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Aliens Book Summaries

Leviathan Falls
by James S.A. Corey • 2021
Bonded to alien technology, Jim Holden can stop the hive mind only by collapsing every ring gate.
4.54
71k+
Leviathan Falls Summary
Leviathan Falls
Bonded to alien technology, Jim Holden can stop the hive mind only by collapsing every ring gate.
by James S.A. Corey 2021 528 pages
4.54
71k+ ratings
UFOs
by Leslie Kean • 2010
Pilots, generals, and radar confirm UFOs are real. The U.S. government still says they aren't.
4.02
2k+
UFOs Summary
UFOs
Pilots, generals, and radar confirm UFOs are real. The U.S. government still says they aren't.
by Leslie Kean 2010 336 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge • 1999
Ambushed traders, enslaved by mind-controlling rivals, orbit a star that shuts off for centuries.
4.32
35k+
A Deepness in the Sky Summary
A Deepness in the Sky
Ambushed traders, enslaved by mind-controlling rivals, orbit a star that shuts off for centuries.
by Vernor Vinge 1999 775 pages
4.32
35k+ 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
1.4M+
Ender’s Game Summary
Ender’s Game
A child prodigy is drafted to an orbital battle academy where war games determine humanity's fate.
by Orson Scott Card 1985 324 pages
4.31
1.4M+ ratings
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein • 1961
A human raised on Mars returns to Earth with impossible powers and a gospel of radical love.
3.92
300k+
Stranger in a Strange Land Summary
Stranger in a Strange Land
A human raised on Mars returns to Earth with impossible powers and a gospel of radical love.
by Robert A. Heinlein 1961 525 pages
3.92
300k+ ratings
Shards of Earth
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2021
A ship sculpted by aliens forces a traumatized navigator back into the nightmare void.
4.18
34k+
Shards of Earth Summary
Shards of Earth
A ship sculpted by aliens forces a traumatized navigator back into the nightmare void.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2021
4.18
34k+ ratings
Abaddon’s Gate
by James S.A. Corey • 2013
Framed for a bombing, a captain flees toward an alien ring holding gates to worlds unknown.
4.28
100k+
Abaddon’s Gate Summary
Abaddon’s Gate
Framed for a bombing, a captain flees toward an alien ring holding gates to worlds unknown.
by James S.A. Corey 2013 539 pages
4.28
100k+ ratings
The Puppet Masters
by Robert A. Heinlein • 1951
Alien slugs seize minds at the spine. An agent must expose the enemy wearing familiar faces.
3.88
34k+
The Puppet Masters Summary
The Puppet Masters
Alien slugs seize minds at the spine. An agent must expose the enemy wearing familiar faces.
by Robert A. Heinlein 1951 416 pages
3.88
34k+ 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
He gives away ideas that trigger the singularity, while an AI cat engineers his family's fate.
by Charles Stross 2005 415 pages
3.87
22k+ ratings
Contact
by Carl Sagan • 1985
When the stars send blueprints for a machine, one astronomer must trust what she cannot prove.
4.15
100k+
Contact Summary
Contact
When the stars send blueprints for a machine, one astronomer must trust what she cannot prove.
by Carl Sagan 1985 456 pages
4.15
100k+ 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
100k+
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Summary
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Running from her past, a clerk joins a wormhole ship crewed by chaotic, lovable misfits.
by Becky Chambers 2014 518 pages
4.17
100k+ 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
An alien organism bonds with a scientist, granting her the language of the species destroying Earth.
by Christopher Paolini 2020 880 pages
3.80
71k+ ratings
The Host
by Stephenie Meyer • 2008
An alien soul inhabits a rebel whose mind fights back. Together they flee toward her family.
3.86
1M+
The Host Summary
The Host
An alien soul inhabits a rebel whose mind fights back. Together they flee toward her family.
by Stephenie Meyer 2008 619 pages
3.86
1M+ ratings
Ice Planet Barbarians
by Ruby Dixon • 2015
Stranded on an ice planet, she's rescued by a blue-skinned barbarian who calls her his mate.
