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Aliens Book Summaries

Triplanetary
by E.E. "Doc" Smith • 1934
A stranded secret agent escapes pirates only to face aliens who melt worlds for iron.
3.66
7k+
Triplanetary Summary
Triplanetary
A stranded secret agent escapes pirates only to face aliens who melt worlds for iron.
by E.E. "Doc" Smith 1934 287 pages
3.66
7k+ ratings
The Lost Realms
by Zecharia Sitchin • 1990
The same ancient astronauts who mined Sumer also raised the lost cities of the Americas.
4.15
500+
The Lost Realms Summary
The Lost Realms
The same ancient astronauts who mined Sumer also raised the lost cities of the Americas.
by Zecharia Sitchin 1990 298 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Oblivion
by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2015
Alien wants the human neighbor gone, but when his secret is exposed, he must protect her.
4.29
22k+
Oblivion Summary
Oblivion
Alien wants the human neighbor gone, but when his secret is exposed, he must protect her.
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2015 352 pages
4.29
22k+ ratings
Opposition
by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2014
Alien invaders separate Katy and Daemon; the enemies they once fled become humanity's only hope.
4.31
90k+
Opposition Summary
Opposition
Alien invaders separate Katy and Daemon; the enemies they once fled become humanity's only hope.
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2014 533 pages
4.31
90k+ ratings
We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
by Dennis E. Taylor • 2016
A dead engineer wakes as an AI and is hurled into space inside a self-replicating probe.
4.25
100k+
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) Summary
We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
A dead engineer wakes as an AI and is hurled into space inside a self-replicating probe.
by Dennis E. Taylor 2016 383 pages
4.25
100k+ ratings
Children of Strife
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2026
A planet tormented by five quarrelsome gods meets its unlikely savior: a monster capable of empathy.
4.25
6k+
Children of Strife Summary
Children of Strife
A planet tormented by five quarrelsome gods meets its unlikely savior: a monster capable of empathy.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2026 679 pages
4.25
6k+ ratings
Earth Boys Are Easy
by C. Rochelle • 2024
An alien mercenary leaves Earth for good, but the man who stole his heart stows away.
4.28
1k+
Earth Boys Are Easy Summary
Earth Boys Are Easy
An alien mercenary leaves Earth for good, but the man who stole his heart stows away.
by C. Rochelle 2024 490 pages
4.28
1k+ ratings
Married to the Alien Cowboy
by Ursa Dax • 2024
To survive, she marries an alien cowboy on a prison planet. His secrets could kill.
4.06
13k+
Married to the Alien Cowboy Summary
Married to the Alien Cowboy
To survive, she marries an alien cowboy on a prison planet. His secrets could kill.
by Ursa Dax 2024 276 pages
4.06
13k+ ratings
The Masters of Limitation
by Darryl Anka • 2020
Why Earth's brutal lessons make it the universe's best school for soul growth, from an ET observer.
4.71
500+
The Masters of Limitation Summary
The Masters of Limitation
Why Earth's brutal lessons make it the universe's best school for soul growth, from an ET observer.
by Darryl Anka 2020 88 pages
4.71
500+ ratings
The Engineer
by Will Wight • 2023
A wizard with seven past lives must unite a misfit crew to rescue their captured engineer.
4.41
6k+
The Engineer Summary
The Engineer
A wizard with seven past lives must unite a misfit crew to rescue their captured engineer.
by Will Wight 2023 419 pages
4.41
6k+ ratings
Enter the Multi-Vers
by C. Rochelle • 2024
Identical twin supes. One ancient alien. A dangerous game of dominance and desire.
4.02
2k+
Enter the Multi-Vers Summary
Enter the Multi-Vers
Identical twin supes. One ancient alien. A dangerous game of dominance and desire.
by C. Rochelle 2024 518 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
A World of Secrets
by James Maxwell • 2020
A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.
4.30
5k+
A World of Secrets Summary
A World of Secrets
A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.
by James Maxwell 2020 302 pages
4.30
5k+ ratings
Shadows
by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2012
An alien in hiding loves a human girl, marking her for the predators who hunt his kind.
