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How to Change a Memory
by Steve Ramirez • 2025
Memory can be edited with light. The pioneer explains why rewriting your past is inevitable.
4.17
54
How to Change a Memory Summary
How to Change a Memory 89%
Memory can be edited with light. The pioneer explains why rewriting your past is inevitable.
by Steve Ramirez 2025
4.17
54 ratings
Infinity Lost
by S. Harrison • 2015
A girl discovers her memories are fake: she's the deadliest weapon her father ever built.
3.64
4k+
Infinity Lost Summary
Infinity Lost 88%
A girl discovers her memories are fake: she's the deadliest weapon her father ever built.
by S. Harrison 2015
3.64
4k+ ratings
Pieces of Light
by Charles Fernyhough • 2012
Your memories aren't recordings; they're stories rebuilt fresh each time, and the edit never ends.
3.53
468
Pieces of Light Summary
Pieces of Light 88%
Your memories aren't recordings; they're stories rebuilt fresh each time, and the edit never ends.
by Charles Fernyhough 2012
3.53
468 ratings
The Escher Man
by T.R. Napper • 2024
A Macau hitman's syndicate is erasing his memory. The family he lost may be a lie.
3.83
434
The Escher Man Summary
The Escher Man 88%
A Macau hitman's syndicate is erasing his memory. The family he lost may be a lie.
by T.R. Napper 2024
3.83
434 ratings
Nexus
by Ramez Naam • 2012
A neuroscientist's mind-linking drug plunges him into a spy war for the future of humanity.
4.04
21k+
Nexus Summary
Nexus 88%
A neuroscientist's mind-linking drug plunges him into a spy war for the future of humanity.
by Ramez Naam 2012
4.04
21k+ ratings
A Thousand Natural Shocks
by Omar Hussain • 2025
A journalist chases oblivion in a memory-erasing cult while a killer forces him to remember.
3.56
976
A Thousand Natural Shocks Summary
A Thousand Natural Shocks 88%
A journalist chases oblivion in a memory-erasing cult while a killer forces him to remember.
by Omar Hussain 2025
3.56
976 ratings
The World of Null-A
by A.E. van Vogt • 1945
His memories are a lie. To survive the Machine's deadly Games, he must find his hidden creator.
3.70
5k+
The World of Null-A Summary
The World of Null-A 88%
His memories are a lie. To survive the Machine's deadly Games, he must find his hidden creator.
by A.E. van Vogt 1945
3.70
5k+ ratings
Going Home in the Dark
by Dean Koontz • 2025
Four friends, amnesia-plagued, return home after a coma, only to find utopia built on horror.
3.48
9k+
Going Home in the Dark Summary
Going Home in the Dark 88%
Four friends, amnesia-plagued, return home after a coma, only to find utopia built on horror.
by Dean Koontz 2025
3.48
9k+ ratings
What She Saw
by Sheila Lowe • 2013
A woman wakes on a train with no memory, hunted by a conspiracy she can’t recall.
3.82
2k+
What She Saw Summary
What She Saw 88%
A woman wakes on a train with no memory, hunted by a conspiracy she can’t recall.
by Sheila Lowe 2013
3.82
2k+ ratings
Communion
by Whitley Strieber • 1987
A horror novelist uncovered his own abduction. Hypnosis revealed a lifetime of encounters.
3.52
8k+
Communion Summary
Communion 88%
A horror novelist uncovered his own abduction. Hypnosis revealed a lifetime of encounters.
by Whitley Strieber 1987
3.52
8k+ ratings
The Memory Illusion
by Julia Shaw • 2016
You can be led to remember a crime you never committed; the method is just conversation.
3.94
2k+
The Memory Illusion Summary
The Memory Illusion 88%
You can be led to remember a crime you never committed; the method is just conversation.
by Julia Shaw 2016
3.94
2k+ ratings
There Is No Antimemetics Division
by qntm • 2020
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
4.10
29k+
There Is No Antimemetics Division Summary
There Is No Antimemetics Division 87%
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
by qntm 2020
4.10
29k+ ratings
The Minders
by John Marrs • 2020
Britain stores its darkest secrets inside five broken minds, but the data begins to speak back.
