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The Tainted Cup
by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2024
Trees erupt from a corpse. A blindfolded detective tracks the spores to a dynasty's buried atrocity.
4.29
96k+
The Tainted Cup Summary
The Tainted Cup 91%
Trees erupt from a corpse. A blindfolded detective tracks the spores to a dynasty's buried atrocity.
by Robert Jackson Bennett 2024
4.29
96k+ ratings
The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson • 1995
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
4.16
94k+
The Diamond Age Summary
The Diamond Age 90%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
Wrayth
by Philippa Ballantine • 2012
A paralyzed Deacon enters a nightmare fortress to uncover the truth hidden in her blood.
3.90
1k+
Wrayth Summary
Wrayth 90%
A paralyzed Deacon enters a nightmare fortress to uncover the truth hidden in her blood.
by Philippa Ballantine 2012
3.90
1k+ ratings
Symbiont
by Mira Grant • 2014
A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.
3.71
8k+
Symbiont Summary
Symbiont 89%
A tapeworm-human hybrid awakens to her true nature as a plague turns hosts into sleepwalkers.
by Mira Grant 2014
3.71
8k+ ratings
Senlin Ascends
by Josiah Bancroft • 2013
When his wife vanishes at the Tower of Babel, a schoolmaster must brave its perilous ringdoms.
4.11
34k+
Senlin Ascends Summary
Senlin Ascends 89%
When his wife vanishes at the Tower of Babel, a schoolmaster must brave its perilous ringdoms.
by Josiah Bancroft 2013
4.11
34k+ ratings
The Scar
by China Miéville • 2002
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
4.19
35k+
The Scar Summary
The Scar 89%
Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.
by China Miéville 2002
4.19
35k+ ratings
Borne
by Jeff Vandermeer • 2017
A scavenger raises a biotech creature in a ruined city: her child, and a weapon.
3.93
42k+
Borne Summary
Borne 89%
A scavenger raises a biotech creature in a ruined city: her child, and a weapon.
by Jeff Vandermeer 2017
3.93
42k+ ratings
Nona the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir • 2022
An amnesiac child with a borrowed body has six months before the apocalypse inside her wakes.
4.33
57k+
Nona the Ninth Summary
Nona the Ninth 89%
An amnesiac child with a borrowed body has six months before the apocalypse inside her wakes.
by Tamsyn Muir 2022
4.33
57k+ ratings
The Cradle of Ice
by James Rollins • 2023
A young woman with a forbidden voice sails to stop the moon from ending the world.
4.06
5k+
The Cradle of Ice Summary
The Cradle of Ice 89%
A young woman with a forbidden voice sails to stop the moon from ending the world.
by James Rollins 2023
4.06
5k+ ratings
Kinslayer
by Jay Kristoff • 2013
Creature voices flood a rebel's mind as the lover she betrayed hunts her through a dying empire.
3.97
8k+
Kinslayer Summary
Kinslayer 89%
Creature voices flood a rebel's mind as the lover she betrayed hunts her through a dying empire.
by Jay Kristoff 2013
3.97
8k+ ratings
The Infernal City
by Greg Keyes • 2009
A floating city devours souls. Its newest kitchen recruit: an alchemist who refuses to serve.
3.49
5k+
The Infernal City Summary
The Infernal City 89%
A floating city devours souls. Its newest kitchen recruit: an alchemist who refuses to serve.
by Greg Keyes 2009
3.49
5k+ ratings
The Fall of Babel
by Josiah Bancroft • 2021
Babel crumbles. Nebos is not a paradise. It is an ark, waiting to sail the stars.
4.00
9k+
The Fall of Babel Summary
The Fall of Babel 89%
Babel crumbles. Nebos is not a paradise. It is an ark, waiting to sail the stars.
by Josiah Bancroft 2021
4.00
9k+ 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 89%
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
by Will Wight 2023
4.27
10k+ ratings
Geist
by Philippa Ballantine • 2010
A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.
3.64
4k+
Geist Summary
Geist 89%
A Deacon and a cursed Pretender hunt the traitors rewriting the boundary between life and death.
by Philippa Ballantine 2010
3.64
4k+ ratings
The Knight and the Butcherbird
by Alix E. Harrow • 2025
Her wife became a demon to survive. Now a scarred knight has come to kill her.
3.99
13k+
The Knight and the Butcherbird Summary
The Knight and the Butcherbird 89%
Her wife became a demon to survive. Now a scarred knight has come to kill her.
by Alix E. Harrow 2025
3.99
13k+ ratings
Blood of the Chosen
by Django Wexler • 2021
Siblings on opposite sides of a war: she serves the Order, he wields forbidden ancient power.
