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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

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 Man in the High Castle Summary
The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick 1962 259 pages
3.59
226.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Dystopia
No Safety in Numbers Summary
No Safety in Numbers
by Dayna Lorentz 2012 263 pages
3.54
7.3K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
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 Passengers Summary
The Passengers
by John Marrs 2019 400 pages
4.07
57.0K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery Thriller
Iron Widow Summary
Iron Widow
by Xiran Jay Zhao 2021 394 pages
4.04
101.0K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Young Adult
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England Summary
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England
by Brandon Sanderson 2023 399 pages
3.76
62.7K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Split Second Summary
Split Second
by Douglas E. Richards 2015 365 pages
3.96
27.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Thriller
Crossed Summary
Crossed
by Ally Condie 2011 367 pages
3.52
255.0K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
Sea of Tranquility Summary
Sea of Tranquility
by Emily St. John Mandel 2022 259 pages
4.06
275.5K ratings
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Book Club
Horus Rising Summary
Horus Rising
by Dan Abnett 2006 416 pages
4.25
34.8K ratings
Science Fiction
40k
Fantasy
The Strain Summary
The Strain
by Guillermo del Toro 2009 403 pages
3.80
89.0K ratings
Horror
Vampires
Fantasy
1984 Summary
1984
by Michael Dean 1949 71 pages
4.41
33.6K ratings
Classics
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Time Machine Summary
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells 1895 118 pages
3.89
548.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Time Travel
The Poppy Fields Summary
The Poppy Fields
by Nikki Erlick 2025 324 pages
3.93
2.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Magical Realism
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
Scarlet Summary
Scarlet
by Marissa Meyer 2013 454 pages
4.24
447.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Shadow Me Summary
Shadow Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2019 69 pages
3.97
138.7K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Romance
Illuminae Summary
Illuminae
by Amie Kaufman 2015 608 pages
4.24
157.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Romance
I, Robot Summary
I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov 1950 224 pages
4.21
366.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Short Stories
Emperor of Thorns Summary
Emperor of Thorns
by Mark Lawrence 2013 434 pages
4.22
56.2K ratings
Fantasy
Dark Fantasy
Epic Fantasy
The Expanse and Philosophy Summary
The Expanse and Philosophy
So Far Out Into the Darkness
by Jeffery L. Nicholas 2021 237 pages
4.02
55 ratings
Philosophy
Science Fiction
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
The Obelisk Gate Summary
The Obelisk Gate
by N.K. Jemisin 2016 410 pages
4.29
183.6K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Freedom™ Summary
Freedom™
by Daniel Suarez 2010 486 pages
4.26
29.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Cyberpunk
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror Summary
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 224 pages
3.92
137.3K ratings
Classics
Horror
Gothic
Fracture Me Summary
Fracture Me
by Tahereh Mafi 2013 72 pages
3.34
207.1K ratings
Fantasy
Dystopia
Young Adult
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Summary
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
by Haruki Murakami 1985 400 pages
4.12
146.6K ratings
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
Archenemies Summary
Archenemies
by Marissa Meyer 2018 560 pages
4.24
96.7K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Second Foundation Summary
Second Foundation
by Isaac Asimov 1953 256 pages
4.27
195.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Space Opera
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Summary
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886 139 pages
3.83
633.6K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Mystery
The Troop Summary
The Troop
by Nick Cutter 2014 358 pages
3.84
109.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Science Fiction
Pandemonium Summary
Pandemonium
by Lauren Oliver 2012 375 pages
4.03
243.7K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
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
Apocalypse Z Summary
Apocalypse Z
The Beginning of the End
by Manel Loureiro 2007 397 pages
3.88
15.4K ratings
Zombies
Horror
Post Apocalyptic
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
His Dark Materials Summary
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman 2000 1088 pages
4.29
166.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Childrens
Chapterhouse Summary
Chapterhouse
Dune
by Frank Herbert 1985 609 pages
3.87
78.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
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
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
The School for Good Mothers Summary
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan 2022 336 pages
3.53
119.3K ratings
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Book Club
The Six Summary
The Six
by Mark Alpert 2015 368 pages
3.81
1.3K ratings
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Soul Hunter Summary
Soul Hunter
by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2010 416 pages
4.35
4.7K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Cress Summary
Cress
by Marissa Meyer 2014 552 pages
4.40
392.2K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Commune Summary
Commune
Book One
by Joshua Gayou 2017 272 pages
4.17
2.8K ratings
Post Apocalyptic
Science Fiction
Dystopia
The Martian Chronicles Summary
The Martian Chronicles
by Ray Bradbury 1950 182 pages
4.16
277.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Classics
Short Stories
Abaddon’s Gate Summary
Abaddon’s Gate
by James S.A. Corey 2013 539 pages
4.28
145.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
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
Opal Summary
Opal
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012 394 pages
4.24
156.6K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
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