3.62
200k+
Ice Planet Barbarians Summary
Ice Planet Barbarians
Stranded on an ice planet, she's rescued by a blue-skinned barbarian who calls her his mate.
by Ruby Dixon 2015 188 pages
3.62
200k+ ratings
Exo-Vaticana
by Cris Putnam • 2013
The Vatican's telescope in Arizona isn't just stargazing. It's waiting for a false alien redeemer.
4.08
457
Exo-Vaticana Summary
Exo-Vaticana
The Vatican's telescope in Arizona isn't just stargazing. It's waiting for a false alien redeemer.
by Cris Putnam 2013
4.08
457 ratings
The Fourth Mind
by Whitley Strieber • 2025
Leaked documents describe alien bodies built like equipment. Their minds see all time as one moment.
4.13
339
The Fourth Mind Summary
The Fourth Mind
Leaked documents describe alien bodies built like equipment. Their minds see all time as one moment.
by Whitley Strieber 2025 302 pages
4.13
339 ratings
Speaker for the Dead
by Orson Scott Card • 1986
A Speaker must learn why Lusitania's piggies killed two scientists, with a colony's fate at stake.
4.11
200k+
Speaker for the Dead Summary
Speaker for the Dead
A Speaker must learn why Lusitania's piggies killed two scientists, with a colony's fate at stake.
by Orson Scott Card 1986 382 pages
4.11
200k+ ratings
Half Broke Horses
by Jeannette Walls • 2009
An alien colony on a gunnery range. A military cover-up. A weatherman caught in the middle.
4.09
100k+
Half Broke Horses Summary
Half Broke Horses
An alien colony on a gunnery range. A military cover-up. A weatherman caught in the middle.
by Jeannette Walls 2009 272 pages
4.09
100k+ ratings
Night Lords
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden • 2014
A doomed Night Lord seer fights to unite his traitor legion, hunted by aliens who foretold his rise.
4.67
2k+
Night Lords Summary
Night Lords
A doomed Night Lord seer fights to unite his traitor legion, hunted by aliens who foretold his rise.
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2014 944 pages
4.67
2k+ ratings
Starship Troopers
by Robert A. Heinlein • 1959
For a vote and a future, Johnny Rico joins the power-suit infantry; then the bugs attack.
4.01
200k+
Starship Troopers Summary
Starship Troopers
For a vote and a future, Johnny Rico joins the power-suit infantry; then the bugs attack.
by Robert A. Heinlein 1959 264 pages
4.01
200k+ ratings
The Infinite Sea
by Rick Yancey • 2014
Survivors must trust a child who carries a bomb inside her, knowing compassion could kill them.
3.83
100k+
The Infinite Sea Summary
The Infinite Sea
Survivors must trust a child who carries a bomb inside her, knowing compassion could kill them.
by Rick Yancey 2014 320 pages
3.83
100k+ 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
300k+
Leviathan Wakes Summary
Leviathan Wakes
A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.
by James S.A. Corey 2011 561 pages
4.31
300k+ ratings
The Alien Agendas
by Richard M. Dolan • 2020
Multiple alien species, competing agendas, and a hybridization program that may already be complete.
4.18
440
The Alien Agendas Summary
The Alien Agendas
Multiple alien species, competing agendas, and a hybridization program that may already be complete.
by Richard M. Dolan 2020 257 pages
4.18
440 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
42k+
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn Summary
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
A wasteland scholar and a time-lost enemy boy break the sentient library's cycle of war.
by Mark Lawrence 2023 559 pages
3.96
42k+ ratings
Dawn
by Octavia E. Butler • 1987
After nuclear war, a woman wakes on an alien ship: her rescuers demand a genetic merger.
4.15
65k+
Dawn Summary
Dawn
After nuclear war, a woman wakes on an alien ship: her rescuers demand a genetic merger.
by Octavia E. Butler 1987 248 pages
4.15
65k+ ratings
Dante
by Guy Haley • 2017
To join the Blood Angels, a boy survives brutal trials. The last demands a friend's life.
