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Fiction

Imagination takes flight in these masterfully crafted worlds, where heroes rise, mysteries unfold, and human nature reveals its deepest truths. Whether following a quest through magical realms or witnessing life-changing moments in familiar settings, these stories capture the full spectrum of human experience through unforgettable characters and compelling narratives.

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The Shelters of Stone
by Jean M. Auel • 2002
3.88
52k+
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
The Shelters of Stone Summary
The Shelters of Stone
by Jean M. Auel 2002 891 pages
3.88
52k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
The Kingmaker
by Kennedy Ryan • 2019
4.02
26k+
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
The Kingmaker Summary
The Kingmaker
by Kennedy Ryan 2019 344 pages
4.02
26k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers • 2021
4.50
42k+
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Race
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois Summary
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois
by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers 2021 816 pages
4.50
42k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Race
The Cove
by Catherine Coulter • 1996
3.85
28k+
Mystery
Romance
Thriller
The Cove Summary
The Cove
by Catherine Coulter 1996 336 pages
3.85
28k+ ratings
Mystery
Romance
Thriller
An Instruction in Shadow
by Benedict Jacka • 2024
4.12
3k+
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Magic
An Instruction in Shadow Summary
An Instruction in Shadow
by Benedict Jacka 2024 336 pages
4.12
3k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Magic
Queen of Shadows and Ruin
by Nisha J. Tuli • 2025
4.17
1k+
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
Queen of Shadows and Ruin Summary
Queen of Shadows and Ruin
by Nisha J. Tuli 2025 491 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre
by Philip Fracassi • 2025
4.01
7k+
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre Summary
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre
by Philip Fracassi 2025 409 pages
4.01
7k+ ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
The House That Held Her
by Ellis Hart • 2025
3.78
500+
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The House That Held Her Summary
The House That Held Her
by Ellis Hart 2025 312 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
This Spells Love
by Kate Robb • 2023
3.77
36k+
Romance
Fantasy
Contemporary
This Spells Love Summary
This Spells Love
by Kate Robb 2023 352 pages
3.77
36k+ ratings
Romance
Fantasy
Contemporary
The Once and Future King
by T.H. White • 1958
4.06
100k+
Fantasy
Classics
Historical Fiction
The Once and Future King Summary
The Once and Future King
by T.H. White 1958 639 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Historical Fiction
Blacktop Wasteland
by S.A. Cosby • 2020
4.08
60k+
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Blacktop Wasteland Summary
Blacktop Wasteland
by S.A. Cosby 2020 285 pages
4.08
60k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Last Kingdom
by Steve Berry • 2023
4.10
7k+
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Last Kingdom Summary
The Last Kingdom
by Steve Berry 2023 451 pages
4.10
7k+ ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Thousand Names
by Django Wexler • 2013
4.04
20k+
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Thousand Names Summary
The Thousand Names
by Django Wexler 2013 513 pages
4.04
20k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Accidental Time Machine
by Joe Haldeman • 2007
3.73
10k+
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Accidental Time Machine Summary
The Accidental Time Machine
by Joe Haldeman 2007 278 pages
3.73
10k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Science Fiction Fantasy
Woke Up Like This
by Amy Lea • 2023
4.00
26k+
Romance
Young Adult
Time Travel
Woke Up Like This Summary
Woke Up Like This
by Amy Lea 2023 273 pages
4.00
26k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Time Travel
Gabriel's Moon
by William Boyd • 2024
4.01
15k+
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Espionage
Gabriel's Moon Summary
Gabriel's Moon
by William Boyd 2024 272 pages
4.01
15k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Thriller
Espionage
Reign of Mist
by Helen Scheuerer • 2018
4.34
3k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Reign of Mist Summary
Reign of Mist
by Helen Scheuerer 2018 553 pages
4.34
3k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
The Oaken Throne
by Sara C. Roethle • 2018
4.40
2k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Oaken Throne Summary
The Oaken Throne
by Sara C. Roethle 2018 346 pages
4.40
2k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction Fantasy
Before the Broken Star
by Emily R. King • 2019
3.92
6k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Steampunk
Before the Broken Star Summary
Before the Broken Star
by Emily R. King 2019 294 pages
3.92
6k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Steampunk
Truth and Justice
by Fern Michaels • 2020
4.38
4k+
Mystery
Romance
Mystery Thriller
Truth and Justice Summary
Truth and Justice
by Fern Michaels 2020 368 pages
4.38
4k+ ratings
Mystery
Romance
Mystery Thriller
The Lost Order
by Steve Berry • 2017
4.09
11k+
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Lost Order Summary
The Lost Order
by Steve Berry 2017 493 pages
4.09
11k+ ratings
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Daughter of Chaos
by A.S. Webb • 2025
3.65
1k+
Fantasy
Mythology
Romantasy
Daughter of Chaos Summary
Daughter of Chaos
by A.S. Webb 2025 464 pages
3.65
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Romantasy
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
by John Fowles • 1969
3.88
55k+
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
The French Lieutenant’s Woman Summary
The French Lieutenant’s Woman
by John Fowles 1969 470 pages
3.88
55k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
The Patriot Threat
by Steve Berry • 2015
3.98
11k+
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
The Patriot Threat Summary
The Patriot Threat
by Steve Berry 2015 386 pages
3.98
11k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Out of the Woods
by Hannah Bonam-Young • 2025
3.85
48k+
