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The 5th Wave
by Rick Yancey • 2013
Alien invaders wear human faces. A teenage girl crosses the wasteland to rescue her brother.
4.00
481k+
The 5th Wave Summary
The 5th Wave 94%
Alien invaders wear human faces. A teenage girl crosses the wasteland to rescue her brother.
by Rick Yancey 2013
4.00
481k+ ratings
Memento
by Amie Kaufman • 2020
A grieving neurogrammer teaches a warship's AI about morality; it learns the trolley problem.
4.29
8k+
Memento Summary
Memento 94%
A grieving neurogrammer teaches a warship's AI about morality; it learns the trolley problem.
by Amie Kaufman 2020
4.29
8k+ 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 94%
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 Stone's Heart
by Jessica Thorne • 2019
An ancient stone grants miracles. It devours the princess who asked for them.
4.10
450
The Stone's Heart Summary
The Stone's Heart 93%
An ancient stone grants miracles. It devours the princess who asked for them.
by Jessica Thorne 2019
4.10
450 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 93%
Her father's killer escaped into another dimension. She followed and fell in love with him.
by Claudia Gray 2014
3.89
62k+ 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 93%
Time jumps never changed anything, until a bullet threw a teen two years into the past.
by Julie Cross 2011
3.70
14k+ ratings
Leviathan Wakes
by James S.A. Corey • 2011
A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.
4.31
325k+
Leviathan Wakes Summary
Leviathan Wakes 93%
A detective and a captain race to stop a corporation's alien virus from consuming humanity.
by James S.A. Corey 2011
4.31
325k+ ratings
Seek the Traitor's Son
by Veronica Roth • 2026
A soldier and a general war over a prophecy only the exile's truth-reading son can settle.
4.12
7k+
Seek the Traitor's Son Summary
Seek the Traitor's Son 93%
A soldier and a general war over a prophecy only the exile's truth-reading son can settle.
by Veronica Roth 2026
4.12
7k+ 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 93%
She glimpses every future in shattered light, but an alien empire has already chosen one.
by Darryl Anka 2017
4.53
150 ratings
Shards of Earth
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2021
A ship sculpted by aliens forces a traumatized navigator back into the nightmare void.
4.18
35k+
Shards of Earth Summary
Shards of Earth 93%
A ship sculpted by aliens forces a traumatized navigator back into the nightmare void.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2021
4.18
35k+ ratings
The Captain
by Will Wight • 2023
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
4.27
10k+
The Captain Summary
The Captain 93%
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
by Will Wight 2023
4.27
10k+ ratings
A Hole in the Sky
by Peter F. Hamilton • 2021
On a dying starship, siblings flee ritual death into forbidden wilds hiding alien foes.
3.79
1k+
A Hole in the Sky Summary
A Hole in the Sky 92%
On a dying starship, siblings flee ritual death into forbidden wilds hiding alien foes.
by Peter F. Hamilton 2021
3.79
1k+ 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 92%
A space prison guard discovers her hidden chip as a breakout unleashes an alien creature onboard.
by Caryn Lix 2018
3.89
2k+ ratings
Passenger
by Alexandra Bracken • 2016
Forced from her debut into 1776, a violinist must hunt an astrolabe to ransom her mother.
3.75
42k+
Passenger Summary
Passenger 92%
Forced from her debut into 1776, a violinist must hunt an astrolabe to ransom her mother.
by Alexandra Bracken 2016
3.75
42k+ ratings
The Truce at Bakura
by Kathy Tyers • 1994
After Endor, Rebels ally with Imperials to save a colony from aliens who drain human souls.
3.47
14k+
The Truce at Bakura Summary
The Truce at Bakura 92%
After Endor, Rebels ally with Imperials to save a colony from aliens who drain human souls.
by Kathy Tyers 1994
3.47
14k+ ratings
A Girl from Nowhere
by James Maxwell • 2020
A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.
4.06
11k+
A Girl from Nowhere Summary
A Girl from Nowhere 92%
A lame orphan crosses a deadly wasteland chasing the legend of a white-walled city.
by James Maxwell 2020
4.06
11k+ ratings
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
by Christopher Paolini • 2020
An alien organism bonds with a scientist, granting her the language of the species destroying Earth.
3.80
71k+
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Summary
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars 92%
An alien organism bonds with a scientist, granting her the language of the species destroying Earth.
by Christopher Paolini 2020
3.80
71k+ ratings
Carve the Mark
by Veronica Roth • 2017
A death-marked boy becomes the only comfort for a tyrant's sister whose touch brings agony.
3.78
97k+
Carve the Mark Summary
Carve the Mark 92%
A death-marked boy becomes the only comfort for a tyrant's sister whose touch brings agony.
by Veronica Roth 2017
3.78
97k+ ratings
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
by Mark Lawrence • 2023
A wasteland scholar and a time-lost enemy boy break the sentient library's cycle of war.
