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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 91%
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 89%
Hunger, mutant worms, and a demagogue push a community of trapped children toward civil war.
by Michael Grant 2009
4.02
92k+ 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
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 87%
A city cop must solve a Spacer's murder with a robot partner his world despises.
by Isaac Asimov 1953
4.19
113k+ ratings
Under the Dome
by Stephen King • 2009
An invisible dome traps a Maine town. A petty tyrant rises as neighbors turn savage.
3.93
327k+
Under the Dome Summary
Under the Dome 87%
An invisible dome traps a Maine town. A petty tyrant rises as neighbors turn savage.
by Stephen King 2009
3.93
327k+ 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 86%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ 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 86%
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
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 86%
Every exile poisons the world further; survivors must cross dead land to reach the only green.
by Hugh Howey 2013
4.23
141k+ 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 86%
In a jail that harvests fear, a teen relies on secret friendships until the rain stops.
by Ben Oliver 2020
3.9
9k+ ratings
Reflex
by Steven Gould • 2004
Leashed by a pain-implant, a teleporter waits while his wife discovers her power to save him.
3.99
7k+
Reflex Summary
Reflex 86%
Leashed by a pain-implant, a teleporter waits while his wife discovers her power to save him.
by Steven Gould 2004
3.99
7k+ 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 86%
An architect wakes from frozen sleep to learn his shelters were built to cull, not save.
by Hugh Howey 2013
4.13
157k+ ratings
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison • 1967
An all-powerful AI has wiped out humanity, sparing five survivors only to torment them forever.
3.89
57k+
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary
I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream 86%
An all-powerful AI has wiped out humanity, sparing five survivors only to torment them forever.
by Harlan Ellison 1967
3.89
57k+ ratings
The Ferryman
by Justin Cronin • 2023
A ferryman of rebirth discovers paradise is a simulation. His dying father left the exit code.
3.92
42k+
The Ferryman Summary
The Ferryman 86%
A ferryman of rebirth discovers paradise is a simulation. His dying father left the exit code.
by Justin Cronin 2023
3.92
42k+ 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 86%
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
La Maison
by Yves Grevet • 2008
Méto survives the House by obeying. The freezing cell teaches him what obedience costs.
3.91
1k+
La Maison Summary
La Maison 86%
Méto survives the House by obeying. The freezing cell teaches him what obedience costs.
by Yves Grevet 2008
3.91
1k+ 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 86%
Carl and his cat are prey on the dungeon's hunting ground. He's hunting back.
by Matt Dinniman 2022
4.69
117k+ ratings
The Currents of Space
by Isaac Asimov • 1952
An amnesiac holds the secret to a world's destruction that the galaxy's powers will kill for.
3.85
22k+
The Currents of Space Summary
The Currents of Space 86%
An amnesiac holds the secret to a world's destruction that the galaxy's powers will kill for.
by Isaac Asimov 1952
3.85
22k+ ratings
Sanctuary
by Caryn Lix • 2018
A space prison guard discovers her hidden chip as a breakout unleashes an alien creature onboard.
3.89
2k+
Sanctuary Summary
Sanctuary 86%
A space prison guard discovers her hidden chip as a breakout unleashes an alien creature onboard.
by Caryn Lix 2018
3.89
2k+ ratings
The Silo Saga Omnibus
by Hugh Howey • 2020
A buried city's condemned clean the cameras outside, then die. The new sheriff suspects a lie.
4.58
5k+
The Silo Saga Omnibus Summary
The Silo Saga Omnibus 86%
A buried city's condemned clean the cameras outside, then die. The new sheriff suspects a lie.
by Hugh Howey 2020
4.58
5k+ ratings
The Mercy of Gods
by James S.A. Corey • 2024
His world decimated by alien conquerors, a scientist must prove his species deserves to survive.
4.15
42k+
The Mercy of Gods Summary
The Mercy of Gods 86%
His world decimated by alien conquerors, a scientist must prove his species deserves to survive.
by James S.A. Corey 2024
4.15
42k+ ratings
Seveneves
by Neal Stephenson • 2015
The moon shatters. Earth will burn. Seven women in orbit carry the last hope for humanity.
4.00
126k+
Seveneves Summary
Seveneves 86%
The moon shatters. Earth will burn. Seven women in orbit carry the last hope for humanity.
by Neal Stephenson 2015
4.00
126k+ ratings
Playground
by Aron Beauregard • 2022
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
3.43
20k+
Playground Summary
Playground 86%
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.43
20k+ 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 86%
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 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 86%
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
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 85%
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017
4.25
9k+ 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 85%
To stop the creatures menacing his home, a young man journeys through the haunted Moscow metro.
by Dmitry Glukhovsky 2013
4.03
78k+ 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 85%
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
by Rob Hart 2019
3.84
15k+ ratings
Bird Box
by Josh Malerman • 2014
One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.
4.05
213k+
Bird Box Summary
Bird Box 85%
One look kills. A blindfolded mother rows a river, her children her only guides.
by Josh Malerman 2014
4.05
213k+ ratings
The Compound
by Aisling Rawle • 2025
Ten women wake in a desert prison where survival depends on who shares their bed.
3.53
156k+
The Compound Summary
The Compound 85%
Ten women wake in a desert prison where survival depends on who shares their bed.
by Aisling Rawle 2025
3.53
156k+ ratings
The Circle
by Dave Eggers • 2013
Mae's dream job at the Circle comes with a catch: complete surveillance, and no way out.
3.43
232k+
The Circle Summary
The Circle 85%
Mae's dream job at the Circle comes with a catch: complete surveillance, and no way out.
by Dave Eggers 2013
3.43
232k+ ratings
The Once and Future Me
by Melissa Pace • 2025
She wakes in a 1954 asylum with no past and a future she cannot remember.
