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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

Dawn Summary
Dawn
by Octavia E. Butler 1987 248 pages
4.15
59.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Aliens
Amazonia Summary
Amazonia
by James Rollins 2002 510 pages
4.15
34.7K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
Mortal Engines Summary
Mortal Engines
by Philip Reeve 2001 326 pages
3.77
69.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Little, Big Summary
Little, Big
by John Crowley 1981 538 pages
3.81
12.0K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Novels
The Expanse and Philosophy Summary
The Expanse and Philosophy
So Far Out Into the Darkness
by Jeffery L. Nicholas 2021 237 pages
4.02
55 ratings
Philosophy
Science Fiction
Exhalation Summary
Exhalation
by Ted Chiang 2019 368 pages
4.27
106.0K ratings
Short Stories
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Eyes of Darkness Summary
The Eyes of Darkness
by Dean Koontz 1981 369 pages
3.88
37.5K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
A Scanner Darkly Summary
A Scanner Darkly
by Philip K. Dick 1977 324 pages
4.03
107.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Classics
The Six Summary
The Six
by Mark Alpert 2015 368 pages
3.81
1.3K ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Dystopia
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
Frankenstein Summary
Frankenstein
The 1818 Text
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1818 260 pages
3.89
1.7M ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Gothic
Requiem Summary
Requiem
by Lauren Oliver 2013 391 pages
3.73
152.9K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
Watchers Summary
Watchers
by Dean Koontz 1987 624 pages
4.19
169.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Thrawn Summary
Thrawn
by Timothy Zahn 2017 427 pages
4.31
54.8K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Mysterious Island Summary
The Mysterious Island
by Jules Verne 1874 723 pages
4.13
57.2K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
The Waste Lands Summary
The Waste Lands
by Stephen King 1991 422 pages
4.25
237.3K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Sent Summary
Sent
by Margaret Peterson Haddix 2009 320 pages
3.94
17.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Time Travel
Masks of the Illuminati Summary
Masks of the Illuminati
by Robert Anton Wilson 1981 294 pages
4.03
1.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Philosophy
Foe Summary
Foe
by Iain Reid 2018 261 pages
3.70
34.8K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
In Bloom Summary
In Bloom
by Paul Tremblay 2023 35 pages
3.05
11.7K ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Novella
Onyx Summary
Onyx
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012 421 pages
4.23
187.9K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
The Arctic Incident Summary
The Arctic Incident
by Eoin Colfer 2002 398 pages
3.96
158.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Lost World Summary
The Lost World
by Michael Crichton 1995 448 pages
3.87
169.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Adventure
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
Cibola Burn Summary
Cibola Burn
by James S.A. Corey 2014 581 pages
4.23
119.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
Tarkin Summary
Tarkin
by James Luceno 2014 288 pages
3.76
20.4K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Day 21 Summary
Day 21
by Kass Morgan 2014 320 pages
3.72
43.9K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories Summary
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 254 pages
4.00
35.8K ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
Hench Summary
Hench
by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020 403 pages
4.01
25.4K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Superheroes
Children of Time Summary
Children of Time
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015 608 pages
4.30
154.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 Summary
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451
by Harold Bloom 2000 147 pages
4.17
1.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Literature
Kraken Summary
Kraken
by China Miéville 2010 509 pages
3.62
28.1K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Matrix Summary
The Matrix
by Joshua Clover 2004 96 pages
4.13
1.5K ratings
Film
Media Tie In
Science Fiction
The Art of Prophecy Summary
The Art of Prophecy
by Wesley Chu 2022 533 pages
4.06
5.2K ratings
Fantasy
Adult
High Fantasy
The Program Summary
The Program
by Suzanne Young 2013 405 pages
4.04
60.0K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
Monument 14 Summary
Monument 14
by Emmy Laybourne 2012 304 pages
3.90
24.6K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Counter-Clock World Summary
Counter-Clock World
by Philip K. Dick 1967 218 pages
3.55
5.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
Time Travel
Rule of Two Summary
Rule of Two
by Drew Karpyshyn 2007 318 pages
4.24
26.7K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Last Colony Summary
The Last Colony
by John Scalzi 2007 320 pages
4.10
69.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Military Fiction
Loop Summary
Loop
by Kōji Suzuki 1998 288 pages
3.52
4.4K ratings
Horror
Japan
Japanese Literature
House Atreides Summary
House Atreides
by Brian Herbert 1999 681 pages
3.83
29.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Bad Weather Friend Summary
The Bad Weather Friend
by Dean Koontz 2024 374 pages
3.88
36.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
Invisible Planets Summary
Invisible Planets
Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation
by Ken Liu 2016 383 pages
4.04
5.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
China
Dynasty of Evil Summary
Dynasty of Evil
by Drew Karpyshyn 2009 296 pages
4.32
23.6K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Fatal Alliance Summary
Fatal Alliance
by Sean Williams 2010 417 pages
3.74
10.9K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Partials Summary
Partials
by Dan Wells 2012 468 pages
3.93
59.6K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Summary
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams 1996 815 pages
4.38
333.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
Song of Susannah Summary
Song of Susannah
by Stephen King 2004 544 pages
4.00
169.4K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The Death and Life of Superman Summary
The Death and Life of Superman
by Roger Stern 1993 527 pages
4.11
6.2K ratings
Comics
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Naked Lunch Summary
Naked Lunch
The Restored Text
by William S. Burroughs 1959 289 pages
3.46
96.2K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
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