4.32
1k+
Dante Summary
Dante
To join the Blood Angels, a boy survives brutal trials. The last demands a friend's life.
by Guy Haley 2017 304 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Caliban’s War
by James S.A. Corey • 2012
On Ganymede, a missing girl's father and a marine chase an alien secret into interplanetary war.
4.39
100k+
Caliban’s War Summary
Caliban’s War
On Ganymede, a missing girl's father and a marine chase an alien secret into interplanetary war.
by James S.A. Corey 2012 624 pages
4.39
100k+ ratings
Thrawn
by Timothy Zahn • 2017
An exiled alien joins the Empire and climbs its ranks by studying what its enemies create.
4.31
58k+
Thrawn Summary
Thrawn
An exiled alien joins the Empire and climbs its ranks by studying what its enemies create.
by Timothy Zahn 2017 427 pages
4.31
58k+ ratings
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
by Douglas Adams • 1984
After Earth inexplicably returns, Arthur Dent meets a woman who forgot creation's secret.
4.08
100k+
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Summary
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
After Earth inexplicably returns, Arthur Dent meets a woman who forgot creation's secret.
by Douglas Adams 1984 225 pages
4.08
100k+ ratings
Obsidian
by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2011
Her neighbor is an alien. He's hostile, beautiful, and the reason she's now being hunted.
4.13
200k+
Obsidian Summary
Obsidian
Her neighbor is an alien. He's hostile, beautiful, and the reason she's now being hunted.
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2011 416 pages
4.13
200k+ 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
300k+
2001 Summary
2001
A monolith wakes on the moon and signals Saturn; two astronauts and a secretive computer follow.
by Arthur C. Clarke 1968 297 pages
4.18
300k+ ratings
Chariots of the Gods
by Erich von Däniken • 1999
Ancient gods were alien visitors. Evidence sits in pyramids, the Bible, and giant desert runways.
3.53
17k+
Chariots of the Gods Summary
Chariots of the Gods
Ancient gods were alien visitors. Evidence sits in pyramids, the Bible, and giant desert runways.
by Erich von Däniken 1999 220 pages
3.53
17k+ ratings
In Plain Sight
by Ross Coulthart • 2021
While the public got weather balloons, the military studied alien crash retrievals for decades.
4.27
2k+
In Plain Sight Summary
In Plain Sight
While the public got weather balloons, the military studied alien crash retrievals for decades.
by Ross Coulthart 2021 471 pages
4.27
2k+ ratings
Cibola Burn
by James S.A. Corey • 2014
On a new world, a mediator tries to stop a corporate land war as an ancient alien machine awakens.
4.23
100k+
Cibola Burn Summary
Cibola Burn
On a new world, a mediator tries to stop a corporate land war as an ancient alien machine awakens.
by James S.A. Corey 2014 581 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
The Ghost Brigades
by John Scalzi • 2006
A soldier born with a traitor's mind must stop the genocide he was built to commit.
4.12
97k+
The Ghost Brigades Summary
The Ghost Brigades
A soldier born with a traitor's mind must stop the genocide he was built to commit.
by John Scalzi 2006 343 pages
4.12
97k+ ratings
The Shadow Out of Time
by H.P. Lovecraft • 1936
A professor's five-year amnesia hid an alien possession. His dreams draw him to desert ruins.
3.85
6k+
The Shadow Out of Time Summary
The Shadow Out of Time
A professor's five-year amnesia hid an alien possession. His dreams draw him to desert ruins.
by H.P. Lovecraft 1936 140 pages
3.85
6k+ ratings
The Sparrow
by Mary Doria Russell • 1996
They went to meet God's other children. One priest returned, broken, and will not say why.
