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In Time
by Alexandra Bracken • 2013
A broke young man captures a silent psychic girl for the bounty, then becomes her protector.
4.19
12k+
In Time Summary
In Time 92%
A broke young man captures a silent psychic girl for the bounty, then becomes her protector.
by Alexandra Bracken 2013
4.19
12k+ ratings
The Road
by Cormac McCarthy • 2006
A dying father pushes his son through an ashen wasteland, hunted by cannibals, driven by love.
4.00
1.1M+
The Road Summary
The Road 91%
A dying father pushes his son through an ashen wasteland, hunted by cannibals, driven by love.
by Cormac McCarthy 2006
4.00
1.1M+ ratings
As Our World Ends
by Jack Hunt • 2020
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
4.18
1k+
As Our World Ends Summary
As Our World Ends 90%
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
by Jack Hunt 2020
4.18
1k+ ratings
Commune
by Joshua Gayou • 2017
After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.
4.18
3k+
Commune Summary
Commune 90%
After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.
by Joshua Gayou 2017
4.18
3k+ ratings
Parable of the Sower
by Damian Duffy • 2020
A hyper-empathic teen forges a new faith while leading survivors across a burning, dying America.
3.97
6k+
Parable of the Sower Summary
Parable of the Sower 90%
A hyper-empathic teen forges a new faith while leading survivors across a burning, dying America.
by Damian Duffy 2020
3.97
6k+ ratings
The Father She Went to Find
by Carter Wilson • 2024
With her father's treasure map, a memory prodigy drives west and stumbles into a cartel massacre.
3.66
2k+
The Father She Went to Find Summary
The Father She Went to Find 90%
With her father's treasure map, a memory prodigy drives west and stumbles into a cartel massacre.
by Carter Wilson 2024
3.66
2k+ 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 89%
Every exile poisons the world further; survivors must cross dead land to reach the only green.
by Hugh Howey 2013
4.23
141k+ ratings
In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster
by Paul Auster • 1987
Anna searches a nameless, crumbling city for her brother while hunger and forgetting consume all.
3.91
16k+
In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster Summary
In the Country of Last Things. by Paul Auster 89%
Anna searches a nameless, crumbling city for her brother while hunger and forgetting consume all.
by Paul Auster 1987
3.91
16k+ ratings
The Waste Lands
by Stephen King • 1991
A gunslinger's band must out-riddle a psychotic monorail to cross the waste lands.
4.25
250k+
The Waste Lands Summary
The Waste Lands 89%
A gunslinger's band must out-riddle a psychotic monorail to cross the waste lands.
by Stephen King 1991
4.25
250k+ ratings
Cell
by Stephen King • 2006
A signal drives cell phone users insane; one father crosses the burning world to save his son.
3.65
238k+
Cell Summary
Cell 89%
A signal drives cell phone users insane; one father crosses the burning world to save his son.
by Stephen King 2006
3.65
238k+ ratings
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel • 2014
A pandemic erases the world; a traveling Shakespeare troupe becomes what remains of human culture.
4.07
623k+
Station Eleven Summary
Station Eleven 89%
A pandemic erases the world; a traveling Shakespeare troupe becomes what remains of human culture.
by Emily St. John Mandel 2014
4.07
623k+ ratings
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
by Clay McLeod Chapman • 2025
A liberal New Yorker races south as a viral possession consumes his parents through their screens.
3.27
15k+
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes Summary
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes 89%
A liberal New Yorker races south as a viral possession consumes his parents through their screens.
by Clay McLeod Chapman 2025
3.27
15k+ 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 89%
Three teens flee a world that harvests adolescents for parts, chasing a hidden sanctuary.
by Neal Shusterman 2007
4.17
251k+ 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 89%
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
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 89%
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
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 89%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ ratings
The Darkest Minds
by Alexandra Bracken • 2012
Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.
