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Apocalypse Book Summaries

Dungeon Crawler Carl
by Matt Dinniman
Earth is an alien dungeon crawl. Carl enters barefoot, half-dressed, and the cat won't stop talking.
4.47
300k+
Dungeon Crawler Carl Summary
Immersive
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Earth is an alien dungeon crawl. Carl enters barefoot, half-dressed, and the cat won't stop talking.
by Matt Dinniman 2020 464 pages
4.47
300k+ ratings
전지적 독자 시점 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1]
by singNsong • 2018
His favorite web novel's apocalypse just became his reality; foreknowledge is his only advantage.
4.71
9k+
전지적 독자 시점 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1] Summary
전지적 독자 시점 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1]
His favorite web novel's apocalypse just became his reality; foreknowledge is his only advantage.
by singNsong 2018 2079 pages
4.71
9k+ ratings
전지적 독자 시점 4 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 4]
by singNsong • 2019
His world becomes the novel only he finished. Every page he remembers could save a life.
4.73
3k+
전지적 독자 시점 4 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 4] Summary
전지적 독자 시점 4 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 4]
His world becomes the novel only he finished. Every page he remembers could save a life.
by singNsong 2019 1429 pages
4.73
3k+ ratings
Consider Phlebas
by Iain M. Banks • 1987
To save a crumbling empire, a shapeshifter must steal a runaway supermind from a dead world.
3.85
100k+
Consider Phlebas Summary
Consider Phlebas
To save a crumbling empire, a shapeshifter must steal a runaway supermind from a dead world.
by Iain M. Banks 1987 467 pages
3.85
100k+ ratings
Eruption
by Michael Crichton • 2024
Beneath an erupting Hawaiian volcano, a hidden Cold War project could unleash a global catastrophe.
3.74
70k+
Eruption Summary
Eruption
Beneath an erupting Hawaiian volcano, a hidden Cold War project could unleash a global catastrophe.
by Michael Crichton 2024 423 pages
3.74
70k+ ratings
The Strain
by Guillermo del Toro • 2009
A dead plane at JFK, a CDC doctor, and a vampire plague that surfaces at sundown.
3.80
90k+
The Strain Summary
The Strain
A dead plane at JFK, a CDC doctor, and a vampire plague that surfaces at sundown.
by Guillermo del Toro 2009 403 pages
3.80
90k+ ratings
Recursion
by Blake Crouch • 2019
A detective and a neuroscientist race to stop a memory-altering technology from unraveling reality.
4.16
300k+
Recursion Summary
Recursion
A detective and a neuroscientist race to stop a memory-altering technology from unraveling reality.
by Blake Crouch 2019 329 pages
4.16
300k+ ratings
Kings of Quarantine
by Caroline Peckham • 2020
Three cruel kings rule a quarantined school. The new girl just became their obsession.
4.15
34k+
Kings of Quarantine Summary
Kings of Quarantine
Three cruel kings rule a quarantined school. The new girl just became their obsession.
by Caroline Peckham 2020 658 pages
4.15
34k+ ratings
Private Rites
by Julia Armfield • 2024
In a drowning city, three estranged sisters inherit their father's house and a secret ritual.
3.58
16k+
Private Rites Summary
Private Rites
In a drowning city, three estranged sisters inherit their father's house and a secret ritual.
by Julia Armfield 2024 291 pages
3.58
16k+ ratings
Good Omens
by Terry Pratchett • 1990
An angel and a demon, after millennia on Earth, would rather sabotage the apocalypse than win it.
4.25
800k+
Good Omens Summary
Good Omens
An angel and a demon, after millennia on Earth, would rather sabotage the apocalypse than win it.
by Terry Pratchett 1990 491 pages
4.25
800k+ ratings
Patient Zero
by Jonathan Maberry • 2009
A detective must stop a zombie plague while a traitor sabotages his team from within.
4.00
31k+
Patient Zero Summary
Patient Zero
A detective must stop a zombie plague while a traitor sabotages his team from within.
by Jonathan Maberry 2009 421 pages
4.00
31k+ ratings
Dawn
by Octavia E. Butler • 1987
After nuclear war, a woman wakes on an alien ship: her rescuers demand a genetic merger.
