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Shadow Slave
by Guiltythree
Sunny enters three waking nightmares to claim a dead god's lineage; a cosmic exile returns.
4.6
461
Shadow Slave Summary
Shadow Slave
Sunny enters three waking nightmares to claim a dead god's lineage; a cosmic exile returns.
by Guiltythree 2023
4.6
461 ratings
All Tommorows
by C.M. Kosemen • 2006
Humanity colonizes the stars, until godlike aliens reshape them into a galaxy of nightmares.
4.16
11k+
All Tommorows Summary
All Tommorows
Humanity colonizes the stars, until godlike aliens reshape them into a galaxy of nightmares.
by C.M. Kosemen 2006
4.16
11k+ ratings
A Fire Upon the Deep
by Vernor Vinge • 1992
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
4.13
67k+
A Fire Upon the Deep Summary
A Fire Upon the Deep
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
by Vernor Vinge 1992
4.13
67k+ ratings
The Library at Mount Char
by Scott Hawkins • 2015
Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.
4.06
82k+
The Library at Mount Char Summary
The Library at Mount Char
Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.
by Scott Hawkins 2015
4.06
82k+ ratings
The Shadow Out of Time
by H.P. Lovecraft • 1936
A professor's five-year amnesia hid an alien possession. His dreams draw him to desert ruins.
3.85
7k+
The Shadow Out of Time Summary
The Shadow Out of Time
A professor's five-year amnesia hid an alien possession. His dreams draw him to desert ruins.
by H.P. Lovecraft 1936
3.85
7k+ ratings
Revelation Space
by Alastair Reynolds • 2000
A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.
3.99
62k+
Revelation Space Summary
Revelation Space
A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.
by Alastair Reynolds 2000
3.99
62k+ ratings
The Mist
by Stephen King • 1980
A mist-wrapped supermarket traps a father and son with monsters outside and a cult inside.
3.93
184k+
The Mist Summary
The Mist
A mist-wrapped supermarket traps a father and son with monsters outside and a cult inside.
by Stephen King 1980
3.93
184k+ ratings
Death's End
by Liu Cixin
Humanity's last defense is a woman chosen for her mercy. The aliens are counting on it.
4.40
176k+
Death's End Summary
Death's End
Humanity's last defense is a woman chosen for her mercy. The aliens are counting on it.
by Liu Cixin 2010
4.40
176k+ ratings
All Tomorrows
by Nemo Ramjet
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
4.16
11k+
All Tomorrows Summary
All Tomorrows
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
by Nemo Ramjet 2006
4.16
11k+ ratings
Annihilation
by Jeff Vandermeer • 2014
A biologist enters a pristine, forbidden wilderness and breathes spores that change all she sees.
3.80
310k+
Annihilation Summary
Annihilation
A biologist enters a pristine, forbidden wilderness and breathes spores that change all she sees.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2014
3.80
310k+ ratings
The Call of Cthulhu
by H.P. Lovecraft • 2011
A scholar inherits a manuscript, an idol, and the truth: a sleeping god rules our nightmares.
4.03
109k+
The Call of Cthulhu Summary
The Call of Cthulhu
A scholar inherits a manuscript, an idol, and the truth: a sleeping god rules our nightmares.
by H.P. Lovecraft 2011
4.03
109k+ ratings
The War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells • 1898
Martians land in southern England, and one man records the extinction of everything he knew.
3.83
353k+
The War of the Worlds Summary
The War of the Worlds
Martians land in southern England, and one man records the extinction of everything he knew.
by H.G. Wells 1898
3.83
353k+ ratings
Godblight
by Guy Haley • 2021
His daemon brother returns with a plague to kill a demigod, and the Emperor gives only silence.
4.25
2k+
Godblight Summary
Godblight
His daemon brother returns with a plague to kill a demigod, and the Emperor gives only silence.
by Guy Haley 2021
4.25
2k+ ratings
The Three-Body Problem
by Liu Cixin
A countdown in a researcher's eyes reveals an alien invasion rooted in China's Cultural Revolution.
4.08
505k+
The Three-Body Problem Summary
The Three-Body Problem
A countdown in a researcher's eyes reveals an alien invasion rooted in China's Cultural Revolution.
by Liu Cixin 2006
4.08
505k+ ratings
It
by Stephen King
Seven outcast children confront an evil that wears a clown's face and sleeps beneath their town.
4.24
1.3M+
It Summary
It
Seven outcast children confront an evil that wears a clown's face and sleeps beneath their town.
by Stephen King 1986
4.24
1.3M+ ratings
Eisenhorn
by Dan Abnett • 2004
An Inquisitor sworn to purity binds a daemon to hunt a heretic, beginning his own slow corruption.
