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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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Going Postal Summary
Going Postal
by Terry Pratchett 2004 394 pages
4.41
131.6K ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
His Dark Materials Summary
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman 2000 1088 pages
4.29
168.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
Upgrade Summary
Upgrade
by Blake Crouch 2022 352 pages
3.81
111.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
The Warehouse Summary
The Warehouse
by Rob Hart 2019 368 pages
3.84
13.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Thriller
Heavenbreaker Summary
Heavenbreaker
by Sara Wolf 2024 424 pages
3.71
15.8K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Romance
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
Flatland Summary
Flatland
A Romance of Many Dimensions
by Edwin A. Abbott 1884 96 pages
3.81
74.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Mathematics
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
Wolves of the Calla Summary
Wolves of the Calla
by Stephen King 2003 960 pages
4.20
195.4K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Harrow the Ninth Summary
Harrow the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir 2020 512 pages
4.29
81.6K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Queer
No Safety in Numbers Summary
No Safety in Numbers
by Dayna Lorentz 2012 263 pages
3.53
7.4K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Host Summary
The Host
by Stephenie Meyer 2008 619 pages
3.86
1.1M ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Starship Troopers Summary
Starship Troopers
by Robert A. Heinlein 1959 264 pages
4.01
247.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Military Fiction
Ready Player Two Summary
Ready Player Two
by Ernest Cline 2020 370 pages
3.44
175.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Exhalation Summary
Exhalation
by Ted Chiang 2019 368 pages
4.27
106.0K ratings
Short Stories
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Crash Summary
Crash
by J.G. Ballard 1973 224 pages
3.59
28.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Novels
Soul Hunter Summary
Soul Hunter
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2010 416 pages
4.35
4.7K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
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
Second Foundation Summary
Second Foundation
by Isaac Asimov 1953 256 pages
4.27
195.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space Opera
Patient Zero Summary
Patient Zero
by Jonathan Maberry 2009 421 pages
4.00
30.7K ratings
Horror
Zombies
Thriller
The Atlantis Gene Summary
The Atlantis Gene
by A.G. Riddle 2013 642 pages
3.79
80.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
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
The Gunslinger Summary
Immersive
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King 1982 231 pages
3.91
644.6K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Champion Summary
Champion
by Marie Lu 2013 483 pages
4.31
234.6K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Romance
Fracture Me Summary
Fracture Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2013 72 pages
3.33
236.1K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Young Adult
Starter Villain Summary
Starter Villain
by John Scalzi 2023 264 pages
4.13
79.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Humor
Congo Summary
Congo
by Michael Crichton 1980 442 pages
3.63
175.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Adventure
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
Shadow Me Summary
Shadow Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2019 69 pages
3.97
138.7K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
Chapterhouse Summary
Chapterhouse
Dune
by Frank Herbert 1985 609 pages
3.87
78.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Firestarter Summary
Firestarter
by Stephen King 1980 564 pages
3.92
240.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Science Fiction
The Search for WondLa Summary
The Search for WondLa
by Tony DiTerlizzi 2009 484 pages
4.11
13.6K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
The Stand Summary
Immersive
The Stand
by Stephen King 1978 1152 pages
4.35
806.2K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Grace of Kings Summary
The Grace of Kings
by Ken Liu 2015 640 pages
3.80
29.8K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Sum Summary
Sum
Forty Tales from the Afterlives
by David Eagleman 2009 110 pages
4.12
22.6K ratings
Short Stories
Philosophy
Fantasy
Immaculate Conception Summary
Immaculate Conception
by Ling Ling Huang 2025 304 pages
4.04
1.9K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
The Light Pirate Summary
The Light Pirate
by Lily Brooks-Dalton 2022 336 pages
4.04
38.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Book Club
Night Lords Summary
Night Lords
The Omnibus
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2014 944 pages
4.67
2.3K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Infinite Sea Summary
The Infinite Sea
by Rick Yancey 2014 320 pages
3.83
146.8K ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Parable of the Talents Summary
Parable of the Talents
by Octavia E. Butler 1998 448 pages
4.32
74.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Fantasy
Chain-Gang All-Stars Summary
Chain-Gang All-Stars
by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 2023 367 pages
4.12
83.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Book Club
Freedom™ Summary
Freedom™
by Daniel Suarez 2010 486 pages
4.26
29.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Cyberpunk
Brave New World Revisited Summary
Brave New World Revisited
by Aldous Huxley 1958 123 pages
3.94
21.5K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Philosophy
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Summary
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1973 32 pages
4.37
50.1K ratings
Short Stories
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Crown Summary
The Crown
by Kiera Cass 2016 278 pages
3.62
302.7K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Dystopia
Cloud Atlas Summary
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell 2004 509 pages
4.01
268.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Leviathan Wakes Summary
Leviathan Wakes
by James S.A. Corey 2011 592 pages
4.31
299.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space
Kindred Summary
Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler 1979 288 pages
4.31
251.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Obelisk Gate Summary
The Obelisk Gate
by N.K. Jemisin 2016 410 pages
4.29
183.6K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Handmaid’s Tale Summary
The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood 1985 311 pages
4.15
2.3M ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Science Fiction
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