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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 90%
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
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
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 Haven
by Carol Lynch Williams • 2014
Genetically engineered as spare parts, Shiloh must break out of the hospital that farms her friends.
3.32
1k+
The Haven Summary
The Haven 89%
Genetically engineered as spare parts, Shiloh must break out of the hospital that farms her friends.
by Carol Lynch Williams 2014
3.32
1k+ 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 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
Godslayer
by J.A. Huss • 2025
He's a weapon. She's his power source. Their love is the trap the gods designed.
4.19
187
Godslayer Summary
Godslayer 89%
He's a weapon. She's his power source. Their love is the trap the gods designed.
by J.A. Huss 2025
4.19
187 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
Vanishing World
by Sayaka Murata • 2015
In a world without sex or family, one woman raised on romance watches her own desires vanish.
3.20
15k+
Vanishing World Summary
Vanishing World 88%
In a world without sex or family, one woman raised on romance watches her own desires vanish.
by Sayaka Murata 2015
3.20
15k+ 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
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
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 88%
When her smart toaster bricks itself, a refugee discovers the whole building is a corporate jail.
by Cory Doctorow 2019
4.03
8k+ 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 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 88%
A plague destroys civilization. Two women survive alone, living by the eco-cult's rules.
by Margaret Atwood 2009
4.07
134k+ 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 88%
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
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
Le Programme
by Sandra Dussault • 2018
To protect his brother, a teen fugitive finds a hidden village of young murderers.
4.18
437
Le Programme Summary
Le Programme 88%
To protect his brother, a teen fugitive finds a hidden village of young murderers.
by Sandra Dussault 2018
4.18
437 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 88%
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
by Rob Hart 2019
3.84
15k+ 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
Gathering Blue
by Lois Lowry • 2000
Spared for her needlework, a disabled orphan discovers she's an artist in a gilded prison.
3.83
211k+
Gathering Blue Summary
Gathering Blue 88%
Spared for her needlework, a disabled orphan discovers she's an artist in a gilded prison.
by Lois Lowry 2000
3.83
211k+ 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
Tender Is the Flesh
by Agustina Bazterrica • 2017
He runs a human slaughterhouse. A live female arrives at his barn. He cannot kill her.
3.77
421k+
Tender Is the Flesh Summary
Tender Is the Flesh 88%
He runs a human slaughterhouse. A live female arrives at his barn. He cannot kill her.
by Agustina Bazterrica 2017
3.77
421k+ ratings
Never Let Me Go
by Kazuo Ishiguro • 2005
A carer's nostalgia for her boarding school is shadowed by its true purpose: to breed organ donors.
3.85
873k+
Never Let Me Go Summary
Never Let Me Go 88%
A carer's nostalgia for her boarding school is shadowed by its true purpose: to breed organ donors.
by Kazuo Ishiguro 2005
3.85
873k+ ratings
The Unworthy
by Agustina Bazterrica • 2023
In a brutal convent, forbidden love for a fire-walking stranger becomes one woman's only hope.
3.60
52k+
The Unworthy Summary
The Unworthy 88%
In a brutal convent, forbidden love for a fire-walking stranger becomes one woman's only hope.
by Agustina Bazterrica 2023
3.60
52k+ 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 88%
A murder the system failed to predict becomes a crack that brings the surveillance state down.
by Joanna Kavenna 2019
3.12
1k+ 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 88%
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 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
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 88%
A world united in peace worships a new messiah; a Catholic priest sees the Antichrist.
by Robert Hugh Benson 1907
4.09
4k+ 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 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 88%
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
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 88%
A Tsar's enforcer in a walled Russia: one day of fire, prayer, and sanctioned killing.
by Vladimir Sorokin 2006
3.74
10k+ ratings
The House of the Scorpion
by Nancy Farmer • 2004
A clone raised in a drug empire must escape before the patriarch harvests his heart.
4.08
98k+
The House of the Scorpion Summary
The House of the Scorpion 88%
A clone raised in a drug empire must escape before the patriarch harvests his heart.
by Nancy Farmer 2004
4.08
98k+ ratings
The Top of the Volcano
by Harlan Ellison • 2014
Eighteen stories where the rebels lose, the machines hate, and mercy is the end of everything.
