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Radicalized
by Cory Doctorow • 2019
When her smart toaster bricks itself, a refugee discovers the whole building is a corporate jail.
4.03
8k+
Radicalized Summary
Radicalized 91%
When her smart toaster bricks itself, a refugee discovers the whole building is a corporate jail.
by Cory Doctorow 2019
4.03
8k+ ratings
BEYOND EXTINCTION
by John Keeble • 2018
A geneticist's refuge becomes a lab; his lover, a numan; his DNA, a museum of extinction.
3.83
138
BEYOND EXTINCTION Summary
BEYOND EXTINCTION 91%
A geneticist's refuge becomes a lab; his lover, a numan; his DNA, a museum of extinction.
by John Keeble 2018
3.83
138 ratings
The Tower
by Colin Wilson • 1987
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
4.02
509
The Tower Summary
The Tower 90%
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
by Colin Wilson 1987
4.02
509 ratings
Parable of the Talents
by Octavia E. Butler • 1998
Crusaders take her community and her child. In a reeducation camp, a mother holds change sacred.
4.32
87k+
Parable of the Talents Summary
Parable of the Talents 90%
Crusaders take her community and her child. In a reeducation camp, a mother holds change sacred.
by Octavia E. Butler 1998
4.32
87k+ ratings
Golden State
by Ben H. Winters • 2019
A Speculator's death case unearths a banned book and a conspiracy to dismantle his society.
3.47
8k+
Golden State Summary
Golden State 90%
A Speculator's death case unearths a banned book and a conspiracy to dismantle his society.
by Ben H. Winters 2019
3.47
8k+ ratings
Acide sulfurique
by Amélie Nothomb • 2005
A student is dragged into a reality-TV death camp where the audience decides who is killed.
3.57
13k+
Acide sulfurique Summary
Acide sulfurique 90%
A student is dragged into a reality-TV death camp where the audience decides who is killed.
by Amélie Nothomb 2005
3.57
13k+ ratings
Zed
by Joanna Kavenna • 2019
A murder the system failed to predict becomes a crack that brings the surveillance state down.
3.12
1k+
Zed Summary
Zed 90%
A murder the system failed to predict becomes a crack that brings the surveillance state down.
by Joanna Kavenna 2019
3.12
1k+ ratings
Chien 51
by Laurent Gaudé • 2022
A refugee cop in a corporate megacity hunts a killer through zones of privilege and ruin.
3.64
2k+
Chien 51 Summary
Chien 51 90%
A refugee cop in a corporate megacity hunts a killer through zones of privilege and ruin.
by Laurent Gaudé 2022
3.64
2k+ ratings
The Gender War
by Bella Forrest • 2017
Imprisoned in a matriarchy, a rebel endures torture as her warden lover escapes to rescue her.
4.09
14k+
The Gender War Summary
The Gender War 90%
Imprisoned in a matriarchy, a rebel endures torture as her warden lover escapes to rescue her.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.09
14k+ ratings
UnWholly
by Neal Shusterman • 2012
Connor's sanctuary splinters when a vengeful rebel demands war and the state prepares to strike.
4.24
68k+
UnWholly Summary
UnWholly 90%
Connor's sanctuary splinters when a vengeful rebel demands war and the state prepares to strike.
by Neal Shusterman 2012
4.24
68k+ ratings
Nous
by Christelle Dabos • 2024
Without instinct in a society built on it, one girl's hidden absence becomes a spreading contagion.
4.02
2k+
Nous Summary
Nous 90%
Without instinct in a society built on it, one girl's hidden absence becomes a spreading contagion.
by Christelle Dabos 2024
4.02
2k+ ratings
The Mandibles
by Lionel Shriver • 2016
The Mandibles waited decades for an inheritance that disappears the night America defaults.
3.71
12k+
The Mandibles Summary
The Mandibles 90%
The Mandibles waited decades for an inheritance that disappears the night America defaults.
by Lionel Shriver 2016
3.71
12k+ ratings
The Sheep Look Up
by John Brunner • 2003
America is dying of its own poison, and the people who warned us are being hunted.
