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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.

Science Fiction Book Summaries

Excession Summary
Excession
by Iain M. Banks 1996 500 pages
4.20
32k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Cultural
Palm Sunday Summary
Palm Sunday
An Autobiographical Collage
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1981 300 pages
3.78
6k+ ratings
Essays
Short Stories
Classics
The Breach Summary
The Breach
by Patrick Lee 2009 372 pages
4.01
9k+ ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery
Mockingjay Summary
Mockingjay
by Suzanne Collins 2010 390 pages
4.10
3.4M+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
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
Ender’s Game Summary
Ender’s Game
by Orson Scott Card 1985 324 pages
4.31
1.4M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
11/22/63 Summary
11/22/63
by Stephen King 2011 849 pages
4.34
500k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Atlas Shrugged Summary
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand 1957 1168 pages
3.69
300k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Politics
Insurgent Summary
Insurgent
by Veronica Roth 2012 525 pages
3.97
1.5M+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Ready Player One Summary
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline 2011 480 pages
4.23
1.2M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
The Glass Bead Game Summary
The Glass Bead Game
by Hermann Hesse 1943 558 pages
4.10
40k+ ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
The Expanse and Philosophy Summary
The Expanse and Philosophy
So Far Out Into the Darkness
by Jeffery L. Nicholas 2021 237 pages
4.02
50+ ratings
Philosophy
Science Fiction
1984 Summary
1984
by George Orwell 1949 328 pages
4.20
5M+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Knife of Never Letting Go Summary
The Knife of Never Letting Go
by Patrick Ness 2008 479 pages
3.97
100k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
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
100k+ ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
The Hunger Games Summary
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins 2008 374 pages
4.34
9.2M+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Fahrenheit 451 Summary
Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury 1953 194 pages
3.97
2.6M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
School
The Three-Body Problem Summary
The Three-Body Problem
by Liu Cixin 2006 472 pages
4.08
400k+ ratings
Science Fiction
China
Fantasy
Consider Phlebas Summary
Consider Phlebas
by Iain M. Banks 1987 467 pages
3.85
95k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Science Fiction Fantasy
Dune Summary
Dune
by Frank Herbert 1965 658 pages
4.28
1.5M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Animal Farm Summary
Animal Farm
by George Orwell 1945 141 pages
4.00
4.1M+ ratings
Dystopia
Fantasy
School
A Clockwork Orange Summary
A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess 1962 192 pages
4.00
700k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Horror
The Road Summary
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy 2006 241 pages
3.99
900k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
The Art of Prophecy Summary
The Art of Prophecy
by Wesley Chu 2022 533 pages
4.07
4k+ ratings
Fantasy
Adult
High Fantasy
The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King 1982 231 pages
3.92
600k+ ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Path of Destruction Summary
Path of Destruction
by Drew Karpyshyn 2006 324 pages
4.34
34k+ ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Never Let Me Go Summary
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2005 288 pages
3.85
700k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Contemporary
Animal Farm / 1984 Summary
Animal Farm / 1984
by George Orwell 1949 400 pages
4.30
200k+ ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Literature
The Stand Summary
The Stand
by Stephen King 1978 1152 pages
4.35
700k+ ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Nexus Summary
Nexus
by Ramez Naam 2012 460 pages
4.04
20k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Cyberpunk
Thriller
1984 Summary
1984
George Orwell
by SparkNotes 2014 80 pages
4.29
9k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Naked Lunch Summary
Naked Lunch
The Restored Text
by William S. Burroughs 1959 289 pages
3.46
95k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Novels
Dune Messiah Summary
Dune Messiah
by Frank Herbert 1969 336 pages
3.89
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Classics
Invisible Planets Summary
Invisible Planets
Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation
by Ken Liu 2016 383 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
China
Old Man's War Summary
Old Man's War
by John Scalzi 2005 318 pages
4.23
200k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
War
The Dark Forest Summary
The Dark Forest
by Liu Cixin 2008 512 pages
4.41
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
China
Fantasy
Death's End Summary
Death's End
by Liu Cixin 2010 604 pages
4.41
100k+ ratings
Science Fiction
China
Fantasy
Brave New World Summary
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley 1932 268 pages
3.99
1.9M+ ratings
Literature
Science Fiction
Novels
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Summary
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams 1979 216 pages
4.23
1.9M+ ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Summary
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams 1996 815 pages
4.38
300k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
1984 Summary
1984
by Michael Dean 1949 71 pages
4.41
32k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Darkest Minds Summary
The Darkest Minds
by Alexandra Bracken 2012 488 pages
4.15
200k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Digital Fortress Summary
Digital Fortress
by Dan Brown 1998 510 pages
3.70
600k+ ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Around the World in Eighty Days Summary
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne 1872 252 pages
3.95
200k+ ratings
Classics
Adventure
Science Fiction
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Summary
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne 1869 269 pages
3.89
200k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
Red Rising Summary
Red Rising
by Pierce Brown 2014 382 pages
4.27
500k+ ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Brave New World Revisited Summary
Brave New World Revisited
by Aldous Huxley 1958 123 pages
3.94
21k+ ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Philosophy
The Maze Runner Summary
The Maze Runner
by James Dashner 2009 384 pages
4.05
1.6M+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Kill Order Summary
The Kill Order
by James Dashner 2012 327 pages
3.71
200k+ ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Science Fiction
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