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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

Ghost Fleet Summary
Ghost Fleet
A Novel of the Next World War
by P.W. Singer 2015 404 pages
3.76
11.6K ratings
Military Fiction
Science Fiction
Thriller
Red Clocks Summary
Red Clocks
by Leni Zumas 2018 368 pages
3.66
24.7K ratings
Feminism
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Wilder Girls Summary
Wilder Girls
by Rory Power 2019 357 pages
3.45
96.1K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
LGBT
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
1984 Summary
1984
by Michael Dean 1949 71 pages
4.41
33.6K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Use of Weapons Summary
Use of Weapons
by Iain M. Banks 1990 411 pages
4.16
53.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Cultural
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
Cress Summary
Cress
by Marissa Meyer 2014 552 pages
4.40
406.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Commune Summary
Commune
Book One
by Joshua Gayou 2017 272 pages
4.17
2.8K ratings
Post Apocalyptic
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Lion Summary
The Lion
Son of the Forest
by Mike Brooks 2023 290 pages
4.40
3.8K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
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 City of Mirrors Summary
The City of Mirrors
by Justin Cronin 2016 602 pages
4.21
59.6K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Emperor of Thorns Summary
Emperor of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence 2013 434 pages
4.22
58.0K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Summary
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
by Haruki Murakami 1985 400 pages
4.11
153.8K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
Archenemies Summary
Archenemies
by Marissa Meyer 2018 560 pages
4.24
96.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Malorie Summary
Malorie
by Josh Malerman 2020 301 pages
3.80
26.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Dystopia
The Amber Spyglass Summary
The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pullman 2000 465 pages
4.11
385.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Monument 14 Summary
Monument 14
by Emmy Laybourne 2012 304 pages
3.90
24.9K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 Summary
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
by Hiromu Arakawa 2002 192 pages
4.53
182.3K ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Graphic Novels
Foe Summary
Foe
by Iain Reid 2018 261 pages
3.70
34.8K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
On the Beach Summary
On the Beach
by Nevil Shute 1957 296 pages
3.98
47.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Post Apocalyptic
Disquiet Gods Summary
Disquiet Gods
by Christopher Ruocchio 2024 704 pages
4.57
12.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
Recruitment Summary
Recruitment
by K.A. Riley 2018 426 pages
3.93
5.6K ratings
Dystopia
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mortal Engines Summary
Mortal Engines
by Philip Reeve 2001 326 pages
3.77
69.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited Summary
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited
by Aldous Huxley 1958 340 pages
4.16
170.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Classics
Sandstorm Summary
Sandstorm
by James Rollins 2004 574 pages
3.96
54.9K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
Iron Widow Summary
Iron Widow
by Xiran Jay Zhao 2021 394 pages
4.04
101.0K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Echoes of Eternity Summary
Echoes of Eternity
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2022 522 pages
4.54
2.1K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Children of Ruin Summary
Immersive
Children of Ruin
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2019 597 pages
4.05
58.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Fantasy
Palm Sunday Summary
Palm Sunday
An Autobiographical Collage
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1981 300 pages
3.78
6.7K ratings
Essays
Short Stories
Classics
The Knife of Never Letting Go Summary
The Knife of Never Letting Go
by Patrick Ness 2008 479 pages
3.98
200.5K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Cibola Burn Summary
Cibola Burn
by James S.A. Corey 2014 581 pages
4.23
129.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
Little, Big Summary
Little, Big
by John Crowley 1981 538 pages
3.81
12.0K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Novels
Pandemonium Summary
Pandemonium
by Lauren Oliver 2012 375 pages
4.03
243.7K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
Reached Summary
Reached
by Ally Condie 2012 512 pages
3.54
178.3K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
Heir to the Empire Summary
Heir to the Empire
by Timothy Zahn 1991 404 pages
4.17
98.8K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Planet of the Apes Summary
Planet of the Apes
by Pierre Boulle 1963 276 pages
3.99
46.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
France
Black Order Summary
Black Order
by James Rollins 2006 448 pages
4.16
36.7K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
Tajuplný ostrov Summary
Tajuplný ostrov
by Jules Verne 1875 492 pages
4.14
59.4K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
This Time Tomorrow Summary
This Time Tomorrow
by Emma Straub 2022 310 pages
3.80
149.2K ratings
Time Travel
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror Summary
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 224 pages
3.92
137.3K ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
The Ghost Brigades Summary
The Ghost Brigades
by John Scalzi 2006 343 pages
4.12
91.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Military Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Locklands Summary
Locklands
by Robert Jackson Bennett 2022 544 pages
4.03
12.4K ratings
Fantasy
Adult
Science Fiction
Hench Summary
Hench
by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020 403 pages
4.01
25.4K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Superheroes
The Anomaly Summary
The Anomaly
by Hervé Le Tellier 2020 391 pages
3.80
65.4K ratings
Science Fiction
France
Thriller
Kraken Summary
Kraken
by China Miéville 2010 509 pages
3.62
28.1K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Science Fiction
Doomsday Book Summary
Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis 1992 578 pages
4.03
62.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Historical Fiction
The Mind Parasites Summary
The Mind Parasites
The Supernatural Metaphysical Cult Thriller
by Colin Wilson 1967 240 pages
3.72
1.7K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Novels
The Waste Lands Summary
The Waste Lands
by Stephen King 1991 422 pages
4.25
237.3K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The Arctic Incident Summary
The Arctic Incident
by Eoin Colfer 2002 398 pages
3.96
160.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
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