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Lord of the World
by Robert Hugh Benson • 1907
A world united in peace worships a new messiah; a Catholic priest sees the Antichrist.
4.09
4k+
Lord of the World Summary
Lord of the World 92%
A world united in peace worships a new messiah; a Catholic priest sees the Antichrist.
by Robert Hugh Benson 1907
4.09
4k+ ratings
Contact
by Carl Sagan • 1985
When the stars send blueprints for a machine, one astronomer must trust what she cannot prove.
4.15
154k+
Contact Summary
Contact 91%
When the stars send blueprints for a machine, one astronomer must trust what she cannot prove.
by Carl Sagan 1985
4.15
154k+ ratings
The Screwtape Letters
by C.S. Lewis • 1942
A master demon tutors his bumbling nephew in the subtle art of damning an ordinary man.
4.27
532k+
The Screwtape Letters Summary
The Screwtape Letters 91%
A master demon tutors his bumbling nephew in the subtle art of damning an ordinary man.
by C.S. Lewis 1942
4.27
532k+ ratings
The Great Divorce
by C.S. Lewis • 1946
A bus from a grey city to Heaven's edge, where ghosts must release their sins.
4.32
187k+
The Great Divorce Summary
The Great Divorce 91%
A bus from a grey city to Heaven's edge, where ghosts must release their sins.
by C.S. Lewis 1946
4.32
187k+ ratings
A Fire Upon the Deep
by Vernor Vinge • 1992
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
4.13
67k+
A Fire Upon the Deep Summary
A Fire Upon the Deep 91%
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
by Vernor Vinge 1992
4.13
67k+ ratings
The Sparrow
by Mary Doria Russell • 1996
They went to meet God's other children. One priest returned, broken, and will not say why.
4.13
83k+
The Sparrow Summary
The Sparrow 90%
They went to meet God's other children. One priest returned, broken, and will not say why.
by Mary Doria Russell 1996
4.13
83k+ ratings
Hyperion
by Dan Simmons • 1989
Seven pilgrims journey to a closed world, each carrying a wish only its monster can grant.
4.28
305k+
Hyperion Summary
Hyperion 90%
Seven pilgrims journey to a closed world, each carrying a wish only its monster can grant.
by Dan Simmons 1989
4.28
305k+ ratings
2001
by Arthur C. Clarke • 1968
A monolith wakes on the moon and signals Saturn; two astronauts and a secretive computer follow.
4.18
339k+
2001 Summary
2001 90%
A monolith wakes on the moon and signals Saturn; two astronauts and a secretive computer follow.
by Arthur C. Clarke 1968
4.18
339k+ ratings
Triplanetary
by E.E. "Doc" Smith • 1934
A stranded secret agent escapes pirates only to face aliens who melt worlds for iron.
3.66
8k+
Triplanetary Summary
Triplanetary 90%
A stranded secret agent escapes pirates only to face aliens who melt worlds for iron.
by E.E. "Doc" Smith 1934
3.66
8k+ ratings
The Mercy of Gods
by James S.A. Corey • 2024
His world decimated by alien conquerors, a scientist must prove his species deserves to survive.
4.15
42k+
The Mercy of Gods Summary
The Mercy of Gods 90%
His world decimated by alien conquerors, a scientist must prove his species deserves to survive.
by James S.A. Corey 2024
4.15
42k+ ratings
Child of Another Kind
by Steven Decker • 2023
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
4.28
6k+
Child of Another Kind Summary
Child of Another Kind 90%
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.28
6k+ ratings
Anathem
by Neal Stephenson • 2008
A cloistered scholar stumbles onto his order's secret: an alien ship from a parallel universe.
4.17
76k+
Anathem Summary
Anathem 89%
A cloistered scholar stumbles onto his order's secret: an alien ship from a parallel universe.
by Neal Stephenson 2008
4.17
76k+ ratings
The Lathe of Heaven
by Ursula K. Le Guin • 1971
When dreams reshape reality, a psychiatrist exploits his patient's gift to build utopia at any cost.