4.43
10k+
Eisenhorn Summary
Eisenhorn
An Inquisitor sworn to purity binds a daemon to hunt a heretic, beginning his own slow corruption.
by Dan Abnett 2004
4.43
10k+ ratings
Leviathan Falls
by James S.A. Corey • 2021
Bonded to alien technology, Jim Holden can stop the hive mind only by collapsing every ring gate.
4.54
72k+
Leviathan Falls Summary
Leviathan Falls
Bonded to alien technology, Jim Holden can stop the hive mind only by collapsing every ring gate.
by James S.A. Corey 2021
4.54
72k+ ratings
At the Mountains of Madness
by H.P. Lovecraft • 1936
An Antarctic expedition uncovers a dead alien city. The cause of death is still there.
3.78
65k+
At the Mountains of Madness Summary
At the Mountains of Madness
An Antarctic expedition uncovers a dead alien city. The cause of death is still there.
by H.P. Lovecraft 1936
3.78
65k+ ratings
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman • 2013
A monster is his new housekeeper. Three ancient women at the lane's end are his only defense.
4.01
660k+
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Summary
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
A monster is his new housekeeper. Three ancient women at the lane's end are his only defense.
by Neil Gaiman 2013
4.01
660k+ ratings
Her Soul to Take
by Harley Laroux
A ghost hunter accidentally summons a demon, making herself the final sacrifice for a cult.
4.03
157k+
Her Soul to Take Summary
Her Soul to Take
A ghost hunter accidentally summons a demon, making herself the final sacrifice for a cult.
by Harley Laroux 2021
4.03
157k+ ratings
Last Days
by Adam L.G. Nevill
A filmmaker documents a dead cult and discovers its horrors are real, ancient, and hunting him.
3.71
16k+
Last Days Summary
Last Days
A filmmaker documents a dead cult and discovers its horrors are real, ancient, and hunting him.
by Adam L.G. Nevill 2012
3.71
16k+ ratings
Ring Shout
by P. Djèlí Clark • 2020
1922 Georgia: a Black monster hunter faces the Klan's ritual to summon a god of hate.
3.93
61k+
Ring Shout Summary
Ring Shout
1922 Georgia: a Black monster hunter faces the Klan's ritual to summon a god of hate.
by P. Djèlí Clark 2020
3.93
61k+ ratings
Harrow the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir • 2020
Haunted by the woman she devoured for power, a necromancer must face a world-devouring beast.
4.29
91k+
Harrow the Ninth Summary
Harrow the Ninth
Haunted by the woman she devoured for power, a necromancer must face a world-devouring beast.
by Tamsyn Muir 2020
4.29
91k+ ratings
The Great God Pan
by Arthur Machen • 1890
A forbidden brain experiment yields a child who grows into a woman of inhuman, ruinous beauty.
3.67
17k+
The Great God Pan Summary
The Great God Pan
A forbidden brain experiment yields a child who grows into a woman of inhuman, ruinous beauty.
by Arthur Machen 1890
3.67
17k+ ratings
Uzumaki
by Junji Ito • 1998
Her seaside town unravels as spirals warp bodies, break minds, and seal every road out.
4.44
43k+
Uzumaki Summary
Uzumaki
Her seaside town unravels as spirals warp bodies, break minds, and seal every road out.
by Junji Ito 1998
4.44
43k+ ratings
There Is No Antimemetics Division
by qntm
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
4.10
29k+
There Is No Antimemetics Division Summary
There Is No Antimemetics Division
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
by qntm 2020
4.10
29k+ ratings
Cyclonopedia
by Reza Negarestani
Petroleum is a sentient planetary intelligence. The Middle East is its body. The war is its hunger.
3.86
1k+
Cyclonopedia Summary
Cyclonopedia
Petroleum is a sentient planetary intelligence. The Middle East is its body. The war is its hunger.
by Reza Negarestani 2008
3.86
1k+ ratings
Bird Box
by Josh Malerman • 2014
One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.
4.05
213k+
Bird Box Summary
Bird Box
One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.
by Josh Malerman 2014
4.05
213k+ ratings
The Hollow Places
by T. Kingfisher • 2020
A broken museum wall reveals a foggy dimension where the willows devour anyone who thinks of them.
3.78
57k+
The Hollow Places Summary
The Hollow Places
A broken museum wall reveals a foggy dimension where the willows devour anyone who thinks of them.
by T. Kingfisher 2020
3.78
57k+ ratings
Skeleton Crew
by Stephen King • 1985
A father and son trapped in a mist-shrouded supermarket face monsters outside and a fanatic within.
3.97
139k+
Skeleton Crew Summary
Skeleton Crew
A father and son trapped in a mist-shrouded supermarket face monsters outside and a fanatic within.
by Stephen King 1985
3.97
139k+ ratings
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