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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 Hunger Games Summary
The Hunger Games
Official Illustrated Movie Companion
by Kate Egan 2012 160 pages
4.52
202.8K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Fantasy
The Infinite and the Divine Summary
The Infinite and the Divine
by Robert Rath 2020 361 pages
4.46
5.2K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
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
Obsidian Summary
Obsidian
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2011 335 pages
4.13
292.0K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
A Wrinkle in Time Summary
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle 1962 218 pages
3.98
1.3M ratings
Fantasy
Classics
Young Adult
The Invisible Man Summary
The Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells 1897 192 pages
3.63
208.7K ratings
Science Fiction
Horror
Fantasy
Red Clocks Summary
Red Clocks
by Leni Zumas 2018 368 pages
3.66
24.7K ratings
Feminism
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Final Warning Summary
The Final Warning
by James Patterson 2008 256 pages
3.85
73.3K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Sum Summary
Sum
Forty Tales from the Afterlives
by David Eagleman 2009 110 pages
4.12
22.6K ratings
Short Stories
Philosophy
Fantasy
Redshirts Summary
Redshirts
by John Scalzi 2012 320 pages
3.87
113.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Humor
Fantasy
This Time Tomorrow Summary
This Time Tomorrow
by Emma Straub 2022 310 pages
3.80
149.2K ratings
Time Travel
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Book of Elsewhere Summary
The Book of Elsewhere
by Keanu Reeves 2024 352 pages
3.33
6.8K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Horror
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World Summary
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
by C.A. Fletcher 2019 365 pages
4.15
19.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Post Apocalyptic
R.U.R. Summary
R.U.R.
by Karel Čapek 1920 58 pages
3.84
16.4K ratings
Science Fiction
Plays
Classics
Congo Summary
Congo
by Michael Crichton 1980 442 pages
3.63
175.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Thriller
Adventure
When You Reach Me Summary
When You Reach Me
by Rebecca Stead 2009 199 pages
4.08
114.5K ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
The Angel Experiment Summary
The Angel Experiment
by James Patterson 2005 445 pages
4.07
229.6K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Science Fiction
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
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 Summary
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
by Hiromu Arakawa 2002 192 pages
4.53
182.3K ratings
Manga
Fantasy
Graphic Novels
Hench Summary
Hench
by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020 403 pages
4.01
25.4K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Superheroes
UnWholly Summary
UnWholly
by Neal Shusterman 2012 416 pages
4.24
64.6K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
Dante Summary
Dante
by Guy Haley 2017 304 pages
4.33
1.6K ratings
40k
Science Fiction
Fantasy
The Light Pirate Summary
The Light Pirate
by Lily Brooks-Dalton 2022 336 pages
4.04
38.6K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Book Club
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited Summary
Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited
by Aldous Huxley 1958 340 pages
4.16
170.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Classics
House Atreides Summary
House Atreides
by Brian Herbert 1999 681 pages
3.83
29.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Science Fiction Fantasy
Gliff Summary
Gliff
by Ali Smith 2024 288 pages
3.97
4.0K ratings
Dystopia
Literary Fiction
Science Fiction
The City of Mirrors Summary
The City of Mirrors
by Justin Cronin 2016 602 pages
4.21
59.6K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Science Fiction
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
Extinction Summary
Extinction
by Douglas Preston 2024 370 pages
4.08
19.7K ratings
Thriller
Science Fiction
Mystery
Frankenstein Summary
Frankenstein
The 1818 Text
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1818 260 pages
3.89
1.7M ratings
Horror
Science Fiction
Gothic
Requiem Summary
Requiem
by Lauren Oliver 2013 391 pages
3.73
152.9K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Romance
The Amber Spyglass Summary
The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pullman 2000 465 pages
4.10
374.3K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
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
Sent Summary
Sent
by Margaret Peterson Haddix 2009 320 pages
3.94
17.9K ratings
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Time Travel
Onyx Summary
Onyx
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012 421 pages
4.23
187.9K ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Romance
The Ferryman Summary
The Ferryman
by Justin Cronin 2023 538 pages
3.92
38.3K ratings
Science Fiction
Dystopia
Fantasy
The Glass Bead Game Summary
The Glass Bead Game
by Hermann Hesse 1943 558 pages
4.10
40.9K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Literature
The Search for WondLa Summary
The Search for WondLa
by Tony DiTerlizzi 2009 484 pages
4.11
13.6K ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Science Fiction
The Shadow of the Torturer Summary
The Shadow of the Torturer
by Gene Wolfe 1980 262 pages
3.84
33.1K ratings
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
The Color of Magic Summary
The Color of Magic
by Terry Pratchett 1983 228 pages
4.00
409.2K ratings
Fantasy
Humor
Comedy
Mortal Engines Summary
Mortal Engines
by Philip Reeve 2001 326 pages
3.77
69.0K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Science Fiction
Counter-Clock World Summary
Counter-Clock World
by Philip K. Dick 1967 218 pages
3.55
5.1K ratings
Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
Time Travel
The Matrix Summary
The Matrix
by Joshua Clover 2004 96 pages
4.13
1.5K ratings
Film
Media Tie In
Science Fiction
Firestarter Summary
Firestarter
by Stephen King 1980 564 pages
3.92
240.2K ratings
Horror
Thriller
Science Fiction
Cibola Burn Summary
Cibola Burn
by James S.A. Corey 2014 581 pages
4.23
119.8K ratings
Science Fiction
Space Opera
Space
The Boy Who Couldn't Die Summary
The Boy Who Couldn't Die
by William Sleator 2004 161 pages
3.67
1.9K ratings
Horror
Young Adult
Fantasy
Day 21 Summary
Day 21
by Kass Morgan 2014 320 pages
3.72
43.9K ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Science Fiction
The Waste Lands Summary
The Waste Lands
by Stephen King 1991 422 pages
4.25
237.3K ratings
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Tarkin Summary
Tarkin
by James Luceno 2014 288 pages
3.76
20.4K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Rule of Two Summary
Rule of Two
by Drew Karpyshyn 2007 318 pages
4.24
26.7K ratings
Star Wars
Science Fiction
Fantasy
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