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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

Shatter Me Summary
Shatter Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2011 338 pages
3.85
1M+ ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Science Fiction
The Time Machine Summary
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells 1895 118 pages
3.90
500k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Time Travel
Stranger in a Strange Land Summary
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein 1961 525 pages
3.92
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Handmaid’s Tale Summary
The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood 1985 311 pages
4.14
2.2M+ ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Cryptonomicon Summary
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson 1999 1152 pages
4.23
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Cyberpunk
The Testaments Summary
The Testaments
by Margaret Atwood 2019 422 pages
4.19
300k+ ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Feminism
Catching Fire Summary
Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins 2009 391 pages
4.34
3.8M+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Summary
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
by Suzanne Collins 2020 541 pages
3.98
900k+ ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Fantasy
Journey to the Center of the Earth Summary
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne 1864 240 pages
3.85
200k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
Children of Dune Summary
Children of Dune
by Frank Herbert 1976 609 pages
3.96
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Harrow the Ninth Summary
Harrow the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir 2020 512 pages
4.29
79k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Queer
World War Z Summary
World War Z
An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks 2006 342 pages
4.02
500k+ ratings
Horror
Zombies
Science Fiction
2001 Summary
2001
A Space Odyssey
by Arthur C. Clarke 1968 297 pages
4.17
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
Solaris Summary
Solaris
by Stanisław Lem 1961 204 pages
3.99
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Polish Literature
Minecraft Summary
Minecraft
The Island
by Max Brooks 2017 288 pages
4.18
6k+ ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Childrens
Red Mars Summary
Red Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson 1992 572 pages
3.86
85k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space
The Midnight Library Summary
The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig 2020 288 pages
3.99
2.1M+ ratings
Fantasy
Contemporary
Magical Realism
The Dispossessed Summary
The Dispossessed
An Ambiguous Utopia
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1974 387 pages
4.25
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Classics
Foundation Summary
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov 1951 244 pages
4.17
500k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Fantasy
Foundation and Empire Summary
Foundation and Empire
by Isaac Asimov 1945 256 pages
4.22
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space Opera
The Martian Summary
The Martian
by Andy Weir 2011 384 pages
4.42
1.1M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Adventure
Space
The Obelisk Gate Summary
The Obelisk Gate
by N.K. Jemisin 2016 410 pages
4.30
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Second Foundation Summary
Second Foundation
by Isaac Asimov 1953 256 pages
4.27
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space Opera
The Foundation Trilogy Summary
The Foundation Trilogy
by Isaac Asimov 1953 679 pages
4.42
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Prestige Summary
The Prestige
by Christopher Priest 1995 404 pages
3.92
23k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Bird Box Summary
Bird Box
by Josh Malerman 2014 262 pages
4.04
200k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Dystopia
American Gods Summary
American Gods
by Neil Gaiman 2001 635 pages
4.11
900k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Urban Fantasy
The Lost Colony Summary
The Lost Colony
by Eoin Colfer 2006 385 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
The Last Colony Summary
The Last Colony
by John Scalzi 2007 320 pages
4.10
68k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Military Fiction
The Last Murder at the End of the World Summary
The Last Murder at the End of the World
by Stuart Turton 2024 368 pages
3.67
36k+ ratings
Mystery
Science Fiction
Thriller
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
4.12
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
The Color of Magic Summary
The Color of Magic
by Terry Pratchett 1983 228 pages
4.00
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
Going Postal Summary
Going Postal
by Terry Pratchett 2004 394 pages
4.41
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
The Scorch Trials Summary
The Scorch Trials
by James Dashner 2010 362 pages
3.90
600k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Life As We Knew It Summary
Life As We Knew It
by Susan Beth Pfeffer 2006 337 pages
3.89
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Death Cure Summary
The Death Cure
by James Dashner 2011 325 pages
3.78
400k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Wool Omnibus Summary
Wool Omnibus
by Hugh Howey 2012 509 pages
4.20
300k+ ratings
Apocalyptic
Adult
Adult Fiction
The Wild Robot Summary
The Wild Robot
by Peter Brown 2016 282 pages
4.20
95k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Recursion Summary
Recursion
by Blake Crouch 2019 326 pages
4.17
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Time Travel
The Marrow Thieves Summary
The Marrow Thieves
by Cherie Dimaline 2017 234 pages
3.96
40k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Indigenous
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
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
Heretics of Dune Summary
Heretics of Dune
by Frank Herbert 1984 669 pages
3.86
93k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Chapterhouse Summary
Chapterhouse
Dune
by Frank Herbert 1985 609 pages
3.88
76k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Call of Cthulhu Summary
The Call of Cthulhu
by H.P. Lovecraft 1928 43 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Horror
Classics
Short Stories
Deception Point Summary
Deception Point
by Dan Brown 2001 556 pages
3.76
600k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Ready Player Two Summary
Ready Player Two
by Ernest Cline 2020 370 pages
3.43
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Klara and the Sun Summary
Klara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2021 303 pages
3.74
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Literary Fiction
Feed Summary
Feed
by M.T. Anderson 2002 308 pages
3.55
66k+ ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Invisible Man Summary
The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells 1897 192 pages
3.63
200k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Horror
The Martian Chronicles Summary
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury 1950 182 pages
4.16
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Short Stories
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