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Time Travel
by Frederick Dodson • 2020
Time travel is a consciousness skill. Train it through precognitive dreams and remote viewing.
4.07
15
Time Travel Summary
Time Travel 89%
Time travel is a consciousness skill. Train it through precognitive dreams and remote viewing.
by Frederick Dodson 2020
4.07
15 ratings
How to Build a Time Machine
by Paul C.W. Davies • 2001
Forward time travel is real. Going back needs wormholes, exotic matter, and a loophole in causality.
3.82
1k+
How to Build a Time Machine Summary
How to Build a Time Machine 89%
Forward time travel is real. Going back needs wormholes, exotic matter, and a loophole in causality.
by Paul C.W. Davies 2001
3.82
1k+ ratings
Your Brain Is a Time Machine
by Dean Buonomano • 2017
Your brain is a simulator of futures; physics suggests time may not flow at all.
3.90
2k+
Your Brain Is a Time Machine Summary
Your Brain Is a Time Machine 89%
Your brain is a simulator of futures; physics suggests time may not flow at all.
by Dean Buonomano 2017
3.90
2k+ ratings
Exhalation
by Ted Chiang • 2019
A merchant in ancient Baghdad steps through a time portal to undo a sorrow twenty years past.
4.27
113k+
Exhalation Summary
Exhalation 89%
A merchant in ancient Baghdad steps through a time portal to undo a sorrow twenty years past.
by Ted Chiang 2019
4.27
113k+ ratings
The Clock Mirage
by Joseph Mazur • 2020
Physics says time is relative. Biology says it's a cellular rhythm. The clock is a mirage.
3.42
118
The Clock Mirage Summary
The Clock Mirage 88%
Physics says time is relative. Biology says it's a cellular rhythm. The clock is a mirage.
by Joseph Mazur 2020
3.42
118 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 88%
A murdered family. A missing child. An agent who visits futures where humanity is always dead.
by Tom Sweterlitsch 2018
3.91
30k+ ratings
About Time
by Adam Frank • 2011
Time is a human invention, rebuilt every era. Our cosmology just catches up.
3.88
484
About Time Summary
About Time 88%
Time is a human invention, rebuilt every era. Our cosmology just catches up.
by Adam Frank 2011
3.88
484 ratings
Chronicles From The Future
by Achilleas Sirigos • 1972
From a coma in 1921, a teacher awakens inside a man of the year 3906.
3.78
569
Chronicles From The Future Summary
Chronicles From The Future 88%
From a coma in 1921, a teacher awakens inside a man of the year 3906.
by Achilleas Sirigos 1972
3.78
569 ratings
The Secret Pulse of Time
by Stefan Klein • 2006
Your brain decides how fast time moves, and you can learn to set the pace.
3.88
712
The Secret Pulse of Time Summary
The Secret Pulse of Time 88%
Your brain decides how fast time moves, and you can learn to set the pace.
by Stefan Klein 2006
3.88
712 ratings
Mysteries
by Colin Wilson • 1978
Ghosts, magic, UFOs: one hidden human faculty for perceiving beyond time and space.
4.10
494
Mysteries Summary
Mysteries 88%
Ghosts, magic, UFOs: one hidden human faculty for perceiving beyond time and space.
by Colin Wilson 1978
4.10
494 ratings
The Time Ships
by Stephen Baxter • 1995
A Victorian inventor discovers his time machine has splintered the future into warring worlds.
3.95
7k+
The Time Ships Summary
The Time Ships 88%
A Victorian inventor discovers his time machine has splintered the future into warring worlds.
by Stephen Baxter 1995
3.95
7k+ ratings
The Sense of Being Stared at
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2003
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
3.79
509
The Sense of Being Stared at Summary
The Sense of Being Stared at 88%
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2003
3.79
509 ratings
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4
by Philip K. Dick • 1987
The founder of a system jailing people for future crimes is predicted to murder a stranger.
