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Written in Fire
by Marcus Sakey • 2016
A federal agent hunts a scientist whose serum gives anyone superhuman gifts, amid civil war.
4.19
15k+
Written in Fire Summary
Written in Fire 89%
A federal agent hunts a scientist whose serum gives anyone superhuman gifts, amid civil war.
by Marcus Sakey 2016
4.19
15k+ 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 88%
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
Halo
by Eric S. Nylund • 2003
Master Chief leads a suicide mission inside a Covenant station to stop an armada bound for Earth.
4.17
18k+
Halo Summary
Halo 88%
Master Chief leads a suicide mission inside a Covenant station to stop an armada bound for Earth.
by Eric S. Nylund 2003
4.17
18k+ ratings
Unstoppable
by K.A. Knight • 2023
She survived his experiments. Now, with five scarred men, she'll end his work forever.
3.95
4k+
Unstoppable Summary
Unstoppable 88%
She survived his experiments. Now, with five scarred men, she'll end his work forever.
by K.A. Knight 2023
3.95
4k+ ratings
The Winter Soldier
by Mackenzi Lee • 2023
A botched museum mission plunges a restless Bucky Barnes into a world of spies and memory theft.
4.21
4k+
The Winter Soldier Summary
The Winter Soldier 87%
A botched museum mission plunges a restless Bucky Barnes into a world of spies and memory theft.
by Mackenzi Lee 2023
4.21
4k+ ratings
The Breakthrough Effect
by Douglas E. Richards • 2023
An enhanced soldier finds a digital afterlife and is framed as a traitor by its creator.
4.25
3k+
The Breakthrough Effect Summary
The Breakthrough Effect 87%
An enhanced soldier finds a digital afterlife and is framed as a traitor by its creator.
by Douglas E. Richards 2023
4.25
3k+ ratings
Halo
by Eric S. Nylund • 2001
An alien armada attacks humanity's military stronghold. A Spartan team must keep Earth hidden.
4.26
36k+
Halo Summary
Halo 87%
An alien armada attacks humanity's military stronghold. A Spartan team must keep Earth hidden.
by Eric S. Nylund 2001
4.26
36k+ ratings
Halo
by William C. Dietz • 2003
Crash-landed on a ringworld, a super-soldier must destroy it to stop a parasite from reaching Earth.
3.74
20k+
Halo Summary
Halo 87%
Crash-landed on a ringworld, a super-soldier must destroy it to stop a parasite from reaching Earth.
by William C. Dietz 2003
3.74
20k+ ratings
Bloodline
by James Rollins • 2012
The president's pregnant daughter is taken. Her captors want the child: a genetically altered heir.
4.25
25k+
Bloodline Summary
Bloodline 87%
The president's pregnant daughter is taken. Her captors want the child: a genetically altered heir.
by James Rollins 2012
4.25
25k+ ratings
Caliban’s War
by James S.A. Corey • 2012
On Ganymede, a missing girl's father and a marine chase an alien secret into interplanetary war.
4.39
186k+
Caliban’s War Summary
Caliban’s War 87%
On Ganymede, a missing girl's father and a marine chase an alien secret into interplanetary war.
by James S.A. Corey 2012
4.39
186k+ ratings
Old Man's War
by John Scalzi • 2005
A seventy-five-year-old widower joins the army for a new body and gets an interstellar war.
4.23
227k+
Old Man's War Summary
Old Man's War 87%
A seventy-five-year-old widower joins the army for a new body and gets an interstellar war.
by John Scalzi 2005
4.23
227k+ ratings
Calamity
by Brandon Sanderson • 2016
The last Reckoners must save their fallen mentor and stop the star turning superhumans into tyrants.
4.17
93k+
Calamity Summary
Calamity 86%
The last Reckoners must save their fallen mentor and stop the star turning superhumans into tyrants.
by Brandon Sanderson 2016
4.17
93k+ ratings
The Ghost Brigades
by John Scalzi • 2006
A soldier born with a traitor's mind must stop the genocide he was built to commit.