4.15
65k+
Dawn Summary
Dawn
After nuclear war, a woman wakes on an alien ship: her rescuers demand a genetic merger.
by Octavia E. Butler 1987 248 pages
4.15
65k+ ratings
Rainbow Six
by Tom Clancy • 1998
A covert counterterrorism unit uncovers a plot to release a lethal virus at the Sydney Olympics.
4.14
58k+
Rainbow Six Summary
Rainbow Six
A covert counterterrorism unit uncovers a plot to release a lethal virus at the Sydney Olympics.
by Tom Clancy 1998 912 pages
4.14
58k+ ratings
Mortal Engines
by Philip Reeve • 2001
Cast from a predator city alongside the scarred girl whose assassination attempt got him exiled.
3.77
71k+
Mortal Engines Summary
Mortal Engines
Cast from a predator city alongside the scarred girl whose assassination attempt got him exiled.
by Philip Reeve 2001 326 pages
3.77
71k+ 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
A historian stranded in a medieval village faces the Black Death with no way home.
by Connie Willis 1992 578 pages
4.03
65k+ ratings
Seveneves
by Neal Stephenson • 2015
The moon shatters. Earth will burn. Seven women in orbit carry the last hope for humanity.
4.00
100k+
Seveneves Summary
Seveneves
The moon shatters. Earth will burn. Seven women in orbit carry the last hope for humanity.
by Neal Stephenson 2015 872 pages
4.00
100k+ ratings
The Walking Dead and Philosophy
by Wayne Yuen • 2012
The zombie apocalypse is a philosophy lab. Its first question: what is a person worth?
3.63
119
The Walking Dead and Philosophy Summary
The Walking Dead and Philosophy
The zombie apocalypse is a philosophy lab. Its first question: what is a person worth?
by Wayne Yuen 2012 262 pages
3.63
119 ratings
World War Z
by Max Brooks • 2006
Survivors of the zombie apocalypse recount how humanity fell and how it clawed its way back.
4.02
500k+
World War Z Summary
World War Z
Survivors of the zombie apocalypse recount how humanity fell and how it clawed its way back.
by Max Brooks 2006 342 pages
4.02
500k+ ratings
The Three-Body Problem
by Liu Cixin • 2006
A ghost countdown draws a physicist into a three-sun game hiding an alien invasion already underway.
4.08
500k+
The Three-Body Problem Summary
Immersive
The Three-Body Problem
A ghost countdown draws a physicist into a three-sun game hiding an alien invasion already underway.
by Liu Cixin 2006 472 pages
4.08
500k+ ratings
Moon of the Turning Leaves
by Waubgeshig Rice
Six Anishinaabe scouts journey through a dead America toward the homeland their people once lost.
4.22
11k+
Moon of the Turning Leaves Summary
Immersive
Moon of the Turning Leaves
Six Anishinaabe scouts journey through a dead America toward the homeland their people once lost.
by Waubgeshig Rice 2023 307 pages
4.22
11k+ ratings
The Maze Runner
by Wes Ball • 2014
No memory, no exit: sixty teens trapped in a shifting maze where monsters hunt at night.
4.46
21k+
The Maze Runner Summary
The Maze Runner
No memory, no exit: sixty teens trapped in a shifting maze where monsters hunt at night.
by Wes Ball 2014 10 pages
4.46
21k+ 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
A paralyzed teen uploads his mind into a robot to fight his father's rogue AI.
by Mark Alpert 2015 368 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
Dating After the End of the World
by Jeneva Rose • 2025
She survived the apocalypse. Now she's stuck sharing a room with her high school bully.
3.81
43k+
Dating After the End of the World Summary
Dating After the End of the World
She survived the apocalypse. Now she's stuck sharing a room with her high school bully.
by Jeneva Rose 2025 293 pages
3.81
43k+ 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
19k+
Halo Summary
Halo
Crash-landed on a ringworld, a super-soldier must destroy it to stop a parasite from reaching Earth.
by William C. Dietz 2003 341 pages
3.74
19k+ ratings
The Merge
by Grace Walker • 2025
To save her mother, a skeptic fuses their minds. The clinic's healing is a slow vanishing.