4.08
44k+
Shadows Summary
Shadows
An alien in hiding loves a human girl, marking her for the predators who hunt his kind.
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012 179 pages
4.08
44k+ ratings
Shadow of the Xel'Naga
by Gabriel Mesta • 2001
An alien artifact awakens on a remote colony, and three warring species converge to claim it.
3.40
1k+
Shadow of the Xel'Naga Summary
Shadow of the Xel'Naga
An alien artifact awakens on a remote colony, and three warring species converge to claim it.
by Gabriel Mesta 2001 272 pages
3.40
1k+ ratings
A Search for Starlight
by James Maxwell • 2021
A mystic and her warrior lover enter alien territory to halt a war of extinction.
4.34
4k+
A Search for Starlight Summary
A Search for Starlight
A mystic and her warrior lover enter alien territory to halt a war of extinction.
by James Maxwell 2021 331 pages
4.34
4k+ ratings
Rabble
by C. Rochelle • 2024
Old wounds, new attractions, and a murder converge at a superhero family's wedding weekend.
4.32
500+
Rabble Summary
Rabble
Old wounds, new attractions, and a murder converge at a superhero family's wedding weekend.
by C. Rochelle 2024 472 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
Hunger in His Blood
by Zoey Draven • 2025
A servant's blood binds her to a vampire lord who wants her veins, not her heart.
4.04
7k+
Hunger in His Blood Summary
Hunger in His Blood
A servant's blood binds her to a vampire lord who wants her veins, not her heart.
by Zoey Draven 2025 454 pages
4.04
7k+ ratings
Horus Rising
by Dan Abnett • 2016
When a Space Marine joins the Warmaster's council, his deadliest enemy wears a brother's face.
4.51
278
Horus Rising Summary
Horus Rising
When a Space Marine joins the Warmaster's council, his deadliest enemy wears a brother's face.
by Dan Abnett 2016
4.51
278 ratings
Xenos
by Dan Abnett • 2001
An Imperial Inquisitor's hunt for a heretic uncovers an alien conspiracy and a book that damns.
4.14
14k+
Xenos Summary
Xenos
An Imperial Inquisitor's hunt for a heretic uncovers an alien conspiracy and a book that damns.
by Dan Abnett 2001 288 pages
4.14
14k+ ratings
Doctor Who
by Lance Parkin • 2002
A time machine auction could start a war, but the Doctor knows it's a con.
3.62
202
Doctor Who Summary
Doctor Who
A time machine auction could start a war, but the Doctor knows it's a con.
by Lance Parkin 2002 249 pages
3.62
202 ratings
The Knight
by Will Wight • 2024
A wizard with memories of failed lives leads a crew of outcasts against a rising Swarm-Queen.
4.45
4k+
The Knight Summary
The Knight
A wizard with memories of failed lives leads a crew of outcasts against a rising Swarm-Queen.
by Will Wight 2024 407 pages
4.45
4k+ ratings
Star Wars
by Kevin J. Anderson • 1994
Luke Skywalker rebuilds the Jedi as Han and Chewie unearth a sun-killing Imperial secret.
3.69
18k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Luke Skywalker rebuilds the Jedi as Han and Chewie unearth a sun-killing Imperial secret.
by Kevin J. Anderson 1994 355 pages
3.69
18k+ ratings
Bayonet Dawn
by Scott Moon • 2016
His twin siblings taken by aliens, an orphan enlists in the elite Marauders to find them.
3.85
110
Bayonet Dawn Summary
Bayonet Dawn
His twin siblings taken by aliens, an orphan enlists in the elite Marauders to find them.
by Scott Moon 2016 275 pages
3.85
110 ratings
The Queen's Wing
by Jessica Thorne • 2018
A pilot princess marries a stranger king on an alien world. The assassins arrive before the wedding.