3.96
43k+
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn Summary
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn 92%
A wasteland scholar and a time-lost enemy boy break the sentient library's cycle of war.
by Mark Lawrence 2023
3.96
43k+ ratings
Shadows
by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2012
An alien in hiding loves a human girl, marking her for the predators who hunt his kind.
4.08
45k+
Shadows Summary
Shadows 92%
An alien in hiding loves a human girl, marking her for the predators who hunt his kind.
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012
4.08
45k+ ratings
The Fallen Star
by Claudia Gray • 2022
Sabotage turns the Jedi's station into a death trap; one Master must choose who to save.
4.07
11k+
The Fallen Star Summary
The Fallen Star 92%
Sabotage turns the Jedi's station into a death trap; one Master must choose who to save.
by Claudia Gray 2022
4.07
11k+ ratings
Hyperion
by Dan Simmons • 1989
Seven pilgrims journey to a closed world, each carrying a wish only its monster can grant.
4.28
305k+
Hyperion Summary
Hyperion 92%
Seven pilgrims journey to a closed world, each carrying a wish only its monster can grant.
by Dan Simmons 1989
4.28
305k+ ratings
Under Different Stars
by Amy A. Bartol • 2013
Abducted across the universe, a Chicago teen finds her bloodline could spark an alien civil war.
4.20
20k+
Under Different Stars Summary
Under Different Stars 92%
Abducted across the universe, a Chicago teen finds her bloodline could spark an alien civil war.
by Amy A. Bartol 2013
4.20
20k+ ratings
I Am Number Four
by Pittacus Lore • 2010
Nine children from a doomed planet are hunted in order; now number four's powers are awake.
3.93
353k+
I Am Number Four Summary
I Am Number Four 92%
Nine children from a doomed planet are hunted in order; now number four's powers are awake.
by Pittacus Lore 2010
3.93
353k+ ratings
Shatter Me
by Tahereh Mafi • 2011
Her touch kills and she has been alone for months. Then a soldier survives her skin.
3.84
1.2M+
Shatter Me Summary
Shatter Me 92%
Her touch kills and she has been alone for months. Then a soldier survives her skin.
by Tahereh Mafi 2011
3.84
1.2M+ ratings
Star Wars
by Timothy Zahn • 1991
An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.
4.18
104k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 92%
An Imperial tactician uses art and Force-blocking creatures to outmaneuver a fragile New Republic.
by Timothy Zahn 1991
4.18
104k+ ratings
Light of the Jedi
by Charles Soule • 2021
A freighter explodes in hyperspace, raining debris on a system. Jedi unite to stop the cataclysm.
3.92
34k+
Light of the Jedi Summary
Light of the Jedi 92%
A freighter explodes in hyperspace, raining debris on a system. Jedi unite to stop the cataclysm.
by Charles Soule 2021
3.92
34k+ ratings
Empire of Silence
by Christopher Ruocchio • 2018
Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.
3.95
55k+
Empire of Silence Summary
Empire of Silence 92%
Disowned and hunted, a nobleman fights in the gladiator pits of a backwater planet.
by Christopher Ruocchio 2018
3.95
55k+ ratings
The Host
by Stephenie Meyer • 2008
An alien soul inhabits a rebel whose mind fights back. Together they flee toward her family.
3.86
1.1M+
The Host Summary
The Host 92%
An alien soul inhabits a rebel whose mind fights back. Together they flee toward her family.
by Stephenie Meyer 2008
3.86
1.1M+ ratings
Taken to Sky
by Elizabeth Stephens • 2023
An addict thief is chased across space by the assassin who was once her only friend.
4.13
391
Taken to Sky Summary
Taken to Sky 92%
An addict thief is chased across space by the assassin who was once her only friend.
by Elizabeth Stephens 2023
4.13
391 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 92%
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
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 92%
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
Knight Errant
by John Jackson Miller • 2011
A hidden Jedi and a Sith woman's forbidden bond could open the door to galactic conquest.
3.62
4k+
Knight Errant Summary
Knight Errant 92%
A hidden Jedi and a Sith woman's forbidden bond could open the door to galactic conquest.
by John Jackson Miller 2011
3.62
4k+ ratings
Akarnae
by Lynette Noni • 2015
Through a hidden door, a teen finds a magic school where a sentient library chose her.
4.20
15k+
Akarnae Summary
Akarnae 92%
Through a hidden door, a teen finds a magic school where a sentient library chose her.
by Lynette Noni 2015
4.20
15k+ ratings
Edge of Victory I
by Greg Keyes • 2001
Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.