3.91
6k+
The Sheep Look Up Summary
The Sheep Look Up 90%
America is dying of its own poison, and the people who warned us are being hunted.
by John Brunner 2003
3.91
6k+ ratings
The Heart Goes Last
by Margaret Atwood • 2015
Homeless, they joined a town of monthly jail turns. An affair made them each other's inmates.
3.39
75k+
The Heart Goes Last Summary
The Heart Goes Last 90%
Homeless, they joined a town of monthly jail turns. An affair made them each other's inmates.
by Margaret Atwood 2015
3.39
75k+ ratings
Recruitment
by K.A. Riley • 2018
Kress is taken at seventeen to a Processor where training kills and failures simply vanish.
3.92
6k+
Recruitment Summary
Recruitment 90%
Kress is taken at seventeen to a Processor where training kills and failures simply vanish.
by K.A. Riley 2018
3.92
6k+ ratings
Day of the Oprichnik
by Vladimir Sorokin • 2006
A Tsar's enforcer in a walled Russia: one day of fire, prayer, and sanctioned killing.
3.74
10k+
Day of the Oprichnik Summary
Day of the Oprichnik 90%
A Tsar's enforcer in a walled Russia: one day of fire, prayer, and sanctioned killing.
by Vladimir Sorokin 2006
3.74
10k+ ratings
Written in Fire
by Marcus Sakey • 2016
A federal agent hunts a scientist whose serum gives anyone superhuman gifts, amid civil war.
4.19
15k+
Written in Fire Summary
Written in Fire 90%
A federal agent hunts a scientist whose serum gives anyone superhuman gifts, amid civil war.
by Marcus Sakey 2016
4.19
15k+ ratings
Gliff
by Ali Smith • 2024
Branded disposable, two siblings hide in an abandoned school where a horse becomes their rebellion.
3.89
10k+
Gliff Summary
Gliff 90%
Branded disposable, two siblings hide in an abandoned school where a horse becomes their rebellion.
by Ali Smith 2024
3.89
10k+ ratings
Super Sad True Love Story
by Gary Shteyngart • 2010
A neurotic 39-year-old courts a guarded young woman in an America where everyone is rated.
3.45
42k+
Super Sad True Love Story Summary
Super Sad True Love Story 90%
A neurotic 39-year-old courts a guarded young woman in an America where everyone is rated.
by Gary Shteyngart 2010
3.45
42k+ ratings
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1
by Philip K. Dick • 2011
A bounty hunter kills androids who pass as human, until the work starts feeling like murder.
4.04
5k+
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1 Summary
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1 90%
A bounty hunter kills androids who pass as human, until the work starts feeling like murder.
by Philip K. Dick 2011
4.04
5k+ ratings
Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
by Judd Trichter • 2015
A man scours broken LA for his android lover's scattered parts before her identity vanishes forever.
3.51
562
Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Summary
Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction 90%
A man scours broken LA for his android lover's scattered parts before her identity vanishes forever.
by Judd Trichter 2015
3.51
562 ratings
Unwind
by Neal Shusterman • 2007
Three teens flee a world that harvests adolescents for parts, chasing a hidden sanctuary.
4.17
251k+
Unwind Summary
Unwind 90%
Three teens flee a world that harvests adolescents for parts, chasing a hidden sanctuary.
by Neal Shusterman 2007
4.17
251k+ ratings
The Girl Who Dared to Endure
by Bella Forrest • 2018
To expose the cabal that corrupted her AI Tower, Liana must risk the brother she loves.
4.35
4k+
The Girl Who Dared to Endure Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Endure 90%
To expose the cabal that corrupted her AI Tower, Liana must risk the brother she loves.
by Bella Forrest 2018
4.35
4k+ ratings
Dust
by Hugh Howey • 2013
Every exile poisons the world further; survivors must cross dead land to reach the only green.
