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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 89%
A detective and a neuroscientist race to stop a memory-altering technology from unraveling reality.
by Blake Crouch 2019
4.16
328k+ 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 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
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 88%
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
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 87%
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 Fall of Hyperion
by Dan Simmons • 1990
An AI dreams of pilgrims meeting a death god; the CEO burns civilization to save it.
4.24
151k+
The Fall of Hyperion Summary
The Fall of Hyperion 87%
An AI dreams of pilgrims meeting a death god; the CEO burns civilization to save it.
by Dan Simmons 1990
4.24
151k+ 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 87%
She wakes in a 1954 asylum with no past and a future she cannot remember.
by Melissa Pace 2025
3.55
3k+ 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 87%
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
Endless Universe
by Paul J. Steinhardt • 2007
The Big Bang was not the beginning. A trillion-year cycle of collisions remakes the universe.
4.12
1k+
Endless Universe Summary
Endless Universe 87%
The Big Bang was not the beginning. A trillion-year cycle of collisions remakes the universe.
by Paul J. Steinhardt 2007
4.12
1k+ 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
Quantum Radio
by A.G. Riddle • 2023
A physicist detects a signal from outside reality carrying four human genomes. One is his own.
4.08
17k+
Quantum Radio Summary
Quantum Radio 87%
A physicist detects a signal from outside reality carrying four human genomes. One is his own.
by A.G. Riddle 2023
4.08
17k+ ratings
The Last Watch
by J.S. Dewes • 2021
Exiled to guard the universe's edge, a prince and a commander discover the boundary is collapsing.
3.97
12k+
The Last Watch Summary
The Last Watch 86%
Exiled to guard the universe's edge, a prince and a commander discover the boundary is collapsing.
by J.S. Dewes 2021
3.97
12k+ 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 86%
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 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 86%
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 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 86%
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
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 86%
Time is a human invention, rebuilt every era. Our cosmology just catches up.
by Adam Frank 2011
3.88
484 ratings
The Best of Connie Willis
by Connie Willis • 1993
In worlds broken by time, war, and alien judgment, people still find reasons to sing.
4.10
2k+
The Best of Connie Willis Summary
The Best of Connie Willis 86%
In worlds broken by time, war, and alien judgment, people still find reasons to sing.
by Connie Willis 1993
4.10
2k+ 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 86%
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
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 86%
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
by qntm 2020
4.10
29k+ 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 86%
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
Ubiquity
by Mark Buchanan • 2000
One grain of sand explains why markets crash, species vanish, and empires fall.
3.90
716
Ubiquity Summary
Ubiquity 86%
One grain of sand explains why markets crash, species vanish, and empires fall.
by Mark Buchanan 2000
3.90
716 ratings
Sea of Tranquility
by Emily St. John Mandel • 2022
A violin echoes across centuries, linking an exiled nobleman, a moon author, and a time detective.
4.05
303k+
Sea of Tranquility Summary
Sea of Tranquility 86%
A violin echoes across centuries, linking an exiled nobleman, a moon author, and a time detective.
by Emily St. John Mandel 2022
4.05
303k+ 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 86%
Space stretches, time is relative, and your present moment is an illusion.
by Brian Greene 2004
4.13
41k+ ratings
WaR
by Will.i.am • 2018
Centuries-old wizards, time-traveling robots, and a lonely teen coder fight for the key to creation.
3.34
332
WaR Summary
WaR 86%
Centuries-old wizards, time-traveling robots, and a lonely teen coder fight for the key to creation.
by Will.i.am 2018
3.34
332 ratings
The Last Three Minutes
by Paul C.W. Davies • 1995
The universe will die: here are the hows, and loopholes that might let intelligence outlast it.
3.80
1k+
The Last Three Minutes Summary
The Last Three Minutes 86%
The universe will die: here are the hows, and loopholes that might let intelligence outlast it.
by Paul C.W. Davies 1995
3.80
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 86%
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
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 86%
Time jumps never changed anything, until a bullet threw a teen two years into the past.
by Julie Cross 2011
3.70
14k+ ratings
The Adam & Eve Story
by Chan Thomas • 1993
Frozen mammoths, flood myths, and a crust that slips in hours: the next global reset is overdue.
3.81
620
The Adam & Eve Story Summary
The Adam & Eve Story 86%
Frozen mammoths, flood myths, and a crust that slips in hours: the next global reset is overdue.
by Chan Thomas 1993
3.81
620 ratings
Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis • 1992
A historian stranded in a medieval village faces the Black Death with no way home.
4.03
65k+
Doomsday Book Summary
Doomsday Book 86%
A historian stranded in a medieval village faces the Black Death with no way home.
by Connie Willis 1992
4.03
65k+ 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
Other Worlds
by Paul C.W. Davies • 1980
Observation brings reality into being; our habitable universe may be a fluke among dead worlds.
3.86
188
Other Worlds Summary
Other Worlds 86%
Observation brings reality into being; our habitable universe may be a fluke among dead worlds.
by Paul C.W. Davies 1980
3.86
188 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
The End of Everything
by Katie Mack • 2020
Five ways the universe ends, from a cold fade to a quantum bubble that deletes reality.
