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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 Speed of Dark Summary
The Speed of Dark
by Elizabeth Moon 2002 369 pages
3.99
11.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Book Club
Second Foundation Summary
Second Foundation
by Isaac Asimov 1953 256 pages
4.27
195.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space Opera
Crossed Summary
Crossed
by Ally Condie 2011 367 pages
3.52
255.0K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset Summary
The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset
by Suzanne Collins 2010 1155 pages
4.49
230.1K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Dystopia
Reached Summary
Reached
by Ally Condie 2012 512 pages
3.54
174.4K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
A Deepness in the Sky Summary
A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge 1999 775 pages
4.32
34.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Hugo Awards
Speaker for the Dead Summary
Speaker for the Dead
by Orson Scott Card 1986 382 pages
4.11
265.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Dispossessed Summary
The Dispossessed
An Ambiguous Utopia
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1974 387 pages
4.25
140.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Classics
At the Mountains of Madness Summary
At the Mountains of Madness
by H.P. Lovecraft 1931 194 pages
3.79
60.1K ratings
Horror
Classics
Science Fiction
Ancillary Justice Summary
Ancillary Justice
by Ann Leckie 2013 386 pages
3.99
114.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Science Fiction Fantasy
Master and Apprentice Summary
Master and Apprentice
by Claudia Gray 2019 330 pages
4.17
21.5K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
His Dark Materials Summary
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman 2000 1088 pages
4.29
166.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
Illuminae Summary
Illuminae
by Amie Kaufman 2015 608 pages
4.24
157.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
Shards of Earth Summary
Shards of Earth
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2021
4.18
29.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Fantasy
Roadside Picnic Summary
Roadside Picnic
by Arkady Strugatsky 1972 145 pages
4.13
79.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Russia
Classics
Archenemies Summary
Archenemies
by Marissa Meyer 2018 560 pages
4.24
96.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
The Book of Bill Summary
The Book of Bill
by Alex Hirsch 2024 208 pages
4.52
10.0K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Graphic Novels
Hench Summary
Hench
by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020 403 pages
4.01
25.4K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Superheroes
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Summary
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
by Christopher Paolini 2020 880 pages
3.80
66.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
The Invisible Man Summary
The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells 1897 192 pages
3.63
208.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
In the Lives of Puppets Summary
In the Lives of Puppets
by T.J. Klune 2023 432 pages
3.91
89.8K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
LGBT
The Grace of Kings Summary
The Grace of Kings
by Ken Liu 2015 640 pages
3.79
25.9K ratings
Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
High Fantasy
Cress Summary
Cress
by Marissa Meyer 2014 552 pages
4.40
392.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Scarlet Summary
Scarlet
by Marissa Meyer 2013 454 pages
4.24
447.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 Summary
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
by Hiromu Arakawa 2002 192 pages
4.53
182.3K ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Graphic Novels
2001 Summary
2001
A Space Odyssey
by Arthur C. Clarke 1968 297 pages
4.17
328.0K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Martian Chronicles Summary
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury 1950 182 pages
4.16
277.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Short Stories
Iron Widow Summary
Iron Widow
by Xiran Jay Zhao 2021 394 pages
4.04
101.0K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Freedom™ Summary
Freedom™
by Daniel Suarez 2010 486 pages
4.26
29.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Cyberpunk
Masks of the Illuminati Summary
Masks of the Illuminati
by Robert Anton Wilson 1981 294 pages
4.03
1.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Philosophy
The Final Warning Summary
The Final Warning
by James Patterson 2008 256 pages
3.85
73.3K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Frankenstein Summary
Frankenstein
The 1818 Text
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1818 260 pages
3.89
1.7M ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Gothic
The Glass Bead Game Summary
The Glass Bead Game
by Hermann Hesse 1943 558 pages
4.10
40.9K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
The Color of Magic Summary
The Color of Magic
by Terry Pratchett 1983 228 pages
4.00
409.2K ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
The Ghost Brigades Summary
The Ghost Brigades
by John Scalzi 2006 343 pages
4.12
91.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Military Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Strain Summary
The Strain
by Guillermo del Toro 2009 403 pages
3.80
89.0K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
The Troop Summary
The Troop
by Nick Cutter 2014 358 pages
3.84
109.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Science Fiction
The Amber Spyglass Summary
The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pullman 2000 465 pages
4.10
374.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Redshirts Summary
Redshirts
by John Scalzi 2012 320 pages
3.87
113.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
Pandemonium Summary
Pandemonium
by Lauren Oliver 2012 375 pages
4.03
243.7K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Summary
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
by Douglas Adams 1984 225 pages
4.09
180.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
The Passengers Summary
The Passengers
by John Marrs 2019 400 pages
4.07
57.0K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery Thriller
Sent Summary
Sent
by Margaret Peterson Haddix 2009 320 pages
3.94
17.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Time Travel
Soul Hunter Summary
Soul Hunter
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2010 416 pages
4.35
4.7K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Lost Colony Summary
The Lost Colony
by Eoin Colfer 2006 385 pages
4.01
158.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
The Path of Ascension 8 Summary
The Path of Ascension 8
by C. Mantis 2025 801 pages
4.52
1.9K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Magic
Obsidian Summary
Obsidian
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2011 335 pages
4.13
292.0K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
The Plot Against America Summary
The Plot Against America
by Philip Roth 2004 391 pages
3.81
66.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Alternate History
Literature
The Lion Summary
The Lion
Son of the Forest
by Mike Brooks 2023 290 pages
4.41
2.8K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Drawing of the Three Summary
The Drawing of the Three
by Stephen King 1987 463 pages
4.24
279.6K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
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