4.13
3k+
Blood of the Chosen Summary
Blood of the Chosen 89%
Siblings on opposite sides of a war: she serves the Order, he wields forbidden ancient power.
by Django Wexler 2021
4.13
3k+ ratings
Locklands
by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2022
A general must sever the psychic link to her wife to stop a consuming hive mind.
4.01
15k+
Locklands Summary
Locklands 88%
A general must sever the psychic link to her wife to stop a consuming hive mind.
by Robert Jackson Bennett 2022
4.01
15k+ ratings
Cul-de-sac Carnage
by James A. Hunter • 2025
A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.
4.45
2k+
Cul-de-sac Carnage Summary
Cul-de-sac Carnage 88%
A Backrooms discount shop gets a franchise: each new kiosk is a fight for survival.
by James A. Hunter 2025
4.45
2k+ ratings
Defiance of the Fall 7
by TheFirstDefier • 2022
Zac Atwood battles factions and cosmic horror in a System-run realm to sever Earth's karmic fate.
4.40
8k+
Defiance of the Fall 7 Summary
Defiance of the Fall 7 88%
Zac Atwood battles factions and cosmic horror in a System-run realm to sever Earth's karmic fate.
by TheFirstDefier 2022
4.40
8k+ ratings
Shadow Slave
by Guiltythree • 2023
A shadow-wielder sails into an immortal city where the deathless feed a titan of living flesh.
4.6
461
Shadow Slave Summary
Shadow Slave 88%
A shadow-wielder sails into an immortal city where the deathless feed a titan of living flesh.
by Guiltythree 2023
4.6
461 ratings
Change Agent
by Daniel Suarez • 2017
An Interpol analyst wakes as the cartel boss he's chasing. His colleagues now hunt him.
3.98
8k+
Change Agent Summary
Change Agent 88%
An Interpol analyst wakes as the cartel boss he's chasing. His colleagues now hunt him.
by Daniel Suarez 2017
3.98
8k+ ratings
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
by Hiromu Arakawa • 2002
Broken by forbidden alchemy, two brothers chase a legendary stone, but its price may destroy them.
4.54
193k+
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 Summary
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 88%
Broken by forbidden alchemy, two brothers chase a legendary stone, but its price may destroy them.
by Hiromu Arakawa 2002
4.54
193k+ ratings
Fledgling
by Octavia E. Butler • 2005
Waking in a cave with no memory, a daylight vampire discovers her skin is a death sentence.
3.79
40k+
Fledgling Summary
Fledgling 88%
Waking in a cave with no memory, a daylight vampire discovers her skin is a death sentence.
by Octavia E. Butler 2005
3.79
40k+ ratings
The Wind Through the Keyhole
by Stephen King • 2012
Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.
4.13
95k+
The Wind Through the Keyhole Summary
The Wind Through the Keyhole 88%
Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.
by Stephen King 2012
4.13
95k+ ratings
La Tempête des échos
by Christelle Dabos • 2019
Voids devour the arks. Exiled, a mirror-walker enters the wrong world to undo what she released.
3.74
55k+
La Tempête des échos Summary
La Tempête des échos 88%
Voids devour the arks. Exiled, a mirror-walker enters the wrong world to undo what she released.
by Christelle Dabos 2019
3.74
55k+ ratings
All Tomorrows
by Nemo Ramjet • 2006
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
4.16
11k+
All Tomorrows Summary
All Tomorrows 88%
Humanity colonizes the galaxy, then an ancient species breaks it into a thousand bizarre new forms.
by Nemo Ramjet 2006
4.16
11k+ ratings
The Tower
by Colin Wilson • 1987
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
4.02
509
The Tower Summary
The Tower 88%
Giant telepathic spiders rule the earth, and one boy's mind holds the power they cannot break.
by Colin Wilson 1987
4.02
509 ratings
The Path of Ascension 8
by C. Mantis • 2025
Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.
4.45
4k+
The Path of Ascension 8 Summary
The Path of Ascension 8 88%
Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.
by C. Mantis 2025
4.45
4k+ ratings
The Hod King
by Josiah Bancroft • 2019
In a city of masks, a spy probes a colosseum's rot, forbidden to touch the duchess he married.
4.43
14k+
The Hod King Summary
The Hod King 88%
In a city of masks, a spy probes a colosseum's rot, forbidden to touch the duchess he married.
by Josiah Bancroft 2019
4.43
14k+ ratings
The Waste Lands
by Stephen King • 1991
A gunslinger's band must out-riddle a psychotic monorail to cross the waste lands.
