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Aliens Book Summaries

Death's End
by Liu Cixin
Humanity's last defense is a woman chosen for her mercy. The aliens are counting on it.
4.40
100k+
Death's End Summary
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Death's End
Humanity's last defense is a woman chosen for her mercy. The aliens are counting on it.
by Liu Cixin 2010 604 pages
4.40
100k+ ratings
The Law Of One
by James Allen McCarty • 1981
A channeled intelligence named Ra mapped the cosmic blueprint, then refused to prove it.
4.39
1k+
The Law Of One Summary
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The Law Of One
A channeled intelligence named Ra mapped the cosmic blueprint, then refused to prove it.
by James Allen McCarty 1981 223 pages
4.39
1k+ ratings
Bashar
by Darryl Anka • 1990
A future civilization says we are dreaming the universe together. Time simultaneous, death illusion.
4.42
141
Bashar Summary
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Bashar
A future civilization says we are dreaming the universe together. Time simultaneous, death illusion.
by Darryl Anka 1990 302 pages
4.42
141 ratings
I Am Number Four
by Pittacus Lore • 2010
Nine children from a doomed planet are hunted in order; now number four's powers are awake.
3.93
300k+
I Am Number Four Summary
I Am Number Four
Nine children from a doomed planet are hunted in order; now number four's powers are awake.
by Pittacus Lore 2010 440 pages
3.93
300k+ ratings
Dreamcatcher
by Stephen King • 2001
Four friends' hunting trip turns deadly when they shelter a lost man carrying an alien parasite.
3.66
100k+
Dreamcatcher Summary
Dreamcatcher
Four friends' hunting trip turns deadly when they shelter a lost man carrying an alien parasite.
by Stephen King 2001 688 pages
3.66
100k+ ratings
Bringers of the Dawn
by Barbara Marciniak • 1992
You're a volunteer who incarnated to fix a sabotage 300,000 years in the making.
4.30
3k+
Bringers of the Dawn Summary
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Bringers of the Dawn
You're a volunteer who incarnated to fix a sabotage 300,000 years in the making.
by Barbara Marciniak 1992 288 pages
4.30
3k+ ratings
Communion
by Whitley Strieber • 1987
A horror novelist uncovered his own abduction. Hypnosis revealed a lifetime of encounters.
3.52
8k+
Communion Summary
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Communion
A horror novelist uncovered his own abduction. Hypnosis revealed a lifetime of encounters.
by Whitley Strieber 1987 320 pages
3.52
8k+ ratings
Project Hail Mary
by Andy Weir
He wakes alone with no memory on an interstellar mission to stop a star-killing plague.
4.51
1.3M+
Project Hail Mary Summary
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Project Hail Mary
He wakes alone with no memory on an interstellar mission to stop a star-killing plague.
by Andy Weir 2021 476 pages
4.51
1.3M+ ratings
Dungeon Crawler Carl
by Matt Dinniman
Earth is an alien dungeon crawl. Carl enters barefoot, half-dressed, and the cat won't stop talking.
4.47
300k+
Dungeon Crawler Carl Summary
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Dungeon Crawler Carl
Earth is an alien dungeon crawl. Carl enters barefoot, half-dressed, and the cat won't stop talking.
by Matt Dinniman 2020 464 pages
4.47
300k+ ratings
American Cosmic
by D.W. Pasulka • 2019
Elite scientists treat UFOs as sacred. The rest of us build the religion through our screens.
3.91
3k+
American Cosmic Summary
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American Cosmic
Elite scientists treat UFOs as sacred. The rest of us build the religion through our screens.
by D.W. Pasulka 2019 288 pages
3.91
3k+ 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
10k+
All Tomorrows Summary
All Tomorrows
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
by Nemo Ramjet 2006 111 pages
4.16
10k+ ratings
All Tommorows
by C.M. Kosemen • 2006
Humanity colonizes the stars, until godlike aliens reshape them into a galaxy of nightmares.