3.90
1k+
The Queen's Wing Summary
The Queen's Wing
A pilot princess marries a stranger king on an alien world. The assassins arrive before the wedding.
by Jessica Thorne 2018 353 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Into the Dread Void
by Abe Moss • 2021
A foster child finds a family, only to watch a predatory light consume them from within.
4.10
1k+
Into the Dread Void Summary
Into the Dread Void
A foster child finds a family, only to watch a predatory light consume them from within.
by Abe Moss 2021 262 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Summary of The Sentinel
by Fireside Reads • 2020
A pyramid on the moon waited 500,000 years for us to trip its alarm.
Summary of The Sentinel Summary
Summary of The Sentinel
A pyramid on the moon waited 500,000 years for us to trip its alarm.
by Fireside Reads 2020
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
56k+
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor Summary
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
A sentient book sends April's friends searching for her inside the virtual world consuming humanity.
by Hank Green 2020 452 pages
4.23
56k+ ratings
UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Message
by Richard Lawrence • 2010
Nuclear missiles disabled. Ancient sky chariots. One British yogi channeled the beings behind both.
4.15
20
UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Message Summary
UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Message
Nuclear missiles disabled. Ancient sky chariots. One British yogi channeled the beings behind both.
by Richard Lawrence 2010 196 pages
4.15
20 ratings
Star Wars
by Kevin J. Anderson • 1996
Jabba the Hutt's underlings scheme for escape while a Jedi approaches to bring the palace down.
3.68
6k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Jabba the Hutt's underlings scheme for escape while a Jedi approaches to bring the palace down.
by Kevin J. Anderson 1996 448 pages
3.68
6k+ ratings
Earth
by Barbara Marciniak • 1994
Your dormant DNA unlocks Earth's biological archive; the extraterrestrial designers are returning.
4.36
500+
Earth Summary
Earth
Your dormant DNA unlocks Earth's biological archive; the extraterrestrial designers are returning.
by Barbara Marciniak 1994 288 pages
4.36
500+ ratings
Look to Windward
by Iain M. Banks • 2000
A bereaved soldier reaches an Orbital with one buried mission: assassinate its godlike Mind.
4.23
29k+
Look to Windward Summary
Look to Windward
A bereaved soldier reaches an Orbital with one buried mission: assassinate its godlike Mind.
by Iain M. Banks 2000 496 pages
4.23
29k+ ratings
Alien Heart
by Ursa Dax • 2022
She aches for a destined mate. He burns for her but believes scars make him unworthy.
4.23
1k+
Alien Heart Summary
Alien Heart
She aches for a destined mate. He burns for her but believes scars make him unworthy.
by Ursa Dax 2022 271 pages
4.23
1k+ 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
When dreams reshape reality, a psychiatrist exploits his patient's gift to build utopia at any cost.
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1971 176 pages
4.13
90k+ 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
A debtor survives a procedure that should kill him. An ancient machine warns the galaxy will burn.
by Claire North 2025 438 pages
4.00
5k+ ratings
Choosing Theo
by Victoria Aveline • 2020
She picks the scarred alien warrior everyone fears. He's certain she's hiding something.
4.08
55k+
Choosing Theo Summary
Choosing Theo
She picks the scarred alien warrior everyone fears. He's certain she's hiding something.
by Victoria Aveline 2020 369 pages
4.08
55k+ ratings
Alien Tyrant
by Ursa Dax • 2021
His fated mate speaks no language he knows. An alien warlord must earn what destiny promised.
3.75
8k+
Alien Tyrant Summary
Alien Tyrant
His fated mate speaks no language he knows. An alien warlord must earn what destiny promised.
by Ursa Dax 2021 230 pages
3.75
8k+ 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
A teen rescues a crashed alien panther. The military wants it back at any cost.
by Karen Lynch
4.38
202 ratings
All These Worlds
by Dennis E. Taylor • 2017
Cloned starship minds battle planet-devouring aliens as the last humans flee a freezing Earth.
