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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.

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Shadows Summary
Shadows
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012 179 pages
4.08
44.3K ratings
Young Adult
Paranormal
Fantasy
Dreadnought Summary
Dreadnought
by Cherie Priest 2010 400 pages
3.87
8.1K ratings
Steampunk
Fantasy
Science Fiction
When Gracie Met the Grump Summary
When Gracie Met the Grump
by Mariana Zapata 2022 570 pages
4.05
38.5K ratings
Romance
Fantasy
Slow Burn
Opposition Summary
Opposition
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2014 533 pages
4.32
89.7K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
Obsidio Summary
Obsidio
by Amie Kaufman 2018 618 pages
4.44
57.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
The Queen's Wing Summary
The Queen's Wing
by Jessica Thorne 2018 353 pages
3.9
1.1K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Young Adult
Star Mother Summary
Star Mother
by Charlie N. Holmberg 2021 268 pages
4.12
12.9K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Mythology
Memento Summary
Memento
by Amie Kaufman 2020 84 pages
4.29
8.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Novella
The Claw of the Conciliator Summary
The Claw of the Conciliator
by Gene Wolfe 1982 303 pages
4
17.6K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Blazing World Summary
The Blazing World
by Margaret Cavendish 2012 102 pages
2.94
1.9K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Engineer Summary
The Engineer
by Will Wight 2023 419 pages
4.42
5.8K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Magic
Passenger Summary
Passenger
by Alexandra Bracken 2016 496 pages
3.75
42.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Time Travel
Of Dawn and Darkness Summary
Of Dawn and Darkness
by Will Wight 2015 388 pages
4.18
4.0K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Of Killers and Kings Summary
Of Killers and Kings
by Will Wight 2020 393 pages
4.25
2.9K ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
The Knight Summary
The Knight
by Will Wight 2024 407 pages
4.46
4.3K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Magic
Going Home in the Dark Summary
Going Home in the Dark
by Dean Koontz 2025 399 pages
3.51
6.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Triplanetary Summary
Triplanetary
by E.E. "Doc" Smith 1997 287 pages
3.66
7.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Classics
The Bitter Twins Summary
The Bitter Twins
by Jen Williams 2018 624 pages
4.08
5.3K ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Adult
Gateway Summary
Gateway
by Craig Alanson 2025 444 pages
4.42
2.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Aliens
The Urth of the New Sun Summary
The Urth of the New Sun
by Gene Wolfe 1997 372 pages
4.06
9.0K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
The State of the Art Summary
The State of the Art
by Iain M. Banks 2007 188 pages
3.83
19.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Space Opera
Idolfire Summary
Idolfire
by Grace Curtis 2025 480 pages
3.61
675 ratings
Fantasy
Queer
Lesbian
The Sword Saint Summary
The Sword Saint
by C.F. Iggulden 2019 400 pages
4.24
1.9K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor Summary
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
by Hank Green 2020 452 pages
4.23
55.3K ratings
Science Fiction
LGBT
Young Adult
Nona the Ninth Summary
Nona the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir 2022 480 pages
4.34
54.7K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Queer
Sloth Summary
Sloth
by Lana Pecherczyk 2019 322 pages
4.27
1.0K ratings
Paranormal
Romance
Fantasy
Greed Summary
Greed
by Lana Pecherczyk 2019 362 pages
4.26
1.1K ratings
Romance
Paranormal
Fantasy
Don't Let Me Go Summary
Don't Let Me Go
by Kevin Christopher Snipes 2025 400 pages
4.01
558 ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Queer
The Mimicking of Known Successes Summary
The Mimicking of Known Successes
by Malka Ann Older 2023 169 pages
3.6
9.6K ratings
Mystery
Science Fiction
Queer
Of Kings and Killers Summary
Of Kings and Killers
by Will Wight 2020 414 pages
4.3
3.2K ratings
Fantasy
High Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
The Currents of Space Summary
The Currents of Space
by Isaac Asimov 1991 304 pages
3.85
21.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space Opera
Wayfarer Summary
Wayfarer
by Alexandra Bracken 2017 544 pages
3.8
14.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Time Travel
Lust Summary
Lust
by Lana Pecherczyk 2020 340 pages
4.33
905 ratings
Romance
Paranormal
Fantasy
Parasite Summary
Parasite
by Mira Grant 2013 504 pages
3.68
18.9K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Zombies
Cascade Failure Summary
Cascade Failure
by L.M. Sagas 2024 407 pages
3.86
3.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Queer
Space Opera
Rolling in the Deep Summary
Rolling in the Deep
by Mira Grant 2015 128 pages
3.94
12.0K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Written in Fire Summary
Written in Fire
by Marcus Sakey 2016 348 pages
4.19
14.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Fantasy
Blue Mars Summary
Blue Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson 1997 768 pages
3.95
33.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Hugo Awards
Science Fiction Fantasy
Despair Summary
Despair
by Lana Pecherczyk 2022 346 pages
4.47
752 ratings
Paranormal
Romance
Urban Fantasy
False Gods Summary
False Gods
by Graham McNeill 2006 416 pages
4.14
26.3K ratings
Science Fiction
40k
Fantasy
The Stone's Heart Summary
The Stone's Heart
by Jessica Thorne 2019 347 pages
4.1
446 ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Science Fiction
The Sword of the Lictor Summary
The Sword of the Lictor
by Gene Wolfe 1981 279 pages
4.22
12.8K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Classics
Green Mars Summary
Green Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson 1993 624 pages
3.96
40.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Hugo Awards
Science Fiction Fantasy
Absolution Summary
Absolution
by Jeff Vandermeer 2024 464 pages
3.59
10.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
The Minders Summary
The Minders
by John Marrs 2020 433 pages
3.76
16.0K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery Thriller
Of Darkness and Dawn Summary
Of Darkness and Dawn
by Will Wight 2015 364 pages
4.16
4.0K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Gills Summary
Gills
by Abe Moss 2020 332 pages
3.85
619 ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Mermaids
Sinner Summary
Sinner
by Lana Pecherczyk 2019 133 pages
4.02
1.3K ratings
Romance
Paranormal
Fantasy
The Inverted World Summary
The Inverted World
by Christopher Priest 1974 239 pages
3.95
10.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
The Atrocity Archives Summary
The Atrocity Archives
by Charles Stross 2006 345 pages
3.89
27.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Horror
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