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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 93%
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 Time Ships
by Stephen Baxter • 1995
A Victorian inventor discovers his time machine has splintered the future into warring worlds.
3.95
7k+
The Time Ships Summary
The Time Ships 92%
A Victorian inventor discovers his time machine has splintered the future into warring worlds.
by Stephen Baxter 1995
3.95
7k+ 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 92%
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
A Fire Upon the Deep
by Vernor Vinge • 1992
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
4.13
67k+
A Fire Upon the Deep Summary
A Fire Upon the Deep 90%
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
by Vernor Vinge 1992
4.13
67k+ ratings
The Number of the Beast
by Robert A. Heinlein • 1980
Two couples flee assassins in a flying car that jumps to every universe ever imagined.
3.63
13k+
The Number of the Beast Summary
The Number of the Beast 90%
Two couples flee assassins in a flying car that jumps to every universe ever imagined.
by Robert A. Heinlein 1980
3.63
13k+ 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 90%
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.46
251 ratings
Anathem
by Neal Stephenson • 2008
A cloistered scholar stumbles onto his order's secret: an alien ship from a parallel universe.
4.17
76k+
Anathem Summary
Anathem 90%
A cloistered scholar stumbles onto his order's secret: an alien ship from a parallel universe.
by Neal Stephenson 2008
4.17
76k+ 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 92%
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
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 92%
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
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 92%
Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.
by Christopher Ruocchio 2018
3.95
55k+ 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 90%
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
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
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
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 Stars, Like Dust
by Isaac Asimov
His father executed, a student hunts a hidden rebellion world through a galaxy of double agents.
3.74
27k+
The Stars, Like Dust Summary
The Stars, Like Dust 92%
His father executed, a student hunts a hidden rebellion world through a galaxy of double agents.
by Isaac Asimov 1951
3.74
27k+ 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 91%
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
by Joe Haldeman 2007
3.73
11k+ 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 91%
When time flows backward, a resurrectionist revives a prophet and fights the book-erasing Library.
by Philip K. Dick 1967
3.55
5k+ ratings
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
by Claire North • 2014
Harry August relives his life, memory intact. A warning from the future: the world is ending.
4.03
101k+
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Summary
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August 90%
Harry August relives his life, memory intact. A warning from the future: the world is ending.
by Claire North 2014
4.03
101k+ ratings
The Foundation Trilogy
by Isaac Asimov • 1953
The galactic empire is dying. One mathematician plants two foundations to shorten the dark age.
4.42
109k+
The Foundation Trilogy Summary
The Foundation Trilogy 90%
The galactic empire is dying. One mathematician plants two foundations to shorten the dark age.
by Isaac Asimov 1953
4.42
109k+ ratings
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov • 1951
Predicting the Empire's fall, a mathematician exiles a colony to shorten the dark age.
4.17
602k+
Foundation Summary
Foundation 91%
Predicting the Empire's fall, a mathematician exiles a colony to shorten the dark age.
by Isaac Asimov 1951
4.17
602k+ 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
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 92%
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
Sea of Tranquility
by Emily St. John Mandel • 2022
A violin echoes across centuries, linking an exiled nobleman, a moon author, and a time detective.
4.05
303k+
Sea of Tranquility Summary
Sea of Tranquility 90%
A violin echoes across centuries, linking an exiled nobleman, a moon author, and a time detective.
by Emily St. John Mandel 2022
4.05
303k+ 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
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
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 91%
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
by Nemo Ramjet 2006
4.16
11k+ ratings
2001
by Arthur C. Clarke • 1968
A monolith wakes on the moon and signals Saturn; two astronauts and a secretive computer follow.
4.18
339k+
2001 Summary
2001 91%
A monolith wakes on the moon and signals Saturn; two astronauts and a secretive computer follow.
by Arthur C. Clarke 1968
4.18
339k+ ratings
The Last Watch
by J.S. Dewes • 2021
Exiled to guard the universe's edge, a prince and a commander discover the boundary is collapsing.
3.97
12k+
The Last Watch Summary
The Last Watch 90%
Exiled to guard the universe's edge, a prince and a commander discover the boundary is collapsing.
by J.S. Dewes 2021
3.97
12k+ ratings
Contact
by Carl Sagan • 1985
When the stars send blueprints for a machine, one astronomer must trust what she cannot prove.
4.15
154k+
Contact Summary
Contact 90%
When the stars send blueprints for a machine, one astronomer must trust what she cannot prove.
by Carl Sagan 1985
4.15
154k+ ratings
Lockstep
by Karl Schroeder • 2014
After millennia in cryosleep, a boy wakes to find his siblings rule a hibernating galactic empire.
