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Science fiction transports us to worlds of technological marvels, dystopian societies, and altered realities where humanity grapples with profound questions about progress and power. These stories challenge our assumptions about science, society, and human nature while imagining what might be possible—or inevitable—in our collective future.

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Gateway Summary
Gateway
by Craig Alanson 2025 444 pages
4.42
2.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Aliens
The Lightning Wastes Summary
The Lightning Wastes
by Will Wight 2014 57 pages
4.21
1.0K ratings
Short Stories
Science Fiction
Epic Fantasy
The State of the Art Summary
The State of the Art
by Iain M. Banks 2007 188 pages
3.83
19.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Space Opera
The Urth of the New Sun Summary
The Urth of the New Sun
by Gene Wolfe 1997 372 pages
4.06
9.0K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Carve the Mark Summary
Carve the Mark
by Veronica Roth 2017 468 pages
3.78
96.4K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
The Claw of the Conciliator Summary
The Claw of the Conciliator
by Gene Wolfe 1982 303 pages
4
17.6K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Chimera Summary
Chimera
by Mira Grant 2015 496 pages
3.84
5.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Zombies
Absolution Summary
Absolution
by Jeff Vandermeer 2024 464 pages
3.59
10.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
The Sword of the Lictor Summary
The Sword of the Lictor
by Gene Wolfe 1981 279 pages
4.22
12.8K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Classics
Green Mars Summary
Green Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson 1993 624 pages
3.96
40.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Hugo Awards
Science Fiction Fantasy
Symbiont Summary
Symbiont
by Mira Grant 2014 608 pages
3.71
7.8K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Zombies
Hunger Summary
Hunger
by Michael Grant 2009 590 pages
4.02
91.1K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
The Currents of Space Summary
The Currents of Space
by Isaac Asimov 1991 304 pages
3.85
21.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space Opera
Blue Mars Summary
Blue Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson 1997 768 pages
3.95
33.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Hugo Awards
Science Fiction Fantasy
Elric of Melniboné Summary
Elric of Melniboné
by Michael Moorcock 1987 181 pages
3.88
30.9K ratings
Fantasy
Sword and Sorcery
Dark Fantasy
The Inverted World Summary
The Inverted World
by Christopher Priest 1974 239 pages
3.95
10.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
The Stars, Like Dust Summary
The Stars, Like Dust
by Isaac Asimov 1991 293 pages
3.74
26.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Citadel of the Autarch Summary
The Citadel of the Autarch
by Gene Wolfe 1983 330 pages
4.25
11.0K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Atrocity Archives Summary
The Atrocity Archives
by Charles Stross 2006 345 pages
3.89
27.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Horror
Super Human Summary
Super Human
by Michael Carroll 2010 336 pages
4.09
2.8K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Phyl-Undhu Summary
Phyl-Undhu
Abstract Horror, Exterminator
by Nick Land 2014 71 pages
3.55
279 ratings
Horror
Philosophy
Science Fiction
Les Thanatonautes Summary
Les Thanatonautes
by Bernard Werber 1996 502 pages
4.06
8.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
France
The Top of the Volcano Summary
The Top of the Volcano
The Award-Winning Stories of Harlan Ellison
by Harlan Ellison 2014 536 pages
4.1
267 ratings
Short Stories
Science Fiction
Horror
The Time Machine / The Invisible Man Summary
The Time Machine / The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells 2005 288 pages
4.1
56.6K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Precipice Summary
Precipice
by Travis Bagwell 2017 594 pages
4.42
11.0K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Weave World Summary
Weave World
by Clive Barker 2001 721 pages
4.13
34.0K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Dark Fantasy
Shadow Rise Summary
Shadow Rise
by Audrey Grey 2020 312 pages
4.3
1.1K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
The Fuller Memorandum Summary
The Fuller Memorandum
by Charles Stross 2010 312 pages
4.19
12.6K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Horror
Shadow Fall Summary
Shadow Fall
by Audrey Grey 2020 370 pages
3.87
2.0K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Young Adult
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom Summary
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom
by Jason Pargin 2024 400 pages
3.95
13.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Mystery
The Jennifer Morgue Summary
The Jennifer Morgue
by Charles Stross 2006 292 pages
4.02
15.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Horror
Shadow Ruin Summary
Shadow Ruin
by Audrey Grey 2020 314 pages
4.37
896 ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
False Gods Summary
False Gods
by Graham McNeill 2006 416 pages
4.14
26.3K ratings
Science Fiction
40k
Fantasy
Tyre Summary
Tyre
by J.J. Green 2018 251 pages
4.43
155 ratings
Science Fiction
Bloodline Summary
Bloodline
by James Rollins 2012 447 pages
4.25
24.6K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
Forward Summary
Forward
Stories of Tomorrow
by Blake Crouch 2019 309 pages
3.74
1.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Anthologies
Hazards of Time Travel Summary
Hazards of Time Travel
by Joyce Carol Oates 2018 336 pages
2.98
7.3K ratings
Time Travel
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Little Eyes Summary
Little Eyes
by Samanta Schweblin 2020 256 pages
3.59
23.9K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Fever Code Summary
The Fever Code
by James Dashner 2016 347 pages
4.03
82.2K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Wild Seed Summary
Wild Seed
by Octavia E. Butler 2001 306 pages
4.2
39.4K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
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