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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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Migrations
by Charlotte McConaghy • 2020
4.11
100k+
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Science Fiction
Migrations Summary
Migrations
by Charlotte McConaghy 2020 259 pages
4.11
100k+ ratings
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Science Fiction
A River of Golden Bones
by A.K. Mulford • 2023
3.58
6k+
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
A River of Golden Bones Summary
A River of Golden Bones
by A.K. Mulford 2023 392 pages
3.58
6k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
The City & the City
by China Miéville • 2009
3.90
80k+
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Mystery
The City & the City Summary
The City & the City
by China Miéville 2009 336 pages
3.90
80k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Mystery
Slow Gods
by Claire North • 2025
4.00
5k+
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Fantasy
Slow Gods Summary
Slow Gods
by Claire North 2025 438 pages
4.00
5k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Fantasy
We Need New Names
by NoViolet Bulawayo • 2013
3.75
23k+
Africa
Zimbabwe
Literary Fiction
We Need New Names Summary
We Need New Names
by NoViolet Bulawayo 2013 298 pages
3.75
23k+ ratings
Africa
Zimbabwe
Literary Fiction
Book Scavenger
by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman • 2015
4.14
18k+
Middle Grade
Mystery
Adventure
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Book Scavenger
by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 2015 354 pages
4.14
18k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Mystery
Adventure
The Devil Colony
by James Rollins • 2011
4.19
28k+
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
The Devil Colony Summary
The Devil Colony
by James Rollins 2011 480 pages
4.19
28k+ ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
The Daughters of Block Island
by Christa Carmen • 2023
3.79
7k+
Horror
Gothic
Mystery
The Daughters of Block Island Summary
The Daughters of Block Island
by Christa Carmen 2023 323 pages
3.79
7k+ ratings
Horror
Gothic
Mystery
Black Ambrosia
by Elizabeth Engstrom • 1988
3.74
500+
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
Black Ambrosia Summary
Black Ambrosia
by Elizabeth Engstrom 1988 341 pages
3.74
500+ ratings
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
Maya & Natasha
by Elyse Durham • 2025
3.81
1k+
Historical Fiction
Russia
Historical
Maya & Natasha Summary
Maya & Natasha
by Elyse Durham 2025 384 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Russia
Historical
The Legend of Uh
by Aaron N. Hall • 2025
4.10
1k+
Fantasy
Humor
Young Adult
The Legend of Uh Summary
The Legend of Uh
by Aaron N. Hall 2025 379 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Young Adult
The Girl Who Was Taken
by Charlie Donlea • 2017
4.16
100k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Girl Who Was Taken Summary
The Girl Who Was Taken
by Charlie Donlea 2017 449 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Because of Miss Bridgerton
by Julia Quinn • 2016
3.93
84k+
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
Because of Miss Bridgerton Summary
Because of Miss Bridgerton
by Julia Quinn 2016 375 pages
3.93
84k+ ratings
Romance
Historical Romance
Historical
Look to Windward
by Iain M. Banks • 2000
4.23
29k+
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Cultural
Look to Windward Summary
Look to Windward
by Iain M. Banks 2000 496 pages
4.23
29k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Cultural
Dungeons and Drama
by Kristy Boyce • 2024
4.09
43k+
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Dungeons and Drama Summary
Dungeons and Drama
by Kristy Boyce 2024 304 pages
4.09
43k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Business or Pleasure
by Rachel Lynn Solomon • 2023
3.72
35k+