4.13
82k+
The Sparrow Summary
The Sparrow
They went to meet God's other children. One priest returned, broken, and will not say why.
by Mary Doria Russell 1996 419 pages
4.13
82k+ ratings
The Mind Parasites
by Colin Wilson • 1967
An archaeologist learns invisible beings feed on human minds, and they know he has seen them.
3.72
1k+
The Mind Parasites Summary
The Mind Parasites
An archaeologist learns invisible beings feed on human minds, and they know he has seen them.
by Colin Wilson 1967 240 pages
3.72
1k+ ratings
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
by Stephen Webb • 2002
Fifty answers to Fermi's paradox: we're alone, we're doomed, or we're in a galactic zoo.
4.20
1k+
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY? Summary
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
Fifty answers to Fermi's paradox: we're alone, we're doomed, or we're in a galactic zoo.
by Stephen Webb 2002 288 pages
4.20
1k+ 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
A disembodied brain teaches aliens to lie, his love spanning the death and rebirth of all things.
by Baoshu 2011 400 pages
3.63
11k+ ratings
Opal
by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2012
To save a captive, a human-alien hybrid and her alien boyfriend must infiltrate a government lab.
4.23
100k+
Opal Summary
Opal
To save a captive, a human-alien hybrid and her alien boyfriend must infiltrate a government lab.
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012 394 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
Halo
by Eric S. Nylund • 2003
Master Chief leads a suicide mission inside a Covenant station to stop an armada bound for Earth.
4.17
18k+
Halo Summary
Halo
Master Chief leads a suicide mission inside a Covenant station to stop an armada bound for Earth.
by Eric S. Nylund 2003 352 pages
4.17
18k+ 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
She glimpses every future in shattered light, but an alien empire has already chosen one.
by Darryl Anka 2017 269 pages
4.53
150 ratings
Halo
by Eric S. Nylund • 2001
An alien armada attacks humanity's military stronghold. A Spartan team must keep Earth hidden.
4.26
36k+
Halo Summary
Halo
An alien armada attacks humanity's military stronghold. A Spartan team must keep Earth hidden.
by Eric S. Nylund 2001 352 pages
4.26
36k+ ratings
The Last Colony
by John Scalzi • 2007
Recruited to lead a colony, John Perry learns his people are bait for an alien armada.
4.11
74k+
The Last Colony Summary
The Last Colony
Recruited to lead a colony, John Perry learns his people are bait for an alien armada.
by John Scalzi 2007 320 pages
4.11
74k+ ratings
Ringworld
by Larry Niven • 1970
Four explorers crash-land on a ring encircling a star. Its surface equals three million Earths.
3.93
100k+
Ringworld Summary
Ringworld
Four explorers crash-land on a ring encircling a star. Its surface equals three million Earths.
by Larry Niven 1970 288 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Gateway
by Craig Alanson • 2025
His AI lost inside a star, Bishop faces an ancient enemy opening the galaxy's door.
4.41
3k+
Gateway Summary
Gateway
His AI lost inside a star, Bishop faces an ancient enemy opening the galaxy's door.
by Craig Alanson 2025 444 pages
4.41
3k+ ratings
UFO
by Garrett M. Graff • 2023
The Pentagon's 75-year UFO hunt was classified. The public was told it never happened.
3.69
1k+
UFO Summary
UFO
The Pentagon's 75-year UFO hunt was classified. The public was told it never happened.
by Garrett M. Graff 2023 544 pages
3.69
1k+ ratings
Onyx
by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2012
Her alien bond gave her strange powers. A new boy's help could be a deadly trap.
4.22
100k+
Onyx Summary
Onyx
Her alien bond gave her strange powers. A new boy's help could be a deadly trap.
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012 421 pages
4.22
100k+ ratings
The 12th Planet
by Zecharia Sitchin • 1976
A 12th planet sent alien gods to Earth, where they engineered humans to mine gold.
3.98
5k+
The 12th Planet Summary
The 12th Planet
A 12th planet sent alien gods to Earth, where they engineered humans to mine gold.
by Zecharia Sitchin 1976 438 pages
3.98
5k+ ratings
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