4.12
98k+
The Ghost Brigades Summary
The Ghost Brigades 86%
A soldier born with a traitor's mind must stop the genocide he was built to commit.
by John Scalzi 2006
4.12
98k+ 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 86%
Sixty war robots sit chained in a Mojave vault. One has already killed.
by Nelson DeMille 2025
4.23
8k+ 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 86%
The traitor fleet surrounds Earth, but a forbidden ritual threatens to unleash hell.
by John French 2019
4.02
4k+ ratings
The Book of Elsewhere
by Keanu Reeves • 2024
He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.
3.30
10k+
The Book of Elsewhere Summary
The Book of Elsewhere 86%
He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.
by Keanu Reeves 2024
3.30
10k+ ratings
Upgrade
by Blake Crouch • 2022
A gene crime agent forcibly enhanced must hunt his sister before she unleashes a genetic apocalypse.
3.81
124k+
Upgrade Summary
Upgrade 86%
A gene crime agent forcibly enhanced must hunt his sister before she unleashes a genetic apocalypse.
by Blake Crouch 2022
3.81
124k+ ratings
Ice Station
by Matthew Reilly • 1998
Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.
4.12
35k+
Ice Station Summary
Ice Station 86%
Marines find a buried spaceship in Antarctica, then their allies attack and a killer hides within.
by Matthew Reilly 1998
4.12
35k+ ratings
The Death and Life of Superman
by Roger Stern • 1993
Superman dies fighting Doomsday. Four new Supermen rise. One is real. One means to destroy Earth.
4.10
6k+
The Death and Life of Superman Summary
The Death and Life of Superman 86%
Superman dies fighting Doomsday. Four new Supermen rise. One is real. One means to destroy Earth.
by Roger Stern 1993
4.10
6k+ ratings
Girl in a Rabbit Hole
by R.J. Law • 2021
A geneticist refuses a shadowy offer, and within days her entire life is surgically erased.
3.50
1k+
Girl in a Rabbit Hole Summary
Girl in a Rabbit Hole 86%
A geneticist refuses a shadowy offer, and within days her entire life is surgically erased.
by R.J. Law 2021
3.50
1k+ ratings
The Imagineers of War
by Sharon Weinberger • 2017
DARPA gave us the Internet and lost Vietnam. The same faith in technology drove both.
3.69
565
The Imagineers of War Summary
The Imagineers of War 86%
DARPA gave us the Internet and lost Vietnam. The same faith in technology drove both.
by Sharon Weinberger 2017
3.69
565 ratings
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program
by James Lacatski • 2026
A covert Pentagon study linked UFOs to poltergeists and psychic contact. Then it went black.
4.13
16
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program Summary
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program 86%
A covert Pentagon study linked UFOs to poltergeists and psychic contact. Then it went black.
by James Lacatski 2026
4.13
16 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 86%
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
Only the Dead
by Jack Carr • 2023
Framed for the President's murder, a Navy SEAL hunts the global plot his father died investigating.
4.54
24k+
Only the Dead Summary
Only the Dead 86%
Framed for the President's murder, a Navy SEAL hunts the global plot his father died investigating.
by Jack Carr 2023
4.54
24k+ 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 86%
A paralyzed teen uploads his mind into a robot to fight his father's rogue AI.
by Mark Alpert 2015
3.81
1k+ ratings
Balidan
by Swapnil Pandey • 2023
Starvation. Sleep deprivation. A ninety-day trial. The making of India's most lethal soldiers.
4.44
176
Balidan Summary
Balidan 86%
Starvation. Sleep deprivation. A ninety-day trial. The making of India's most lethal soldiers.
by Swapnil Pandey 2023
4.44
176 ratings
Tactical Barbell II
by K. Black • 2015
Why strong athletes gas out: the missing aerobic foundation and a structured plan to build it.
4.57
893
Tactical Barbell II Summary
Tactical Barbell II 86%
Why strong athletes gas out: the missing aerobic foundation and a structured plan to build it.
by K. Black 2015
4.57
893 ratings
Without Remorse
by Tom Clancy • 1993
When drug dealers murder the runaway he saved, a grieving ex-SEAL becomes their worst enemy.
