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Imagination takes flight in these masterfully crafted worlds, where heroes rise, mysteries unfold, and human nature reveals its deepest truths. Whether following a quest through magical realms or witnessing life-changing moments in familiar settings, these stories capture the full spectrum of human experience through unforgettable characters and compelling narratives.

Fiction Book Summaries

Obsidian Butterfly Summary
Obsidian Butterfly
by Laurell K. Hamilton 2000 596 pages
4.10
66k+ ratings
Urban Fantasy
Vampires
Fantasy
Winter Garden Summary
Winter Garden
by Kristin Hannah 2010 394 pages
4.27
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Romance
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Summary
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers 2000 530 pages
3.69
100k+ ratings
Contemporary
Literature
Humor
All Quiet on the Western Front Summary
All Quiet on the Western Front
by Erich Maria Remarque 1928 296 pages
4.09
400k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
Blood Rites Summary
Blood Rites
by Jim Butcher 2004 372 pages
4.29
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
Changes Summary
Changes
by Jim Butcher 2010 438 pages
4.50
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
Grave Peril Summary
Grave Peril
by Jim Butcher 2001 378 pages
4.14
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
Debt of Honor Summary
Debt of Honor
by Tom Clancy 1994 990 pages
4.10
50k+ ratings
Thriller
Military Fiction
Espionage
Can You Keep a Secret? Summary
Can You Keep a Secret?
by Sophie Kinsella 2003 374 pages
3.82
400k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Romance
Contemporary
The Red Pyramid Summary
The Red Pyramid
by Rick Riordan 2010 528 pages
4.10
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
American Assassin Summary
American Assassin
by Vince Flynn 2010 448 pages
4.25
97k+ ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
A Confederacy of Dunces Summary
A Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole 1980 394 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Humor
Literature
Comedy
The Good, the Bad, and the Undead Summary
The Good, the Bad, and the Undead
by Kim Harrison 2005 453 pages
4.25
67k+ ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Paranormal
Excession Summary
Excession
by Iain M. Banks 1996 500 pages
4.20
32k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Cultural
House Rules Summary
House Rules
by Jodi Picoult 2010 532 pages
4.04
100k+ ratings
Mystery
Contemporary
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Palm Sunday Summary
Palm Sunday
An Autobiographical Collage
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1981 300 pages
3.78
6k+ ratings
Essays
Short Stories
Classics
Will Grayson, Will Grayson Summary
Will Grayson, Will Grayson
by John Green 2010 320 pages
3.69
400k+ ratings
Young Adult
Contemporary
LGBT
Warrior of the Light Summary
Warrior of the Light
by Paulo Coelho 1997 142 pages
3.69
40k+ ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Small Favor Summary
Small Favor
by Jim Butcher 2008 423 pages
4.43
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Summary
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
by Jeff Kinney 2007 226 pages
3.98
700k+ ratings
Humor
Childrens
Middle Grade
The Concrete Blonde Summary
The Concrete Blonde
by Michael Connelly 1994 484 pages
4.23
74k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Catch-22 Summary
Catch-22
by Joseph Heller 1961 453 pages
3.99
800k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
War
The Demon King Summary
The Demon King
by Cinda Williams Chima 2009 506 pages
4.16
79k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Magic
The Alchemist Summary
The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho 1988 182 pages
3.92
3.3M+ ratings
Fantasy
Philosophy
Self Help
A Gate at the Stairs Summary
A Gate at the Stairs
by Lorrie Moore 2009 322 pages
3.17
18k+ ratings
Novels
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Wise Man's Fear Summary
The Wise Man's Fear
by Patrick Rothfuss 2011 994 pages
4.55
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Good in Bed Summary
Good in Bed
by Jennifer Weiner 2002 376 pages
3.76
300k+ ratings
Chick Lit
Romance
Contemporary
Abraham Lincoln Summary
Abraham Lincoln
Vampire Hunter
by Seth Grahame-Smith 2010 336 pages
3.71
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Horror
A Secret Kept Summary
A Secret Kept
by Tatiana de Rosnay 2009 303 pages
3.36
28k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Mystery
Furies of Calderon Summary
Furies of Calderon
by Jim Butcher 2004 688 pages
4.13
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Storm Front Summary
Storm Front
by Jim Butcher 2000 372 pages
3.97
300k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
The Book of Disquiet Summary
The Book of Disquiet
by Fernando Pessoa 1982 544 pages
4.40
34k+ ratings
Classics
Poetry
Philosophy
Soulless Summary
Soulless
by Gail Carriger 2009 357 pages
3.90
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Steampunk
Romance
Summer Knight Summary
Summer Knight
by Jim Butcher 2002 446 pages
4.26
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Urban Fantasy
Mystery
The Black Ice Summary
The Black Ice
by Michael Connelly 1993 439 pages
4.12
89k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
The Age of Innocence Summary
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton 1920 293 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Romance
Faceless Killers Summary
Faceless Killers
by Henning Mankell 1991 280 pages
3.76
76k+ ratings
Mystery
Crime
Thriller
Mockingjay Summary
Mockingjay
by Suzanne Collins 2010 390 pages
4.10
3.4M+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Shadowland Summary
Shadowland
by Jenny Carroll 2000 287 pages
4.04
70k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Paranormal
The Sum of All Fears Summary
The Sum of All Fears
by Tom Clancy 1991 914 pages
4.07
64k+ ratings
Thriller
Espionage
Action
Lord of the Flies Summary
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding 1954 182 pages
3.70
3M+ ratings
Classics
Young Adult
School
A Clash of Kings Summary
A Clash of Kings
by George R.R. Martin 1998 1009 pages
4.42
900k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
The Graveyard Book Summary
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman 2008 312 pages
4.16
500k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Horror
Patient Zero Summary
Patient Zero
by Jonathan Maberry 2009 421 pages
4.00
30k+ ratings
Horror
Zombies
Thriller
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories Summary
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 254 pages
4.00
35k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Short Stories
Moon Called Summary
Moon Called
by Patricia Briggs 2006 289 pages
4.15
200k+ ratings
Urban Fantasy
Fantasy
Paranormal
Ender’s Game Summary
Ender’s Game
by Orson Scott Card 1985 324 pages
4.31
1.4M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
The Lost Hero Summary
The Lost Hero
by Rick Riordan 2010 576 pages
4.30
800k+ ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Young Adult
Gardens of the Moon Summary
Gardens of the Moon
by Steven Erikson 1999 666 pages
3.93
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Shiver Summary
Shiver
by Maggie Stiefvater 2009 392 pages
3.76
400k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
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