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Business or Pleasure Summary
Business or Pleasure
by Rachel Lynn Solomon 2023 352 pages
3.72
35k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Portrait of a Nuclear Family
by J.P. Behrens • 2022
3.80
500+
Horror
Horror Thriller
Dark
Portrait of a Nuclear Family Summary
Portrait of a Nuclear Family
by J.P. Behrens 2022 240 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Horror
Horror Thriller
Dark
The Third Policeman
by Flann O'Brien • 1967
3.96
23k+
Ireland
Irish Literature
Classics
The Third Policeman Summary
The Third Policeman
by Flann O'Brien 1967 200 pages
3.96
23k+ ratings
Ireland
Irish Literature
Classics
Black Contract
by Charlotte Byrd • 2018
4.19
1k+
Romance
Dark Romance
Contemporary Romance
Black Contract Summary
Black Contract
by Charlotte Byrd 2018 314 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Romance
Dark Romance
Contemporary Romance
The Irish Boarding House
by Sandy Taylor • 2022
4.13
14k+
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Book Club
The Irish Boarding House Summary
The Irish Boarding House
by Sandy Taylor 2022 330 pages
4.13
14k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Ireland
Book Club
Le boulevard
by Jean-François Sénéchal • 2016
3.66
500+
Young Adult
School
Book Club
Le boulevard Summary
Le boulevard
by Jean-François Sénéchal 2016 304 pages
3.66
500+ ratings
Young Adult
School
Book Club
Gone to Her Grave
by Melinda Leigh • 2014
4.21
12k+
Romantic Suspense
Mystery
Suspense
Gone to Her Grave Summary
Gone to Her Grave
by Melinda Leigh 2014 111 pages
4.21
12k+ ratings
Romantic Suspense
Mystery
Suspense
The Sugar Queen
by Sarah Addison Allen • 2008
3.99
57k+
Magical Realism
Romance
Fantasy
The Sugar Queen Summary
The Sugar Queen
by Sarah Addison Allen 2008 290 pages
3.99
57k+ ratings
Magical Realism
Romance
Fantasy
Echoes
by A.M. Caplan • 2020
4.04
500+
Fantasy
Thriller
Horror
Echoes Summary
Echoes
by A.M. Caplan 2020 280 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Fantasy
Thriller
Horror
Boy's Life
by Robert McCammon • 1991
4.41
42k+
Horror
Fantasy
Mystery
Boy's Life Summary
Boy's Life
by Robert McCammon 1991 627 pages
4.41
42k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Mystery
Home and Away
by Rochelle Alers • 2024
4.05
389
Historical Fiction
Sports
Race
Home and Away Summary
Home and Away
by Rochelle Alers 2024 368 pages
4.05
389 ratings
Historical Fiction
Sports
Race
Lexicon
by Max Barry • 2013
3.90
40k+
Science Fiction
Thriller
Fantasy
Lexicon Summary
Lexicon
by Max Barry 2013 390 pages
3.90
40k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Fantasy
Murder Bimbo
by Rebecca Novack • 2026
3.24
4k+
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Murder Bimbo Summary
Murder Bimbo
by Rebecca Novack 2026 224 pages
3.24
4k+ ratings
Horror
Mystery
Thriller
Silas Marner
by George Eliot • 1861
3.70
94k+
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Silas Marner Summary
Silas Marner
by George Eliot 1861 262 pages
3.70
94k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Double Date
by R.L. Stine • 1994
3.58
3k+
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
Double Date Summary
Double Date
by R.L. Stine 1994 166 pages
3.58
3k+ ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Thriller
Adelaide
by Genevieve Wheeler • 2023
3.93
48k+
Romance
Contemporary
Mental Health
Adelaide Summary
Adelaide
by Genevieve Wheeler 2023 304 pages
3.93
48k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Mental Health
The Secret Marriage
by Mikayla Davids • 2025
3.79
1k+
Thriller
Suspense
Mystery Thriller
The Secret Marriage Summary
The Secret Marriage
by Mikayla Davids 2025 295 pages
3.79
1k+ ratings
Thriller
Suspense
Mystery Thriller
Passion Project
by London Sperry • 2025
3.77
39k+
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Passion Project Summary
Passion Project
by London Sperry 2025 368 pages
3.77
39k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
My Best Friend's Wife
by Dina Santorelli • 2025