4.11
15k+
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4 Summary
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4 88%
The founder of a system jailing people for future crimes is predicted to murder a stranger.
by Philip K. Dick 1987
4.11
15k+ ratings
The Accidental Time Machine
by Joe Haldeman • 2007
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
3.73
11k+
The Accidental Time Machine Summary
The Accidental Time Machine 88%
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
by Joe Haldeman 2007
3.73
11k+ ratings
The Signals Are Talking
by Amy Webb • 2016
Trends leave footprints at the fringe. A system for reading the future before it becomes obvious.
3.70
641
The Signals Are Talking Summary
The Signals Are Talking 88%
Trends leave footprints at the fringe. A system for reading the future before it becomes obvious.
by Amy Webb 2016
3.70
641 ratings
And Then She Vanished
by Nick Jones • 2021
His touch reads object histories. Hypnosis sends him back, to the night his sister vanished.
3.97
10k+
And Then She Vanished Summary
And Then She Vanished 88%
His touch reads object histories. Hypnosis sends him back, to the night his sister vanished.
by Nick Jones 2021
3.97
10k+ ratings
Time Travel in Einstein's Universe
by J. Richard Gott III • 2001
Einstein's two routes to time travel, and why no one from the future has shown up.
4.07
2k+
Time Travel in Einstein's Universe Summary
Time Travel in Einstein's Universe 88%
Einstein's two routes to time travel, and why no one from the future has shown up.
by J. Richard Gott III 2001
4.07
2k+ ratings
The Mind Race
by Russell Targ • 1985
Psychic abilities aren't supernatural. A physicist proved them in the lab, and anyone can learn.
4.00
24
The Mind Race Summary
The Mind Race 88%
Psychic abilities aren't supernatural. A physicist proved them in the lab, and anyone can learn.
by Russell Targ 1985
4.00
24 ratings
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.
by Neal Stephenson • 2017
Magic died with the first photograph. A secret agency found a quantum loophole to restore it.
3.86
35k+
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. Summary
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. 88%
Magic died with the first photograph. A secret agency found a quantum loophole to restore it.
by Neal Stephenson 2017
3.86
35k+ ratings
Counter-Clock World
by Philip K. Dick • 1967
When time flows backward, a resurrectionist revives a prophet and fights the book-erasing Library.
3.55
5k+
Counter-Clock World Summary
Counter-Clock World 88%
When time flows backward, a resurrectionist revives a prophet and fights the book-erasing Library.
by Philip K. Dick 1967
3.55
5k+ ratings
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
by Claire North • 2014
Harry August relives his life, memory intact. A warning from the future: the world is ending.
4.03
101k+
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August Summary
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August 88%
Harry August relives his life, memory intact. A warning from the future: the world is ending.
by Claire North 2014
4.03
101k+ ratings
Third Eye Spies
by Russell Targ • 2023
Two people, a hidden object, and the protocol that convinced the CIA psychic ability is real.
4.07
92
Third Eye Spies Summary
Third Eye Spies 88%
Two people, a hidden object, and the protocol that convinced the CIA psychic ability is real.
by Russell Targ 2023
4.07
92 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 88%
A time-slipping security chief finds a vanished corpse as time itself fractures inside the hotel.
by Rob Hart 2022
3.53
11k+ ratings
The Reality of ESP
by Russell Targ • 2012
The CIA funded ESP research for 23 years. A physicist says the statistical case is closed.
4.21
264
The Reality of ESP Summary
The Reality of ESP 88%
The CIA funded ESP research for 23 years. A physicist says the statistical case is closed.
by Russell Targ 2012
4.21
264 ratings
I Know How This Ends
by Holly Smale • 2025
One touch reveals their future: the wedding, the stepdaughter, the heartbreak. She leans in anyway.
4.11
5k+
I Know How This Ends Summary
I Know How This Ends 88%
One touch reveals their future: the wedding, the stepdaughter, the heartbreak. She leans in anyway.
by Holly Smale 2025
4.11
5k+ ratings
The Other Valley
by Scott Alexander Howard • 2024
Odile guards the border between her valley and the past. Her oldest friend is trying to cross.