4.23
141k+
Dust Summary
Dust 90%
Every exile poisons the world further; survivors must cross dead land to reach the only green.
by Hugh Howey 2013
4.23
141k+ ratings
The Inverted World
by Christopher Priest • 1974
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
3.95
11k+
The Inverted World Summary
The Inverted World 90%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ ratings
A Better World
by Marcus Sakey • 2014
When a serum that makes anyone enhanced emerges, a fractured America erupts into shadow war.
4.17
19k+
A Better World Summary
A Better World 90%
When a serum that makes anyone enhanced emerges, a fractured America erupts into shadow war.
by Marcus Sakey 2014
4.17
19k+ ratings
Shift
by Hugh Howey • 2013
An architect wakes from frozen sleep to learn his shelters were built to cull, not save.
4.13
157k+
Shift Summary
Shift 90%
An architect wakes from frozen sleep to learn his shelters were built to cull, not save.
by Hugh Howey 2013
4.13
157k+ ratings
The Accidental Time Machine
by Joe Haldeman • 2007
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
3.73
11k+
The Accidental Time Machine Summary
The Accidental Time Machine 89%
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
by Joe Haldeman 2007
3.73
11k+ ratings
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan • 2022
Frida Liu's custody depends on convincing a doll and the cameras that she's a fit mother.
3.53
128k+
The School for Good Mothers Summary
The School for Good Mothers 89%
Frida Liu's custody depends on convincing a doll and the cameras that she's a fit mother.
by Jessamine Chan 2022
3.53
128k+ ratings
The Loop
by Ben Oliver • 2020
In a jail that harvests fear, a teen relies on secret friendships until the rain stops.
3.9
9k+
The Loop Summary
The Loop 89%
In a jail that harvests fear, a teen relies on secret friendships until the rain stops.
by Ben Oliver 2020
3.9
9k+ ratings
La Maison
by Yves Grevet • 2008
Méto survives the House by obeying. The freezing cell teaches him what obedience costs.
3.91
1k+
La Maison Summary
La Maison 89%
Méto survives the House by obeying. The freezing cell teaches him what obedience costs.
by Yves Grevet 2008
3.91
1k+ ratings
Metro 2033
by Dmitry Glukhovsky • 2013
To stop the creatures menacing his home, a young man journeys through the haunted Moscow metro.
4.03
78k+
Metro 2033 Summary
Metro 2033 89%
To stop the creatures menacing his home, a young man journeys through the haunted Moscow metro.
by Dmitry Glukhovsky 2013
4.03
78k+ ratings
Lord of the World
by Robert Hugh Benson • 1907
A world united in peace worships a new messiah; a Catholic priest sees the Antichrist.
4.09
4k+
Lord of the World Summary
Lord of the World 89%
A world united in peace worships a new messiah; a Catholic priest sees the Antichrist.
by Robert Hugh Benson 1907
4.09
4k+ ratings
The Warehouse
by Rob Hart • 2019
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
3.84
15k+
The Warehouse Summary
The Warehouse 89%
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
by Rob Hart 2019
3.84
15k+ ratings
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
by David Wong • 2015
A barista inherits a crime empire and becomes the star of a live murder show.
3.98
24k+
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits Summary
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits 89%
A barista inherits a crime empire and becomes the star of a live murder show.
by David Wong 2015
3.98
24k+ ratings
Brilliance
by Marcus Sakey • 2013
An agent who reads patterns to hunt gifted terrorists learns his own agency faked the attacks.
3.98
33k+
Brilliance Summary
Brilliance 89%
An agent who reads patterns to hunt gifted terrorists learns his own agency faked the attacks.
by Marcus Sakey 2013
3.98
33k+ ratings
TRUEL1F3
by Jay Kristoff • 2020
A lightning-wielding orphan is hunted by the corporation cloning her into weapons of war.
4.03
3k+
TRUEL1F3 Summary
TRUEL1F3 89%
A lightning-wielding orphan is hunted by the corporation cloning her into weapons of war.
by Jay Kristoff 2020
4.03
3k+ ratings
Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood • 2003
A plague ends the world, and one man must guard the flawless new humans his friend made.
