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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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Master and Apprentice Summary
Master and Apprentice
by Claudia Gray 2019 330 pages
4.17
21.5K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Ferryman Summary
The Ferryman
by Justin Cronin 2023 538 pages
3.92
38.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Fantasy
Caliban’s War Summary
Caliban’s War
by James S.A. Corey 2012 624 pages
4.39
171.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
The Man in the High Castle Summary
The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick 1962 259 pages
3.59
226.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Dystopia
Exhalation Summary
Exhalation
by Ted Chiang 2019 368 pages
4.27
106.0K ratings
Short Stories
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Parable of the Talents Summary
Parable of the Talents
by Octavia E. Butler 1998 448 pages
4.32
74.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Fantasy
Leviathan Wakes Summary
Leviathan Wakes
by James S.A. Corey 2011 592 pages
4.31
299.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space
UnWholly Summary
UnWholly
by Neal Shusterman 2012 416 pages
4.24
64.6K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Gliff Summary
Gliff
by Ali Smith 2024 288 pages
3.97
4.0K ratings
Dystopia
Literary Fiction
Science Fiction
The Hunger Games Summary
The Hunger Games
Official Illustrated Movie Companion
by Kate Egan 2012 160 pages
4.52
202.8K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
The Drawing of the Three Summary
The Drawing of the Three
by Stephen King 1987 463 pages
4.24
279.6K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Parable of the Sower Summary
Parable of the Sower
A Graphic Novel Adaptation
by Damian Duffy 2020 266 pages
3.98
5.1K ratings
Graphic Novels
Science Fiction
Comics
Notes on Infinity Summary
Notes on Infinity
by Austin Taylor 2025 400 pages
3.70
1.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Romance
Contemporary
Scarlet Summary
Scarlet
by Marissa Meyer 2013 454 pages
4.24
447.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride Summary
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
by Matt Dinniman 2023 694 pages
4.66
52.1K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Humor
Dante Summary
Dante
by Guy Haley 2017 304 pages
4.33
1.6K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Starters Summary
Starters
by Lissa Price 2012 352 pages
3.88
45.0K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
2001 Summary
2001
A Space Odyssey
by Arthur C. Clarke 1968 297 pages
4.17
328.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
Extinction Summary
Extinction
by Douglas Preston 2024 370 pages
4.08
19.7K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery
The Angel Experiment Summary
The Angel Experiment
by James Patterson 2005 445 pages
4.07
229.6K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Around the World in Eighty Days Summary
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne 1872 252 pages
3.95
271.6K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Science Fiction
Watchers Summary
Watchers
by Dean Koontz 1987 624 pages
4.19
169.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
The Lost World Summary
The Lost World
by Michael Crichton 1995 448 pages
3.87
169.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Adventure
Archenemies Summary
Archenemies
by Marissa Meyer 2018 560 pages
4.24
96.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Crossed Summary
Crossed
by Ally Condie 2011 367 pages
3.52
255.0K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
Commune Summary
Commune
Book One
by Joshua Gayou 2017 272 pages
4.17
2.8K ratings
Post Apocalyptic
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Chain-Gang All-Stars Summary
Chain-Gang All-Stars
by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 2023 367 pages
4.12
83.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Book Club
The Twelve Summary
The Twelve
by Justin Cronin 2012 592 pages
4.03
104.2K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dawn Summary
Dawn
by Octavia E. Butler 1987 248 pages
4.15
59.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Aliens
The Speed of Dark Summary
The Speed of Dark
by Elizabeth Moon 2002 369 pages
3.99
11.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Book Club
The School for Good Mothers Summary
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan 2022 336 pages
3.53
119.3K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Book Club
Obsidian Summary
Obsidian
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2011 335 pages
4.13
292.0K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
The Apollo Murders Summary
The Apollo Murders
by Chris Hadfield 2021 480 pages
3.92
17.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
Double Helix Summary
Double Helix
by Nancy Werlin 2004 250 pages
3.50
3.1K ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Mystery
Red Clocks Summary
Red Clocks
by Leni Zumas 2018 368 pages
3.66
24.7K ratings
Feminism
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Invisible Man Summary
The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells 1897 192 pages
3.63
208.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
Amazonia Summary
Amazonia
by James Rollins 2002 510 pages
4.15
34.7K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Summary
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1973 32 pages
4.37
50.1K ratings
Short Stories
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Sea of Tranquility Summary
Sea of Tranquility
by Emily St. John Mandel 2022 259 pages
4.06
275.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Book Club
1984 Summary
1984
by Michael Dean 1949 71 pages
4.41
33.6K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
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
3.76
62.7K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Palm Sunday Summary
Palm Sunday
An Autobiographical Collage
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1981 300 pages
3.78
6.7K ratings
Essays
Short Stories
Classics
Cress Summary
Cress
by Marissa Meyer 2014 552 pages
4.40
392.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
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
180.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
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
146.6K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
The Mask Falling Summary
The Mask Falling
by Samantha Shannon 2021 528 pages
4.46
15.0K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Conform Summary
Conform
by Ariel Sullivan 2025 416 pages
4.16
766 ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Dystopia
The Plot Against America Summary
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth 2004 391 pages
3.81
66.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Literature
The City of Mirrors Summary
The City of Mirrors
by Justin Cronin 2016 602 pages
4.21
59.6K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Emperor of Thorns Summary
Emperor of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence 2013 434 pages
4.22
56.2K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
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