3.87
26k+
The Other Valley Summary
The Other Valley 88%
Odile guards the border between her valley and the past. Her oldest friend is trying to cross.
by Scott Alexander Howard 2024
3.87
26k+ ratings
The Peripheral
by William Gibson • 2014
Flynne Fisher pilots a drone sim, sees a murder in future London, and the killers know.
3.89
34k+
The Peripheral Summary
The Peripheral 88%
Flynne Fisher pilots a drone sim, sees a murder in future London, and the killers know.
by William Gibson 2014
3.89
34k+ ratings
The Order of Time
by Carlo Rovelli • 2017
Time bends with gravity. No cosmos-wide now exists. The arrow of time is only entropy, rising.
4.13
39k+
The Order of Time Summary
The Order of Time 88%
Time bends with gravity. No cosmos-wide now exists. The arrow of time is only entropy, rising.
by Carlo Rovelli 2017
4.13
39k+ ratings
The Philosopher's Stone
by Colin Wilson • 1969
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
3.92
748
The Philosopher's Stone Summary
The Philosopher's Stone 88%
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
by Colin Wilson 1969
3.92
748 ratings
The Light of All That Falls
by James Islington • 2019
A guilty immortal, a soldier trapped in time, and an outcast must break fate's cycle.
4.40
42k+
The Light of All That Falls Summary
The Light of All That Falls 87%
A guilty immortal, a soldier trapped in time, and an outcast must break fate's cycle.
by James Islington 2019
4.40
42k+ ratings
Version Control
by Dexter Palmer • 2016
Her son is dead. The world feels wrong. Her husband's time machine rewrites reality without trace.
3.72
8k+
Version Control Summary
Version Control 87%
Her son is dead. The world feels wrong. Her husband's time machine rewrites reality without trace.
by Dexter Palmer 2016
3.72
8k+ ratings
The Traveler
by Joseph Eckert • 2026
A single lost day becomes a skipped century, then the end of time, for one ordinary father.
4.09
729
The Traveler Summary
The Traveler 87%
A single lost day becomes a skipped century, then the end of time, for one ordinary father.
by Joseph Eckert 2026
4.09
729 ratings
Miracles of Mind
by Russell Targ • 1999
Remote viewing is real. A CIA physicist proved it. The same mechanism makes distant healing real.
4.09
91
Miracles of Mind Summary
Miracles of Mind 87%
Remote viewing is real. A CIA physicist proved it. The same mechanism makes distant healing real.
by Russell Targ 1999
4.09
91 ratings
Stories of Your Life and Others
by Ted Chiang • 2002
Eight stories where language reshapes time, math comes undone, and a tower scrapes heaven.
4.25
127k+
Stories of Your Life and Others Summary
Stories of Your Life and Others 87%
Eight stories where language reshapes time, math comes undone, and a tower scrapes heaven.
by Ted Chiang 2002
4.25
127k+ ratings
The Shadows of London
by Nick Jones • 2021
A time traveler must prevent a 1963 London murder, or the sister he rescued will be erased.
4.07
5k+
The Shadows of London Summary
The Shadows of London 87%
A time traveler must prevent a 1963 London murder, or the sister he rescued will be erased.
by Nick Jones 2021
4.07
5k+ ratings
Time Warped
by Claudia Hammond • 2012
Your brain builds time from emotion and memory. That is why life accelerates and accidents crawl.
3.53
1k+
Time Warped Summary
Time Warped 87%
Your brain builds time from emotion and memory. That is why life accelerates and accidents crawl.
by Claudia Hammond 2012
3.53
1k+ ratings
The Conscious Universe
by Dean Radin • 1997
The scientific evidence for psi is strong enough to overturn the mainstream view of consciousness.