3.69
7k+
The Merge Summary
The Merge
To save her mother, a skeptic fuses their minds. The clinic's healing is a slow vanishing.
by Grace Walker 2025 320 pages
3.69
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
29k+
The Gone World Summary
The Gone World
A murdered family. A missing child. An agent who visits futures where humanity is always dead.
by Tom Sweterlitsch 2018 400 pages
3.91
29k+ ratings
Temptation
by K. Loraine • 2022
A vampire priest's redemption hinges on protecting a woman whose fated mates number four.
4.13
6k+
Temptation Summary
Temptation
A vampire priest's redemption hinges on protecting a woman whose fated mates number four.
by K. Loraine 2022 427 pages
4.13
6k+ ratings
The Last Star
by Rick Yancey • 2016
Children turned into weapons. A girl carrying humanity's last memories into the alien mothership.
3.61
82k+
The Last Star Summary
The Last Star
Children turned into weapons. A girl carrying humanity's last memories into the alien mothership.
by Rick Yancey 2016 338 pages
3.61
82k+ ratings
Death
by Laura Thalassa • 2021
Death can't kill her, so she'll destroy him by making him fall for her.
4.28
49k+
Death Summary
Death
Death can't kill her, so she'll destroy him by making him fall for her.
by Laura Thalassa 2021 560 pages
4.28
49k+ ratings
Captive of the Night
by K. Loraine • 2023
Resurrected as a vampire queen, Rosie fights a feral hunger that makes her four mates prey.
4.31
2k+
Captive of the Night Summary
Captive of the Night
Resurrected as a vampire queen, Rosie fights a feral hunger that makes her four mates prey.
by K. Loraine 2023 370 pages
4.31
2k+ ratings
Heart of the Sun
by Mia Sheridan • 2025
She's a pop star. He's her ex-con first love. A dead grid strands them.
3.53
6k+
Heart of the Sun Summary
Heart of the Sun
She's a pop star. He's her ex-con first love. A dead grid strands them.
by Mia Sheridan 2025 460 pages
3.53
6k+ ratings
Parasite
by Mira Grant • 2013
Her life-saving tapeworm is waking up. It wants control of her body and everyone else's.
3.68
19k+
Parasite Summary
Parasite
Her life-saving tapeworm is waking up. It wants control of her body and everyone else's.
by Mira Grant 2013 504 pages
3.68
19k+ ratings
War
by Laura Thalassa • 2019
War incarnate takes a Jerusalem survivor as his bride. Her defiance is his one unwinnable war.
4.03
70k+
War Summary
War
War incarnate takes a Jerusalem survivor as his bride. Her defiance is his one unwinnable war.
by Laura Thalassa 2019 544 pages
4.03
70k+ ratings
Dark Inside
by Jeyn Roberts • 2011
An ancient evil spreads after the quakes, turning people into killers. Four teens fight to survive.
3.92
9k+
Dark Inside Summary
Dark Inside
An ancient evil spreads after the quakes, turning people into killers. Four teens fight to survive.
by Jeyn Roberts 2011 368 pages
3.92
9k+ ratings
A Guardian and a Thief
by Megha Majumdar
Stolen passports trap a mother in a climate-ravaged Kolkata with a thief who knows her secret.
3.77
31k+
A Guardian and a Thief Summary
Immersive
A Guardian and a Thief
Stolen passports trap a mother in a climate-ravaged Kolkata with a thief who knows her secret.
by Megha Majumdar 2025 224 pages
3.77
31k+ ratings
The Passage
by Justin Cronin • 2010
A government experiment unleashes a vampiric plague, and a child may be the world's only hope.
4.05
200k+
The Passage Summary
The Passage
A government experiment unleashes a vampiric plague, and a child may be the world's only hope.
by Justin Cronin 2010 784 pages
4.05
200k+ ratings
Anathem
by Neal Stephenson • 2008
A cloistered scholar stumbles onto his order's secret: an alien ship from a parallel universe.