4.25
13k+
The End of Everything Summary
The End of Everything 86%
Five ways the universe ends, from a cold fade to a quantum bubble that deletes reality.
by Katie Mack 2020
4.25
13k+ ratings
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
by Sean Carroll • 2022
How equations reveal curved spacetime and time's arrow, no physics degree required.
4.00
2k+
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe Summary
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe 86%
How equations reveal curved spacetime and time's arrow, no physics degree required.
by Sean Carroll 2022
4.00
2k+ ratings
A Thousand Pieces of You
by Claudia Gray • 2014
Her father's killer escaped into another dimension. She followed and fell in love with him.
3.89
62k+
A Thousand Pieces of You Summary
A Thousand Pieces of You 85%
Her father's killer escaped into another dimension. She followed and fell in love with him.
by Claudia Gray 2014
3.89
62k+ ratings
Making History
by Stephen Fry • 1996
A Cambridge student sends a pill to sterilize Hitler's father. The new world is even darker.
3.92
12k+
Making History Summary
Making History 85%
A Cambridge student sends a pill to sterilize Hitler's father. The new world is even darker.
by Stephen Fry 1996
3.92
12k+ 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 85%
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
Split Second
by Douglas E. Richards • 2015
A time travel breakthrough costs a physicist his life, and his fiancée must run for hers.
3.97
28k+
Split Second Summary
Split Second 85%
A time travel breakthrough costs a physicist his life, and his fiancée must run for hers.
by Douglas E. Richards 2015
3.97
28k+ ratings
As Our World Ends
by Jack Hunt • 2020
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
4.18
1k+
As Our World Ends Summary
As Our World Ends 85%
A fractured family navigates a lawless America after a cyberattack, racing to rescue their daughter.
by Jack Hunt 2020
4.18
1k+ ratings
Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality
by John Gribbin • 1996
Quantum paradoxes resolve when you realize particles don't experience time the way we do.
4.07
2k+
Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality Summary
Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality 85%
Quantum paradoxes resolve when you realize particles don't experience time the way we do.
by John Gribbin 1996
4.07
2k+ ratings
How Everything Can Collapse
by Pablo Servigne • 2015
Collapse follows a recognizable script. Industrial civilization is already past the first scene.
4.16
1k+
How Everything Can Collapse Summary
How Everything Can Collapse 85%
Collapse follows a recognizable script. Industrial civilization is already past the first scene.
by Pablo Servigne 2015
4.16
1k+ ratings
Lights Out
by Ted Koppel • 2015
A grid cyberattack could kill most Americans in a year; no agency has a plan.
3.71
6k+
Lights Out Summary
Lights Out 85%
A grid cyberattack could kill most Americans in a year; no agency has a plan.
by Ted Koppel 2015
3.71
6k+ ratings
How to Predict Everything
by William Poundstone • 2019
The math that gives humanity 760 more years also explains why aliens never call.
3.19
68
How to Predict Everything Summary
How to Predict Everything 85%
The math that gives humanity 760 more years also explains why aliens never call.
by William Poundstone 2019
3.19
68 ratings
When You Reach Me
by Rebecca Stead • 2009
In 1979, twelve-year-old Miranda finds notes predicting her best friend will die unless she acts.
4.08
117k+
When You Reach Me Summary
When You Reach Me 85%
In 1979, twelve-year-old Miranda finds notes predicting her best friend will die unless she acts.
by Rebecca Stead 2009
4.08
117k+ ratings
Something Deeply Hidden
by Sean Carroll • 2019
Every quantum event spawns new worlds. Spacetime is just a convenient fiction.
4.08
6k+
Something Deeply Hidden Summary
Something Deeply Hidden 85%
Every quantum event spawns new worlds. Spacetime is just a convenient fiction.
by Sean Carroll 2019
4.08
6k+ 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 85%
A guilty immortal, a soldier trapped in time, and an outcast must break fate's cycle.
by James Islington 2019
4.40
42k+ ratings
In Search of Time
by Dan Falk • 2008
Ancient calendars and modern physics agree: time is not the steady river we imagine.
3.97
548
In Search of Time Summary
In Search of Time 85%
Ancient calendars and modern physics agree: time is not the steady river we imagine.
by Dan Falk 2008
3.97
548 ratings
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel • 2014
A pandemic erases the world; a traveling Shakespeare troupe becomes what remains of human culture.
4.07
623k+
Station Eleven Summary
Station Eleven 85%
A pandemic erases the world; a traveling Shakespeare troupe becomes what remains of human culture.
by Emily St. John Mandel 2014
4.07
623k+ ratings
Machine Learning
by Hugh Howey • 2017
He knows the world ends at noon. His family packed for a camping trip.
4.02
3k+
Machine Learning Summary
Machine Learning 85%
He knows the world ends at noon. His family packed for a camping trip.
by Hugh Howey 2017
4.02
3k+ ratings
Departure 37
by Scott Carson • 2025
Voices of the dead warn every pilot. Then a B-52 missing since 1962 lands.
3.82
2k+
Departure 37 Summary
Departure 37 85%
Voices of the dead warn every pilot. Then a B-52 missing since 1962 lands.
by Scott Carson 2025
3.82
2k+ ratings
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