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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

Bird Box Summary
Bird Box
by Josh Malerman 2014 262 pages
4.05
203.0K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Dystopia
Annie Bot Summary
Annie Bot
by Sierra Greer 2024 231 pages
3.83
52.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Feminism
Adult
Heretics of Dune Summary
Heretics of Dune
by Frank Herbert 1984 669 pages
3.86
95.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Digital Fortress Summary
Digital Fortress
by Dan Brown 1998 510 pages
3.70
654.7K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
Iron Gold Summary
Iron Gold
by Pierce Brown 2018 602 pages
4.22
137.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Insurgent Summary
Insurgent
by Veronica Roth 2012 525 pages
3.97
1.6M ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
American Gods Summary
American Gods
by Neil Gaiman 2001 635 pages
4.10
973.2K ratings
Fantasy
Mythology
Urban Fantasy
Eruption Summary
Eruption
by Michael Crichton 2024 423 pages
3.78
54.8K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Adventure
Neuromancer Summary
Neuromancer
by William Gibson 1984 288 pages
3.89
349.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Cyberpunk
Classics
The Dark Forest Summary
The Dark Forest
by Liu Cixin 2008 512 pages
4.41
198.0K ratings
Science Fiction
China
Fantasy
Vicious Summary
Vicious
by Victoria E. Schwab 2013 402 pages
4.19
293.5K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dark Academia
Never Let Me Go Summary
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2005 288 pages
3.85
793.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Book Club
The Elite Summary
The Elite
by Kiera Cass 2013 336 pages
3.94
839.3K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Dystopia
The Handmaid’s Tale Summary
The Handmaid’s Tale
by Margaret Atwood 1985 311 pages
4.15
2.3M ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Morning Star Summary
Morning Star
by Pierce Brown 2016 525 pages
4.53
306.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Dystopia
Our Missing Hearts Summary
Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng 2022 335 pages
3.79
200.9K ratings
Book Club
Dystopia
Contemporary
Ready Player One Summary
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline 2011 480 pages
4.23
1.3M ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
1Q84 Summary
1Q84
by Haruki Murakami 2009 944 pages
3.95
330.2K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
Dark Matter Summary
Dark Matter
by Blake Crouch 2016 342 pages
4.14
641.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
Journey to the Center of the Earth Summary
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne 1864 240 pages
3.85
215.9K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Adventure
Defy Me Summary
Defy Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2019 357 pages
4.27
315.9K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
Destroy Me Summary
Destroy Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2012 111 pages
3.96
324.0K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Young Adult
How to Stop Time Summary
How to Stop Time
by Matt Haig 2018 339 pages
3.83
204.7K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction
Annihilation Summary
Annihilation
by Jeff VanderMeer 2014 195 pages
3.79
273.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
Internment Summary
Internment
by Samira Ahmed 2019 386 pages
3.87
19.8K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Contemporary
Deception Point Summary
Deception Point
by Dan Brown 2001 556 pages
3.76
688.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Suspense
The Mercy of Gods Summary
The Mercy of Gods
by James S.A. Corey 2024 422 pages
4.18
26.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
Gideon the Ninth Summary
Gideon the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir 2019 448 pages
4.20
166.4K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
LGBT
Animal Farm / 1984 Summary
Animal Farm / 1984
by George Orwell 1949 400 pages
4.30
209.3K ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Literature
The Darkest Minds Summary
The Darkest Minds
by Alexandra Bracken 2012 488 pages
4.15
202.1K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Vox Summary
Vox
by Christina Dalcher 2018 336 pages
3.55
87.5K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Feminism
The Starless Crown Summary
The Starless Crown
by James Rollins 2022 560 pages
3.79
11.1K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Adult
The War of the Worlds Summary
The War of the Worlds
by H.G. Wells 1898 192 pages
3.83
336.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Fantasy
The Circle Summary
The Circle
by Dave Eggers 2013 493 pages
3.43
226.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Book Club
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1 Summary
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1
by Philip K. Dick 2011 144 pages
4.04
4.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Graphic Novels
Comics
Excession Summary
Excession
by Iain M. Banks 1996 500 pages
4.20
33.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Cultural
Flowers for Algernon Summary
Flowers for Algernon
by Daniel Keyes 1966 311 pages
4.23
750.4K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Dune Messiah Summary
Dune Messiah
by Frank Herbert 1969 336 pages
3.89
370.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Classics
Champion Summary
Champion
by Marie Lu 2013 369 pages
4.31
228.3K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Romance
The Kill Order Summary
The Kill Order
by James Dashner 2012 327 pages
3.71
250.5K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Artificial Condition Summary
Artificial Condition
by Martha Wells 2018 158 pages
4.26
180.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Novella
Adult
The Last Murder at the End of the World Summary
The Last Murder at the End of the World
by Stuart Turton 2024 368 pages
3.67
42.6K ratings
Mystery
Science Fiction
Thriller
The Fifth Season Summary
The Fifth Season
by N.K. Jemisin 2015 468 pages
4.30
309.1K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Illuminatus! Trilogy Summary
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
by Robert Shea 1983 805 pages
4.01
16.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Humor
Blindness Summary
Blindness
by José Saramago 1995 326 pages
4.18
319.2K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Novels
Snow Crash Summary
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson 1992 438 pages
4.02
291.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Cyberpunk
Fantasy
The Passage Summary
The Passage
by Justin Cronin 2010 784 pages
4.05
219.1K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Children of Dune Summary
Children of Dune
by Frank Herbert 1976 609 pages
3.96
231.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Classics
Life As We Knew It Summary
Life As We Knew It
by Susan Beth Pfeffer 2006 337 pages
3.89
131.9K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Old Man's War Summary
Old Man's War
by John Scalzi 2005 318 pages
4.23
213.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
War
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