4.13
90k+
The Lathe of Heaven Summary
The Lathe of Heaven 89%
When dreams reshape reality, a psychiatrist exploits his patient's gift to build utopia at any cost.
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1971
4.13
90k+ ratings
The Songs of Distant Earth
by Arthur C. Clarke • 1986
Earth's last ark reaches a water world. For an engineer, love makes departure an act of grief.
3.91
17k+
The Songs of Distant Earth Summary
The Songs of Distant Earth 89%
Earth's last ark reaches a water world. For an engineer, love makes departure an act of grief.
by Arthur C. Clarke 1986
3.91
17k+ ratings
The Stars, Like Dust
by Isaac Asimov • 1951
A student and a heiress seek a rebellion and a hidden document to topple a star empire.
3.74
27k+
The Stars, Like Dust Summary
The Stars, Like Dust 89%
A student and a heiress seek a rebellion and a hidden document to topple a star empire.
by Isaac Asimov 1951
3.74
27k+ ratings
The Hercules Text
by Jack McDevitt • 1986
A pulsar signal brings alien knowledge with the power to remake civilization or end it entirely.
3.67
1k+
The Hercules Text Summary
The Hercules Text 89%
A pulsar signal brings alien knowledge with the power to remake civilization or end it entirely.
by Jack McDevitt 1986
3.67
1k+ ratings
The Truce at Bakura
by Kathy Tyers • 1994
After Endor, Rebels ally with Imperials to save a colony from aliens who drain human souls.
3.47
14k+
The Truce at Bakura Summary
The Truce at Bakura 89%
After Endor, Rebels ally with Imperials to save a colony from aliens who drain human souls.
by Kathy Tyers 1994
3.47
14k+ ratings
Consider Phlebas
by Iain M. Banks • 1987
To save a crumbling empire, a shapeshifter must steal a runaway supermind from a dead world.
3.85
102k+
Consider Phlebas Summary
Consider Phlebas 89%
To save a crumbling empire, a shapeshifter must steal a runaway supermind from a dead world.
by Iain M. Banks 1987
3.85
102k+ ratings
Empire of Silence
by Christopher Ruocchio • 2018
Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.
3.95
55k+
Empire of Silence Summary
Empire of Silence 89%
Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.
by Christopher Ruocchio 2018
3.95
55k+ ratings
Edge of Victory I
by Greg Keyes • 2001
Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.
3.84
8k+
Edge of Victory I Summary
Edge of Victory I 89%
Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.
by Greg Keyes 2001
3.84
8k+ ratings
Children of Time
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2015
Earth's last ark reaches a green world where spiders have cities and the monkeys never arrived.
4.30
180k+
Children of Time Summary
Children of Time 89%
Earth's last ark reaches a green world where spiders have cities and the monkeys never arrived.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015
4.30
180k+ ratings
Dune
by Frank Herbert • 1965
A young noble's inheritance is a desert planet that his enemies have rigged to destroy him.
4.29
1.6M+
Dune Summary
Dune 89%
A young noble's inheritance is a desert planet that his enemies have rigged to destroy him.
by Frank Herbert 1965
4.29
1.6M+ ratings
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
by Christopher Paolini • 2020
An alien organism bonds with a scientist, granting her the language of the species destroying Earth.
3.80
71k+
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Summary
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars 89%
An alien organism bonds with a scientist, granting her the language of the species destroying Earth.
by Christopher Paolini 2020
3.80
71k+ ratings
An Enemy of the State
by F. Paul Wilson • 1980
To break an empire's grip, he targets its currency and teaches millions to stop obeying.
3.89
442
An Enemy of the State Summary
An Enemy of the State 89%
To break an empire's grip, he targets its currency and teaches millions to stop obeying.
by F. Paul Wilson 1980
3.89
442 ratings
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I
by Darryl Anka • 2017
She glimpses every future in shattered light, but an alien empire has already chosen one.
