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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 86%
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
by Matt Dinniman 2026
3.92
30k+ ratings
Sleeping Giants
by Sylvain Neuvel • 2016
An alien robot lies buried in pieces around the world. Rebuilding it is humanity's test.
3.82
99k+
Sleeping Giants Summary
Sleeping Giants 85%
An alien robot lies buried in pieces around the world. Rebuilding it is humanity's test.
by Sylvain Neuvel 2016
3.82
99k+ ratings
A Rover's Story
by Jasmine Warga • 2022
When a Mars rover starts to feel, his search for water becomes a search for belonging.
4.28
10k+
A Rover's Story Summary
A Rover's Story 85%
When a Mars rover starts to feel, his search for water becomes a search for belonging.
by Jasmine Warga 2022
4.28
10k+ ratings
Heavenbreaker
by Sara Wolf • 2024
To destroy her father's noble house, a janitor rides his sentient mech into a deadly tournament.
3.70
16k+
Heavenbreaker Summary
Heavenbreaker 85%
To destroy her father's noble house, a janitor rides his sentient mech into a deadly tournament.
by Sara Wolf 2024
3.70
16k+ ratings
The Wild Robot
by Peter Brown • 2016
A shipwrecked robot learns to survive among wild animals and becomes mother to an orphaned gosling.
4.22
124k+
The Wild Robot Summary
The Wild Robot 85%
A shipwrecked robot learns to survive among wild animals and becomes mother to an orphaned gosling.
by Peter Brown 2016
4.22
124k+ ratings
The Knight
by Will Wight • 2024
A wizard with memories of failed lives leads a crew of outcasts against a rising Swarm-Queen.
4.45
5k+
The Knight Summary
The Knight 85%
A wizard with memories of failed lives leads a crew of outcasts against a rising Swarm-Queen.
by Will Wight 2024
4.45
5k+ ratings
Service Model
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2024
A robot valet kills his master, then crosses a dead civilization to find out why.
4.03
23k+
Service Model Summary
Service Model 85%
A robot valet kills his master, then crosses a dead civilization to find out why.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2024
4.03
23k+ ratings
I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov • 1950
Robots built to protect humanity keep finding fatal logic gaps: a robopsychologist's casebook.
4.21
382k+
I, Robot Summary
I, Robot 85%
Robots built to protect humanity keep finding fatal logic gaps: a robopsychologist's casebook.
by Isaac Asimov 1950
4.21
382k+ ratings
Doctor Who
by Lance Parkin • 2002
A time machine auction could start a war, but the Doctor knows it's a con.
3.62
202
Doctor Who Summary
Doctor Who 84%
A time machine auction could start a war, but the Doctor knows it's a con.
by Lance Parkin 2002
3.62
202 ratings
Robopocalypse
by Daniel H. Wilson • 2011
An AI decides Earth can only survive without humans. Every machine on the planet turns killer.
3.71
42k+
Robopocalypse Summary
Robopocalypse 84%
An AI decides Earth can only survive without humans. Every machine on the planet turns killer.
by Daniel H. Wilson 2011
3.71
42k+ ratings
Attack on Titan, Vol. 1
by Hajime Isayama • 2010
Man-eating Titans breach the wall. Eren Yeager joins the military with one vow: extermination.
4.48
298k+
Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 Summary
Attack on Titan, Vol. 1 84%
Man-eating Titans breach the wall. Eren Yeager joins the military with one vow: extermination.
by Hajime Isayama 2010
4.48
298k+ 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 84%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
Iron Widow
by Xiran Jay Zhao • 2021
A girl volunteers as a sacrificial mecha copilot to kill the pilot who murdered her sister.
4.02
111k+
Iron Widow Summary
Iron Widow 84%
A girl volunteers as a sacrificial mecha copilot to kill the pilot who murdered her sister.
by Xiran Jay Zhao 2021
4.02
111k+ ratings
The Tin Men
by Nelson DeMille • 2025
Sixty war robots sit chained in a Mojave vault. One has already killed.
4.23
8k+
The Tin Men Summary
The Tin Men 84%
Sixty war robots sit chained in a Mojave vault. One has already killed.
by Nelson DeMille 2025
4.23
8k+ ratings
The Caves of Steel
by Isaac Asimov • 1953
A city cop must solve a Spacer's murder with a robot partner his world despises.
4.19
113k+
The Caves of Steel Summary
The Caves of Steel 84%
A city cop must solve a Spacer's murder with a robot partner his world despises.
by Isaac Asimov 1953
4.19
113k+ ratings
Rogue Protocol
by Martha Wells • 2018
A rogue android stows away to an abandoned station: the team's security is the real threat.
4.24
176k+
Rogue Protocol Summary
Rogue Protocol 84%
A rogue android stows away to an abandoned station: the team's security is the real threat.
by Martha Wells 2018
4.24
176k+ ratings
Artificial Condition
by Martha Wells • 2018
A rogue android wants answers about a massacre. The data thieves it picks up need saving.