3.55
3k+
The Once and Future Me Summary
The Once and Future Me 85%
She wakes in a 1954 asylum with no past and a future she cannot remember.
by Melissa Pace 2025
3.55
3k+ 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 85%
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 Palace of Dreams
by Ismail Kadare • 1981
An empire scours its subjects' dreams for sedition. A young clerk's first case threatens his family.
3.94
7k+
The Palace of Dreams Summary
The Palace of Dreams 85%
An empire scours its subjects' dreams for sedition. A young clerk's first case threatens his family.
by Ismail Kadare 1981
3.94
7k+ ratings
Wool Omnibus
by Hugh Howey • 2012
A buried silo's new sheriff finds the outside is a lie, a secret guarded by murder.
4.23
280k+
Wool Omnibus Summary
Wool Omnibus 85%
A buried silo's new sheriff finds the outside is a lie, a secret guarded by murder.
by Hugh Howey 2012
4.23
280k+ ratings
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard
by J.G. Ballard • 2000
Above Cannes, a corporate paradise hides its last doctor's killing spree behind a wall of silence.
3.72
5k+
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard Summary
Super-Cannes by J. G. Ballard 85%
Above Cannes, a corporate paradise hides its last doctor's killing spree behind a wall of silence.
by J.G. Ballard 2000
3.72
5k+ ratings
The Gone World
by Tom Sweterlitsch • 2018
A murdered family. A missing child. An agent who visits futures where humanity is always dead.
3.91
30k+
The Gone World Summary
The Gone World 85%
A murdered family. A missing child. An agent who visits futures where humanity is always dead.
by Tom Sweterlitsch 2018
3.91
30k+ 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 85%
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
Roadside Picnic
by Arkady Strugatsky • 1972
A stalker braves invisible death traps and prison to steal alien litter from a forbidden Zone.
4.12
89k+
Roadside Picnic Summary
Roadside Picnic 85%
A stalker braves invisible death traps and prison to steal alien litter from a forbidden Zone.
by Arkady Strugatsky 1972
4.12
89k+ ratings
Pebble in the Sky
by Isaac Asimov • 1950
A 1949 tailor hurled into the far future gains telepathy and must stop a galactic genocide.
3.90
28k+
Pebble in the Sky Summary
Pebble in the Sky 85%
A 1949 tailor hurled into the far future gains telepathy and must stop a galactic genocide.
by Isaac Asimov 1950
3.90
28k+ 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 85%
A refugee cop in a corporate megacity hunts a killer through zones of privilege and ruin.
by Laurent Gaudé 2022
3.64
2k+ ratings
Anathem
by Neal Stephenson • 2008
A cloistered scholar stumbles onto his order's secret: an alien ship from a parallel universe.
4.17
76k+
Anathem Summary
Anathem 85%
A cloistered scholar stumbles onto his order's secret: an alien ship from a parallel universe.
by Neal Stephenson 2008
4.17
76k+ 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 85%
A murder the system failed to predict becomes a crack that brings the surveillance state down.
by Joanna Kavenna 2019
3.12
1k+ ratings
God's Junk Drawer
by Peter Clines • 2025
A professor must save a prehistoric valley from the tyrant who rules it: his long-lost sister.
4.07
4k+
God's Junk Drawer Summary
God's Junk Drawer 85%
A professor must save a prehistoric valley from the tyrant who rules it: his long-lost sister.
by Peter Clines 2025
4.07
4k+ ratings
Bitter Angels
by C.L. Anderson • 2009
Her mentor's murder drags a retired Guardian back to a system where immortals harvest human minds.
3.30
279
Bitter Angels Summary
Bitter Angels 85%
Her mentor's murder drags a retired Guardian back to a system where immortals harvest human minds.
by C.L. Anderson 2009
3.30
279 ratings
High-Rise
by J.G. Ballard • 1975
A luxury tower's residents transform into warring tribes, trapping a detached doctor seeking peace.
3.64
42k+
High-Rise Summary
High-Rise 85%
A luxury tower's residents transform into warring tribes, trapping a detached doctor seeking peace.
by J.G. Ballard 1975
3.64
42k+ ratings
Rendezvous with Rama
by Arthur C. Clarke • 1973
A giant alien cylinder enters the solar system; the crew inside finds a silent world awakening.
4.12
186k+
Rendezvous with Rama Summary
Rendezvous with Rama 85%
A giant alien cylinder enters the solar system; the crew inside finds a silent world awakening.
by Arthur C. Clarke 1973
4.12
186k+ 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 85%
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 Girl Who Dared to Fight
by Bella Forrest • 2018
When an immortal founder seizes the Tower to purge thousands, one trapped Champion must stop him.
4.27
4k+
The Girl Who Dared to Fight Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Fight 85%
When an immortal founder seizes the Tower to purge thousands, one trapped Champion must stop him.
by Bella Forrest 2018
4.27
4k+ ratings
Chapterhouse
by Frank Herbert • 1985
A hunted sisterhood resurrects a legendary general's clone to survive an enemy sweeping the stars.
3.86
85k+
Chapterhouse Summary
Chapterhouse 85%
A hunted sisterhood resurrects a legendary general's clone to survive an enemy sweeping the stars.
by Frank Herbert 1985
3.86
85k+ ratings
El Eternauta
by Héctor Germán Oesterheld • 1957
Lethal snow destroys Buenos Aires. Juan Salvo survives to face invaders who harvest humans for war.
4.35
9k+
El Eternauta Summary
El Eternauta 85%
Lethal snow destroys Buenos Aires. Juan Salvo survives to face invaders who harvest humans for war.
by Héctor Germán Oesterheld 1957
4.35
9k+ ratings
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