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Children of Strife
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2026
A planet tormented by five quarrelsome gods meets its unlikely savior: a monster capable of empathy.
4.26
5k+
Children of Strife Summary
Children of Strife 90%
A planet tormented by five quarrelsome gods meets its unlikely savior: a monster capable of empathy.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2026
4.26
5k+ ratings
A Fire Upon the Deep
by Vernor Vinge • 1992
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
4.13
67k+
A Fire Upon the Deep Summary
A Fire Upon the Deep 89%
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
by Vernor Vinge 1992
4.13
67k+ ratings
Eyes of the Void
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2022
The Architects return. A haunted navigator must uncover their secret while every faction hunts him.
4.19
21k+
Eyes of the Void Summary
Eyes of the Void 89%
The Architects return. A haunted navigator must uncover their secret while every faction hunts him.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2022
4.19
21k+ ratings
Summary of The Sentinel
by Fireside Reads • 2020
A pyramid on the moon waited 500,000 years for us to trip its alarm.
Summary of The Sentinel Summary
Summary of The Sentinel 89%
A pyramid on the moon waited 500,000 years for us to trip its alarm.
by Fireside Reads 2020
Interstellar
by Avi Loeb • 2023
An object from another star defied physics. We weren't ready. A plan to catch the next one.
3.52
626
Interstellar Summary
Interstellar 89%
An object from another star defied physics. We weren't ready. A plan to catch the next one.
by Avi Loeb 2023
3.52
626 ratings
Gods of Another Kind
by Steven Decker • 2023
A hermit talks to animals, learns he's engineered, and follows a telepath to a perfect world.
4.40
964
Gods of Another Kind Summary
Gods of Another Kind 89%
A hermit talks to animals, learns he's engineered, and follows a telepath to a perfect world.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.40
964 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 89%
After Endor, Rebels ally with Imperials to save a colony from aliens who drain human souls.
by Kathy Tyers 1994
3.47
14k+ ratings
The State of the Art
by Iain M. Banks • 1991
A galactic utopia's agent catalogs 1970s Earth and falls for our beautiful, self-destructive mess.
3.82
20k+
The State of the Art Summary
The State of the Art 89%
A galactic utopia's agent catalogs 1970s Earth and falls for our beautiful, self-destructive mess.
by Iain M. Banks 1991
3.82
20k+ 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 89%
An alien organism bonds with a scientist, granting her the language of the species destroying Earth.
by Christopher Paolini 2020
3.80
71k+ ratings
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
by Hank Green • 2020
A sentient book sends April's friends searching for her inside the virtual world consuming humanity.
4.23
57k+
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor Summary
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor 89%
A sentient book sends April's friends searching for her inside the virtual world consuming humanity.
by Hank Green 2020
4.23
57k+ ratings
A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge • 1999
Ambushed traders, enslaved by mind-controlling rivals, orbit a star that shuts off for centuries.
4.32
35k+
A Deepness in the Sky Summary
A Deepness in the Sky 89%
Ambushed traders, enslaved by mind-controlling rivals, orbit a star that shuts off for centuries.
by Vernor Vinge 1999
4.32
35k+ ratings
WE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN
by Elena Danaan • 2021
A Venusian offered Eisenhower free energy. MJ-12 chose a rival pact, and Earth's secret war began.
4.60
176
WE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN Summary
WE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN 89%
A Venusian offered Eisenhower free energy. MJ-12 chose a rival pact, and Earth's secret war began.
by Elena Danaan 2021
4.60
176 ratings
Speaker for the Dead
by Orson Scott Card • 1986
A Speaker must learn why Lusitania's piggies killed two scientists, with a colony's fate at stake.
4.11
273k+
Speaker for the Dead Summary
Speaker for the Dead 89%
A Speaker must learn why Lusitania's piggies killed two scientists, with a colony's fate at stake.
by Orson Scott Card 1986
4.11
273k+ ratings
Earth of Another Kind
by Steven Decker • 2023
An engineered woman and her mother flee agents, watched by the alien creators who built her.
4.38
836
Earth of Another Kind Summary
Earth of Another Kind 89%
An engineered woman and her mother flee agents, watched by the alien creators who built her.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.38
836 ratings
Cibola Burn
by James S.A. Corey • 2014
On a new world, a mediator tries to stop a corporate land war as an ancient alien machine awakens.
4.23
130k+
Cibola Burn Summary
Cibola Burn 88%
On a new world, a mediator tries to stop a corporate land war as an ancient alien machine awakens.
by James S.A. Corey 2014
4.23
130k+ ratings
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
by Becky Chambers • 2021
Five travelers from four species stranded by debris at a remote rest stop, going nowhere.
4.40
43k+
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within Summary
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within 88%
Five travelers from four species stranded by debris at a remote rest stop, going nowhere.
by Becky Chambers 2021
4.40
43k+ 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 88%
A teen rescues a crashed alien panther. The military wants it back at any cost.
by Karen Lynch
4.38
202 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 88%
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
The Fourth Mind
by Whitley Strieber • 2025
Leaked documents describe alien bodies built like equipment. Their minds see all time as one moment.
