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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

The Giver Summary
The Giver
by Lois Lowry 1993 208 pages
4.12
2.7M ratings
Young Adult
Classics
Dystopia
The Road Summary
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy 2006 241 pages
4.00
985.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Jurassic Park Summary
Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton 1990 450 pages
4.12
1.0M ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Horror
Imagine Me Summary
Imagine Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2020 450 pages
4.01
265.7K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
Ignite Me Summary
Ignite Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2014 408 pages
4.45
608.3K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
Matched Summary
Matched
by Ally Condie 2010 369 pages
3.62
806.6K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Thunderhead Summary
Thunderhead
by Neal Shusterman 2018 504 pages
4.39
215.0K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Dystopia
The City of Ember Summary
The City of Ember
by Jeanne DuPrau 2003 270 pages
3.90
293.4K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Dystopia
Mockingjay Summary
Mockingjay
by Suzanne Collins 2010 390 pages
4.11
3.5M ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Summary
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams 1979 216 pages
4.22
2.0M ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
God Emperor of Dune Summary
God Emperor of Dune
by Frank Herbert 1981 587 pages
3.88
136.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Mickey7 Summary
Mickey7
by Edward Ashton 2022 296 pages
3.79
37.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Space
Adult
The Measure Summary
The Measure
by Nikki Erlick 2022 353 pages
3.98
314.2K ratings
Book Club
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Three-Body Problem Summary
The Three-Body Problem
by Liu Cixin 2006 472 pages
4.08
446.6K ratings
Science Fiction
China
Fantasy
Uglies Summary
Uglies
by Scott Westerfeld 2005 425 pages
3.85
697.8K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Delirium Summary
Delirium
by Lauren Oliver 2011 441 pages
3.95
475.3K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
Fledgling Summary
Fledgling
by Octavia E. Butler 2005 310 pages
3.81
36.8K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Vampires
Altered Carbon Summary
Altered Carbon
by Richard K. Morgan 2002 526 pages
4.04
111.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Cyberpunk
Mystery
The Butcher's Masquerade Summary
The Butcher's Masquerade
by Matt Dinniman 2022 732 pages
4.69
36.0K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Humor
Gone Summary
Gone
by Michael Grant 2008 560 pages
3.87
207.5K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Divergent Summary
Divergent
by Veronica Roth 2011 487 pages
4.14
4.2M ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Klara and the Sun Summary
Klara and the Sun
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2021 303 pages
3.74
397.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Book Club
Dystopia
Solaris Summary
Solaris
by Stanisław Lem 1961 204 pages
3.99
121.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Polish Literature
A Rover's Story Summary
A Rover's Story
by Jasmine Warga 2022 320 pages
4.27
8.2K ratings
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
Childrens
Fortune Falls Summary
Fortune Falls
by Lou Vane 2021 372 pages
4.14
2.1K ratings
Dystopia
Fantasy
Young Adult
Metro 2033 Summary
Metro 2033
by Dmitry Glukhovsky 2002 458 pages
4.03
71.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Post Apocalyptic
Revelation Space Summary
Revelation Space
by Alastair Reynolds 2000 585 pages
3.99
59.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
Warcross Summary
Warcross
by Marie Lu 2017 368 pages
4.13
120.1K ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Golden Son Summary
Golden Son
by Pierce Brown 2015 466 pages
4.48
372.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
The Other Valley Summary
The Other Valley
by Scott Alexander Howard 2024 290 pages
3.88
17.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Time Travel
Artemis Fowl Summary
Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer 2001 396 pages
3.86
557.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Unravel Me Summary
Unravel Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2013 480 pages
4.11
689.3K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Young Adult
Cinder Summary
Cinder
by Marissa Meyer 2012 400 pages
4.13
983.4K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
The Hunger Games Summary
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins 2008 374 pages
4.34
9.4M ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
This Is How You Lose the Time War Summary
This Is How You Lose the Time War
by Amal El-Mohtar 2019 209 pages
3.86
294.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
The One Summary
The One
by John Marrs 2016 418 pages
4.10
261.6K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery Thriller
Exodus Summary
Exodus
The Archimedes Engine
by Peter F. Hamilton 2024 928 pages
4.32
3.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
Fairy Tale Summary
Fairy Tale
by Stephen King 2022 607 pages
4.10
310.7K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Adventure
He Who Fights with Monsters Summary
He Who Fights with Monsters
by Shirtaloon 2021 680 pages
4.42
31.2K ratings
Fantasy
Magic
Adventure
Brave New World Summary
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley 1932 268 pages
3.99
2.0M ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Literature
The Martian Summary
The Martian
by Andy Weir 2011 384 pages
4.42
1.2M ratings
Science Fiction
Book Club
Adventure
The Player of Games Summary
The Player of Games
by Iain M. Banks 1988 293 pages
4.28
77.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Science Fiction Fantasy
Prodigy Summary
Prodigy
by Marie Lu 2013 371 pages
4.22
275.3K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Romance
Seckry Sevenstars and the City of the Falling Sky Summary
Seckry Sevenstars and the City of the Falling Sky
by Joseph Evans 2011 394 pages
3.86
1.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Oryx and Crake Summary
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood 2003 389 pages
4.01
279.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Light Bringer Summary
Light Bringer
by Pierce Brown 2023 682 pages
4.76
70.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
The 5th Wave Summary
The 5th Wave
by Rick Yancey 2013 457 pages
4.00
472.3K ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Call of Cthulhu Summary
The Call of Cthulhu
by H.P. Lovecraft 1928 43 pages
4.03
114.7K ratings
Horror
Classics
Short Stories
The Mist Summary
The Mist
by Stephen King 1980 176 pages
3.94
171.4K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Fantasy
The Selection Summary
The Selection
by Kiera Cass 2012 336 pages
4.07
1.7M ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Dystopia
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