4.22
77k+
Without Remorse Summary
Without Remorse 86%
When drug dealers murder the runaway he saved, a grieving ex-SEAL becomes their worst enemy.
by Tom Clancy 1993
4.22
77k+ ratings
The Secret
by Lee Child • 2023
A string of suspicious scientist deaths pulls a demoted Army MP into a Cold War cover-up.
4.08
61k+
The Secret Summary
The Secret 86%
A string of suspicious scientist deaths pulls a demoted Army MP into a Cold War cover-up.
by Lee Child 2023
4.08
61k+ ratings
The Swarm
by Orson Scott Card • 2016
Living ships swarm toward Earth, but military corruption may doom humanity before the aliens arrive.
4.14
7k+
The Swarm Summary
The Swarm 86%
Living ships swarm toward Earth, but military corruption may doom humanity before the aliens arrive.
by Orson Scott Card 2016
4.14
7k+ ratings
Bayonet Dawn
by Scott Moon • 2016
His twin siblings taken by aliens, an orphan enlists in the elite Marauders to find them.
3.85
110
Bayonet Dawn Summary
Bayonet Dawn 86%
His twin siblings taken by aliens, an orphan enlists in the elite Marauders to find them.
by Scott Moon 2016
3.85
110 ratings
Area 51
by Annie Jacobsen • 2011
The UFO at Roswell was real. The bodies were human. The secret was darker than aliens.
3.86
11k+
Area 51 Summary
Area 51 86%
The UFO at Roswell was real. The bodies were human. The secret was darker than aliens.
by Annie Jacobsen 2011
3.86
11k+ ratings
Use of Weapons
by Iain M. Banks • 1990
A broken soldier serves utopia until a new mission forces him to face his atrocity.
4.16
53k+
Use of Weapons Summary
Use of Weapons 86%
A broken soldier serves utopia until a new mission forces him to face his atrocity.
by Iain M. Banks 1990
4.16
53k+ ratings
PSI Spies
by Jim Marrs • 1995
The real military unit that remote-viewed Soviet bases, tracked UFOs, and battled KGB psychics.
3.99
232
PSI Spies Summary
PSI Spies 86%
The real military unit that remote-viewed Soviet bases, tracked UFOs, and battled KGB psychics.
by Jim Marrs 1995
3.99
232 ratings
SYLO
by D.J. MacHale • 2013
When soldiers seal off his island, a teen discovers the quarantine hides a secret worth killing for.
3.92
5k+
SYLO Summary
SYLO 86%
When soldiers seal off his island, a teen discovers the quarantine hides a secret worth killing for.
by D.J. MacHale 2013
3.92
5k+ ratings
The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson, Simon & Schuster
by Jon Ronson • 2004
From psychic spies and goat-staring to Barney torture and Abu Ghraib: the same program, just darker.
3.64
21k+
The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson, Simon & Schuster Summary
The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson, Simon & Schuster 86%
From psychic spies and goat-staring to Barney torture and Abu Ghraib: the same program, just darker.
by Jon Ronson 2004
3.64
21k+ ratings
A Better World
by Marcus Sakey • 2014
When a serum that makes anyone enhanced emerges, a fractured America erupts into shadow war.
4.17
19k+
A Better World Summary
A Better World 86%
When a serum that makes anyone enhanced emerges, a fractured America erupts into shadow war.
by Marcus Sakey 2014
4.17
19k+ ratings
School's Out—Forever
by James Patterson • 2006
A winged girl hides in high school: a clone wants her identity, wolf-men want her dead.
4.14
125k+
School's Out—Forever Summary
School's Out—Forever 86%
A winged girl hides in high school: a clone wants her identity, wolf-men want her dead.
by James Patterson 2006
4.14
125k+ ratings
The Profession
by Steven Pressfield • 2011
A mercenary loyal to his legendary commander faces the brutal new world order they created.