4.13
339
The Fourth Mind Summary
The Fourth Mind 88%
Leaked documents describe alien bodies built like equipment. Their minds see all time as one moment.
by Whitley Strieber 2025
4.13
339 ratings
Humans are not from Earth
by Ellis Silver • 2013
Sunlight burns you, chronic illness is universal, and 223 human genes appear nowhere else on Earth.
3.72
807
Humans are not from Earth Summary
Humans are not from Earth 88%
Sunlight burns you, chronic illness is universal, and 223 human genes appear nowhere else on Earth.
by Ellis Silver 2013
3.72
807 ratings
Abaddon’s Gate
by James S.A. Corey • 2013
Framed for a bombing, a captain flees toward an alien ring holding gates to worlds unknown.
4.28
160k+
Abaddon’s Gate Summary
Abaddon’s Gate 88%
Framed for a bombing, a captain flees toward an alien ring holding gates to worlds unknown.
by James S.A. Corey 2013
4.28
160k+ 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 88%
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 88%
A ship sculpted by aliens forces a traumatized navigator back into the nightmare void.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2021
4.18
35k+ ratings
Healer
by F. Paul Wilson • 1976
An alien in his mind grants a surveyor healing, immortality, and the loneliness of centuries.
4.19
596
Healer Summary
Healer 88%
An alien in his mind grants a surveyor healing, immortality, and the loneliness of centuries.
by F. Paul Wilson 1976
4.19
596 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 88%
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.28
6k+ ratings
Accelerando
by Charles Stross • 2005
He gives away ideas that trigger the singularity, while an AI cat engineers his family's fate.
3.87
22k+
Accelerando Summary
Accelerando 88%
He gives away ideas that trigger the singularity, while an AI cat engineers his family's fate.
by Charles Stross 2005
3.87
22k+ ratings
The Last Colony
by John Scalzi • 2007
Recruited to lead a colony, John Perry learns his people are bait for an alien armada.
4.11
74k+
The Last Colony Summary
The Last Colony 88%
Recruited to lead a colony, John Perry learns his people are bait for an alien armada.
by John Scalzi 2007
4.11
74k+ ratings
A Search for Starlight
by James Maxwell • 2021
A mystic and her warrior lover enter alien territory to halt a war of extinction.
4.34
4k+
A Search for Starlight Summary
A Search for Starlight 88%
A mystic and her warrior lover enter alien territory to halt a war of extinction.
by James Maxwell 2021
4.34
4k+ ratings
Excession
by Iain M. Banks • 1996
From beyond reality, a sphere appears. The Culture's greatest Minds are, for once, outclassed.
4.20
35k+
Excession Summary
Excession 88%
From beyond reality, a sphere appears. The Culture's greatest Minds are, for once, outclassed.
by Iain M. Banks 1996
4.20
35k+ ratings
Children of Ruin
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2019
A mission to an octopus civilization sparks war and wakes a parasite that learns by consuming minds.
4.05
64k+
Children of Ruin Summary
Children of Ruin 88%
A mission to an octopus civilization sparks war and wakes a parasite that learns by consuming minds.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2019
4.05
64k+ ratings
Skywave
by K. Patrick Donoghue • 2018
Amateur astronomer's Callisto signal ignites a billionaire's secret space race to uncover the truth.
4.34
2k+
Skywave Summary
Skywave 88%
Amateur astronomer's Callisto signal ignites a billionaire's secret space race to uncover the truth.
by K. Patrick Donoghue 2018
4.34
2k+ ratings
Onyx
by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2012
Her alien bond gave her strange powers. A new boy's help could be a deadly trap.
4.22
191k+
Onyx Summary
Onyx 88%
Her alien bond gave her strange powers. A new boy's help could be a deadly trap.
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012
4.22
191k+ ratings
UFOs for the 21st Century Mind
by Richard M. Dolan • 2014
Government lies, crash retrievals, and hidden science: why the UFO truth is about to break.
4.26
437
UFOs for the 21st Century Mind Summary
UFOs for the 21st Century Mind 88%
Government lies, crash retrievals, and hidden science: why the UFO truth is about to break.
by Richard M. Dolan 2014
4.26
437 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 88%
An alien artifact awakens on a remote colony, and three warring species converge to claim it.
by Gabriel Mesta 2001
3.40
2k+ ratings
The Lathe of Heaven
by Ursula K. Le Guin • 1971
When dreams reshape reality, a psychiatrist exploits his patient's gift to build utopia at any cost.
4.13
90k+
The Lathe of Heaven Summary
The Lathe of Heaven 88%
When dreams reshape reality, a psychiatrist exploits his patient's gift to build utopia at any cost.
by Ursula K. Le Guin 1971
4.13
90k+ ratings
2001
by Arthur C. Clarke • 1968
A monolith wakes on the moon and signals Saturn; two astronauts and a secretive computer follow.
