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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

Dust Summary
Dust
by Hugh Howey 2013 458 pages
4.24
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Station Eleven Summary
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel 2014 333 pages
4.07
500k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
The Cyberiad Summary
The Cyberiad
by Stanisław Lem 1965 295 pages
4.14
13k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Humor
Revelation Space Summary
Revelation Space
by Alastair Reynolds 2000 585 pages
3.99
58k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
House Atreides Summary
House Atreides
by Brian Herbert 1999 681 pages
3.82
28k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Iron Widow Summary
Iron Widow
by Xiran Jay Zhao 2021 394 pages
4.05
97k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Scythe Summary
Scythe
by Neal Shusterman 2016 435 pages
4.32
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dystopia
Bayonet Dawn Summary
Bayonet Dawn
by Scott Moon 2016 275 pages
3.84
100+ ratings
Science Fiction
Emperor of Thorns Summary
Emperor of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence 2013 434 pages
4.23
55k+ ratings
Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
All Tomorrows Summary
All Tomorrows
The Myriad Species and Mixed Fortunes of Man
by Nemo Ramjet 2006 111 pages
4.20
7k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
Alien Summary
Alien
Out of the Shadows
by Tim Lebbon 2013 352 pages
3.81
10k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Aliens
Cloud Atlas Summary
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell 2004 509 pages
4.01
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Six Summary
The Six
by Mark Alpert 2015 368 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity Summary
Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity
by Phillip P. Peterson 2015 448 pages
4.09
2k+ ratings
Science Fiction
German Literature
Roman
Revan Summary
Revan
by Drew Karpyshyn 2011 289 pages
4.01
22k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
A Fire Upon the Deep Summary
A Fire Upon the Deep
by Vernor Vinge 1992 613 pages
4.14
64k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Science Fiction Fantasy
Machine Learning Summary
Machine Learning
New and Collected Stories
by Hugh Howey 2017 352 pages
4.03
3k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Fantasy
Exodus Summary
Exodus
The Archimedes Engine
by Peter F. Hamilton 2024 928 pages
4.37
2k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
Thunderhead Summary
Thunderhead
by Neal Shusterman 2018 504 pages
4.39
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Dystopia
The Enemy Summary
The Enemy
by Charlie Higson 2009 406 pages
4.10
25k+ ratings
Horror
Zombies
Young Adult
Flowers for Algernon Summary
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes 1966 311 pages
4.22
700k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Young Adult
The Grace Year Summary
The Grace Year
by Kim Liggett 2019 416 pages
4.15
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
The Grace of Kings Summary
The Grace of Kings
by Ken Liu 2015 640 pages
3.79
24k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
At the Mountains of Madness Summary
At the Mountains of Madness
by H.P. Lovecraft 1931 194 pages
3.80
58k+ ratings
Horror
Classics
Science Fiction
Ellison Wonderland Summary
Ellison Wonderland
by Harlan Ellison 1962 195 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Fantasy
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1 Summary
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1
by Philip K. Dick 2011 144 pages
4.04
4k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Graphic Novels
Comics
The Last Hour of Gann Summary
The Last Hour of Gann
by R. Lee Smith 2013 706 pages
4.10
8k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Romance
Aliens
The Primal Hunter Summary
The Primal Hunter
by Zogarth 2022 716 pages
4.28
15k+ ratings
Fantasy
Magic
Role Playing Games
Counter-Clock World Summary
Counter-Clock World
by Philip K. Dick 1967 218 pages
3.55
5k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
Time Travel
The Death and Life of Superman Summary
The Death and Life of Superman
by Roger Stern 1993 527 pages
4.11
6k+ ratings
Comics
Fantasy
Science Fiction
The Ministry of Time Summary
The Ministry of Time
by Kaliane Bradley 2024 352 pages
3.61
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Romance
Time Travel
Eruption Summary
Eruption
by Michael Crichton 2024 423 pages
3.80
49k+ ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery
Annie Bot Summary
Annie Bot
by Sierra Greer 2024 231 pages
3.83
45k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Feminism
Romance
In the Lives of Puppets Summary
In the Lives of Puppets
by T.J. Klune 2023 432 pages
3.91
85k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
LGBT
The Will of the Many Summary
The Will of the Many
by James Islington 2023 639 pages
4.62
88k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Science Fiction
Starter Villain Summary
Starter Villain
by John Scalzi 2023 264 pages
4.14
71k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Humor
Light Bringer Summary
Light Bringer
by Pierce Brown 2023 682 pages
4.75
63k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Prophet Song Summary
Prophet Song
by Paul Lynch 2023 259 pages
4.06
63k+ ratings
Dystopia
Ireland
Irish Literature
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
3.77
58k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Sea of Tranquility Summary
Sea of Tranquility
by Emily St. John Mandel 2022 259 pages
4.07
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Fantasy
The Measure Summary
The Measure
by Nikki Erlick 2022 353 pages
3.98
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Our Missing Hearts Summary
Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng 2022 335 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Dystopia
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
This Time Tomorrow Summary
This Time Tomorrow
by Emma Straub 2022 310 pages
3.80
100k+ ratings
Time Travel
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The School for Good Mothers Summary
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan 2022 336 pages
3.53
100k+ ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Contemporary
Upgrade Summary
Upgrade
by Blake Crouch 2022 352 pages
3.81
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy Summary
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
by Becky Chambers 2022 152 pages
4.40
69k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Novella
The Mercy of Gods Summary
The Mercy of Gods
by James S.A. Corey 2024 422 pages
4.19
23k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
Beautyland Summary
Beautyland
by Marie-Helene Bertino 2024 336 pages
4.11
20k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Literary Fiction
Fantasy
The Other Valley Summary
The Other Valley
by Scott Alexander Howard 2024 290 pages
3.88
14k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Time Travel
The Power of Six Summary
The Power of Six
by Pittacus Lore 2011 406 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
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