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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

The Passage Summary
The Passage
by Justin Cronin 2010 784 pages
4.05
200k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Gone Summary
Gone
by Michael Grant 2008 560 pages
3.87
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Cell Summary
Cell
by Stephen King 2006 449 pages
3.66
200k+ ratings
Horror
Zombies
Thriller
Song of Susannah Summary
Song of Susannah
by Stephen King 2004 544 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Wolves of the Calla Summary
Wolves of the Calla
by Stephen King 2003 960 pages
4.20
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The Arctic Incident Summary
The Arctic Incident
by Eoin Colfer 2002 398 pages
3.96
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Dreamcatcher Summary
Dreamcatcher
by Stephen King 2001 688 pages
3.66
100k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
His Dark Materials Summary
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman 2000 1088 pages
4.29
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
Snow Crash Summary
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson 1992 438 pages
4.02
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Cyberpunk
Fantasy
Starters Summary
Starters
by Lissa Price 2012 352 pages
3.88
44k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
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
Sent Summary
Sent
by Margaret Peterson Haddix 2009 320 pages
3.94
17k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Time Travel
Heavenbreaker Summary
Heavenbreaker
by Sara Wolf 2024 424 pages
3.71
11k+ ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Romance
The Eyes of Darkness Summary
The Eyes of Darkness
by Dean Koontz 1981 369 pages
3.88
37k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Jurassic Park Summary
Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton 1990 450 pages
4.11
1M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Horror
Trading in Danger Summary
Trading in Danger
by Elizabeth Moon 2003 357 pages
4.00
15k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
In Bloom Summary
In Bloom
by Paul Tremblay 2023 35 pages
3.05
11k+ ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Novella
Split Second Summary
Split Second
by Douglas E. Richards 2015 365 pages
3.96
27k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Thriller
The Lion Summary
The Lion
Son of the Forest
by Mike Brooks 2023 290 pages
4.41
2k+ ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Silo Saga Omnibus Summary
The Silo Saga Omnibus
by Hugh Howey 2020 1663 pages
4.60
3k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
The Humans Summary
The Humans
by Matt Haig 2013 285 pages
4.08
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Humor
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars
Revenge of the Sith
by Matthew Woodring Stover 2005 418 pages
4.29
22k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Illuminatus! Trilogy Summary
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
by Robert Shea 1983 805 pages
4.01
15k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Humor
Who Goes There? Summary
Who Goes There?
by John W. Campbell Jr. 1938 161 pages
3.79
11k+ ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Classics
Vox Summary
Vox
by Christina Dalcher 2018 336 pages
3.54
86k+ ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Feminism
Tarkin Summary
Tarkin
by James Luceno 2014 288 pages
3.76
20k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017 288 pages
4.24
8k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Post Apocalyptic
Horror
Fortune Falls Summary
Fortune Falls
by Lou Vane 2021 372 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Dystopia
Fantasy
Young Adult
Golden State Summary
Golden State
by Ben H. Winters 2019 323 pages
3.47
7k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Mystery
Halo Summary
Halo
Ghosts of Onyx
by Eric S. Nylund 2006 384 pages
4.19
14k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Novels
Storm from the Shadows Summary
Storm from the Shadows
by David Weber 2009 755 pages
4.14
4k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Military Fiction
The Speed of Dark Summary
The Speed of Dark
by Elizabeth Moon 2002 369 pages
3.99
11k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Waste Lands Summary
The Waste Lands
by Stephen King 1991 422 pages
4.25
200k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The Shimmering State Summary
The Shimmering State
by Meredith Westgate 2021 320 pages
3.44
1k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Halo Summary
Halo
The Fall of Reach
by Eric S. Nylund 2001 352 pages
4.26
33k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Fantasy
Halo Summary
Halo
First Strike
by Eric S. Nylund 2003 352 pages
4.16
17k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Novels
Halo Summary
Halo
The Flood
by William C. Dietz 2003 341 pages
3.72
18k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Video Games
Novels
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4 Summary
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4
The Minority Report
by Philip K. Dick 1987 396 pages
4.11
14k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Science Fiction Fantasy
Abaddon’s Gate Summary
Abaddon’s Gate
by James S.A. Corey 2013 539 pages
4.28
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
Origin Summary
Origin
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2013 374 pages
4.32
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
Under the Never Sky Summary
Under the Never Sky
by Veronica Rossi 2011 374 pages
3.99
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
The Twelve Summary
The Twelve
by Justin Cronin 2012 592 pages
4.03
100k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Partials Summary
Partials
by Dan Wells 2012 468 pages
3.93
59k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Archenemies Summary
Archenemies
by Marissa Meyer 2018 560 pages
4.25
95k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Seckry Sevenstars and the City of the Falling Sky Summary
Seckry Sevenstars and the City of the Falling Sky
by Joseph Evans 2011 394 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
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
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
Crash Summary
Crash
by J.G. Ballard 1973 224 pages
3.59
27k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Novels
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