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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

The Strain Summary
The Strain
by Guillermo del Toro 2009 403 pages
3.80
89.0K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
Leviathan Falls Summary
Leviathan Falls
by James S.A. Corey 2021 528 pages
4.54
64.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
Consider Phlebas Summary
Consider Phlebas
by Iain M. Banks 1987 467 pages
3.85
96.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Science Fiction Fantasy
Blindness Summary
Blindness
by José Saramago 1995 326 pages
4.18
319.2K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Novels
Four Summary
Four
A Divergent Story Collection
by Veronica Roth 2014 285 pages
3.94
247.0K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
The Cyberiad Summary
The Cyberiad
by Stanisław Lem 1965 295 pages
4.14
13.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Humor
The Book of Bill Summary
The Book of Bill
by Alex Hirsch 2024 208 pages
4.52
10.0K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Graphic Novels
Bird Box Summary
Bird Box
by Josh Malerman 2014 262 pages
4.05
203.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Dystopia
The One Summary
The One
by Kiera Cass 2014 323 pages
4.14
748.0K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Dystopia
The Prestige Summary
The Prestige
by Christopher Priest 1995 404 pages
3.92
23.8K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
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
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
Wizard and Glass Summary
Wizard and Glass
by Stephen King 1997 845 pages
4.27
212.4K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Heavenbreaker Summary
Heavenbreaker
by Sara Wolf 2024 448 pages
3.71
12.8K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Romance
Steelheart Summary
Steelheart
by Brandon Sanderson 2013 386 pages
4.14
190.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
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
Ender’s Game Summary
Ender’s Game
by Orson Scott Card 1985 324 pages
4.31
1.4M ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
Champion Summary
Champion
by Marie Lu 2013 369 pages
4.31
228.3K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Romance
We Summary
We
by Yevgeny Zamyatin 1924 256 pages
3.88
106.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Dystopia
Cyberpunk 2077 Summary
Cyberpunk 2077
No Coincidence
by Rafał Kosik 2023 416 pages
3.51
3.6K ratings
Cyberpunk
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Wolves of the Calla Summary
Wolves of the Calla
by Stephen King 2003 960 pages
4.20
195.4K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Going Postal Summary
Going Postal
by Terry Pratchett 2004 394 pages
4.41
131.6K ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
Ice Planet Barbarians Summary
Ice Planet Barbarians
by Ruby Dixon 2015 188 pages
3.63
179.8K ratings
Romance
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1 Summary
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1
by Philip K. Dick 2011 144 pages
4.04
4.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Graphic Novels
Comics
The Enemy Summary
The Enemy
by Charlie Higson 2009 406 pages
4.10
25.4K ratings
Horror
Zombies
Young Adult
Upgrade Summary
Upgrade
by Blake Crouch 2022 352 pages
3.81
111.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
Cloud Atlas Summary
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell 2004 509 pages
4.01
260.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Red Mars Summary
Red Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson 1992 572 pages
3.86
86.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space
Harrow the Ninth Summary
Harrow the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir 2020 512 pages
4.29
81.6K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Queer
Life, the Universe and Everything Summary
Life, the Universe and Everything
by Douglas Adams 1982 224 pages
4.17
244.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
Starter Villain Summary
Starter Villain
by John Scalzi 2023 264 pages
4.13
79.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Humor
I, Robot Summary
I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov 1950 224 pages
4.21
366.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Short Stories
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
Shards of Earth Summary
Shards of Earth
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2021
4.18
29.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Fantasy
Shadow Me Summary
Shadow Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2019 69 pages
3.97
138.7K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
When You Reach Me Summary
When You Reach Me
by Rebecca Stead 2009 199 pages
4.08
114.5K ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
No Safety in Numbers Summary
No Safety in Numbers
by Dayna Lorentz 2012 263 pages
3.54
7.3K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Summary
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne 1869 269 pages
3.89
268.1K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
Starship Troopers Summary
Starship Troopers
by Robert A. Heinlein 1959 264 pages
4.01
239.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Military Fiction
Cell Summary
Cell
by Stephen King 2006 449 pages
3.66
231.7K ratings
Horror
Zombies
Thriller
Crash Summary
Crash
by J.G. Ballard 1973 224 pages
3.59
28.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Novels
Fracture Me Summary
Fracture Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2013 72 pages
3.34
207.1K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Young Adult
The Crown Summary
The Crown
by Kiera Cass 2016 278 pages
3.62
302.7K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Dystopia
The Troop Summary
The Troop
by Nick Cutter 2014 358 pages
3.84
109.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Science Fiction
Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 Summary
Attack on Titan, Vol. 1
by Hajime Isayama 2010 193 pages
4.48
272.7K ratings
Fantasy
Graphic Novels
Horror
The Gunslinger Summary
Music Immersive
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King 1982 231 pages
3.91
644.6K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The Obelisk Gate Summary
The Obelisk Gate
by N.K. Jemisin 2016 410 pages
4.29
183.6K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Speaker for the Dead Summary
Speaker for the Dead
by Orson Scott Card 1986 382 pages
4.11
265.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
R.U.R. Summary
R.U.R.
by Karel Čapek 1920 58 pages
3.84
16.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Plays
Classics
The Martian Chronicles Summary
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury 1950 182 pages
4.16
277.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Short Stories
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