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The Obelisk Gate Summary

The Obelisk Gate

by N.K. Jemisin 2016 410 pages

Science Fiction

The Handmaid’s Tale Summary

The Handmaid’s Tale

by Margaret Atwood 1985 311 pages

Science Fiction

Brave New World Revisited Summary

Brave New World Revisited

by Aldous Huxley 1958 123 pages

Science Fiction

Parable of the Talents Summary

Parable of the Talents

by Octavia E. Butler 1998 448 pages

Science Fiction

The Unwanteds Summary

by Lisa McMann 2011 390 pages

Ella Minnow Pea Summary

Ella Minnow Pea

A Novel in Letters

by Mark Dunn 2001 208 pages

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Summary

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

by Ursula K. Le Guin 1973 32 pages

Science Fiction

Cloud Atlas Summary

by David Mitchell 2004 509 pages

Science Fiction

Historical Fiction

The Crown Summary

by Kiera Cass 2016 278 pages

Lord of the Flies Summary

Lord of the Flies

by William Golding 1954 182 pages

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1 Summary

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1

by Philip K. Dick 2011 144 pages

Science Fiction

Illuminae Summary

by Amie Kaufman 2015 608 pages

Science Fiction

A Clockwork Orange Summary

A Clockwork Orange

by Anthony Burgess 1962 192 pages

Science Fiction

King's Cage Summary

by Victoria Aveyard 2017 520 pages

Parable of the Sower Summary

Parable of the Sower

A Graphic Novel Adaptation

by Damian Duffy 2020 266 pages

Science Fiction

The Ferryman Summary

by Justin Cronin 2023 538 pages

Science Fiction

Bird Box Summary

by Josh Malerman 2014 262 pages

by Ali Smith 2024 288 pages

Literary Fiction

Science Fiction

The 100 Summary

by Kass Morgan 2013 323 pages

Science Fiction

The Man in the High Castle Summary

The Man in the High Castle

by Philip K. Dick 1962 259 pages

Science Fiction

UnWholly Summary

by Neal Shusterman 2012 416 pages

Science Fiction

by Octavia E. Butler 1987 248 pages

Science Fiction

Scarlet Summary

by Marissa Meyer 2013 454 pages

Science Fiction

The Twelve Summary

by Justin Cronin 2012 592 pages

Science Fiction

The Last Cuentista Summary

The Last Cuentista

by Donna Barba Higuera 2021 320 pages

Science Fiction

Starters Summary

by Lissa Price 2012 352 pages

Science Fiction

Glass Sword Summary

by Victoria Aveyard 2016 444 pages

The Mask Falling Summary

The Mask Falling

by Samantha Shannon 2021 528 pages

Science Fiction

The Program Summary

by Suzanne Young 2013 405 pages

The Palace of Dreams Summary

The Palace of Dreams

by Ismail Kadare 1981 208 pages

The Hunger Games Summary

The Hunger Games

Official Illustrated Movie Companion

by Kate Egan 2012 160 pages

Severance Summary

by Ling Ma 2018 291 pages

Science Fiction

Crossed Summary

by Ally Condie 2011 367 pages

Commune Summary

by Joshua Gayou 2017 272 pages

Post Apocalyptic

Science Fiction

The School for Good Mothers Summary

The School for Good Mothers

by Jessamine Chan 2022 336 pages

Science Fiction

Archenemies Summary

by Marissa Meyer 2018 560 pages

Science Fiction

Red Clocks Summary

by Leni Zumas 2018 368 pages

Science Fiction

by Michael Dean 1949 71 pages

Science Fiction

by Marissa Meyer 2014 552 pages

Science Fiction

The City of Mirrors Summary

The City of Mirrors

by Justin Cronin 2016 602 pages

Science Fiction

Malorie Summary

by Josh Malerman 2020 301 pages

On the Beach Summary

by Nevil Shute 1957 296 pages

Science Fiction

Post Apocalyptic

Monument 14 Summary

by Emmy Laybourne 2012 304 pages

Science Fiction

Angelfall Summary

by Susan Ee 2011 288 pages

Recruitment Summary

by K.A. Riley 2018 426 pages

Pandemonium Summary

by Lauren Oliver 2012 375 pages

Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited Summary

Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited

by Aldous Huxley 1958 340 pages

Science Fiction

Mortal Engines Summary

by Philip Reeve 2001 326 pages

Science Fiction

Reached Summary

by Ally Condie 2012 512 pages

The Knife of Never Letting Go Summary

The Knife of Never Letting Go

by Patrick Ness 2008 479 pages

Science Fiction

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