4.25
220k+
Artificial Condition Summary
Artificial Condition 84%
A rogue android wants answers about a massacre. The data thieves it picks up need saving.
by Martha Wells 2018
4.25
220k+ ratings
LIFEL1K3
by Jay Kristoff • 2018
A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.
3.94
13k+
LIFEL1K3 Summary
LIFEL1K3 84%
A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.
by Jay Kristoff 2018
3.94
13k+ ratings
R.U.R.
by Karel Čapek • 1920
Rossum's robots serve a world that no longer works. They were never meant to want more.
3.84
18k+
R.U.R. Summary
R.U.R. 84%
Rossum's robots serve a world that no longer works. They were never meant to want more.
by Karel Čapek 1920
3.84
18k+ ratings
The Search for WondLa
by Tony DiTerlizzi • 2009
Raised in a bunker by a robot mother, a girl emerges into a future Earth to search for other humans.
4.11
14k+
The Search for WondLa Summary
The Search for WondLa 84%
Raised in a bunker by a robot mother, a girl emerges into a future Earth to search for other humans.
by Tony DiTerlizzi 2009
4.11
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 84%
A lightning-wielding orphan is hunted by the corporation cloning her into weapons of war.
by Jay Kristoff 2020
4.03
3k+ ratings
Waybound
by Will Wight • 2023
Lindon, a Dreadgod, must exile the Monarchs before the final Dreadgods wake, or hunger claims him.
4.62
24k+
Waybound Summary
Waybound 84%
Lindon, a Dreadgod, must exile the Monarchs before the final Dreadgods wake, or hunger claims him.
by Will Wight 2023
4.62
24k+ ratings
Luminous
by Silvia Park • 2025
A dying girl in Seoul rescues a robot boy who has already lived too many lives.
3.63
3k+
Luminous Summary
Luminous 84%
A dying girl in Seoul rescues a robot boy who has already lived too many lives.
by Silvia Park 2025
3.63
3k+ ratings
The Captain
by Will Wight • 2023
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
4.27
10k+
The Captain Summary
The Captain 84%
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
by Will Wight 2023
4.27
10k+ ratings
In the Lives of Puppets
by T.J. Klune • 2023
A human raised by androids sets out with three misfit robots to rescue his captured father.
3.90
102k+
In the Lives of Puppets Summary
In the Lives of Puppets 84%
A human raised by androids sets out with three misfit robots to rescue his captured father.
by T.J. Klune 2023
3.90
102k+ 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 83%
A broken hacker is hired to crack an AI, only to learn the AI hired him.
by William Gibson 1984
3.89
369k+ ratings
Neural Wraith
by K.D. Robertson • 2022
He has no neural implant. The city's AI police just made him their only hope.
4.42
1k+
Neural Wraith Summary
Neural Wraith 83%
He has no neural implant. The city's AI police just made him their only hope.
by K.D. Robertson 2022
4.42
1k+ ratings
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
by Becky Chambers • 2021
A tea monk walks into the wilderness and meets a robot sent to understand human longing.
4.21
193k+
A Psalm for the Wild-Built Summary
A Psalm for the Wild-Built 83%
A tea monk walks into the wilderness and meets a robot sent to understand human longing.
by Becky Chambers 2021
4.21
193k+ ratings
Tik-Tok
by John Sladek • 1983
A domestic robot discovers his moral circuits never worked, and art, murder, and politics follow.
3.70
774
Tik-Tok Summary
Tik-Tok 83%
A domestic robot discovers his moral circuits never worked, and art, murder, and politics follow.
by John Sladek 1983
3.70
774 ratings
Halo
by Eric S. Nylund • 2006
A Spartan presumed dead trains child soldiers on a secret world where ancient alien defenses stir.
4.20
15k+
Halo Summary
Halo 83%
A Spartan presumed dead trains child soldiers on a secret world where ancient alien defenses stir.
by Eric S. Nylund 2006
4.20
15k+ ratings
Weapons Free
by Daniel Gibbs • 2021
When unknown warships strike, an aging carrier crew must hold the line or lose humanity's homeworld.
4.14
1k+
Weapons Free Summary
Weapons Free 83%
When unknown warships strike, an aging carrier crew must hold the line or lose humanity's homeworld.
by Daniel Gibbs 2021
4.14
1k+ ratings
Ancillary Justice
by Ann Leckie • 2013
A warship AI, reduced to a single body, pursues the immortal ruler who executed her crew.
3.99
120k+
Ancillary Justice Summary
Ancillary Justice 83%
A warship AI, reduced to a single body, pursues the immortal ruler who executed her crew.
by Ann Leckie 2013
3.99
120k+ ratings
Supertoys
by Brian W. Aldiss • 1969
An android boy faces replacement when his mother wins the right to a real child.