4.23
3k+
Thriller
Mystery
Thriller Suspense
My Best Friend's Wife Summary
My Best Friend's Wife
by Dina Santorelli 2025 397 pages
4.23
3k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Thriller Suspense
Arrival
by Michael Teitelbaum • 2002
3.73
236
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Aliens
Arrival Summary
Arrival
by Michael Teitelbaum 2002 180 pages
3.73
236 ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Aliens
The Girl in the Garden
by Kestra Pingree • 2001
3.26
500+
Ebooks
Romance
Young Adult
The Girl in the Garden Summary
The Girl in the Garden
by Kestra Pingree 2001 164 pages
3.26
500+ ratings
Ebooks
Romance
Young Adult
Memnoch the Devil
by Anne Rice • 1995
3.76
87k+
Horror
Fantasy
Vampires
Memnoch the Devil Summary
Memnoch the Devil
by Anne Rice 1995 354 pages
3.76
87k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Vampires
Schrader's Chord
by Scott Leeds • 2023
4.02
2k+
Horror
Paranormal
Thriller
Schrader's Chord Summary
Schrader's Chord
by Scott Leeds 2023 434 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Horror
Paranormal
Thriller
NW
by Zadie Smith • 2012
3.48
45k+
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
NW Summary
NW
by Zadie Smith 2012 296 pages
3.48
45k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Literary Fiction
The Smoke Thieves
by Sally Green • 2018
3.79
9k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Young Adult Fantasy
The Smoke Thieves Summary
The Smoke Thieves
by Sally Green 2018 538 pages
3.79
9k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Young Adult Fantasy
The Fiction Writer
by Jillian Cantor • 2023
3.18
3k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Fiction Writer Summary
The Fiction Writer
by Jillian Cantor 2023 304 pages
3.18
3k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
On a Quiet Street
by Seraphina Nova Glass • 2022
4.11
100k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
On a Quiet Street Summary
On a Quiet Street
by Seraphina Nova Glass 2022 302 pages
4.11
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
La fuerza de Sheccid
by Carlos Cuauhtémoc Sánchez • 1997
3.51
3k+
Spanish Literature
School
Young Adult
La fuerza de Sheccid Summary
La fuerza de Sheccid
by Carlos Cuauhtémoc Sánchez 1997 192 pages
3.51
3k+ ratings
Spanish Literature
School
Young Adult
Fevered Star
by Rebecca Roanhorse • 2022
4.07
22k+
Fantasy
LGBT
Queer
Fevered Star Summary
Fevered Star
by Rebecca Roanhorse 2022 384 pages
4.07
22k+ ratings
Fantasy
LGBT
Queer
Heroes by Cormier, Robert ( AUTHOR ) Mar-30-2007 Hardback
by Robert Cormier • 1998
3.39
4k+
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
School
Heroes by Cormier, Robert ( AUTHOR ) Mar-30-2007 Hardback Summary
Heroes by Cormier, Robert ( AUTHOR ) Mar-30-2007 Hardback
by Robert Cormier 1998
3.39
4k+ ratings
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
School
A Better Man
by Louise Penny • 2019
4.30
75k+
Mystery
Crime
Canada
A Better Man Summary
A Better Man
by Louise Penny 2019 437 pages
4.30
75k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Canada
Split Infinity
by Piers Anthony • 1980
3.97
18k+
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Split Infinity Summary
Split Infinity
by Piers Anthony 1980 368 pages
3.97
18k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Lady of Shadows
by Amber Argyle • 2020
4.12
157
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
Lady of Shadows Summary
Lady of Shadows
by Amber Argyle 2020
4.12
157 ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
Legacy
by Nick Roberts • 2025
4.37
1k+
Horror
Thriller
Horror Thriller
Legacy Summary
Legacy
by Nick Roberts 2025 276 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Horror Thriller
Grease
by Ron De Christoforo • 1978
4.05
1k+
Plays
Romance
Young Adult
Grease Summary
Grease
by Ron De Christoforo 1978 224 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Plays
Romance
Young Adult
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