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Imagination takes flight in these masterfully crafted worlds, where heroes rise, mysteries unfold, and human nature reveals its deepest truths. Whether following a quest through magical realms or witnessing life-changing moments in familiar settings, these stories capture the full spectrum of human experience through unforgettable characters and compelling narratives.

Fiction Book Summaries

To Live Summary
To Live
by Yu Hua 1992 250 pages
4.34
21k+ ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
Sabriel Summary
Sabriel
by Garth Nix 1995 491 pages
4.17
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
Angel of Greenwood Summary
Angel of Greenwood
by Randi Pink 2021 304 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Female of the Species Summary
The Female of the Species
by Mindy McGinnis 2016 368 pages
4.15
38k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
Mystery
Tears of Ink Summary
Tears of Ink
by Anna Bloom 2018 352 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Love from A to Z Summary
Love from A to Z
by S.K. Ali 2019 358 pages
4.11
22k+ ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
Hidden Places Summary
Hidden Places
by Lynn Austin 2001 429 pages
4.40
11k+ ratings
Christian Fiction
Historical Fiction
Christian
Interview with the Vampire Summary
Interview with the Vampire
by Anne Rice 1976 346 pages
4.02
600k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Vampires
Assassin's Quest Summary
Assassin's Quest
by Robin Hobb 1997 757 pages
4.21
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Gregor the Overlander Summary
Gregor the Overlander
by Suzanne Collins 2003 326 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Riders of the Purple Sage Summary
Riders of the Purple Sage
by Zane Grey 1912 320 pages
3.75
13k+ ratings
Westerns
Classics
Historical Fiction
The Queen of the Damned Summary
The Queen of the Damned
by Anne Rice 1988 448 pages
3.92
100k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Vampires
Stormbreaker Summary
Stormbreaker
by Anthony Horowitz 2000 256 pages
3.98
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Adventure
Mystery
Double Cross Summary
Double Cross
by James Patterson 2007 389 pages
4.04
54k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
Rebel Angels Summary
Rebel Angels
by Libba Bray 2004 548 pages
3.95
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Historical Fiction
Running Blind Summary
Running Blind
by Lee Child 2000 512 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Speaker for the Dead Summary
Speaker for the Dead
by Orson Scott Card 1986 382 pages
4.10
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Fairest Summary
Fairest
by Gail Carson Levine 2006 326 pages
3.89
68k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Fairy Tales
Extreme Measures Summary
Extreme Measures
by Vince Flynn 2008 448 pages
4.33
55k+ ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Mystery
Soldier Boys Summary
Soldier Boys
by Dean Hughes 2001 240 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
War
The Goose Girl Summary
The Goose Girl
by Shannon Hale 2003 383 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Romance
The Luxe Summary
The Luxe
by Anna Godbersen 2007 433 pages
3.65
73k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
Path of the Assassin Summary
Path of the Assassin
by Brad Thor 2003 367 pages
4.19
28k+ ratings
Thriller
Action
Mystery
A Spell for Chameleon Summary
A Spell for Chameleon
by Piers Anthony 1977 344 pages
3.92
47k+ ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Forever War Summary
The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman 1974 278 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
War
Space Opera
Starship Troopers Summary
Starship Troopers
by Robert A. Heinlein 1959 264 pages
4.01
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Military Fiction
War
I Am Legend and Other Stories Summary
I Am Legend and Other Stories
by Richard Matheson 1954 317 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Vampires
Berserk, Vol. 2 Summary
Berserk, Vol. 2
by Kentaro Miura 1991 240 pages
4.43
21k+ ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Horror
Mirror Girls Summary
Mirror Girls
by Kelly McWilliams 2022 320 pages
3.95
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms Summary
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
by N.K. Jemisin 2010 427 pages
3.90
78k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
High Fantasy
Absolute Power Summary
Absolute Power
by David Baldacci 1996 550 pages
4.20
100k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Pop Goes the Weasel Summary
Pop Goes the Weasel
by James Patterson 1999 461 pages
4.04
72k+ ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Desert Spear Summary
The Desert Spear
by Peter V. Brett 2010 579 pages
4.21
89k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Hexed Summary
Hexed
by Kevin Hearne 2011 296 pages
4.22
64k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Paranormal
Memorial Day Summary
Memorial Day
by Vince Flynn 2004 608 pages
4.33
51k+ ratings
Thriller
Action
Espionage
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl Summary
The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
by Tomihiko Morimi 2006 265 pages
4.00
1k+ ratings
Japanese Literature
Japan
Fantasy
Princess Academy Summary
Princess Academy
by Shannon Hale 2005 314 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Best Served Cold Summary
Best Served Cold
by Joe Abercrombie 2009 534 pages
4.24
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Blood Song Summary
Blood Song
by Anthony Ryan 2011 591 pages
4.42
89k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Kushiel's Dart Summary
Kushiel's Dart
by Jacqueline Carey 2001 1040 pages
4.02
82k+ ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Erotica
Boy Swallows Universe Summary
Boy Swallows Universe
by Trent Dalton 2018 474 pages
4.34
91k+ ratings
Contemporary
Australia
Crime
Crash Summary
Crash
by J.G. Ballard 1973 224 pages
3.59
27k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Novels
The Bell Summary
The Bell
by Iris Murdoch 1958 296 pages
3.92
9k+ ratings
Classics
Novels
British Literature
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Summary
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
by Anne Brontë 1848 576 pages
4.02
100k+ ratings
Classics
Romance
19th Century
The Year of the Flood Summary
The Year of the Flood
by Margaret Atwood 2009 431 pages
4.06
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Pig Tales Summary
Pig Tales
by Marie Darrieussecq 1996 151 pages
3.46
3k+ ratings
France
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Complicity Summary
Complicity
by Iain Banks 1993 313 pages
3.92
13k+ ratings
Crime
Mystery
Thriller
The Return of the Native Summary
The Return of the Native
by Thomas Hardy 1878 426 pages
3.88
39k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
Vathek Summary
Vathek
by William Beckford 1786 180 pages
3.24
6k+ ratings
Gothic
Classics
Horror
Trunk Music Summary
Trunk Music
by Michael Connelly 1997 448 pages
4.21
73k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
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