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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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Naked Lunch Summary
Naked Lunch
The Restored Text
by William S. Burroughs 1959 289 pages
3.46
96.2K ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
The Program Summary
The Program
by Suzanne Young 2013 405 pages
4.04
60.0K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
Pandemonium Summary
Pandemonium
by Lauren Oliver 2012 375 pages
4.03
243.7K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror Summary
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 224 pages
3.92
137.3K ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
This Time Tomorrow Summary
This Time Tomorrow
by Emma Straub 2022 310 pages
3.80
149.2K ratings
Time Travel
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 Summary
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
by Hiromu Arakawa 2002 192 pages
4.53
182.3K ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Graphic Novels
This Inevitable Ruin Summary
This Inevitable Ruin
by Matt Dinniman 2024 724 pages
4.68
38.4K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Humor
The Knife of Never Letting Go Summary
The Knife of Never Letting Go
by Patrick Ness 2008 479 pages
3.98
200.5K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Reached Summary
Reached
by Ally Condie 2012 512 pages
3.54
174.4K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
Iron Widow Summary
Iron Widow
by Xiran Jay Zhao 2021 394 pages
4.04
101.0K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Young Adult
The Sword of Truth Summary
The Sword of Truth
by Terry Goodkind 2006 2405 pages
4.24
3.3K ratings
Fantasy
Magic
Epic Fantasy
The Amber Spyglass Summary
The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pullman 2000 465 pages
4.10
374.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Foe Summary
Foe
by Iain Reid 2018 261 pages
3.70
34.8K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
Monument 14 Summary
Monument 14
by Emmy Laybourne 2012 304 pages
3.90
24.6K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Little, Big Summary
Little, Big
by John Crowley 1981 538 pages
3.81
12.0K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Novels
The Society of Unknowable Objects Summary
The Society of Unknowable Objects
by Gareth Brown 2025 352 pages
4.08
1.4K ratings
Fantasy
Mystery
Magical Realism
Split Second Summary
Split Second
by Douglas E. Richards 2015 365 pages
3.96
27.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Thriller
Ghost Fleet Summary
Ghost Fleet
A Novel of the Next World War
by P.W. Singer 2015 404 pages
3.76
11.6K ratings
Military Fiction
Science Fiction
Thriller
Thrawn Summary
Thrawn
by Timothy Zahn 2017 427 pages
4.31
54.8K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Final Warning Summary
The Final Warning
by James Patterson 2008 256 pages
3.85
73.3K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Mortal Engines Summary
Mortal Engines
by Philip Reeve 2001 326 pages
3.77
69.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Severance Summary
Severance
by Ling Ma 2018 291 pages
3.89
124.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Contemporary
Recruitment Summary
Recruitment
by K.A. Riley 2018 426 pages
3.93
5.6K ratings
Dystopia
Fantasy
Young Adult
The Arctic Incident Summary
The Arctic Incident
by Eoin Colfer 2002 398 pages
3.96
158.1K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
The Boy Who Couldn't Die Summary
The Boy Who Couldn't Die
by William Sleator 2004 161 pages
3.67
1.9K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Fantasy
The Ghost Brigades Summary
The Ghost Brigades
by John Scalzi 2006 343 pages
4.12
91.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Military Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
What We Can Know Summary
What We Can Know
by Ian McEwan 2025 303 pages
3.96
6.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Literary Fiction
Wilder Girls Summary
Wilder Girls
by Rory Power 2019 357 pages
3.45
96.1K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
LGBT
Cibola Burn Summary
Cibola Burn
by James S.A. Corey 2014 581 pages
4.23
119.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
Redshirts Summary
Redshirts
by John Scalzi 2012 320 pages
3.87
113.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
Malorie Summary
Malorie
by Josh Malerman 2020 301 pages
3.80
26.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Dystopia
Kraken Summary
Kraken
by China Miéville 2010 509 pages
3.62
28.1K ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Science Fiction
Sandstorm Summary
Sandstorm
by James Rollins 2004 574 pages
3.96
53.4K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
Planet of the Apes Summary
Planet of the Apes
by Pierre Boulle 1963 276 pages
3.99
46.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
France
On the Beach Summary
On the Beach
by Nevil Shute 1957 296 pages
3.98
47.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Post Apocalyptic
Opal Summary
Opal
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012 394 pages
4.24
156.6K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
The Waste Lands Summary
The Waste Lands
by Stephen King 1991 422 pages
4.25
237.3K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
The Mind Parasites Summary
The Mind Parasites
The Supernatural Metaphysical Cult Thriller
by Colin Wilson 1967 240 pages
3.73
1.6K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Novels
Hench Summary
Hench
by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020 403 pages
4.01
25.4K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Superheroes
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited Summary
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited
by Aldous Huxley 1958 340 pages
4.16
170.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Classics
The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset Summary
The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset
by Suzanne Collins 2010 1155 pages
4.49
230.1K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Dystopia
The Mysterious Island Summary
The Mysterious Island
by Jules Verne 1874 723 pages
4.13
57.2K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
Heir to the Empire Summary
Heir to the Empire
by Timothy Zahn 1991 404 pages
4.17
98.8K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Echoes of Eternity Summary
Echoes of Eternity
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2022 522 pages
4.54
2.1K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Black Order Summary
Black Order
by James Rollins 2006 448 pages
4.16
36.7K ratings
Thriller
Adventure
Mystery
Doomsday Book Summary
Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis 1992 578 pages
4.03
62.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Historical Fiction
The Lion Summary
The Lion
Son of the Forest
by Mike Brooks 2023 290 pages
4.41
2.8K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Frankenstein Summary
Frankenstein
The 1818 Text
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1818 260 pages
3.89
1.7M ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Gothic
Tarkin Summary
Tarkin
by James Luceno 2014 288 pages
3.76
20.4K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Last Cuentista Summary
The Last Cuentista
by Donna Barba Higuera 2021 320 pages
4.05
27.2K ratings
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
Young Adult
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