4.15
208k+
The Darkest Minds Summary
The Darkest Minds 89%
Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.
by Alexandra Bracken 2012
4.15
208k+ 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 89%
Kress is taken at seventeen to a Processor where training kills and failures simply vanish.
by K.A. Riley 2018
3.92
6k+ ratings
DEV1AT3
by Jay Kristoff • 2019
Hunted for her power, Lemon Fresh finds her grandfather and a refuge built on secrets.
4.13
5k+
DEV1AT3 Summary
DEV1AT3 89%
Hunted for her power, Lemon Fresh finds her grandfather and a refuge built on secrets.
by Jay Kristoff 2019
4.13
5k+ ratings
The Marrow Thieves
by Cherie Dimaline • 2017
A dreamless world hunts an Indigenous boy whose found family keeps the last dreams alive.
3.94
45k+
The Marrow Thieves Summary
The Marrow Thieves 89%
A dreamless world hunts an Indigenous boy whose found family keeps the last dreams alive.
by Cherie Dimaline 2017
3.94
45k+ 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 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
No One Rides For Free
by Judith Sonnet • 2022
A stranger takes a family hostage on a desert road and feeds on their suffering.
2.71
16k+
No One Rides For Free Summary
No One Rides For Free 89%
A stranger takes a family hostage on a desert road and feeds on their suffering.
by Judith Sonnet 2022
2.71
16k+ ratings
The Rule of Three
by Eric Walters • 2014
A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.
4.00
8k+
The Rule of Three Summary
The Rule of Three 89%
A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.
by Eric Walters 2014
4.00
8k+ 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 89%
Connor's sanctuary splinters when a vengeful rebel demands war and the state prepares to strike.
by Neal Shusterman 2012
4.24
68k+ ratings
The Kill Order
by James Dashner • 2012
A mind-shredding virus sweeps the wasteland. One immune child is the cure; her protectors go mad.
3.71
263k+
The Kill Order Summary
The Kill Order 89%
A mind-shredding virus sweeps the wasteland. One immune child is the cure; her protectors go mad.
by James Dashner 2012
3.71
263k+ ratings
The Death Cure
by James Dashner • 2011
Thomas escapes the laboratory and finds the rebels who saved him plan to destroy the cure.
3.78
506k+
The Death Cure Summary
The Death Cure 89%
Thomas escapes the laboratory and finds the rebels who saved him plan to destroy the cure.
by James Dashner 2011
3.78
506k+ 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
The Year of the Flood
by Margaret Atwood • 2009
A plague destroys civilization. Two women survive alone, living by the eco-cult's rules.
4.07
134k+
The Year of the Flood Summary
The Year of the Flood 89%
A plague destroys civilization. Two women survive alone, living by the eco-cult's rules.
by Margaret Atwood 2009
4.07
134k+ ratings
Ingram
by Louis C.K. • 2025
A boy walks across a near-future America, carrying a brother's death he cannot remember.
4.12
3k+
Ingram Summary
Ingram 89%
A boy walks across a near-future America, carrying a brother's death he cannot remember.
by Louis C.K. 2025
4.12
3k+ ratings
Pines
by Blake Crouch • 2012
A Secret Service agent wakes with no memory in a perfect town where nobody ever leaves.
3.92
189k+
Pines Summary
Pines 88%
A Secret Service agent wakes with no memory in a perfect town where nobody ever leaves.
by Blake Crouch 2012
3.92
189k+ ratings
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler • 1993
An empathic teen invents a faith of change and leads a band through a scorched California.
4.19
274k+
Parable of the Sower Summary
Parable of the Sower 88%
An empathic teen invents a faith of change and leads a band through a scorched California.
by Octavia E. Butler 1993
4.19
274k+ ratings
Ghosts
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith • 2017
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
4.25
9k+
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts 88%
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017
4.25
9k+ ratings
Dark Inside
by Jeyn Roberts • 2011
An ancient evil spreads after the quakes, turning people into killers. Four teens fight to survive.
