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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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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
Atlas Shrugged Summary
Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand 1957 1168 pages
3.69
401.0K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Politics
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
Renegades Summary
Renegades
by Marissa Meyer 2017 552 pages
4.12
157.9K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
The Memory Police Summary
The Memory Police
by Yōko Ogawa 1994 274 pages
3.71
117.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Japan
The Forever War Summary
The Forever War
by Joe Haldeman 1974 278 pages
4.14
175.5K ratings
Science Fiction
War
Space Opera
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Summary
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinlein 1966 288 pages
4.15
136.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
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
Brave New World Revisited Summary
Brave New World Revisited
by Aldous Huxley 1958 123 pages
3.94
21.5K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Philosophy
Cloud Atlas Summary
Cloud Atlas
by David Mitchell 2004 509 pages
4.01
260.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
The Scorch Trials Summary
The Scorch Trials
by James Dashner 2010 362 pages
3.90
621.0K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Gifted & Talented Summary
Gifted & Talented
by Olivie Blake 2025 512 pages
3.77
3.0K ratings
Fantasy
Adult
Contemporary
The One Summary
The One
by Kiera Cass 2014 323 pages
4.14
748.0K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Dystopia
Cryptonomicon Summary
Cryptonomicon
by Neal Stephenson 1999 1152 pages
4.23
115.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Cyberpunk
Defiance of the Fall 3 Summary
Defiance of the Fall 3
by TheFirstDefier 2021 868 pages
4.51
9.8K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Magic
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
The Testing Summary
The Testing
by Joelle Charbonneau 2013 325 pages
4.05
80.4K ratings
Dystopia
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Recursion Summary
Recursion
by Blake Crouch 2019 326 pages
4.17
281.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Time Travel
Who Goes There? Summary
Who Goes There?
by John W. Campbell Jr. 1938 161 pages
3.79
11.3K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Classics
Artemis Summary
Artemis
by Andy Weir 2017 305 pages
3.69
302.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Space
Fantasy
The Heir Summary
The Heir
by Kiera Cass 2015 342 pages
3.63
387.5K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
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
Around the World in Eighty Days Summary
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne 1872 252 pages
3.95
271.6K ratings
Classics
Adventure
Science Fiction
The Time Traveler's Wife Summary
The Time Traveler's Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger 2003 537 pages
4.00
1.8M ratings
Romance
Fantasy
Time Travel
The Foundation Trilogy Summary
The Foundation Trilogy
by Isaac Asimov 1953 679 pages
4.42
106.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
Starters Summary
Starters
by Lissa Price 2012 352 pages
3.88
45.0K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Steelheart Summary
Steelheart
by Brandon Sanderson 2013 386 pages
4.14
190.6K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Leviathan Wakes Summary
Leviathan Wakes
by James S.A. Corey 2011 592 pages
4.31
299.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space
Ender’s Game Summary
Ender’s Game
by Orson Scott Card 1985 324 pages
4.31
1.4M ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Fantasy
Starter Villain Summary
Starter Villain
by John Scalzi 2023 264 pages
4.13
79.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Humor
The Girl with All the Gifts Summary
The Girl with All the Gifts
by M.R. Carey 2014 461 pages
3.95
238.9K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Zombies
1984 Summary
1984
George Orwell
by SparkNotes 2014 80 pages
4.30
9.8K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
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
Consider Phlebas Summary
Consider Phlebas
by Iain M. Banks 1987 467 pages
3.85
96.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King 1982 231 pages
3.91
644.6K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Lagoon Summary
Lagoon
by Nnedi Okorafor 2014 306 pages
3.63
8.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Africa
Upgrade Summary
Upgrade
by Blake Crouch 2022 352 pages
3.81
111.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Mystery
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
Parable of the Sower Summary
Parable of the Sower
A Graphic Novel Adaptation
by Damian Duffy 2020 266 pages
3.98
5.1K ratings
Graphic Novels
Science Fiction
Comics
Palm Sunday Summary
Palm Sunday
An Autobiographical Collage
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 1981 300 pages
3.78
6.7K ratings
Essays
Short Stories
Classics
The Cradle of Ice Summary
The Cradle of Ice
by James Rollins 2023 672 pages
4.07
4.1K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Adult
Four Summary
Four
A Divergent Story Collection
by Veronica Roth 2014 285 pages
3.94
247.0K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
Beautyland Summary
Beautyland
by Marie-Helene Bertino 2024 327 pages
4.09
24.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
Foundation Summary
Foundation
by Isaac Asimov 1951 244 pages
4.17
574.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Fantasy
The Winter Soldier Summary
The Winter Soldier
Cold Front
by Mackenzi Lee 2023 416 pages
4.18
2.3K ratings
Marvel
Young Adult
Fantasy
Cyberpunk 2077 Summary
Cyberpunk 2077
No Coincidence
by Rafał Kosik 2023 416 pages
3.51
3.6K ratings
Cyberpunk
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Cyberiad Summary
The Cyberiad
by Stanisław Lem 1965 295 pages
4.14
13.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Short Stories
Humor
Dry Summary
Dry
by Neal Shusterman 2018 390 pages
4.01
51.9K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Dreamcatcher Summary
Dreamcatcher
by Stephen King 2001 688 pages
3.66
182.4K ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
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
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