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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.

Science Fiction Book Summaries

Defy Me Summary
Defy Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2019 357 pages
4.27
315.9K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
Leviathan Falls Summary
Leviathan Falls
by James S.A. Corey 2021 528 pages
4.54
64.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
R.U.R. Summary
R.U.R.
by Karel Čapek 1920 58 pages
3.84
16.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Plays
Classics
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook Summary
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
by Matt Dinniman 2021 534 pages
4.46
74.3K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Humor
The Cyberiad Summary
The Cyberiad
by Stanisław Lem 1965 295 pages
4.14
13.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Humor
Seckry Sevenstars and the City of the Falling Sky Summary
Seckry Sevenstars and the City of the Falling Sky
by Joseph Evans 2011 394 pages
3.86
1.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison 1967 134 pages
3.90
46.4K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Short Stories
The Prestige Summary
The Prestige
by Christopher Priest 1995 404 pages
3.92
23.8K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Prodigy Summary
Prodigy
by Marie Lu 2013 371 pages
4.22
275.3K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Romance
Blindness Summary
Blindness
by José Saramago 1995 326 pages
4.18
319.2K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Novels
Morning Star Summary
Morning Star
by Pierce Brown 2016 525 pages
4.53
306.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Summary
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
by Becky Chambers 2014 518 pages
4.17
171.4K ratings
Science Fiction
LGBT
Queer
The Puppet Masters Summary
The Puppet Masters
by Robert A. Heinlein 1951 416 pages
3.89
33.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Lost World Summary
The Lost World
by Arthur Conan Doyle 1912 272 pages
3.93
70.7K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
Ender’s Game Summary
Ender’s Game
by Orson Scott Card 1985 324 pages
4.31
1.4M ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
Steelheart Summary
Steelheart
by Brandon Sanderson 2013 386 pages
4.14
190.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Children of Time Summary
Children of Time
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015 608 pages
4.30
154.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Summary
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
by Christopher Paolini 2020 880 pages
3.80
66.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
I, Robot Summary
I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov 1950 224 pages
4.21
366.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Short Stories
The Heir Summary
The Heir
by Kiera Cass 2015 342 pages
3.63
387.5K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Dystopia
The Book of Elsewhere Summary
The Book of Elsewhere
by Keanu Reeves 2024 352 pages
3.33
6.8K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Horror
Shards of Earth Summary
Shards of Earth
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2021
4.18
29.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Fantasy
Red Mars Summary
Red Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson 1992 572 pages
3.86
86.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space
At the Mountains of Madness Summary
At the Mountains of Madness
by H.P. Lovecraft 1931 194 pages
3.79
60.1K ratings
Horror
Classics
Science Fiction
Cell Summary
Cell
by Stephen King 2006 449 pages
3.66
231.7K ratings
Horror
Zombies
Thriller
The Book of Bill Summary
The Book of Bill
by Alex Hirsch 2024 208 pages
4.52
10.0K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Graphic Novels
Four Summary
Four
A Divergent Story Collection
by Veronica Roth 2014 285 pages
3.94
247.0K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
The Girl with All the Gifts Summary
The Girl with All the Gifts
by M.R. Carey 2014 461 pages
3.95
238.9K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Zombies
The Elite Summary
The Elite
by Kiera Cass 2013 336 pages
3.94
839.3K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Dystopia
A Deepness in the Sky Summary
A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge 1999 775 pages
4.32
34.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Hugo Awards
The Dispossessed Summary
The Dispossessed
An Ambiguous Utopia
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1974 387 pages
4.25
140.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Classics
The Martian Chronicles Summary
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury 1950 182 pages
4.16
277.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Short Stories
Wizard and Glass Summary
Wizard and Glass
by Stephen King 1997 845 pages
4.27
212.4K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Ice Planet Barbarians Summary
Ice Planet Barbarians
by Ruby Dixon 2015 188 pages
3.63
179.8K ratings
Romance
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Upgrade Summary
Upgrade
by Blake Crouch 2022 352 pages
3.81
111.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
Godblight Summary
Godblight
by Guy Haley 2021 369 pages
4.24
1.7K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
A Wrinkle in Time Summary
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle 1962 218 pages
3.98
1.3M ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Young Adult
The Enemy Summary
The Enemy
by Charlie Higson 2009 406 pages
4.10
25.4K ratings
Horror
Zombies
Young Adult
The Book of Lost Hours Summary
The Book of Lost Hours
by Hayley Gelfuso 2025 400 pages
4.28
966 ratings
Historical Fiction
Fantasy
Time Travel
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride Summary
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
by Matt Dinniman 2023 694 pages
4.66
52.1K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Humor
The Time Machine Summary
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells 1895 118 pages
3.89
548.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Time Travel
Abaddon’s Gate Summary
Abaddon’s Gate
by James S.A. Corey 2013 539 pages
4.28
145.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
Heavenbreaker Summary
Heavenbreaker
by Sara Wolf 2024 448 pages
3.71
12.8K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Romance
The Shadow of the Torturer Summary
The Shadow of the Torturer
by Gene Wolfe 1980 262 pages
3.84
33.1K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Journey to the Center of the Earth Summary
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne 1864 240 pages
3.85
215.9K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
His Dark Materials Summary
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman 2000 1088 pages
4.29
166.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World Summary
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
by C.A. Fletcher 2019 365 pages
4.15
19.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Going Postal Summary
Going Postal
by Terry Pratchett 2004 394 pages
4.41
131.6K ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
Eisenhorn Summary
Eisenhorn
by Dan Abnett 2004 768 pages
4.43
9.5K ratings
Science Fiction
40k
Fantasy
Defiance of the Fall 7 Summary
Defiance of the Fall 7
by TheFirstDefier 2022 798 pages
4.42
7.0K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Science Fiction
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