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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 Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle • 2015
4.34
3k+
Classics
Mystery
Crime
The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes Summary
The Complete Novels of Sherlock Holmes
by Arthur Conan Doyle 2015 536 pages
4.34
3k+ ratings
Classics
Mystery
Crime
A Vow of Embers
by Sariah Wilson • 2025
4.11
9k+
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
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A Vow of Embers
by Sariah Wilson 2025 584 pages
4.11
9k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
Fire
by Kristin Cashore • 2009
4.09
100k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Fire Summary
Fire
by Kristin Cashore 2009 480 pages
4.09
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Let Me Tell You a Story
by Jorge Bucay • 1994
Tales Along the Road to Happiness
4.10
16k+
Psychology
Self Help
Short Stories
Let Me Tell You a Story Summary
Let Me Tell You a Story
Tales Along the Road to Happiness
by Jorge Bucay 1994 176 pages
4.10
16k+ ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Short Stories
The Bride Test
by Helen Hoang • 2019
3.81
100k+
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
The Bride Test Summary
The Bride Test
by Helen Hoang 2019 320 pages
3.81
100k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
The Ersatz Elevator
by Lemony Snicket • 2001
4.06
100k+
Young Adult
Childrens
Middle Grade
The Ersatz Elevator Summary
The Ersatz Elevator
by Lemony Snicket 2001 259 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Childrens
Middle Grade
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead
by Elle Cosimano • 2022
3.96
100k+
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Contemporary
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead Summary
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead
by Elle Cosimano 2022 357 pages
3.96
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Contemporary
Sweet Tooth
by Ian McEwan • 2012
3.44
52k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
Sweet Tooth Summary
Sweet Tooth
by Ian McEwan 2012 320 pages
3.44
52k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
Workhorse
by Caroline Palmer • 2025
3.59
9k+
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Workhorse Summary
Workhorse
by Caroline Palmer 2025 560 pages
3.59
9k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Atlas Shrugged & The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand • 1995
4.10
5k+
Classics
Philosophy
Politics
Atlas Shrugged & The Fountainhead Summary
Atlas Shrugged & The Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand 1995
4.10
5k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Politics
Cancer Ward
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn • 1967
4.26
17k+
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
Cancer Ward Summary
Cancer Ward
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 1967 576 pages
4.26
17k+ ratings
Classics
Russia
Russian Literature
The Heart of Winter
by Jonathan Evison • 2025
4.08
8k+
Romance
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
The Heart of Winter Summary
The Heart of Winter
by Jonathan Evison 2025 368 pages
4.08
8k+ ratings
Romance
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Changes
by Jim Butcher • 2010
4.51
100k+
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
Changes Summary
Changes
by Jim Butcher 2010 438 pages
4.51
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
The Girl in the Spider's Web
by David Lagercrantz • 2015
3.81
100k+
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Girl in the Spider's Web Summary
The Girl in the Spider's Web
by David Lagercrantz 2015 400 pages
3.81
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Opal
by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2012
4.23
100k+
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
Opal Summary
Opal
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012 394 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
Onyx Storm (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Rebecca Yarros • 2025
4.61
9k+
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
Onyx Storm (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] Summary
Onyx Storm (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]
by Rebecca Yarros 2025 9 pages
4.61
9k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romantasy
Romance
Stardust
by Neil Gaiman • 1999
4.10
400k+
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
Stardust Summary
Stardust
by Neil Gaiman 1999 248 pages
4.10
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
The Liar's Crown
by Abigail Owen • 2022
3.84
14k+
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
The Liar's Crown Summary
The Liar's Crown
by Abigail Owen 2022 448 pages
3.84
14k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult • 2018
3.75
100k+
Contemporary
Book Club
Adult
A Spark of Light Summary
A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult 2018 381 pages
3.75
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Adult
Farmer Giles of Ham
by J.R.R. Tolkien • 1999
3.9
12k+
Fantasy
Classics
Short Stories
Farmer Giles of Ham Summary
Farmer Giles of Ham
by J.R.R. Tolkien 1999 127 pages
3.9
12k+ ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Short Stories
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
by Mark Twain • 2007
3.78
100k+
Classics
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court Summary
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
by Mark Twain 2007 480 pages
3.78
100k+ ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams • 1996
4.38
300k+
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Summary
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams 1996 815 pages
4.38
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
The Last to Vanish
by Megan Miranda • 2022
3.54
86k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
The Last to Vanish Summary
The Last to Vanish
by Megan Miranda 2022 323 pages
3.54
86k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Last Night
by Luanne Rice • 2024
4.05
32k+
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Last Night Summary