4.17
75k+
Anathem Summary
Anathem
A cloistered scholar stumbles onto his order's secret: an alien ship from a parallel universe.
by Neal Stephenson 2008 937 pages
4.17
75k+ ratings
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
by Clay McLeod Chapman • 2025
A liberal New Yorker races south as a viral possession consumes his parents through their screens.
3.27
14k+
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes Summary
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes
A liberal New Yorker races south as a viral possession consumes his parents through their screens.
by Clay McLeod Chapman 2025 384 pages
3.27
14k+ ratings
Good Intentions
by Brenda K. Davies • 2016
Taken by the state, Lucifer's heir learns the demon lord holding her is her fated mate.
4.17
8k+
Good Intentions Summary
Good Intentions
Taken by the state, Lucifer's heir learns the demon lord holding her is her fated mate.
by Brenda K. Davies 2016 422 pages
4.17
8k+ ratings
End of Days
by Susan Ee • 2015
Angels won. Now a girl, her wingless archangel, and her monstrous sister are humanity's last hope.
4.05
74k+
End of Days Summary
End of Days
Angels won. Now a girl, her wingless archangel, and her monstrous sister are humanity's last hope.
by Susan Ee 2015 345 pages
4.05
74k+ ratings
Solo Leveling, Vol. 5
by Chugong • 2022
Giants demolish Tokyo, and the only hunter strong enough to stop them is busy becoming a king.
4.53
4k+
Solo Leveling, Vol. 5 Summary
Solo Leveling, Vol. 5
Giants demolish Tokyo, and the only hunter strong enough to stop them is busy becoming a king.
by Chugong 2022 268 pages
4.53
4k+ ratings
Dark Champion
by Eva Chase • 2020
Betrayed by her hellhound lover, a phoenix masters her fire before an ancient court kills her.
4.03
3k+
Dark Champion Summary
Dark Champion
Betrayed by her hellhound lover, a phoenix masters her fire before an ancient court kills her.
by Eva Chase 2020 338 pages
4.03
3k+ 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
Hunger, mutant worms, and a demagogue push a community of trapped children toward civil war.
by Michael Grant 2009 590 pages
4.02
92k+ ratings
The Future
by Naomi Alderman • 2023
Three tech billionaires trust an AI to outrun the apocalypse. Their private island becomes a cage.
3.84
24k+
The Future Summary
The Future
Three tech billionaires trust an AI to outrun the apocalypse. Their private island becomes a cage.
by Naomi Alderman 2023 432 pages
3.84
24k+ ratings
Sin
by K. Loraine • 2025
The Four Horsemen are ordered to impregnate a succubus. She'd rather seduce them all.
4.37
1k+
Sin Summary
Sin
The Four Horsemen are ordered to impregnate a succubus. She'd rather seduce them all.
by K. Loraine 2025 353 pages
4.37
1k+ ratings
Malice
by K. Loraine • 2025
Four Horsemen, one succubus, and a devil who will burn the world to possess her first.
4.45
500+
Malice Summary
Malice
Four Horsemen, one succubus, and a devil who will burn the world to possess her first.
by K. Loraine 2025 390 pages
4.45
500+ ratings
From the Godless Abyss
by Abe Moss • 2022
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
4.54
224
From the Godless Abyss Summary
From the Godless Abyss
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
by Abe Moss 2022 308 pages
4.54
224 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
300k+
Under the Dome Summary
Under the Dome
An invisible dome traps a Maine town. A petty tyrant rises as neighbors turn savage.
by Stephen King 2009 1074 pages
3.93
300k+ ratings
Chaos
by K. Loraine • 2025
Four immortal Horsemen. One succubus spy. A prophecy that demands she surrender to all of them.
4.38
1k+
Chaos Summary
Chaos
Four immortal Horsemen. One succubus spy. A prophecy that demands she surrender to all of them.
by K. Loraine 2025 352 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
Infinity Reborn
by S. Harrison • 2016
Trapped underground with no memory, she discovers the weapon they built is her own body.
3.94
1k+
Infinity Reborn Summary
Infinity Reborn
Trapped underground with no memory, she discovers the weapon they built is her own body.
by S. Harrison 2016 366 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
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