4.16
10k+
All Tommorows Summary
All Tommorows
Humanity colonizes the stars, until godlike aliens reshape them into a galaxy of nightmares.
by C.M. Kosemen 2006 111 pages
4.16
10k+ ratings
The Humans
by Matt Haig • 2013
An alien steals a mathematician's life to erase a proof, then falls for the family he must betray.
4.07
100k+
The Humans Summary
The Humans
An alien steals a mathematician's life to erase a proof, then falls for the family he must betray.
by Matt Haig 2013 285 pages
4.07
100k+ ratings
Empire of Silence
by Christopher Ruocchio
Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.
3.95
54k+
Empire of Silence Summary
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Empire of Silence
Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.
by Christopher Ruocchio 2018 753 pages
3.95
54k+ ratings
Roadside Picnic
by Arkady Strugatsky
A stalker braves invisible death traps and prison to steal alien litter from a forbidden Zone.
4.12
89k+
Roadside Picnic Summary
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Roadside Picnic
A stalker braves invisible death traps and prison to steal alien litter from a forbidden Zone.
by Arkady Strugatsky 1972 145 pages
4.12
89k+ ratings
The Dark Forest
by Liu Cixin • 2008
Alien spies read every plan. One unwilling man is given absolute power to save the world in secrecy.
4.40
200k+
The Dark Forest Summary
The Dark Forest
Alien spies read every plan. One unwilling man is given absolute power to save the world in secrecy.
by Liu Cixin 2008 512 pages
4.40
200k+ 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
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
by Vernor Vinge 1992 613 pages
4.13
67k+ 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
A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.
by Alastair Reynolds 2000 585 pages
3.99
62k+ ratings
The Ra Contact
by Donald Tully Elkins • 2018
A channeled entity details a seven-stage journey of consciousness and the harvest that sorts all.
4.51
452
The Ra Contact Summary
The Ra Contact
A channeled entity details a seven-stage journey of consciousness and the harvest that sorts all.
by Donald Tully Elkins 2018 770 pages
4.51
452 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
500k+
The Three-Body Problem Summary
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The Three-Body Problem
A countdown in a researcher's eyes reveals an alien invasion rooted in China's Cultural Revolution.
by Liu Cixin 2006 472 pages
4.08
500k+ ratings
The Player of Games
by Iain M. Banks
Bored with utopia, a master player enters an empire where the board game crowns the emperor.
4.28
81k+
The Player of Games Summary
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The Player of Games
Bored with utopia, a master player enters an empire where the board game crowns the emperor.
by Iain M. Banks 1988 293 pages
4.28
81k+ ratings
Humans are not from Earth
by Ellis Silver • 2013
Sunlight burns you, chronic illness is universal, and 223 human genes appear nowhere else on Earth.
3.72
500+
Humans are not from Earth Summary
Humans are not from Earth
Sunlight burns you, chronic illness is universal, and 223 human genes appear nowhere else on Earth.
by Ellis Silver 2013 57 pages
3.72
500+ ratings
Rendezvous with Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke • 1973
A giant alien cylinder enters the solar system; the crew inside finds a silent world awakening.
4.12
100k+
Rendezvous with Rama Summary
Rendezvous with Rama
A giant alien cylinder enters the solar system; the crew inside finds a silent world awakening.
by Arthur C. Clarke 1973 243 pages
4.12
100k+ ratings
Imminent
by Luis Elizondo • 2024
The Pentagon's UFO chief reveals crash retrievals, non-human remains, and the decades-old coverup.
3.94
8k+
Imminent Summary
Imminent
The Pentagon's UFO chief reveals crash retrievals, non-human remains, and the decades-old coverup.
by Luis Elizondo 2024 275 pages
3.94
8k+ ratings
Solaris
by Stanisław Lem • 1961
A psychologist at a remote space station finds his dead wife remade by the alien ocean.