3.92
9k+
Dark Inside Summary
Dark Inside 88%
An ancient evil spreads after the quakes, turning people into killers. Four teens fight to survive.
by Jeyn Roberts 2011
3.92
9k+ ratings
Westward Women
by Alice Martin • 2026
A compulsion drives women west; after her friend vanishes, she follows a bus into the unknown.
3.52
1k+
Westward Women Summary
Westward Women 88%
A compulsion drives women west; after her friend vanishes, she follows a bus into the unknown.
by Alice Martin 2026
3.52
1k+ 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 88%
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
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 88%
Branded disposable, two siblings hide in an abandoned school where a horse becomes their rebellion.
by Ali Smith 2024
3.89
10k+ 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 88%
America is dying of its own poison, and the people who warned us are being hunted.
by John Brunner 2003
3.91
6k+ ratings
Monument 14
by Emmy Laybourne • 2012
Trapped in a superstore by a freak hailstorm, fourteen kids discover the air outside is lethal.
3.90
25k+
Monument 14 Summary
Monument 14 88%
Trapped in a superstore by a freak hailstorm, fourteen kids discover the air outside is lethal.
by Emmy Laybourne 2012
3.90
25k+ 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 88%
She enters a nation outlawing women to save him, trusting rebels whose real goal is war.
by Bella Forrest 2016
4.01
18k+ ratings
Severance
by Ling Ma • 2018
The fever traps victims in habit loops. Candace Chen, office worker, was already there.
3.88
134k+
Severance Summary
Severance 88%
The fever traps victims in habit loops. Candace Chen, office worker, was already there.
by Ling Ma 2018
3.88
134k+ ratings
One Second After
by William R. Forstchen • 2009
An EMP erases civilization. A widowed professor must keep his daughters alive as his town starves.
3.98
77k+
One Second After Summary
One Second After 88%
An EMP erases civilization. A widowed professor must keep his daughters alive as his town starves.
by William R. Forstchen 2009
3.98
77k+ 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 88%
To expose the cabal that corrupted her AI Tower, Liana must risk the brother she loves.
by Bella Forrest 2018
4.35
4k+ ratings
The Memory of Animals
by Claire Fuller • 2023
A marine biologist enters a vaccine trial and wakes to a world that has already ended.
3.57
6k+
The Memory of Animals Summary
The Memory of Animals 88%
A marine biologist enters a vaccine trial and wakes to a world that has already ended.
by Claire Fuller 2023
3.57
6k+ ratings
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
by C.A. Fletcher • 2019
When their dog is stolen, a young islander chases the stranger into an emptied Britain.
4.15
22k+
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World Summary
A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World 88%
When their dog is stolen, a young islander chases the stranger into an emptied Britain.
by C.A. Fletcher 2019
4.15
22k+ 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 88%
Imprisoned in a matriarchy, a rebel endures torture as her warden lover escapes to rescue her.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.09
14k+ ratings
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King • 1982
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
3.91
669k+
The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger 88%
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
by Stephen King 1982
3.91
669k+ ratings
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
by Meg Elison • 2014
After a plague kills most women, a midwife hides as a man to walk the ruins of America.
4.14
28k+
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife Summary
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife 88%
After a plague kills most women, a midwife hides as a man to walk the ruins of America.
by Meg Elison 2014
4.14
28k+ ratings
Commune
by Joshua Gayou • 2018
A mountain commune is occupied. To reclaim it, survivors must risk becoming monsters themselves.
4.32
1k+
Commune Summary
Commune 88%
A mountain commune is occupied. To reclaim it, survivors must risk becoming monsters themselves.
by Joshua Gayou 2018
4.32
1k+ ratings
Prophet Song
by Paul Lynch • 2023
When secret police knock, a mother must protect her family from a collapsing Ireland.
4.03
87k+
Prophet Song Summary
Prophet Song 88%
When secret police knock, a mother must protect her family from a collapsing Ireland.
by Paul Lynch 2023
4.03
87k+ ratings
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