3.84
8k+
Edge of Victory I Summary
Edge of Victory I 92%
Aliens the Force cannot touch hunt the Jedi to extinction. The Skywalker family scatters to survive.
by Greg Keyes 2001
3.84
8k+ ratings
Lockstep
by Karl Schroeder • 2014
After millennia in cryosleep, a boy wakes to find his siblings rule a hibernating galactic empire.
3.75
2k+
Lockstep Summary
Lockstep 92%
After millennia in cryosleep, a boy wakes to find his siblings rule a hibernating galactic empire.
by Karl Schroeder 2014
3.75
2k+ ratings
Queen's Peril
by E.K. Johnston • 2020
A fourteen-year-old queen. Five handmaidens trained as doubles. One planet on the brink of invasion.
3.94
10k+
Queen's Peril Summary
Queen's Peril 92%
A fourteen-year-old queen. Five handmaidens trained as doubles. One planet on the brink of invasion.
by E.K. Johnston 2020
3.94
10k+ ratings
Kalyx
by Karen Lynch
A teen rescues a crashed alien panther. The military wants it back at any cost.
4.38
202
Kalyx Summary
Kalyx 92%
A teen rescues a crashed alien panther. The military wants it back at any cost.
by Karen Lynch
4.38
202 ratings
Gateway
by Craig Alanson • 2025
His AI lost inside a star, Bishop faces an ancient enemy opening the galaxy's door.
4.41
4k+
Gateway Summary
Gateway 92%
His AI lost inside a star, Bishop faces an ancient enemy opening the galaxy's door.
by Craig Alanson 2025
4.41
4k+ ratings
Ahsoka
by E.K. Johnston • 2016
After the Jedi fall, Ahsoka Tano hides on a farming moon. But the Empire always finds what it hunts.
4.07
46k+
Ahsoka Summary
Ahsoka 92%
After the Jedi fall, Ahsoka Tano hides on a farming moon. But the Empire always finds what it hunts.
by E.K. Johnston 2016
4.07
46k+ 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 92%
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
Star Wars
by Matthew Woodring Stover • 2005
The Jedi's brightest hope, to save his wife, makes a pact that forges a dark Empire.
4.32
26k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 91%
The Jedi's brightest hope, to save his wife, makes a pact that forges a dark Empire.
by Matthew Woodring Stover 2005
4.32
26k+ ratings
Legacy of the Force
by Aaron Allston • 2006
A Jedi hero hunts his family. The Sith training him says the true price hasn't arrived.
3.89
9k+
Legacy of the Force Summary
Legacy of the Force 91%
A Jedi hero hunts his family. The Sith training him says the true price hasn't arrived.
by Aaron Allston 2006
3.89
9k+ ratings
Slow Gods
by Claire North • 2025
A debtor survives a procedure that should kill him. An ancient machine warns the galaxy will burn.
4.00
5k+
Slow Gods Summary
Slow Gods 91%
A debtor survives a procedure that should kill him. An ancient machine warns the galaxy will burn.
by Claire North 2025
4.00
5k+ 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 91%
His twin siblings taken by aliens, an orphan enlists in the elite Marauders to find them.
by Scott Moon 2016
3.85
110 ratings
Star Wars
by Mike Chen • 2022
A bombing shatters a neutral world. One Jedi must uncover the truth before war claims it.
4.13
11k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 91%
A bombing shatters a neutral world. One Jedi must uncover the truth before war claims it.
by Mike Chen 2022
4.13
11k+ ratings
The Vanished Birds
by Simon Jimenez • 2020
A mute boy's secret is instant travel; his captain will cross decades to bring him home.
4.06
11k+
The Vanished Birds Summary
The Vanished Birds 91%
A mute boy's secret is instant travel; his captain will cross decades to bring him home.
by Simon Jimenez 2020
4.06
11k+ ratings
Children of Time
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2015
Earth's last ark reaches a green world where spiders have cities and the monkeys never arrived.
4.30
180k+
Children of Time Summary
Children of Time 91%
Earth's last ark reaches a green world where spiders have cities and the monkeys never arrived.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015
4.30
180k+ ratings
The 100
by Kass Morgan • 2013
One hundred teenage prisoners crash-land on a ravaged Earth and find they are not alone.
3.58
87k+
The 100 Summary
The 100 91%
One hundred teenage prisoners crash-land on a ravaged Earth and find they are not alone.
by Kass Morgan 2013
3.58
87k+ ratings
Into the Void
by Tim Lebbon • 2013
A Je'daii Ranger must hunt her brother before his cult's ancient device destroys their planet.
3.65
15k+
Into the Void Summary
Into the Void 91%
A Je'daii Ranger must hunt her brother before his cult's ancient device destroys their planet.
by Tim Lebbon 2013
3.65
15k+ ratings
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