3.73
2k+
The Profession Summary
The Profession 86%
A mercenary loyal to his legendary commander faces the brutal new world order they created.
by Steven Pressfield 2011
3.73
2k+ ratings
The Deserter
by Nelson DeMille • 2019
Two Army investigators hunt a Delta Force deserter in Caracas, only to find themselves hunted.
4.09
20k+
The Deserter Summary
The Deserter 86%
Two Army investigators hunt a Delta Force deserter in Caracas, only to find themselves hunted.
by Nelson DeMille 2019
4.09
20k+ ratings
The Devil's Hand
by Jack Carr • 2021
To stop a bioweapon, a former SEAL must hunt its architects before the president erases two cities.
4.45
31k+
The Devil's Hand Summary
The Devil's Hand 86%
To stop a bioweapon, a former SEAL must hunt its architects before the president erases two cities.
by Jack Carr 2021
4.45
31k+ ratings
2054
by Elliot Ackerman • 2024
An impossible wound in a dead president's heart pushes a fractured America toward civil war.
3.43
3k+
2054 Summary
2054 86%
An impossible wound in a dead president's heart pushes a fractured America toward civil war.
by Elliot Ackerman 2024
3.43
3k+ ratings
The Gender Plan
by Bella Forrest • 2017
Buried by a friend's betrayal, a rebel fights free to lead the assault on her city's poisoned water.
4.06
10k+
The Gender Plan Summary
The Gender Plan 86%
Buried by a friend's betrayal, a rebel fights free to lead the assault on her city's poisoned water.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.06
10k+ ratings
Phenomena
by Annie Jacobsen • 2017
How the CIA spent decades training psychic spies to fight the Cold War.
3.94
2k+
Phenomena Summary
Phenomena 85%
How the CIA spent decades training psychic spies to fight the Cold War.
by Annie Jacobsen 2017
3.94
2k+ ratings
The Final Warning
by James Patterson • 2008
Winged fugitives take refuge with Antarctic scientists. The ice holds a threat they can't outfly.
3.85
74k+
The Final Warning Summary
The Final Warning 85%
Winged fugitives take refuge with Antarctic scientists. The ice holds a threat they can't outfly.
by James Patterson 2008
3.85
74k+ ratings
The Mind Breaker
by D.D. Black • 2025
A former military psychologist learns a serial killer is using his research as a murder manual.
4.19
1k+
The Mind Breaker Summary
The Mind Breaker 85%
A former military psychologist learns a serial killer is using his research as a murder manual.
by D.D. Black 2025
4.19
1k+ ratings
The Handbook of 5GW
by Daniel H. Abbott • 2010
War is no longer about bullets. It is a silent, invisible struggle for your perception.
4.09
23
The Handbook of 5GW Summary
The Handbook of 5GW 85%
War is no longer about bullets. It is a silent, invisible struggle for your perception.
by Daniel H. Abbott 2010
4.09
23 ratings
The Atlantis Gene
by A.G. Riddle • 2013
A geneticist's cure triggers evolution, and a shadow cabal will kill billions to control it.
3.79
82k+
The Atlantis Gene Summary
The Atlantis Gene 85%
A geneticist's cure triggers evolution, and a shadow cabal will kill billions to control it.
by A.G. Riddle 2013
3.79
82k+ ratings
Shadow of the Xel'Naga
by Gabriel Mesta • 2001
An alien artifact awakens on a remote colony, and three warring species converge to claim it.
3.40
2k+
Shadow of the Xel'Naga Summary
Shadow of the Xel'Naga 85%
An alien artifact awakens on a remote colony, and three warring species converge to claim it.
by Gabriel Mesta 2001
3.40
2k+ ratings
Red Rising
by Pierce Brown • 2014
Reshaped as a Gold, a slave miner infiltrates the empire's war academy to destroy from inside.
4.27
823k+
Red Rising Summary
Red Rising 85%
Reshaped as a Gold, a slave miner infiltrates the empire's war academy to destroy from inside.
by Pierce Brown 2014
4.27
823k+ ratings
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