4.53
150
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I Summary
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I 89%
She glimpses every future in shattered light, but an alien empire has already chosen one.
by Darryl Anka 2017
4.53
150 ratings
The Shadow of the Torturer
by Gene Wolfe • 1980
An apprentice torturer's act of mercy exiles him into a dying world haunted by miracles.
3.84
36k+
The Shadow of the Torturer Summary
The Shadow of the Torturer 89%
An apprentice torturer's act of mercy exiles him into a dying world haunted by miracles.
by Gene Wolfe 1980
3.84
36k+ ratings
Les Thanatonautes
by Bernard Werber • 1996
Two friends map the afterlife through clinical death, giving humanity answers it isn't ready for.
4.07
9k+
Les Thanatonautes Summary
Les Thanatonautes 89%
Two friends map the afterlife through clinical death, giving humanity answers it isn't ready for.
by Bernard Werber 1996
4.07
9k+ ratings
Leviathan Wakes
by James S.A. Corey • 2011
A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.
4.31
325k+
Leviathan Wakes Summary
Leviathan Wakes 89%
A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.
by James S.A. Corey 2011
4.31
325k+ ratings
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis • 1950
Four evacuees discover a snowbound land, a witch's curse, and a lion who claims their destiny.
4.24
3.2M+
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Summary
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 89%
Four evacuees discover a snowbound land, a witch's curse, and a lion who claims their destiny.
by C.S. Lewis 1950
4.24
3.2M+ ratings
All Tomorrows
by Nemo Ramjet • 2006
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
4.16
11k+
All Tomorrows Summary
All Tomorrows 89%
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
by Nemo Ramjet 2006
4.16
11k+ ratings
The Present
by Spencer Johnson • 1981
A vision of the spirit realm reveals the church's deadliest foe isn't sin, but self-righteousness.
3.92
10k+
The Present Summary
The Present 89%
A vision of the spirit realm reveals the church's deadliest foe isn't sin, but self-righteousness.
by Spencer Johnson 1981
3.92
10k+ ratings
The War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells • 1898
Martians land in southern England, and one man records the extinction of everything he knew.
3.83
353k+
The War of the Worlds Summary
The War of the Worlds 88%
Martians land in southern England, and one man records the extinction of everything he knew.
by H.G. Wells 1898
3.83
353k+ ratings
Horus Rising
by Dan Abnett • 2006
A crusade captain buries a daemonic possession because his empire has outlawed the very word.
4.26
41k+
Horus Rising Summary
Horus Rising 88%
A crusade captain buries a daemonic possession because his empire has outlawed the very word.
by Dan Abnett 2006
4.26
41k+ ratings
The Man Who Was Thursday
by G.K. Chesterton • 1908
A poet-spy joins an anarchist council where the president has been expecting him.
3.82
47k+
The Man Who Was Thursday Summary
The Man Who Was Thursday 88%
A poet-spy joins an anarchist council where the president has been expecting him.
by G.K. Chesterton 1908
3.82
47k+ ratings
A Girl from Nowhere
by James Maxwell • 2020
A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.
4.06
11k+
A Girl from Nowhere Summary
A Girl from Nowhere 88%
A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.
by James Maxwell 2020
4.06
11k+ ratings
The Pilgrim's Regress
by C.S. Lewis • 1933
Haunted by an island, a restless youth exhausts every modern creed and finds only dead ends.
3.86
11k+
The Pilgrim's Regress Summary
The Pilgrim's Regress 88%
Haunted by an island, a restless youth exhausts every modern creed and finds only dead ends.
by C.S. Lewis 1933
3.86
11k+ ratings
Dawn
by Octavia E. Butler • 1987
After nuclear war, a woman wakes on an alien ship: her rescuers demand a genetic merger.
4.15
65k+
Dawn Summary
Dawn 88%
After nuclear war, a woman wakes on an alien ship: her rescuers demand a genetic merger.
by Octavia E. Butler 1987
4.15
65k+ ratings
The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin • 1974
A physicist leaves an anarchist moon for a capitalist planet where his theories become a weapon.