3.75
2k+
Lockstep Summary
Lockstep 91%
After millennia in cryosleep, a boy wakes to find his siblings rule a hibernating galactic empire.
by Karl Schroeder 2014
3.75
2k+ ratings
The Redemption of Time
by Baoshu • 2011
A disembodied brain teaches aliens to lie, his love spanning the death and rebirth of all things.
3.63
11k+
The Redemption of Time Summary
The Redemption of Time 91%
A disembodied brain teaches aliens to lie, his love spanning the death and rebirth of all things.
by Baoshu 2011
3.63
11k+ ratings
The Three-Body Problem
by Liu Cixin
A countdown in a researcher's eyes reveals an alien invasion rooted in China's Cultural Revolution.
4.08
505k+
The Three-Body Problem Summary
The Three-Body Problem 90%
A countdown in a researcher's eyes reveals an alien invasion rooted in China's Cultural Revolution.
by Liu Cixin 2006
4.08
505k+ ratings
Legacy of the Force
by Aaron Allston • 2006
A Jedi hero hunts his family. The Sith training him says the true price hasn't arrived.
3.89
9k+
Legacy of the Force Summary
Legacy of the Force 90%
A Jedi hero hunts his family. The Sith training him says the true price hasn't arrived.
by Aaron Allston 2006
3.89
9k+ 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 Gone World
by Tom Sweterlitsch
An NCIS agent hunts a missing girl through time, but every future is already ending.
3.91
30k+
The Gone World Summary
The Gone World 90%
An NCIS agent hunts a missing girl through time, but every future is already ending.
by Tom Sweterlitsch 2018
3.91
30k+ ratings
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells • 1895
A Victorian inventor lands in a future paradise, unaware of what hunts its people after dark.
3.89
570k+
The Time Machine Summary
The Time Machine 91%
A Victorian inventor lands in a future paradise, unaware of what hunts its people after dark.
by H.G. Wells 1895
3.89
570k+ 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 91%
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
Revelation Space
by Alastair Reynolds • 2000
A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.
3.99
62k+
Revelation Space Summary
Revelation Space 90%
A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.
by Alastair Reynolds 2000
3.99
62k+ ratings
Exhalation
by Ted Chiang • 2019
A merchant in ancient Baghdad steps through a time portal to undo a sorrow twenty years past.
4.27
113k+
Exhalation Summary
Exhalation 89%
A merchant in ancient Baghdad steps through a time portal to undo a sorrow twenty years past.
by Ted Chiang 2019
4.27
113k+ 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 91%
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
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
Horus Rising
by Dan Abnett
A crusade captain buries a daemonic possession because his empire has outlawed the very word.
4.26
41k+
Horus Rising Summary
Horus Rising 90%
A crusade captain buries a daemonic possession because his empire has outlawed the very word.
by Dan Abnett 2006
4.26
41k+ ratings
Red Rising
by Pierce Brown • 2014
Reshaped as a Gold, a slave miner infiltrates the empire's war academy to destroy from inside.
4.27
823k+
Red Rising Summary
Red Rising 89%
Reshaped as a Gold, a slave miner infiltrates the empire's war academy to destroy from inside.
by Pierce Brown 2014
4.27
823k+ ratings
A Girl from Nowhere
by James Maxwell • 2020
A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.
4.06
11k+
A Girl from Nowhere Summary
A Girl from Nowhere 89%
A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.
by James Maxwell 2020
4.06
11k+ ratings
The Infinite and the Divine
by Robert Rath
Two deathless rivals feud ten thousand years for a puzzle box mapping a god's tomb.
4.44
7k+
The Infinite and the Divine Summary
The Infinite and the Divine 89%
Two deathless rivals feud ten thousand years for a puzzle box mapping a god's tomb.
by Robert Rath 2020
4.44
7k+ 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 90%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ 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
The Captain
by Will Wight • 2023
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
4.27
10k+
The Captain Summary
The Captain 89%
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
by Will Wight 2023
4.27
10k+ ratings
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I
by Darryl Anka • 2017
She glimpses every future in shattered light, but an alien empire has already chosen one.
4.53
150
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I Summary
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I 89%
She glimpses every future in shattered light, but an alien empire has already chosen one.
by Darryl Anka 2017
4.53
150 ratings
Eisenhorn
by Dan Abnett • 2004
An Inquisitor sworn to purity binds a daemon to hunt a heretic, beginning his own slow corruption.
4.43
10k+
Eisenhorn Summary
Eisenhorn 89%
An Inquisitor sworn to purity binds a daemon to hunt a heretic, beginning his own slow corruption.
by Dan Abnett 2004
4.43
10k+ ratings
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