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Out of the Woods Summary
Out of the Woods
by Hannah Bonam-Young 2025 336 pages
3.85
48k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
The Song of David
by Amy Harmon • 2015
4.38
15k+
Romance
Contemporary
New Adult
The Song of David Summary
The Song of David
by Amy Harmon 2015 285 pages
4.38
15k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
New Adult
Slave, Warrior, Queen
by Morgan Rice • 2016
3.43
7k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Slave, Warrior, Queen Summary
Slave, Warrior, Queen
by Morgan Rice 2016 184 pages
3.43
7k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
by Gennifer Choldenko • 2024
4.46
3k+
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Family
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman Summary
The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
by Gennifer Choldenko 2024 320 pages
4.46
3k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Family
The Beginner's Goodbye
by Anne Tyler • 2012
3.63
20k+
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Beginner's Goodbye Summary
The Beginner's Goodbye
by Anne Tyler 2012 198 pages
3.63
20k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
It Will Just Be Us
by Jo Kaplan • 2020
3.63
1k+
Horror
Gothic
Ghosts
It Will Just Be Us Summary
It Will Just Be Us
by Jo Kaplan 2020 272 pages
3.63
1k+ ratings
Horror
Gothic
Ghosts
Prince of Fire
by Daniel Silva • 2005
4.23
27k+
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Prince of Fire Summary
Prince of Fire
by Daniel Silva 2005 432 pages
4.23
27k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Espionage
Legacy of the Force
by Aaron Allston • 2006
Betrayal
3.89
9k+
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Legacy of the Force Summary
Legacy of the Force
Betrayal
by Aaron Allston 2006 496 pages
3.89
9k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Yellow Wife
by Sadeqa Johnson • 2021
4.44
89k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Yellow Wife Summary
The Yellow Wife
by Sadeqa Johnson 2021
4.44
89k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
Crow Lake
by Mary Lawson • 2003
4.02
29k+
Book Club
Canada
Contemporary
Crow Lake Summary
Crow Lake
by Mary Lawson 2003 320 pages
4.02
29k+ ratings
Book Club
Canada
Contemporary
Candle & Crow
by Kevin Hearne • 2024
4.34
3k+
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Paranormal
Candle & Crow Summary
Candle & Crow
by Kevin Hearne 2024 352 pages
4.34
3k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Paranormal
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
by Chanel Miller • 2024
4.18
4k+
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Mystery
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All Summary
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
by Chanel Miller 2024 160 pages
4.18
4k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
Mystery
A Sea of Unspoken Things
by Adrienne Young • 2025
3.67
28k+
Mystery
Fantasy
Magical Realism
A Sea of Unspoken Things Summary
A Sea of Unspoken Things
by Adrienne Young 2025 288 pages
3.67
28k+ ratings
Mystery
Fantasy
Magical Realism
The Caged Queen
by Kristen Ciccarelli • 2018
4.00
7k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dragons
The Caged Queen Summary
The Caged Queen
by Kristen Ciccarelli 2018 400 pages
4.00
7k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dragons
Cold Moon Over Babylon
by Michael McDowell • 1980
3.97
7k+
Horror
Gothic
Southern Gothic
Cold Moon Over Babylon Summary
Cold Moon Over Babylon
by Michael McDowell 1980 292 pages
3.97
7k+ ratings
Horror
Gothic
Southern Gothic
Vow of the Shadow King
by Sylvia Mercedes • 2022
3.83
8k+
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
Vow of the Shadow King Summary
Vow of the Shadow King
by Sylvia Mercedes 2022 502 pages
3.83
8k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
The Plains of Passage
by Jean M. Auel • 1990
3.86
62k+
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
The Plains of Passage Summary
The Plains of Passage
by Jean M. Auel 1990 784 pages
3.86
62k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Historical
Wolf Hour
by Jo Nesbø • 2025
4.01
8k+
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Wolf Hour Summary
Wolf Hour
by Jo Nesbø 2025 400 pages
4.01
8k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Way of the Argosi
by Sebastien de Castell • 2021
4.25
1k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Way of the Argosi Summary
Way of the Argosi
by Sebastien de Castell 2021 400 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Final Strike
by Jeff Wheeler • 2024
4.48
2k+
Fantasy
Thriller
Paranormal
Final Strike Summary
Final Strike
by Jeff Wheeler 2024 350 pages
4.48
2k+ ratings
Fantasy
Thriller
Paranormal
Venetian Vespers
by John Banville • 2025
3.54
3k+
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Italy
Venetian Vespers Summary
Venetian Vespers
by John Banville 2025 320 pages
3.54
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Italy
Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White
by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2024
3.84
4k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White Summary
Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White
by Amélie Wen Zhao 2024 345 pages
3.84
4k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mythology
Beautiful Sacrifice
by Jamie McGuire • 2015
4.07
35k+
Romance
New Adult
Contemporary
Beautiful Sacrifice Summary
Beautiful Sacrifice
by Jamie McGuire 2015 284 pages
4.07
35k+ ratings
Romance
New Adult
Contemporary
Bringer of Dust
by J.M. Miro • 2024
4.15
3k+
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
Bringer of Dust Summary
Bringer of Dust
by J.M. Miro 2024 608 pages
4.15
3k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and Other Writings
by Marquis de Sade • 1791
3.69
3k+
Philosophy
Classics
Erotica
Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and Other Writings Summary
Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and Other Writings
by Marquis de Sade 1791 784 pages
3.69
3k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Erotica
Keep Quiet
by Lisa Scottoline • 2014
3.83
28k+
Mystery
Thriller
Book Club
Keep Quiet Summary
Keep Quiet
by Lisa Scottoline 2014 338 pages
3.83
28k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Book Club
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