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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.

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The Winter Soldier Summary
The Winter Soldier
Cold Front
by Mackenzi Lee 2023 416 pages
4.18
2.3K ratings
Marvel
Young Adult
Fantasy
Animal Farm / 1984 Summary
Animal Farm / 1984
by George Orwell 1949 400 pages
4.30
209.3K ratings
Classics
Dystopia
Literature
The Forever War Summary
The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman 1974 278 pages
4.14
175.5K ratings
Science Fiction
War
Space Opera
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter Summary
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
by Brandon Sanderson 2023 480 pages
4.45
89.6K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Science Fiction
The Compound Summary
The Compound
by Aisling Rawle 2025 292 pages
3.81
4.5K ratings
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Dystopia
Dry Summary
Dry
by Neal Shusterman 2018 390 pages
4.01
51.9K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Foundation Summary
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov 1951 244 pages
4.17
574.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Fantasy
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
The Fifth Season Summary
The Fifth Season
by N.K. Jemisin 2015 468 pages
4.30
309.1K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dystopia
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
Internment Summary
Internment
by Samira Ahmed 2019 386 pages
3.87
19.8K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Contemporary
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
The Year of the Flood Summary
The Year of the Flood
by Margaret Atwood 2009 431 pages
4.07
130.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
Cryptonomicon Summary
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson 1999 1152 pages
4.23
115.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Cyberpunk
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Summary
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick 1968 244 pages
4.09
488.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Dystopia
Stranger in a Strange Land Summary
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein 1961 525 pages
3.92
321.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
Artemis Summary
Artemis
by Andy Weir 2017 305 pages
3.69
302.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Space
Fantasy
Renegades Summary
Renegades
by Marissa Meyer 2017 552 pages
4.12
157.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Beautyland Summary
Beautyland
by Marie-Helene Bertino 2024 327 pages
4.09
24.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Lagoon Summary
Lagoon
by Nnedi Okorafor 2014 306 pages
3.63
8.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Africa
Reveal Me Summary
Reveal Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2019 112 pages
3.96
117.3K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
I Am Number Four Summary
I Am Number Four
by Pittacus Lore 2010 440 pages
3.94
348.5K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Blindness Summary
Blindness
by José Saramago 1995 326 pages
4.18
319.2K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Novels
The Scorch Trials Summary
The Scorch Trials
by James Dashner 2010 362 pages
3.90
621.0K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Anathem Summary
Anathem
by Neal Stephenson 2008 937 pages
4.17
74.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Philosophy
The Circle Summary
The Circle
by Dave Eggers 2013 493 pages
3.43
226.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Book Club
Atlas Shrugged Summary
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand 1957 1168 pages
3.69
401.0K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Politics
The Fall of Hyperion Summary
The Fall of Hyperion
by Dan Simmons 1990 517 pages
4.24
139.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
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
Rendezvous with Rama Summary
Rendezvous with Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke 1973 243 pages
4.12
177.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space
The Heir Summary
The Heir
by Kiera Cass 2015 342 pages
3.63
387.5K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Dystopia
A Memory Called Empire Summary
A Memory Called Empire
by Arkady Martine 2019 448 pages
4.11
66.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
Champion Summary
Champion
by Marie Lu 2013 369 pages
4.31
228.3K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Romance
Recursion Summary
Recursion
by Blake Crouch 2019 326 pages
4.17
281.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Time Travel
The Last Hour of Gann Summary
The Last Hour of Gann
by R. Lee Smith 2013 706 pages
4.10
8.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Romance
Aliens
Defiance of the Fall 11 Summary
Defiance of the Fall 11
by TheFirstDefier 2023 662 pages
4.53
5.0K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Adventure
The One Summary
The One
by Kiera Cass 2014 323 pages
4.14
748.0K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Dystopia
Cloud Atlas Summary
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell 2004 509 pages
4.01
260.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Testing Summary
The Testing
by Joelle Charbonneau 2013 325 pages
4.05
80.4K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Science Fiction
The Cradle of Ice Summary
The Cradle of Ice
by James Rollins 2023 672 pages
4.07
4.1K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Adult
VALIS Summary
VALIS
by Philip K. Dick 1981 242 pages
3.92
31.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Philosophy
Religion
Dreamcatcher Summary
Dreamcatcher
by Stephen King 2001 688 pages
3.66
182.4K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
Who Goes There? Summary
Who Goes There?
by John W. Campbell Jr. 1938 161 pages
3.79
11.3K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Classics
The Puppet Masters Summary
The Puppet Masters
by Robert A. Heinlein 1951 416 pages
3.89
33.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Cyberiad Summary
The Cyberiad
by Stanisław Lem 1965 295 pages
4.14
13.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Humor
Ancillary Justice Summary
Ancillary Justice
by Ann Leckie 2013 386 pages
3.99
114.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Science Fiction Fantasy
Authority Summary
Authority
by Jeff VanderMeer 2014 341 pages
3.55
97.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
Life, the Universe and Everything Summary
Life, the Universe and Everything
by Douglas Adams 1982 224 pages
4.17
244.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
Leviathan Falls Summary
Leviathan Falls
by James S.A. Corey 2021 528 pages
4.54
64.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
Wolves of the Calla Summary
Wolves of the Calla
by Stephen King 2003 960 pages
4.20
195.4K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
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