3.98
636
The Conscious Universe Summary
The Conscious Universe 87%
The scientific evidence for psi is strong enough to overturn the mainstream view of consciousness.
by Dean Radin 1997
3.98
636 ratings
The Future of Everything
by David Orrell • 2006
Weather, markets, pandemics: the science of why forecasts fail, and what to build instead.
3.67
117
The Future of Everything Summary
The Future of Everything 87%
Weather, markets, pandemics: the science of why forecasts fail, and what to build instead.
by David Orrell 2006
3.67
117 ratings
The End of Mr. Y
by Scarlett Thomas • 2006
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
3.77
19k+
The End of Mr. Y Summary
The End of Mr. Y 87%
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
by Scarlett Thomas 2006
3.77
19k+ ratings
The Universe in a Nutshell
by Stephen W. Hawking • 2001
How can a three-dimensional universe be a flat hologram? The physics that points toward an answer.
4.18
46k+
The Universe in a Nutshell Summary
The Universe in a Nutshell 87%
How can a three-dimensional universe be a flat hologram? The physics that points toward an answer.
by Stephen W. Hawking 2001
4.18
46k+ ratings
The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver
by Shawn Inmon • 2015
A failed suicide sends Thomas Weaver to 1976, his dead brother alive, a killer in algebra.
4.18
4k+
The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver Summary
The Unusual Second Life of Thomas Weaver 87%
A failed suicide sends Thomas Weaver to 1976, his dead brother alive, a killer in algebra.
by Shawn Inmon 2015
4.18
4k+ 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
Beyond the Occult
by Colin Wilson • 1989
Every ghost, premonition, and out-of-body experience is a clue: consciousness is still evolving.
3.92
260
Beyond the Occult Summary
Beyond the Occult 87%
Every ghost, premonition, and out-of-body experience is a clue: consciousness is still evolving.
by Colin Wilson 1989
3.92
260 ratings
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I
by Darryl Anka • 2017
She glimpses every future in shattered light, but an alien empire has already chosen one.
4.53
150
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I Summary
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I 87%
She glimpses every future in shattered light, but an alien empire has already chosen one.
by Darryl Anka 2017
4.53
150 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 87%
A detective and a neuroscientist race to stop a memory-altering technology from unraveling reality.
by Blake Crouch 2019
4.16
328k+ ratings
The Power of Flow
by Charlene Belitz • 1998
Align with life's hidden current by reading coincidences and cultivating the qualities they reward.
3.83
213
The Power of Flow Summary
The Power of Flow 87%
Align with life's hidden current by reading coincidences and cultivating the qualities they reward.
by Charlene Belitz 1998
3.83
213 ratings
The Big Picture
by Sean Carroll • 2016
How a purposeless cosmos produces life, mind, and the meaning we build for ourselves.
4.18
10k+
The Big Picture Summary
The Big Picture 87%
How a purposeless cosmos produces life, mind, and the meaning we build for ourselves.
by Sean Carroll 2016
4.18
10k+ ratings
The Quantum Rules
by Kunal K. Das • 2013
Quantum laws don't just govern particles: they explain why relationships fail and time speeds up.
3.61
256
The Quantum Rules Summary
The Quantum Rules 87%
Quantum laws don't just govern particles: they explain why relationships fail and time speeds up.
by Kunal K. Das 2013
3.61
256 ratings
The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells • 1895
A Victorian inventor lands in a future paradise, unaware of what hunts its people after dark.
3.89
570k+
The Time Machine Summary
The Time Machine 87%
A Victorian inventor lands in a future paradise, unaware of what hunts its people after dark.
by H.G. Wells 1895
3.89
570k+ ratings
The Fabric of the Cosmos
by Brian Greene • 2004
Space stretches, time is relative, and your present moment is an illusion.
4.13
41k+
The Fabric of the Cosmos Summary
The Fabric of the Cosmos 87%
Space stretches, time is relative, and your present moment is an illusion.
by Brian Greene 2004
4.13
41k+ ratings
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