3.98
100k+
Solaris Summary
Solaris
A psychologist at a remote space station finds his dead wife remade by the alien ocean.
by Stanisław Lem 1961 204 pages
3.98
100k+ ratings
Horus Rising
by Dan Abnett
A crusade captain buries a daemonic possession because his empire has outlawed the very word.
4.26
40k+
Horus Rising Summary
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Horus Rising
A crusade captain buries a daemonic possession because his empire has outlawed the very word.
by Dan Abnett 2006 416 pages
4.26
40k+ 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
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The Infinite and the Divine
Two deathless rivals feud ten thousand years for a puzzle box mapping a god's tomb.
by Robert Rath 2020 361 pages
4.44
7k+ ratings
The 5th Wave
by Rick Yancey • 2013
Alien invaders wear human faces. A teenage girl crosses the wasteland to rescue her brother.
4.00
400k+
The 5th Wave Summary
The 5th Wave
Alien invaders wear human faces. A teenage girl crosses the wasteland to rescue her brother.
by Rick Yancey 2013 457 pages
4.00
400k+ ratings
The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman • 1974
An interstellar soldier fights a war that ages Earth by decades while he ages mere months.
4.14
100k+
The Forever War Summary
The Forever War
An interstellar soldier fights a war that ages Earth by decades while he ages mere months.
by Joe Haldeman 1974 278 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
Anathem
by Neal Stephenson • 2008
A cloistered scholar stumbles onto his order's secret: an alien ship from a parallel universe.
4.17
75k+
Anathem Summary
Anathem
A cloistered scholar stumbles onto his order's secret: an alien ship from a parallel universe.
by Neal Stephenson 2008 937 pages
4.17
75k+ 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
100k+
Consider Phlebas Summary
Consider Phlebas
To save a crumbling empire, a shapeshifter must steal a runaway supermind from a dead world.
by Iain M. Banks 1987 467 pages
3.85
100k+ ratings
Excession
by Iain M. Banks
A perfect sphere breaks physics. The Culture's ship Minds conspire to turn it into a war.
4.20
34k+
Excession Summary
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Excession
A perfect sphere breaks physics. The Culture's ship Minds conspire to turn it into a war.
by Iain M. Banks 1996 500 pages
4.20
34k+ ratings
Exodus
by Peter F. Hamilton
A disgraced noble hunts alien tech, unaware his crewmate steers him toward genocide.
4.25
5k+
Exodus Summary
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Exodus
A disgraced noble hunts alien tech, unaware his crewmate steers him toward genocide.
by Peter F. Hamilton 2024 928 pages
4.25
5k+ ratings
Mickey7
by Edward Ashton • 2022
An expendable colonist survives a mission and returns to find his duplicate already living his life.
3.78
57k+
Mickey7 Summary
Mickey7
An expendable colonist survives a mission and returns to find his duplicate already living his life.
by Edward Ashton 2022 296 pages
3.78
57k+ ratings
Beautyland
by Marie-Helene Bertino • 2024
An alien observer's human life of love and loss is upended by the summons to return home.
4.05
42k+
Beautyland Summary
Beautyland
An alien observer's human life of love and loss is upended by the summons to return home.
by Marie-Helene Bertino 2024 327 pages
4.05
42k+ 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
200k+
Old Man's War Summary
Old Man's War
A seventy-five-year-old widower joins the army for a new body and gets an interstellar war.
by John Scalzi 2005 318 pages
4.23
200k+ ratings
Who Goes There?
by John W. Campbell Jr. • 1938
Antarctic researchers thaw a shape-shifting alien. Anyone could be the monster.
3.77
12k+
Who Goes There? Summary
Who Goes There?
Antarctic researchers thaw a shape-shifting alien. Anyone could be the monster.
by John W. Campbell Jr. 1938 161 pages
3.77
12k+ ratings
Lagoon
by Nnedi Okorafor
A shape-shifting ambassador walks out of the sea at Lagos, and the city turns on itself.
