widower joins the army for a new body and gets an interstellar war.
by John Scalzi 2005
4.23
227k+ 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
Leviathan Wakes
by James S.A. Corey • 2011
A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.
4.31
325k+
Leviathan Wakes Summary
Leviathan Wakes 90%
A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.
by James S.A. Corey 2011
4.31
325k+ ratings
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler • 1993
An empathic teen invents a faith of change and leads a band through a scorched California.
4.19
274k+
Parable of the Sower Summary
Parable of the Sower 90%
An empathic teen invents a faith of change and leads a band through a scorched California.
by Octavia E. Butler 1993
4.19
274k+ ratings
Seveneves
by Neal Stephenson • 2015
The moon shatters. Earth will burn. Seven women in orbit carry the last hope for humanity.
4.00
126k+
Seveneves Summary
Seveneves 90%
The moon shatters. Earth will burn. Seven women in orbit carry the last hope for humanity.
by Neal Stephenson 2015
4.00
126k+ ratings
Operation Bounce House
by Matt Dinniman
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
3.91
35k+
Operation Bounce House Summary
Operation Bounce House 90%
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
by Matt Dinniman 2026
3.91
35k+ 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 93%
Four astronauts explore alien worlds in bodies engineered for each one. Then Earth stops answering.
by Becky Chambers 2019
4.19
58k+ 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 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
Delta-v
by Daniel Suarez • 2019
A cave diver joins outcasts mining an asteroid in secret, far beyond hope of rescue.
4.16
11k+
Delta-v Summary
Delta-v 90%
A cave diver joins outcasts mining an asteroid in secret, far beyond hope of rescue.
by Daniel Suarez 2019
4.16
11k+ ratings
Radicalized
by Cory Doctorow • 2019
When her smart toaster bricks itself, a refugee discovers the whole building is a corporate jail.
4.03
8k+
Radicalized Summary
Radicalized 90%
When her smart toaster bricks itself, a refugee discovers the whole building is a corporate jail.
by Cory Doctorow 2019
4.03
8k+ 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 Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson • 1995
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
4.16
94k+
The Diamond Age Summary
The Diamond Age 90%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
Prime Meridian
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia • 2017
In a future Mexico City, a gig companion dreams of Mars, but escape costs everything.
3.78
2k+
Prime Meridian Summary
Prime Meridian 90%
In a future Mexico City, a gig companion dreams of Mars, but escape costs everything.
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2017
3.78
2k+ 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
The Arbitrator
by Max Nowaz • 2016
To earn his next dose, a dying arbitrator must hold a rebel world together while his mind crumbles.
4.24
19k+
The Arbitrator Summary
The Arbitrator 90%
To earn his next dose, a dying arbitrator must hold a rebel world together while his mind crumbles.
by Max Nowaz 2016
4.24
19k+ ratings
Mickey7
by Edward Ashton • 2022
An expendable colonist survives a mission and returns to find his duplicate already living his life.
3.78
58k+
Mickey7 Summary
Mickey7 90%
An expendable colonist survives a mission and returns to find his duplicate already living his life.
by Edward Ashton 2022
3.78
58k+ ratings
The Warehouse
by Rob Hart • 2019
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
3.84
15k+
The Warehouse Summary
The Warehouse 90%
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
by Rob Hart 2019
3.84
15k+ ratings
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
by Christopher Paolini • 2020
An alien organism bonds with a scientist, granting her the language of the species destroying Earth.
3.80
71k+
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Summary
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars 90%
An alien organism bonds with a scientist, granting her the language of the species destroying Earth.
by Christopher Paolini 2020
3.80
71k+ ratings
The Overstory
by Richard Powers • 2018
Trees summon nine lives across a century to a final stand for the last ancient forests.
4.11
200k+
The Overstory Summary
The Overstory 90%
Trees summon nine lives across a century to a final stand for the last ancient forests.
by Richard Powers 2018
4.11
200k+ 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
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