4.18
339k+
2001 Summary
2001 88%
A monolith wakes on the moon and signals Saturn; two astronauts and a secretive computer follow.
by Arthur C. Clarke 1968
4.18
339k+ 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 88%
A space prison guard discovers her hidden chip as a breakout unleashes an alien creature onboard.
by Caryn Lix 2018
3.89
2k+ ratings
All Tommorows
by C.M. Kosemen • 2006
Humanity colonizes the stars, until godlike aliens reshape them into a galaxy of nightmares.
4.16
11k+
All Tommorows Summary
All Tommorows 88%
Humanity colonizes the stars, until godlike aliens reshape them into a galaxy of nightmares.
by C.M. Kosemen 2006
4.16
11k+ ratings
Aurora Burning
by Amie Kaufman • 2020
Framed, on the run, and protecting a girl whose psychic powers could stop a galaxy-devouring enemy.
4.25
41k+
Aurora Burning Summary
Aurora Burning 88%
Framed, on the run, and protecting a girl whose psychic powers could stop a galaxy-devouring enemy.
by Amie Kaufman 2020
4.25
41k+ ratings
The Android's Dream
by John Scalzi • 2006
A diplomatic fart kills a negotiator. Peace requires one extinct sheep: a woman who never knew.
3.99
24k+
The Android's Dream Summary
The Android's Dream 88%
A diplomatic fart kills a negotiator. Peace requires one extinct sheep: a woman who never knew.
by John Scalzi 2006
3.99
24k+ ratings
A Half-Built Garden
by Ruthanna Emrys • 2022
Aliens land offering the stars, but a mother refuses to abandon the Earth she still tends.
3.60
3k+
A Half-Built Garden Summary
A Half-Built Garden 88%
Aliens land offering the stars, but a mother refuses to abandon the Earth she still tends.
by Ruthanna Emrys 2022
3.60
3k+ ratings
The Mercy of Gods
by James S.A. Corey • 2024
His world decimated by alien conquerors, a scientist must prove his species deserves to survive.
4.15
42k+
The Mercy of Gods Summary
The Mercy of Gods 88%
His world decimated by alien conquerors, a scientist must prove his species deserves to survive.
by James S.A. Corey 2024
4.15
42k+ ratings
The Third Eye
by Sophia Stewart • 1981
A hybrid child inside a galactic empire must spiritually awaken to free humanity.
3.44
194
The Third Eye Summary
The Third Eye 88%
A hybrid child inside a galactic empire must spiritually awaken to free humanity.
by Sophia Stewart 1981
3.44
194 ratings
Leviathan Falls
by James S.A. Corey • 2021
Bonded to alien technology, Jim Holden can stop the hive mind only by collapsing every ring gate.
4.54
72k+
Leviathan Falls Summary
Leviathan Falls 88%
Bonded to alien technology, Jim Holden can stop the hive mind only by collapsing every ring gate.
by James S.A. Corey 2021
4.54
72k+ ratings
The Alien Agendas
by Richard M. Dolan • 2020
Multiple alien species, competing agendas, and a hybridization program that may already be complete.
4.18
440
The Alien Agendas Summary
The Alien Agendas 88%
Multiple alien species, competing agendas, and a hybridization program that may already be complete.
by Richard M. Dolan 2020
4.18
440 ratings
The Road to Roswell
by Connie Willis • 2023
A maid of honor's alien abduction in Roswell is a rescue mission, not an invasion.
3.71
9k+
The Road to Roswell Summary
The Road to Roswell 88%
A maid of honor's alien abduction in Roswell is a rescue mission, not an invasion.
by Connie Willis 2023
3.71
9k+ ratings
Children of Memory
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2022
An alien machine dreams a human colony into existence. A girl starts to notice.
4.00
33k+
Children of Memory Summary
Children of Memory 88%
An alien machine dreams a human colony into existence. A girl starts to notice.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2022
4.00
33k+ ratings
UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Message
by Richard Lawrence • 2010
Nuclear missiles disabled. Ancient sky chariots. One British yogi channeled the beings behind both.
4.15
20
UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Message Summary
UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Message 88%
Nuclear missiles disabled. Ancient sky chariots. One British yogi channeled the beings behind both.
by Richard Lawrence 2010
4.15
20 ratings
The Masters of Limitation
by Darryl Anka • 2020
Why Earth's brutal lessons make it the universe's best school for soul growth, from an ET observer.
4.71
529
The Masters of Limitation Summary
The Masters of Limitation 88%
Why Earth's brutal lessons make it the universe's best school for soul growth, from an ET observer.
by Darryl Anka 2020
4.71
529 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 88%
On a dying starship, siblings flee ritual death into forbidden wilds hiding alien foes.
by Peter F. Hamilton 2021
3.79
1k+ ratings
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