3.74
18k+
The Minders Summary
The Minders 87%
Britain stores its darkest secrets inside five broken minds, but the data begins to speak back.
by John Marrs 2020
3.74
18k+ ratings
Animales difíciles
by Rosa Montero • 2025
A fragile cloned detective probes a brain-bank bombing and a plot to build a superintelligence.
3.81
829
Animales difíciles Summary
Animales difíciles 87%
A fragile cloned detective probes a brain-bank bombing and a plot to build a superintelligence.
by Rosa Montero 2025
3.81
829 ratings
Cyberpunk 2077
by Rafał Kosik • 2023
In a city of corporate lies, a crew of outcasts steals a secret worth killing for.
3.51
5k+
Cyberpunk 2077 Summary
Cyberpunk 2077 87%
In a city of corporate lies, a crew of outcasts steals a secret worth killing for.
by Rafał Kosik 2023
3.51
5k+ ratings
Void Star
by Zachary Mason • 2017
A translator's perfect memory makes her a target in a near-future city of favelas and rogue AI.
3.67
3k+
Void Star Summary
Void Star 87%
A translator's perfect memory makes her a target in a near-future city of favelas and rogue AI.
by Zachary Mason 2017
3.67
3k+ ratings
Forgetting
by Scott A. Small • 2021
Forgetting is not a glitch: it is biology's tool for intelligence, resilience, and imagination.
3.76
554
Forgetting Summary
Forgetting 87%
Forgetting is not a glitch: it is biology's tool for intelligence, resilience, and imagination.
by Scott A. Small 2021
3.76
554 ratings
The Shimmering State
by Meredith Westgate • 2021
A photographer and dancer meet in Malibu rehab, each unsure whose memories are really theirs.
3.43
1k+
The Shimmering State Summary
The Shimmering State 87%
A photographer and dancer meet in Malibu rehab, each unsure whose memories are really theirs.
by Meredith Westgate 2021
3.43
1k+ ratings
The Merge
by Grace Walker • 2025
To save her mother, a skeptic fuses their minds. The clinic's healing is a slow vanishing.
3.69
7k+
The Merge Summary
The Merge 87%
To save her mother, a skeptic fuses their minds. The clinic's healing is a slow vanishing.
by Grace Walker 2025
3.69
7k+ ratings
All That We See or Seem
by Ken Liu • 2025
A reclusive hacker hunts for a missing dream artist and uncovers an empire of stolen identity.
3.53
3k+
All That We See or Seem Summary
All That We See or Seem 87%
A reclusive hacker hunts for a missing dream artist and uncovers an empire of stolen identity.
by Ken Liu 2025
3.53
3k+ 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 87%
A broken hacker is hired to crack an AI, only to learn the AI hired him.
by William Gibson 1984
3.89
369k+ ratings
Tempest
by Julie Cross • 2011
Time jumps never changed anything, until a bullet threw a teen two years into the past.
3.70
14k+
Tempest Summary
Tempest 87%
Time jumps never changed anything, until a bullet threw a teen two years into the past.
by Julie Cross 2011
3.70
14k+ ratings
Archetype
by M.D. Waters • 2014
She wakes with no past, a stranger for a husband, and dreams of a rebel's life.
3.78
4k+
Archetype Summary
Archetype 87%
She wakes with no past, a stranger for a husband, and dreams of a rebel's life.
by M.D. Waters 2014
3.78
4k+ ratings
Hazards of Time Travel
by Joyce Carol Oates • 2018
A teenager's forbidden questions land her in 1959 Wisconsin, where one wrong memory means erasure.
2.98
8k+
Hazards of Time Travel Summary
Hazards of Time Travel 87%
A teenager's forbidden questions land her in 1959 Wisconsin, where one wrong memory means erasure.
by Joyce Carol Oates 2018
2.98
8k+ ratings
In Search of Memory
by Eric R. Kandel • 2006
How a sea slug's simple nervous system taught a Vienna refugee the universal recipe for memory.
