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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 90%
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
by Stephen King 1982
3.91
669k+ 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 90%
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017
4.25
9k+ 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 90%
A gunslinger's band must out-riddle a psychotic monorail to cross the waste lands.
by Stephen King 1991
4.25
250k+ 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 90%
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
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 89%
After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.
by Joshua Gayou 2017
4.18
3k+ 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
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 89%
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
by Jack Hunt 2020
4.18
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 89%
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
A Girl from Nowhere
by James Maxwell • 2020
A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.
4.06
11k+
A Girl from Nowhere Summary
A Girl from Nowhere 89%
A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.
by James Maxwell 2020
4.06
11k+ 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 89%
America is dying of its own poison, and the people who warned us are being hunted.
by John Brunner 2003
3.91
6k+ ratings
Bones
by K.L. Speer • 2024
In a post-apocalyptic hold, a healer forced to prolong torture fuels a rebellion and finds love.
4.12
7k+
Bones Summary
Bones 89%
In a post-apocalyptic hold, a healer forced to prolong torture fuels a rebellion and finds love.
by K.L. Speer 2024
4.12
7k+ 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
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
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 89%
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
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
Blood Red Road
by Moira Young • 2011
After her twin is abducted, a girl fights through a brutal desert arena to save him.
3.91
62k+
Blood Red Road Summary
Blood Red Road 89%
After her twin is abducted, a girl fights through a brutal desert arena to save him.
by Moira Young 2011
3.91
62k+ 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 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 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
A World of Secrets
by James Maxwell • 2020
A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.
4.30
5k+
A World of Secrets Summary
A World of Secrets 89%
A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.
by James Maxwell 2020
4.30
5k+ ratings
The End of the World As We Know It
by Christopher Golden • 2025
A flu kills billions; survivors dream of a compassionate elder or a wicked charmer.
3.84
8k+
The End of the World As We Know It Summary
The End of the World As We Know It 89%
A flu kills billions; survivors dream of a compassionate elder or a wicked charmer.
by Christopher Golden 2025
3.84
8k+ 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 Butcher's Masquerade
by Matt Dinniman • 2022
Carl and his cat are prey on the dungeon's hunting ground. He's hunting back.
4.69
117k+
The Butcher's Masquerade Summary
The Butcher's Masquerade 88%
Carl and his cat are prey on the dungeon's hunting ground. He's hunting back.
by Matt Dinniman 2022
4.69
117k+ ratings
A Search for Starlight
by James Maxwell • 2021
A mystic and her warrior lover enter alien territory to halt a war of extinction.
4.34
4k+
A Search for Starlight Summary
A Search for Starlight 88%
A mystic and her warrior lover enter alien territory to halt a war of extinction.
by James Maxwell 2021
4.34
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 88%
Every exile poisons the world further; survivors must cross dead land to reach the only green.
by Hugh Howey 2013
4.23
141k+ 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 88%
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
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
Us Deadly Few
by Alexis Patton • 2024
A former prisoner and the captain she hates cross a dead world, their survival chained together.
4.17
14k+
Us Deadly Few Summary
Us Deadly Few 88%
A former prisoner and the captain she hates cross a dead world, their survival chained together.
by Alexis Patton 2024
4.17
14k+ ratings
Under the Never Sky
by Veronica Rossi • 2011
Exiled from her dome, a sheltered girl must trust a tribal hunter with heightened senses to survive.
3.98
115k+
Under the Never Sky Summary
Under the Never Sky 88%
Exiled from her dome, a sheltered girl must trust a tribal hunter with heightened senses to survive.
by Veronica Rossi 2011
3.98
115k+ ratings
Good Morning, Midnight
by Lily Brooks-Dalton • 2016
An Arctic astronomer and a deep-space crew both reach for a voice in the silence.
3.90
24k+
Good Morning, Midnight Summary
Good Morning, Midnight 88%
An Arctic astronomer and a deep-space crew both reach for a voice in the silence.
by Lily Brooks-Dalton 2016
3.90
24k+ 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 88%
The Mandibles waited decades for an inheritance that disappears the night America defaults.
by Lionel Shriver 2016
3.71
12k+ 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 88%
In a jail that harvests fear, a teen relies on secret friendships until the rain stops.
by Ben Oliver 2020
3.9
9k+ ratings
The Fifth Season
by N.K. Jemisin • 2015
Her son murdered, her daughter taken, an orogene mother must wield the power that broke the earth.
4.28
339k+
The Fifth Season Summary
The Fifth Season 88%
Her son murdered, her daughter taken, an orogene mother must wield the power that broke the earth.
by N.K. Jemisin 2015
4.28
339k+ ratings
Gone
by Michael Grant • 2008
After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.
3.87
211k+
Gone Summary
Gone 88%
After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.
by Michael Grant 2008
3.87
211k+ 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 88%
An architect wakes from frozen sleep to learn his shelters were built to cull, not save.
by Hugh Howey 2013
4.13
157k+ 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
The Wall
by Marlen Haushofer • 1999
An invisible wall seals a woman inside a mountain valley, the world beyond it frozen dead.
3.99
42k+
The Wall Summary
The Wall 88%
An invisible wall seals a woman inside a mountain valley, the world beyond it frozen dead.
by Marlen Haushofer 1999
3.99
42k+ ratings
Beneath
by Ariel Sullivan • 2026
An immune medic in a nuclear bunker joins a surface squad where caring means exile.
4.13
18k+
Beneath Summary
Beneath 88%
An immune medic in a nuclear bunker joins a surface squad where caring means exile.
by Ariel Sullivan 2026
4.13
18k+ 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 88%
A dreamless world hunts an Indigenous boy whose found family keeps the last dreams alive.
by Cherie Dimaline 2017
3.94
45k+ ratings
Borne
by Jeff Vandermeer • 2017
A scavenger raises a biotech creature in a ruined city: her child, and a weapon.
3.93
42k+
Borne Summary
Borne 88%
A scavenger raises a biotech creature in a ruined city: her child, and a weapon.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2017
3.93
42k+ ratings
Gunslinger Girl
by Lyndsay Ely • 2018
A runaway gunslinger joins a theater where the final act is a public execution.
3.68
3k+
Gunslinger Girl Summary
Gunslinger Girl 88%
A runaway gunslinger joins a theater where the final act is a public execution.
by Lyndsay Ely 2018
3.68
3k+ 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 Obelisk Gate
by N.K. Jemisin • 2016
To stop the endless apocalypse, an orogene mother must master the obelisks slowly petrifying her.
4.28
199k+
The Obelisk Gate Summary
The Obelisk Gate 88%
To stop the endless apocalypse, an orogene mother must master the obelisks slowly petrifying her.
by N.K. Jemisin 2016
4.28
199k+ 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
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 88%
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
The Passage
by Justin Cronin • 2010
A government experiment unleashes a vampiric plague, and a child may be the world's only hope.
4.05
224k+
The Passage Summary
The Passage 88%
A government experiment unleashes a vampiric plague, and a child may be the world's only hope.
by Justin Cronin 2010
4.05
224k+ 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 88%
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
The Girl Who Dared to Stand
by Bella Forrest • 2017
In an AI-run tower, a fugitive uncovers the machine's kinder prototype and a founding murder.
4.27
6k+
The Girl Who Dared to Stand Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Stand 88%
In an AI-run tower, a fugitive uncovers the machine's kinder prototype and a founding murder.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.27
6k+ 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 88%
Thomas escapes the laboratory and finds the rebels who saved him plan to destroy the cure.
by James Dashner 2011
3.78
506k+ ratings
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