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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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This Is How You Lose the Time War Summary
This Is How You Lose the Time War
by Amal El-Mohtar 2019 209 pages
3.86
294.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Jurassic Park Summary
Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton 1990 450 pages
4.12
1.0M ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Horror
Metro 2033 Summary
Metro 2033
by Dmitry Glukhovsky 2002 458 pages
4.03
71.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Post Apocalyptic
The Hunger Games Summary
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins 2008 374 pages
4.34
9.4M ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Fahrenheit 451 Summary
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury 1953 194 pages
3.97
2.7M ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Parable of the Sower Summary
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler 1993 345 pages
4.20
224.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Fantasy
Revelation Space Summary
Revelation Space
by Alastair Reynolds 2000 585 pages
3.99
59.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
The One Summary
The One
by John Marrs 2016 418 pages
4.10
261.6K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery Thriller
Never Let Me Go Summary
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2005 288 pages
3.85
793.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Book Club
The Three-Body Problem Summary
Immersive
The Three-Body Problem
by Liu Cixin 2006 472 pages
4.08
446.6K ratings
Science Fiction
China
Fantasy
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Summary
Immersive
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
by Suzanne Collins 2020 541 pages
3.98
995.4K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Fantasy
Klara and the Sun Summary
Klara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2021 303 pages
3.74
397.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Book Club
Dystopia
The City of Ember Summary
The City of Ember
by Jeanne DuPrau 2003 270 pages
3.90
293.4K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Dystopia
The Measure Summary
The Measure
by Nikki Erlick 2022 353 pages
3.98
314.2K ratings
Book Club
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Children of Dune Summary
Children of Dune
by Frank Herbert 1976 609 pages
3.96
231.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Classics
Imagine Me Summary
Imagine Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2020 450 pages
4.01
265.7K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
The Player of Games Summary
The Player of Games
by Iain M. Banks 1988 293 pages
4.28
77.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Giver Summary
The Giver
by Lois Lowry 1993 208 pages
4.12
2.7M ratings
Young Adult
Classics
Dystopia
God Emperor of Dune Summary
God Emperor of Dune
by Frank Herbert 1981 587 pages
3.88
136.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Dry Summary
Dry
by Neal Shusterman 2018 390 pages
4.01
51.9K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Ignite Me Summary
Ignite Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2014 408 pages
4.45
608.3K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
Red Rising Summary
Red Rising
by Pierce Brown 2014 382 pages
4.27
612.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
The Passage Summary
The Passage
by Justin Cronin 2010 784 pages
4.05
219.1K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Other Valley Summary
The Other Valley
by Scott Alexander Howard 2024 290 pages
3.88
17.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Time Travel
Altered Carbon Summary
Altered Carbon
by Richard K. Morgan 2002 526 pages
4.04
111.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Cyberpunk
Mystery
Delirium Summary
Delirium
by Lauren Oliver 2011 441 pages
3.95
475.3K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
The Mist Summary
The Mist
by Stephen King 1980 176 pages
3.94
171.4K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
Roadside Picnic Summary
Roadside Picnic
by Arkady Strugatsky 1972 145 pages
4.13
79.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Russia
Classics
The Road Summary
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy 2006 241 pages
4.00
985.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
The Foundation Trilogy Summary
The Foundation Trilogy
by Isaac Asimov 1953 679 pages
4.42
106.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Memory Police Summary
The Memory Police
by Yōko Ogawa 1994 274 pages
3.71
117.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Japan
Matched Summary
Matched
by Ally Condie 2010 369 pages
3.62
806.6K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Gone Summary
Gone
by Michael Grant 2008 560 pages
3.87
207.5K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
A Rover's Story Summary
A Rover's Story
by Jasmine Warga 2022 320 pages
4.27
8.2K ratings
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
Childrens
Neuromancer Summary
Neuromancer
by William Gibson 1984 288 pages
3.89
349.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Cyberpunk
Classics
Fledgling Summary
Fledgling
by Octavia E. Butler 2005 310 pages
3.81
36.8K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Vampires
Light Bringer Summary
Light Bringer
by Pierce Brown 2023 682 pages
4.76
70.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Destroy Me Summary
Destroy Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2012 111 pages
3.96
324.0K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Young Adult
The Rule of Three Summary
The Rule of Three
by Eric Walters 2014 405 pages
4.00
7.9K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Poppy Fields Summary
The Poppy Fields
by Nikki Erlick 2025 324 pages
3.93
2.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Defiance of the Fall 3 Summary
Defiance of the Fall 3
by TheFirstDefier 2021 868 pages
4.51
9.8K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Magic
Iron Gold Summary
Iron Gold
by Pierce Brown 2018 602 pages
4.22
137.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Fairy Tale Summary
Fairy Tale
by Stephen King 2022 607 pages
4.10
310.7K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Adventure
Gifted & Talented Summary
Gifted & Talented
by Olivie Blake 2025 512 pages
3.77
3.0K ratings
Fantasy
Adult
Contemporary
The 5th Wave Summary
The 5th Wave
by Rick Yancey 2013 457 pages
4.00
472.3K ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Solaris Summary
Solaris
by Stanisław Lem 1961 204 pages
3.99
121.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Polish Literature
Digital Fortress Summary
Immersive
Digital Fortress
by Dan Brown 1998 510 pages
3.70
654.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Fortune Falls Summary
Fortune Falls
by Lou Vane 2021 372 pages
4.14
2.1K ratings
Dystopia
Fantasy
Young Adult
Heretics of Dune Summary
Heretics of Dune
by Frank Herbert 1984 669 pages
3.86
95.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
1984 Summary
1984
George Orwell
by SparkNotes 2014 80 pages
4.30
9.8K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
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