4.26
154k+
The Dispossessed Summary
The Dispossessed 88%
A physicist leaves an anarchist moon for a capitalist planet where his theories become a weapon.
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1974
4.26
154k+ ratings
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle • 1962
A girl folds space with her brother to save their father from a planet of crushing sameness.
3.97
1.3M+
A Wrinkle in Time Summary
A Wrinkle in Time 88%
A girl folds space with her brother to save their father from a planet of crushing sameness.
by Madeleine L'Engle 1962
3.97
1.3M+ ratings
Enoch Primordial
by Brian Godawa • 2012
When angels fall and giants rule, a reluctant prophet must survive to warn of coming judgment.
4.27
1k+
Enoch Primordial Summary
Enoch Primordial 88%
When angels fall and giants rule, a reluctant prophet must survive to warn of coming judgment.
by Brian Godawa 2012
4.27
1k+ ratings
The Philosopher's Stone
by Colin Wilson • 1969
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
3.92
748
The Philosopher's Stone Summary
The Philosopher's Stone 88%
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
by Colin Wilson 1969
3.92
748 ratings
Seek the Traitor's Son
by Veronica Roth • 2026
A soldier and a general war over a prophecy only the exile's truth-reading son can settle.
4.12
7k+
Seek the Traitor's Son Summary
Seek the Traitor's Son 88%
A soldier and a general war over a prophecy only the exile's truth-reading son can settle.
by Veronica Roth 2026
4.12
7k+ ratings
Chronicles From The Future
by Achilleas Sirigos • 1972
From a coma in 1921, a teacher awakens inside a man of the year 3906.
3.78
569
Chronicles From The Future Summary
Chronicles From The Future 88%
From a coma in 1921, a teacher awakens inside a man of the year 3906.
by Achilleas Sirigos 1972
3.78
569 ratings
Ringworld
by Larry Niven • 1970
Four explorers crash-land on a ring encircling a star. Its surface equals three million Earths.
3.93
130k+
Ringworld Summary
Ringworld 88%
Four explorers crash-land on a ring encircling a star. Its surface equals three million Earths.
by Larry Niven 1970
3.93
130k+ ratings
The Shadow of the Torturer
by Gene Wolfe • 1980
An apprentice torturer's act of mercy exiles him into a dying world haunted by miracles.
3.84
36k+
The Shadow of the Torturer Summary
The Shadow of the Torturer 88%
An apprentice torturer's act of mercy exiles him into a dying world haunted by miracles.
by Gene Wolfe 1980
3.84
36k+ ratings
The Mind Parasites
by Colin Wilson • 1967
An archaeologist learns invisible beings feed on human minds, and they know he has seen them.
3.72
2k+
The Mind Parasites Summary
The Mind Parasites 88%
An archaeologist learns invisible beings feed on human minds, and they know he has seen them.
by Colin Wilson 1967
3.72
2k+ ratings
Across the Haunted Stars
by Abe Moss • 2022
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
4.46
251
Across the Haunted Stars Summary
Across the Haunted Stars 88%
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.46
251 ratings
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury • 1950
Earth's rockets land on an ancient, telepathic Mars. One world will erase the other.
4.16
288k+
The Martian Chronicles Summary
The Martian Chronicles 88%
Earth's rockets land on an ancient, telepathic Mars. One world will erase the other.
by Ray Bradbury 1950
4.16
288k+ ratings
Between Heaven and Hell
by Peter Kreeft • 1982
On November 22, 1963, three famous thinkers die. Their afterlife debate: who was Jesus?
3.92
2k+
Between Heaven and Hell Summary
Between Heaven and Hell 88%
On November 22, 1963, three famous thinkers die. Their afterlife debate: who was Jesus?
by Peter Kreeft 1982
3.92
2k+ ratings
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov • 1951
Predicting the Empire's fall, a mathematician exiles a colony to shorten the dark age.
4.17
602k+
Foundation Summary
Foundation 88%
Predicting the Empire's fall, a mathematician exiles a colony to shorten the dark age.
by Isaac Asimov 1951
4.17
602k+ ratings
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