4.40
67k+
All These Worlds Summary
All These Worlds
Cloned starship minds battle planet-devouring aliens as the last humans flee a freezing Earth.
by Dennis E. Taylor 2017 336 pages
4.40
67k+ ratings
Alien Mask
by Ursa Dax • 2022
A masked alien exile abducts a human mapmaker. A storm traps them in the mountains together.
4.30
1k+
Alien Mask Summary
Alien Mask
A masked alien exile abducts a human mapmaker. A storm traps them in the mountains together.
by Ursa Dax 2022 316 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
A Hole in the Sky
by Peter F. Hamilton • 2021
On a dying starship, siblings flee ritual death into forbidden wilds hiding alien foes.
3.79
1k+
A Hole in the Sky Summary
A Hole in the Sky
On a dying starship, siblings flee ritual death into forbidden wilds hiding alien foes.
by Peter F. Hamilton 2021 10 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
Alien Hope
by Ursa Dax • 2023
She's secretly pregnant. He's an alien warrior who doesn't know. They're crossing a desert together.
4.25
1k+
Alien Hope Summary
Alien Hope
She's secretly pregnant. He's an alien warrior who doesn't know. They're crossing a desert together.
by Ursa Dax 2023 303 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
The Hercules Text
by Jack McDevitt • 1986
A pulsar signal brings alien knowledge with the power to remake civilization or end it entirely.
3.67
1k+
The Hercules Text Summary
The Hercules Text
A pulsar signal brings alien knowledge with the power to remake civilization or end it entirely.
by Jack McDevitt 1986 307 pages
3.67
1k+ ratings
Matter
by Iain M. Banks • 2008
A prince flees his father's murder across an artificial world, seeking the sister the stars remade.
4.11
30k+
Matter Summary
Matter
A prince flees his father's murder across an artificial world, seeking the sister the stars remade.
by Iain M. Banks 2008 593 pages
4.11
30k+ ratings
Healer
by F. Paul Wilson • 1976
An alien in his mind grants a surveyor healing, immortality, and the loneliness of centuries.
4.19
500+
Healer Summary
Healer
An alien in his mind grants a surveyor healing, immortality, and the loneliness of centuries.
by F. Paul Wilson 1976
4.19
500+ ratings
Willa's Beast
by Ruby Dixon • 2018
The beast everyone feared is her only chance of surviving the frozen wilds.
3.80
14k+
Willa's Beast Summary
Willa's Beast
The beast everyone feared is her only chance of surviving the frozen wilds.
by Ruby Dixon 2018 294 pages
3.80
14k+ ratings
Arrival
by Michael Teitelbaum • 2002
A Kansas teen hides alien powers while a meteor-cursed avenger stalks his high school's homecoming.
3.73
236
Arrival Summary
Arrival
A Kansas teen hides alien powers while a meteor-cursed avenger stalks his high school's homecoming.
by Michael Teitelbaum 2002 180 pages
3.73
236 ratings
The Human Division
by John Scalzi • 2013
With Earth gone, a diplomatic ship's forgotten crew must save humanity from a hidden enemy.
4.09
38k+
The Human Division Summary
The Human Division
With Earth gone, a diplomatic ship's forgotten crew must save humanity from a hidden enemy.
by John Scalzi 2013 431 pages
4.09
38k+ 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
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
by Steven Decker 2023 392 pages
4.28
6k+ ratings
Kraving Khiva
by Zoey Draven • 2024
A lonely woman hires an enslaved alien lover, risking her freedom to win his.
3.88
3k+
Kraving Khiva Summary
Kraving Khiva
A lonely woman hires an enslaved alien lover, risking her freedom to win his.
by Zoey Draven 2024 302 pages
3.88
3k+ ratings
Claimed by the Horde King
by Zoey Draven • 2019
An alien king punishes a starving human hunter, then takes her as his own.
4.17
18k+
Claimed by the Horde King Summary
Claimed by the Horde King
An alien king punishes a starving human hunter, then takes her as his own.
by Zoey Draven 2019 358 pages
4.17
18k+ ratings
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