4.12
268
The Top of the Volcano Summary
The Top of the Volcano 88%
Eighteen stories where the rebels lose, the machines hate, and mercy is the end of everything.
by Harlan Ellison 2014
4.12
268 ratings
Partials
by Dan Wells • 2012
To save the last newborns from extinction, a medic kidnaps a genetically engineered enemy soldier.
3.93
60k+
Partials Summary
Partials 88%
To save the last newborns from extinction, a medic kidnaps a genetically engineered enemy soldier.
by Dan Wells 2012
3.93
60k+ 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
Moon of the Crusted Snow
by Waubgeshig Rice • 2018
The power fails in a remote Anishinaabe community. A stranger arrives. The cities have fallen.
3.82
46k+
Moon of the Crusted Snow Summary
Moon of the Crusted Snow 87%
The power fails in a remote Anishinaabe community. A stranger arrives. The cities have fallen.
by Waubgeshig Rice 2018
3.82
46k+ 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 87%
A farmer wakes to find his colony turned into a children's live-fire mech game.
by Matt Dinniman 2026
3.92
30k+ 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 87%
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
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
by Carrie Ryan • 2009
Surrounded by the undead, a girl clings to her mother's dream of an ocean beyond the forest.
3.60
88k+
The Forest of Hands and Teeth Summary
The Forest of Hands and Teeth 87%
Surrounded by the undead, a girl clings to her mother's dream of an ocean beyond the forest.
by Carrie Ryan 2009
3.60
88k+ ratings
Ripe
by Sarah Rose Etter • 2023
Her only constant is a black hole. At a Silicon Valley startup, it begins to feed.
3.58
34k+
Ripe Summary
Ripe 87%
Her only constant is a black hole. At a Silicon Valley startup, it begins to feed.
by Sarah Rose Etter 2023
3.58
34k+ 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 87%
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 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 87%
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
On Such a Full Sea
by Chang-rae Lee • 2014
When her boyfriend vanishes, a diver abandons her walled settlement for the dangerous open counties.
3.49
12k+
On Such a Full Sea Summary
On Such a Full Sea 87%
When her boyfriend vanishes, a diver abandons her walled settlement for the dangerous open counties.
by Chang-rae Lee 2014
3.49
12k+ ratings
The Death House
by Sarah Pinborough • 2015
Banished to a remote house for condemned children, a boy finds hope in a defiant newcomer.
3.61
5k+
The Death House Summary
The Death House 87%
Banished to a remote house for condemned children, a boy finds hope in a defiant newcomer.
by Sarah Pinborough 2015
3.61
5k+ ratings
Delirium
by Lauren Oliver • 2011
Love has been cured out of everyone except one boy, and he's about to infect her.
3.95
480k+
Delirium Summary
Delirium 87%
Love has been cured out of everyone except one boy, and he's about to infect her.
by Lauren Oliver 2011
3.95
480k+ 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 87%
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
Best of All Worlds
by Kenneth Oppel • 2025
A family wakes to find their summer cottage inside an invisible dome with no way out.
3.62
2k+
Best of All Worlds Summary
Best of All Worlds 87%
A family wakes to find their summer cottage inside an invisible dome with no way out.
by Kenneth Oppel 2025
3.62
2k+ ratings
Hunger
by Michael Grant • 2009
Hunger, mutant worms, and a demagogue push a community of trapped children toward civil war.
4.02
92k+
Hunger Summary
Hunger 87%
Hunger, mutant worms, and a demagogue push a community of trapped children toward civil war.
by Michael Grant 2009
4.02
92k+ 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 87%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
The Long Walk
by Richard Bachman • 1979
Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty walks with ninety-nine others. Slow down, and soldiers shoot.
4.00
289k+
The Long Walk Summary
The Long Walk 87%
Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty walks with ninety-nine others. Slow down, and soldiers shoot.
by Richard Bachman 1979
4.00
289k+ ratings
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