4.14
5k+
In Search of Memory Summary
In Search of Memory 87%
How a sea slug's simple nervous system taught a Vienna refugee the universal recipe for memory.
by Eric R. Kandel 2006
4.14
5k+ ratings
The Seven Sins Of Memory Updated Edition
by Daniel L. Schacter • 2001
Memory's worst habits are not bugs but features, and the seven failures that prove it.
3.88
2k+
The Seven Sins Of Memory Updated Edition Summary
The Seven Sins Of Memory Updated Edition 87%
Memory's worst habits are not bugs but features, and the seven failures that prove it.
by Daniel L. Schacter 2001
3.88
2k+ ratings
Child of Another Kind
by Steven Decker • 2023
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
4.28
6k+
Child of Another Kind Summary
Child of Another Kind 87%
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.28
6k+ ratings
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
by Haruki Murakami • 1985
An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.
4.11
154k+
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Summary
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 87%
An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.
by Haruki Murakami 1985
4.11
154k+ 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 87%
Psychic runaway hides a monstrous power while falling for the boy leading the search for safety.
by Alexandra Bracken 2012
4.15
208k+ ratings
The Complete Guide to Memory
by Richard Restak • 2022
Memory isn't fixed. The neuroscience and techniques that can sharpen yours at any age.
3.67
423
The Complete Guide to Memory Summary
The Complete Guide to Memory 87%
Memory isn't fixed. The neuroscience and techniques that can sharpen yours at any age.
by Richard Restak 2022
3.67
423 ratings
Why We Remember
by Charan Ranganath • 2024
Your memory was never built for accuracy. It was built for what comes next.
3.91
3k+
Why We Remember Summary
Why We Remember 87%
Your memory was never built for accuracy. It was built for what comes next.
by Charan Ranganath 2024
3.91
3k+ ratings
William
by Mason Coile • 2024
An agoraphobic man's AI traps his pregnant wife in a house that kills on Halloween.
3.48
18k+
William Summary
William 87%
An agoraphobic man's AI traps his pregnant wife in a house that kills on Halloween.
by Mason Coile 2024
3.48
18k+ ratings
The Last Murder at the End of the World
by Stuart Turton • 2024
An elder's murder on the last island; her heartbeat was the only barrier against the fog.
3.67
66k+
The Last Murder at the End of the World Summary
The Last Murder at the End of the World 87%
An elder's murder on the last island; her heartbeat was the only barrier against the fog.
by Stuart Turton 2024
3.67
66k+ ratings
Moonwalking with Einstein
by Joshua Foer • 2011
A journalist with an average memory covers memory champions, then becomes U.S. champion in a year.
3.88
95k+
Moonwalking with Einstein Summary
Moonwalking with Einstein 87%
A journalist with an average memory covers memory champions, then becomes U.S. champion in a year.
by Joshua Foer 2011
3.88
95k+ ratings
The New One
by Evie Green • 2023
After their daughter's accident, parents accept a clone replacement and a life of hidden cameras.
3.60
1k+
The New One Summary
The New One 87%
After their daughter's accident, parents accept a clone replacement and a life of hidden cameras.
by Evie Green 2023
3.60
1k+ ratings
You Can Have an Amazing Memory
by Dominic O'Brien • 2011
Turn numbers into familiar faces and lists into journeys through your own home.
4.06
981
You Can Have an Amazing Memory Summary
You Can Have an Amazing Memory 87%
Turn numbers into familiar faces and lists into journeys through your own home.
by Dominic O'Brien 2011
4.06
981 ratings
Change Agent
by Daniel Suarez • 2017
An Interpol analyst wakes as the cartel boss he's chasing. His colleagues now hunt him.
3.98
8k+
Change Agent Summary
Change Agent 86%
An Interpol analyst wakes as the cartel boss he's chasing. His colleagues now hunt him.
by Daniel Suarez 2017
3.98
8k+ ratings
A Sorcerer's Apprentice
by John Herlosky • 2015
He joined a CIA-derived psychic spy program to debunk it. It wasn't a hoax.