3.63
9k+
Lagoon Summary
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Lagoon
A shape-shifting ambassador walks out of the sea at Lagos, and the city turns on itself.
by Nnedi Okorafor 2014 306 pages
3.63
9k+ ratings
Children of Ruin
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
A mission to an octopus civilization sparks war and wakes a parasite that learns by consuming minds.
4.05
64k+
Children of Ruin Summary
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Children of Ruin
A mission to an octopus civilization sparks war and wakes a parasite that learns by consuming minds.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2019 597 pages
4.05
64k+ 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
100k+
Children of Time Summary
Children of Time
Earth's last ark reaches a green world where spiders have cities and the monkeys never arrived.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015 600 pages
4.30
100k+ 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
An ambassador from a small station must stop an empire, relying on a dead man's corrupted memories.
by Arkady Martine 2019 448 pages
4.10
73k+ ratings
The Last Hour of Gann
by R. Lee Smith • 2013
A crash-landed woman must trust a lizardman warrior whose god forbids her very presence.
4.12
9k+
The Last Hour of Gann Summary
The Last Hour of Gann
A crash-landed woman must trust a lizardman warrior whose god forbids her very presence.
by R. Lee Smith 2013 706 pages
4.12
9k+ ratings
The Mercy of Gods
by James S.A. Corey • 2024
His world decimated by alien conquerors, a scientist must prove his species deserves to survive.
4.15
42k+
The Mercy of Gods Summary
The Mercy of Gods
His world decimated by alien conquerors, a scientist must prove his species deserves to survive.
by James S.A. Corey 2024 432 pages
4.15
42k+ ratings
Disquiet Gods
by Christopher Ruocchio
The Empire calls a deathless exile to hunt a higher-dimensional god that has already marked him.
4.56
15k+
Disquiet Gods Summary
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Disquiet Gods
The Empire calls a deathless exile to hunt a higher-dimensional god that has already marked him.
by Christopher Ruocchio 2024 704 pages
4.56
15k+ ratings
Children of Memory
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Liff's colony is dying when a stranger tells her it's a simulation in an alien artifact.
4.00
32k+
Children of Memory Summary
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Children of Memory
Liff's colony is dying when a stranger tells her it's a simulation in an alien artifact.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2022 486 pages
4.00
32k+ ratings
Shroud
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
A corporate crew lands on a dark moon, unaware the alien intelligence is studying them back.
4.15
14k+
Shroud Summary
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Shroud
A corporate crew lands on a dark moon, unaware the alien intelligence is studying them back.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2025 436 pages
4.15
14k+ ratings
You're Not My King!
by Eryn Hawk
An alien king buys a broken human. He calls it fate. Reuben calls it another cage.
3.89
3k+
You're Not My King! Summary
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You're Not My King!
An alien king buys a broken human. He calls it fate. Reuben calls it another cage.
by Eryn Hawk 2024 370 pages
3.89
3k+ ratings
Howling Dark
by Christopher Ruocchio
He steals an alien priest and seeks an immortal king to end a galaxy-spanning war.
4.34
29k+
Howling Dark Summary
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Howling Dark
He steals an alien priest and seeks an immortal king to end a galaxy-spanning war.
by Christopher Ruocchio 2019 688 pages
4.34
29k+ ratings
Ashes of Man
by Christopher Ruocchio
His Emperor is buried alive. The rescue will cost him everything he has left to lose.
4.48
15k+
Ashes of Man Summary
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Ashes of Man
His Emperor is buried alive. The rescue will cost him everything he has left to lose.
by Christopher Ruocchio 2022 544 pages
4.48
15k+ ratings
Shielded Heart
by Tiffany Roberts
An alien forger's fated mate is the human woman his oldest enemy will kill to possess.
4.10
3k+
Shielded Heart Summary
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Shielded Heart
An alien forger's fated mate is the human woman his oldest enemy will kill to possess.
by Tiffany Roberts 2019 430 pages
4.10
3k+ ratings
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