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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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A Guardian and a Thief Summary
A Guardian and a Thief
by Megha Majumdar 2025 224 pages
3.99
2.4K ratings
India
Literary Fiction
Dystopia
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
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Summary
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 139 pages
3.83
633.6K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Mystery
Kindred Summary
Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler 1979 288 pages
4.31
251.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Fantasy
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
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 100 Summary
The 100
by Kass Morgan 2013 323 pages
3.58
82.8K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
I Am Legend and Other Stories Summary
I Am Legend and Other Stories
by Richard Matheson 1954 317 pages
4.00
134.6K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Vampires
The Ferryman Summary
The Ferryman
by Justin Cronin 2023 538 pages
3.92
38.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Fantasy
Leviathan Wakes Summary
Leviathan Wakes
by James S.A. Corey 2011 592 pages
4.31
299.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space
Caliban’s War Summary
Caliban’s War
by James S.A. Corey 2012 624 pages
4.39
171.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
The Man in the High Castle Summary
The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick 1962 259 pages
3.59
226.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Dystopia
Master and Apprentice Summary
Master and Apprentice
by Claudia Gray 2019 330 pages
4.17
21.5K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Gliff Summary
Gliff
by Ali Smith 2024 288 pages
3.97
4.0K ratings
Dystopia
Literary Fiction
Science Fiction
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
In the Lives of Puppets Summary
In the Lives of Puppets
by T.J. Klune 2023 432 pages
3.91
89.8K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
LGBT
Watchers Summary
Watchers
by Dean Koontz 1987 624 pages
4.19
169.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Parable of the Sower Summary
Parable of the Sower
A Graphic Novel Adaptation
by Damian Duffy 2020 266 pages
3.98
5.1K ratings
Graphic Novels
Science Fiction
Comics
UnWholly Summary
UnWholly
by Neal Shusterman 2012 416 pages
4.24
64.6K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Drawing of the Three Summary
The Drawing of the Three
by Stephen King 1987 463 pages
4.24
279.6K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Notes on Infinity Summary
Notes on Infinity
by Austin Taylor 2025 400 pages
3.70
1.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Romance
Contemporary
Dante Summary
Dante
by Guy Haley 2017 304 pages
4.33
1.6K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Lost World Summary
The Lost World
by Michael Crichton 1995 448 pages
3.87
169.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Adventure
Obsidian Summary
Obsidian
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2011 335 pages
4.13
292.0K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
Scarlet Summary
Scarlet
by Marissa Meyer 2013 454 pages
4.24
447.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
2001 Summary
2001
A Space Odyssey
by Arthur C. Clarke 1968 297 pages
4.17
328.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
Dawn Summary
Dawn
by Octavia E. Butler 1987 248 pages
4.15
59.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Aliens
The Hunger Games Summary
The Hunger Games
Official Illustrated Movie Companion
by Kate Egan 2012 160 pages
4.52
202.8K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
The Apollo Murders Summary
The Apollo Murders
by Chris Hadfield 2021 480 pages
3.92
17.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
Extinction Summary
Extinction
by Douglas Preston 2024 370 pages
4.08
19.7K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery
The Angel Experiment Summary
The Angel Experiment
by James Patterson 2005 445 pages
4.07
229.6K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Twelve Summary
The Twelve
by Justin Cronin 2012 592 pages
4.03
104.2K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Starters Summary
Starters
by Lissa Price 2012 352 pages
3.88
45.0K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Summary
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
by Douglas Adams 1984 225 pages
4.09
180.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
Commune Summary
Commune
Book One
by Joshua Gayou 2017 272 pages
4.17
2.8K ratings
Post Apocalyptic
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Amazonia Summary
Amazonia
by James Rollins 2002 510 pages
4.15
34.7K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
Sea of Tranquility Summary
Sea of Tranquility
by Emily St. John Mandel 2022 259 pages
4.06
275.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Book Club
The Invisible Man Summary
The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells 1897 192 pages
3.63
208.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
Double Helix Summary
Double Helix
by Nancy Werlin 2004 250 pages
3.50
3.1K ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Mystery
Around the World in Eighty Days Summary
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne 1872 252 pages
3.95
271.6K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Science Fiction
The Plot Against America Summary
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth 2004 391 pages
3.81
66.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Literature
The Mask Falling Summary
The Mask Falling
by Samantha Shannon 2021 528 pages
4.46
15.0K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Crossed Summary
Crossed
by Ally Condie 2011 367 pages
3.52
255.0K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
The School for Good Mothers Summary
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan 2022 336 pages
3.53
119.3K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Book Club
The Sword of Truth Summary
The Sword of Truth
by Terry Goodkind 2006 2405 pages
4.24
3.3K ratings
Fantasy
Magic
Epic Fantasy
Naked Lunch Summary
Naked Lunch
The Restored Text
by William S. Burroughs 1959 289 pages
3.46
96.2K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Society of Unknowable Objects Summary
The Society of Unknowable Objects
by Gareth Brown 2025 352 pages
4.08
1.4K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Magical Realism
Archenemies Summary
Archenemies
by Marissa Meyer 2018 560 pages
4.24
96.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
The Speed of Dark Summary
The Speed of Dark
by Elizabeth Moon 2002 369 pages
3.99
11.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Book Club
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England Summary
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England
by Brandon Sanderson 2023 399 pages
3.76
62.7K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Time Travel
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