4.05
20
A Sorcerer's Apprentice Summary
A Sorcerer's Apprentice 86%
He joined a CIA-derived psychic spy program to debunk it. It wasn't a hoax.
by John Herlosky 2015
4.05
20 ratings
Recursion
by Blake Crouch • 2019
A detective and a neuroscientist race to stop a memory-altering technology from unraveling reality.
4.16
328k+
Recursion Summary
Recursion 86%
A detective and a neuroscientist race to stop a memory-altering technology from unraveling reality.
by Blake Crouch 2019
4.16
328k+ ratings
These Memories Do Not Belong to Us
by Yiming Ma • 2025
A son inherits his mother's forbidden memories in an empire where remembering is a crime.
3.43
4k+
These Memories Do Not Belong to Us Summary
These Memories Do Not Belong to Us 86%
A son inherits his mother's forbidden memories in an empire where remembering is a crime.
by Yiming Ma 2025
3.43
4k+ ratings
Memory
by Jonathan K. Foster • 2008
What you remember is never what happened. The science of how memory rebuilds the past.
3.54
823
Memory Summary
Memory 86%
What you remember is never what happened. The science of how memory rebuilds the past.
by Jonathan K. Foster 2008
3.54
823 ratings
Lexicon
by Max Barry • 2013
She was taught that words can control anyone. He was proof that they were wrong.
3.90
41k+
Lexicon Summary
Lexicon 86%
She was taught that words can control anyone. He was proof that they were wrong.
by Max Barry 2013
3.90
41k+ ratings
Your Memory
by Alan Baddeley • 1982
Memory is several systems, not one. Each forgets differently, and the architecture predicts when.
3.77
271
Your Memory Summary
Your Memory 86%
Memory is several systems, not one. Each forgets differently, and the architecture predicts when.
by Alan Baddeley 1982
3.77
271 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 86%
A time machine auction could start a war, but the Doctor knows it's a con.
by Lance Parkin 2002
3.62
202 ratings
Forbidden Science
by Jacques F. Vallée • 1993
A classified memo proved the UFO inquiry was a front. The real mystery predates the space age.
4.35
116
Forbidden Science Summary
Forbidden Science 86%
A classified memo proved the UFO inquiry was a front. The real mystery predates the space age.
by Jacques F. Vallée 1993
4.35
116 ratings
My Murder
by Katie Williams • 2023
A murder victim cloned back to life discovers her crime scene doesn't match the official story.
3.62
36k+
My Murder Summary
My Murder 86%
A murder victim cloned back to life discovers her crime scene doesn't match the official story.
by Katie Williams 2023
3.62
36k+ ratings
Alien
by Tim Lebbon • 2014
Ripley wakes on a crippled mining ship where the creatures she fled are already hunting.
3.82
13k+
Alien Summary
Alien 86%
Ripley wakes on a crippled mining ship where the creatures she fled are already hunting.
by Tim Lebbon 2014
3.82
13k+ ratings
The Memory Police
by Yōko Ogawa • 1994
The Memory Police erase objects from the mind; a novelist hides a man who still remembers.
3.69
145k+
The Memory Police Summary
The Memory Police 86%
The Memory Police erase objects from the mind; a novelist hides a man who still remembers.
by Yōko Ogawa 1994
3.69
145k+ ratings
Bubblegum
by Adam Levin • 2020
In an Internet-free America, his companion robot's cuteness tempts him to ruin his only friend.
3.76
962
Bubblegum Summary
Bubblegum 86%
In an Internet-free America, his companion robot's cuteness tempts him to ruin his only friend.
by Adam Levin 2020
3.76
962 ratings
The Paradox Hotel
by Rob Hart • 2022
A time-slipping security chief finds a vanished corpse as time itself fractures inside the hotel.
3.53
11k+
The Paradox Hotel Summary
The Paradox Hotel 86%
A time-slipping security chief finds a vanished corpse as time itself fractures inside the hotel.
by Rob Hart 2022
3.53
11k+ ratings
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