Last Night
by Luanne Rice 2024 329 pages
4.05
32k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Our Last Resort
by Clémence Michallon • 2025
3.39
11k+
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
Our Last Resort Summary
Our Last Resort
by Clémence Michallon 2025 320 pages
3.39
11k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Mystery Thriller
The Exception to the Rule
by Christina Lauren • 2024
4.20
100k+
Romance
Novella
Short Stories
The Exception to the Rule Summary
The Exception to the Rule
by Christina Lauren 2024 101 pages
4.20
100k+ ratings
Romance
Novella
Short Stories
An Echo of Things to Come
by James Islington • 2017
4.2
57k+
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
An Echo of Things to Come Summary
An Echo of Things to Come
by James Islington 2017 752 pages
4.2
57k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
A Wanted Man
by Lee Child • 2012
4.06
91k+
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
A Wanted Man Summary
A Wanted Man
by Lee Child 2012
4.06
91k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
A History of Wild Places
by Shea Ernshaw • 2021
3.91
67k+
Mystery
Thriller
Fantasy
A History of Wild Places Summary
A History of Wild Places
by Shea Ernshaw 2021 354 pages
3.91
67k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Fantasy
The Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner • 1996
3.85
94k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
The Thief Summary
The Thief
by Megan Whalen Turner 1996 280 pages
3.85
94k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Gathering Blue
by Lois Lowry • 2000
3.83
200k+
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Gathering Blue Summary
Gathering Blue
by Lois Lowry 2000 240 pages
3.83
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
The Invention of Wings
by Sue Monk Kidd • 2014
4.26
300k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Invention of Wings Summary
The Invention of Wings
by Sue Monk Kidd 2014 384 pages
4.26
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
One for My Enemy
by Olivie Blake • 2019
3.69
35k+
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
One for My Enemy Summary
One for My Enemy
by Olivie Blake 2019 427 pages
3.69
35k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Romantasy
Red City
by Marie Lu • 2025
4.05
15k+
Fantasy
Romance
Urban Fantasy
Red City Summary
Red City
by Marie Lu 2025 420 pages
4.05
15k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Urban Fantasy
The Lost Letters of Aisling
by Cynthia Ellingsen • 2024
4.31
24k+
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Lost Letters of Aisling Summary
The Lost Letters of Aisling
by Cynthia Ellingsen 2024 302 pages
4.31
24k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
LE GONE DU CHABAA
by Azouz Begag • 1986
3.63
1k+
France
School
Literature
LE GONE DU CHABAA Summary
LE GONE DU CHABAA
by Azouz Begag 1986
3.63
1k+ ratings
France
School
Literature
Silence
by Becca Fitzpatrick • 2011
4.07
200k+
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
Silence Summary
Silence
by Becca Fitzpatrick 2011 440 pages
4.07
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens • 1843
4.09
900k+
Classics
Christmas
Fantasy
A Christmas Carol Summary
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens 1843 184 pages
4.09
900k+ ratings
Classics
Christmas
Fantasy
Sinner
by Maggie Stiefvater • 2014
3.86
25k+
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
Sinner Summary
Sinner
by Maggie Stiefvater 2014 357 pages
3.86
25k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
Anatomía de una obsesión
by Vi Keeland • 2024
3.88
18k+
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Anatomía de una obsesión Summary
Anatomía de una obsesión
by Vi Keeland 2024
3.88
18k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Once an Eagle
by Anton Myrer • 1968
4.40
8k+
Historical Fiction
Military Fiction
War
Once an Eagle Summary
Once an Eagle
by Anton Myrer 1968 1312 pages
4.40
8k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Military Fiction
War
Pursuit of Honor
by Vince Flynn • 2009
4.36
46k+
Thriller
Espionage
Suspense
Pursuit of Honor Summary
Pursuit of Honor
by Vince Flynn 2009 431 pages
4.36
46k+ ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Suspense
Robopocalypse
by Daniel H. Wilson • 2011
3.71
41k+
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Robopocalypse Summary
Robopocalypse
by Daniel H. Wilson 2011 368 pages
3.71
41k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
When the Bough Breaks
by Jonathan Kellerman • 1985
4.02
68k+
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
When the Bough Breaks Summary
When the Bough Breaks
by Jonathan Kellerman 1985 448 pages
4.02
68k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Mapping the Bones
by Jane Yolen • 2018
4.01
2k+
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Holocaust
Mapping the Bones Summary
Mapping the Bones
by Jane Yolen 2018 421 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Holocaust
To the Lighthouse
by Virginia Woolf • 1927
3.81
200k+
Classics
Literature
Novels
To the Lighthouse Summary
To the Lighthouse
by Virginia Woolf 1927 209 pages
3.81
200k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
I Killed Zoe Spanos
by Kit Frick • 2020
3.76
12k+
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
I Killed Zoe Spanos Summary
I Killed Zoe Spanos
by Kit Frick 2020 384 pages
3.76
12k+ ratings
Mystery
Young Adult
Thriller
Valor
by John Gwynne • 2014
4.43
42k+
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Valor Summary
Valor
by John Gwynne 2014 640 pages
4.43
42k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Cat Who Saved Books
by Sōsuke Natsukawa • 2017
3.71
88k+
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
The Cat Who Saved Books Summary
The Cat Who Saved Books
by Sōsuke Natsukawa 2017 199 pages
3.71
88k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
The Desert Spear
by Peter V. Brett • 2010
4.21
91k+
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Desert Spear Summary
The Desert Spear
by Peter V. Brett 2010 579 pages
4.21
91k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
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