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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 91%
A runaway gunslinger joins a theater where the final act is a public execution.
by Lyndsay Ely 2018
3.68
3k+ 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 91%
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 Haunted Mesa
by Louis L'Amour • 1987
A skeptic's search for a vanished friend leads through a desert kiva into a parallel world.
3.81
7k+
The Haunted Mesa Summary
The Haunted Mesa 90%
A skeptic's search for a vanished friend leads through a desert kiva into a parallel world.
by Louis L'Amour 1987
3.81
7k+ ratings
The Dark Tower
by Stephen King • 2004
A gunslinger's quest for the Dark Tower costs him everyone he loves before the door opens.
4.29
192k+
The Dark Tower Summary
The Dark Tower 89%
A gunslinger's quest for the Dark Tower costs him everyone he loves before the door opens.
by Stephen King 2004
4.29
192k+ ratings
Westworld
by Michael Crichton • 1974
A Wild West theme park's robot gunslinger breaks its programming and starts killing the guests.
3.73
2k+
Westworld Summary
Westworld 89%
A Wild West theme park's robot gunslinger breaks its programming and starts killing the guests.
by Michael Crichton 1974
3.73
2k+ ratings
Wolves of the Calla
by Stephen King • 2003
Roland and his gunslingers vow to stop the Wolves who steal children and return them hollow.
4.20
204k+
Wolves of the Calla Summary
Wolves of the Calla 89%
Roland and his gunslingers vow to stop the Wolves who steal children and return them hollow.
by Stephen King 2003
4.20
204k+ ratings
Dreadnought
by Cherie Priest • 2010
Trapped on a Union war train, a nurse discovers its cargo of corpses is rising hungry.
3.87
8k+
Dreadnought Summary
Dreadnought 89%
Trapped on a Union war train, a nurse discovers its cargo of corpses is rising hungry.
by Cherie Priest 2010
3.87
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 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
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
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
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 88%
After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.
by Joshua Gayou 2017
4.18
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 88%
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
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
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 88%
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
by Jack Hunt 2020
4.18
1k+ ratings
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy • 1985
A runaway joins scalp hunters in the desert, where a hairless judge preaches war as the only truth.
4.15
227k+
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 88%
A runaway joins scalp hunters in the desert, where a hairless judge preaches war as the only truth.
by Cormac McCarthy 1985
4.15
227k+ 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 Lost Metal
by Brandon Sanderson • 2022
A lawman-senator and his deputy must disarm a divine bomb before it annihilates their city.
4.48
123k+
The Lost Metal Summary
The Lost Metal 88%
A lawman-senator and his deputy must disarm a divine bomb before it annihilates their city.
by Brandon Sanderson 2022
4.48
123k+ 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 88%
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
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 88%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ 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
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 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
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
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 88%
A refugee cop in a corporate megacity hunts a killer through zones of privilege and ruin.
by Laurent Gaudé 2022
3.64
2k+ ratings
Operation Bounce House
by Matt Dinniman • 2026
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
3.92
30k+
Operation Bounce House Summary
Operation Bounce House 88%
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
by Matt Dinniman 2026
3.92
30k+ 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 88%
A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.
by James Maxwell 2020
4.06
11k+ 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 88%
Hunted for her power, Lemon Fresh finds her grandfather and a refuge built on secrets.
by Jay Kristoff 2019
4.13
5k+ 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
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 88%
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
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
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 88%
Kress is taken at seventeen to a Processor where training kills and failures simply vanish.
by K.A. Riley 2018
3.92
6k+ 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 88%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
The Dancer Wore Opera Rose
by Shelley Adina • 2018
A dancer vanishes in steampunk Santa Fe as two sisters hunt their missing father.
4.20
242
The Dancer Wore Opera Rose Summary
The Dancer Wore Opera Rose 88%
A dancer vanishes in steampunk Santa Fe as two sisters hunt their missing father.
by Shelley Adina 2018
4.20
242 ratings
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 88%
A broke young man captures a silent psychic girl for the bounty, then becomes her protector.
by Alexandra Bracken 2013
4.19
12k+ ratings
Abandon
by Blake Crouch • 2009
A journalist and her estranged father search a ghost town for gold that already killed everyone.
3.62
32k+
Abandon Summary
Abandon 88%
A journalist and her estranged father search a ghost town for gold that already killed everyone.
by Blake Crouch 2009
3.62
32k+ 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 88%
After her twin is abducted, a girl fights through a brutal desert arena to save him.
by Moira Young 2011
3.91
62k+ 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
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 88%
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 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
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 88%
A lightning-wielding orphan is hunted by the corporation cloning her into weapons of war.
by Jay Kristoff 2020
4.03
3k+ 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 88%
A wounded hunter and blocked mystic cross a desert seeking the machine that holds their world.
by James Maxwell 2020
4.30
5k+ 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
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 88%
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
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry • 1999
Two retired Rangers, weary of idle days, stake their lives on a cattle drive to Montana.
4.59
267k+
Lonesome Dove Summary
Lonesome Dove 88%
Two retired Rangers, weary of idle days, stake their lives on a cattle drive to Montana.
by Larry McMurtry 1999
4.59
267k+ ratings
Wizard and Glass
by Stephen King • 1997
Amid a frontier conspiracy, a gunslinger falls for the mayor's promised consort as a witch watches.
4.27
223k+
Wizard and Glass Summary
Wizard and Glass 88%
Amid a frontier conspiracy, a gunslinger falls for the mayor's promised consort as a witch watches.
by Stephen King 1997
4.27
223k+ 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 88%
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
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
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
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 88%
Anna searches a nameless, crumbling city for her brother while hunger and forgetting consume all.
by Paul Auster 1987
3.91
16k+ 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 88%
To stop the creatures menacing his home, a young man journeys through the haunted Moscow metro.
by Dmitry Glukhovsky 2013
4.03
78k+ ratings
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