4.00
290k+
Oryx and Crake Summary
Oryx and Crake 89%
A plague ends the world, and one man must guard the flawless new humans his friend made.
by Margaret Atwood 2003
4.00
290k+ ratings
Exo
by Fonda Lee • 2017
An enhanced soldier for Earth's alien rulers is captured by rebels led by his estranged mother.
3.78
3k+
Exo Summary
Exo 89%
An enhanced soldier for Earth's alien rulers is captured by rebels led by his estranged mother.
by Fonda Lee 2017
3.78
3k+ ratings
The Slynx
by Tatyana Tolstaya • 2007
In frozen, mutated Russia, a scribe copies a tyrant's decrees as a forest beast steals minds.
3.81
6k+
The Slynx Summary
The Slynx 89%
In frozen, mutated Russia, a scribe copies a tyrant's decrees as a forest beast steals minds.
by Tatyana Tolstaya 2007
3.81
6k+ ratings
Sick Bastards
by Matt Shaw • 2014
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
3.54
4k+
Sick Bastards Summary
Sick Bastards 89%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ ratings
The Gender Plan
by Bella Forrest • 2017
Buried by a friend's betrayal, a rebel fights free to lead the assault on her city's poisoned water.
4.06
10k+
The Gender Plan Summary
The Gender Plan 89%
Buried by a friend's betrayal, a rebel fights free to lead the assault on her city's poisoned water.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.06
10k+ ratings
Freedom™
by Daniel Suarez • 2010
A rogue AI is dismantling global finance. One detective must prove humanity deserves to survive.
4.26
31k+
Freedom™ Summary
Freedom™ 89%
A rogue AI is dismantling global finance. One detective must prove humanity deserves to survive.
by Daniel Suarez 2010
4.26
31k+ ratings
The Children of Men
by P.D. James • 1992
A generation without children. Then one pregnancy forces a grieving scholar to defy a tyrant cousin.
3.67
53k+
The Children of Men Summary
The Children of Men 89%
A generation without children. Then one pregnancy forces a grieving scholar to defy a tyrant cousin.
by P.D. James 1992
3.67
53k+ ratings
The Gender Lie
by Bella Forrest • 2016
She enters a nation outlawing women to save him, trusting rebels whose real goal is war.
4.01
18k+
The Gender Lie Summary
The Gender Lie 89%
She enters a nation outlawing women to save him, trusting rebels whose real goal is war.
by Bella Forrest 2016
4.01
18k+ ratings
Neuromancer
by William Gibson • 1984
A broken hacker is hired to crack an AI, only to learn the AI hired him.
3.89
369k+
Neuromancer Summary
Neuromancer 89%
A broken hacker is hired to crack an AI, only to learn the AI hired him.
by William Gibson 1984
3.89
369k+ ratings
The Girl Who Dared to Fight
by Bella Forrest • 2018
When an immortal founder seizes the Tower to purge thousands, one trapped Champion must stop him.
4.27
4k+
The Girl Who Dared to Fight Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Fight 89%
When an immortal founder seizes the Tower to purge thousands, one trapped Champion must stop him.
by Bella Forrest 2018
4.27
4k+ ratings
The Girl Who Dared to Descend
by Bella Forrest • 2017
Kidnapped and facing a deadly tournament, Liana must hide the AI living inside her boyfriend's body.
4.28
5k+
The Girl Who Dared to Descend Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Descend 89%
Kidnapped and facing a deadly tournament, Liana must hide the AI living inside her boyfriend's body.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.28
5k+ ratings
Pandemonium
by Lauren Oliver • 2012
She fled a world without love; now she's falling for the boy who upholds it.
4.02
246k+
Pandemonium Summary
Pandemonium 89%
She fled a world without love; now she's falling for the boy who upholds it.
by Lauren Oliver 2012
4.02
246k+ ratings
The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson • 1995
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
4.16
94k+
The Diamond Age Summary
The Diamond Age 89%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
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