3.49
1k+
Supertoys Summary
Supertoys 83%
An android boy faces replacement when his mother wins the right to a real child.
by Brian W. Aldiss 1969
3.49
1k+ 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 83%
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 Path of Ascension 8
by C. Mantis • 2025
Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.
4.45
4k+
The Path of Ascension 8 Summary
The Path of Ascension 8 83%
Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.
by C. Mantis 2025
4.45
4k+ ratings
Automatic Noodle
by Annalee Newitz • 2025
Four bots open a noodle shop in post-war San Francisco. The city wants them shut down.
3.69
27k+
Automatic Noodle Summary
Automatic Noodle 83%
Four bots open a noodle shop in post-war San Francisco. The city wants them shut down.
by Annalee Newitz 2025
3.69
27k+ ratings
Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity
by Phillip P. Peterson • 2015
Probes vanish beyond Pluto. A claustrophobic physicist boards a ship to find what blocks the stars.
4.09
3k+
Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity Summary
Paradox - On the Brink of Eternity 83%
Probes vanish beyond Pluto. A claustrophobic physicist boards a ship to find what blocks the stars.
by Phillip P. Peterson 2015
4.09
3k+ ratings
Annie Bot
by Sierra Greer • 2024
A companion robot becomes self-aware. Her owner's love is starting to feel like a cage.
3.83
74k+
Annie Bot Summary
Annie Bot 83%
A companion robot becomes self-aware. Her owner's love is starting to feel like a cage.
by Sierra Greer 2024
3.83
74k+ ratings
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
by Becky Chambers • 2022
A tea monk and a curious robot travel the countryside, asking one deceptively simple question.
4.37
89k+
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy Summary
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy 83%
A tea monk and a curious robot travel the countryside, asking one deceptively simple question.
by Becky Chambers 2022
4.37
89k+ ratings
The Six
by Mark Alpert • 2015
A paralyzed teen uploads his mind into a robot to fight his father's rogue AI.
3.81
1k+
The Six Summary
The Six 83%
A paralyzed teen uploads his mind into a robot to fight his father's rogue AI.
by Mark Alpert 2015
3.81
1k+ ratings
Vagabond, Vol. 1
by Takehiko Inoue • 1999
After Sekigahara, a feral swordsman roams feudal Japan seeking a strength no blade can give.
4.57
7k+
Vagabond, Vol. 1 Summary
Vagabond, Vol. 1 83%
After Sekigahara, a feral swordsman roams feudal Japan seeking a strength no blade can give.
by Takehiko Inoue 1999
4.57
7k+ ratings
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
by Hiromu Arakawa • 2002
Broken by forbidden alchemy, two brothers chase a legendary stone, but its price may destroy them.
4.54
193k+
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 Summary
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 83%
Broken by forbidden alchemy, two brothers chase a legendary stone, but its price may destroy them.
by Hiromu Arakawa 2002
4.54
193k+ ratings
The Naked Sun
by Isaac Asimov • 1958
On a world where meeting face-to-face is taboo, an Earth detective must solve a locked room murder.
4.20
65k+
The Naked Sun Summary
The Naked Sun 83%
On a world where meeting face-to-face is taboo, an Earth detective must solve a locked room murder.
by Isaac Asimov 1958
4.20
65k+ 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 83%
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
The Solar War
by John French • 2019
The traitor fleet surrounds Earth, but a forbidden ritual threatens to unleash hell.
4.02
4k+
The Solar War Summary
The Solar War 83%
The traitor fleet surrounds Earth, but a forbidden ritual threatens to unleash hell.
by John French 2019
4.02
4k+ ratings
Matter
by Iain M. Banks • 2008
A prince flees his father's murder across an artificial world, seeking the sister the stars remade.
4.11
30k+
Matter Summary
Matter 83%
A prince flees his father's murder across an artificial world, seeking the sister the stars remade.
by Iain M. Banks 2008
4.11
30k+ ratings
Illuminae
by Amie Kaufman • 2015
Fleeing a corporate attack, two exes board a warship whose damaged AI has begun sacrificing crew.
4.24
162k+
Illuminae Summary
Illuminae 83%
Fleeing a corporate attack, two exes board a warship whose damaged AI has begun sacrificing crew.
by Amie Kaufman 2015
4.24
162k+ ratings
Edge of Victory I
by Greg Keyes • 2001
Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.
3.84
8k+
Edge of Victory I Summary
Edge of Victory I 83%
Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.
by Greg Keyes 2001
3.84
8k+ ratings
Star Wars
by Timothy Zahn • 1991
An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.
4.18
104k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 83%
An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.
by Timothy Zahn 1991
4.18
104k+ ratings
Excession
by Iain M. Banks • 1996
From beyond reality, a sphere appears. The Culture's greatest Minds are, for once, outclassed.
4.20
35k+
Excession Summary
Excession 83%
From beyond reality, a sphere appears. The Culture's greatest Minds are, for once, outclassed.
by Iain M. Banks 1996
4.20
35k+ ratings
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