4.25
250k+
The Waste Lands Summary
The Waste Lands 88%
A gunslinger's band must out-riddle a psychotic monorail to cross the waste lands.
by Stephen King 1991
4.25
250k+ ratings
Stormdancer
by Jay Kristoff • 2012
Hunting a griffin for her shogun, a girl finds the animal saving her life instead.
3.79
19k+
Stormdancer Summary
Stormdancer 88%
Hunting a griffin for her shogun, a girl finds the animal saving her life instead.
by Jay Kristoff 2012
3.79
19k+ ratings
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis
by Anne Rice • 2016
Vampire prince Lestat's spirit recalls Atlantis. Its survivors surface with the truth of his kind.
3.80
10k+
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis Summary
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis 88%
Vampire prince Lestat's spirit recalls Atlantis. Its survivors surface with the truth of his kind.
by Anne Rice 2016
3.80
10k+ ratings
The Gate of the Feral Gods
by Matt Dinniman • 2021
Four castles, fifteen days, a flying gnome fortress: the fifth floor wants Carl dead.
4.55
135k+
The Gate of the Feral Gods Summary
The Gate of the Feral Gods 88%
Four castles, fifteen days, a flying gnome fortress: the fifth floor wants Carl dead.
by Matt Dinniman 2021
4.55
135k+ ratings
Our Dark Duet
by Victoria Schwab • 2017
Infected by a creature of pure violence, a monster hunter returns to the fractured city she fled.
4.12
62k+
Our Dark Duet Summary
Our Dark Duet 88%
Infected by a creature of pure violence, a monster hunter returns to the fractured city she fled.
by Victoria Schwab 2017
4.12
62k+ ratings
All the Weyrs of Pern
by Anne McCaffrey • 1991
An awakened AI gives dragonriders a plan to destroy the organism that threatens their entire world.
4.23
27k+
All the Weyrs of Pern Summary
All the Weyrs of Pern 88%
An awakened AI gives dragonriders a plan to destroy the organism that threatens their entire world.
by Anne McCaffrey 1991
4.23
27k+ ratings
Across the Haunted Stars
by Abe Moss • 2022
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
4.46
251
Across the Haunted Stars Summary
Across the Haunted Stars 88%
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.46
251 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
Harbinger
by Philippa Ballantine • 2013
A rune-marked Deacon and a beast-possessed prince must seal the rift tearing their world apart.
3.85
765
Harbinger Summary
Harbinger 88%
A rune-marked Deacon and a beast-possessed prince must seal the rift tearing their world apart.
by Philippa Ballantine 2013
3.85
765 ratings
Princeps' Fury
by Jim Butcher • 2008
Ancient foes must unite when a magic-stealing enemy threatens to devour both their worlds.
4.38
67k+
Princeps' Fury Summary
Princeps' Fury 88%
Ancient foes must unite when a magic-stealing enemy threatens to devour both their worlds.
by Jim Butcher 2008
4.38
67k+ ratings
Endsinger
by Jay Kristoff • 2014
A pregnant beast-speaker and her winged ally must seal a hellgate before darkness consumes all.
4.27
5k+
Endsinger Summary
Endsinger 88%
A pregnant beast-speaker and her winged ally must seal a hellgate before darkness consumes all.
by Jay Kristoff 2014
4.27
5k+ ratings
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King • 1982
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
3.91
669k+
The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger 88%
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
by Stephen King 1982
3.91
669k+ ratings
Spectyr
by Philippa Ballantine • 2011
Two Deacons race to save the man they love from a goddess who weaponizes faith.
3.88
2k+
Spectyr Summary
Spectyr 88%
Two Deacons race to save the man they love from a goddess who weaponizes faith.
by Philippa Ballantine 2011
3.88
2k+ ratings
Star Wars
by Joe Schreiber • 2010
A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.
3.46
9k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 88%
A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.
by Joe Schreiber 2010
3.46
9k+ ratings
Ashes of the Sun
by Django Wexler • 2020
Twelve years after the Order took her, a knight hunts a rebel. He's her brother.
3.94
6k+
Ashes of the Sun Summary
Ashes of the Sun 88%
Twelve years after the Order took her, a knight hunts a rebel. He's her brother.
by Django Wexler 2020
3.94
6k+ ratings
Arm of the Sphinx
by Josiah Bancroft • 2014
A captain turned pirate scours a tower for his lost wife while addiction summons her ghost.
4.31
18k+
Arm of the Sphinx Summary
Arm of the Sphinx 88%
A captain turned pirate scours a tower for his lost wife while addiction summons her ghost.
by Josiah Bancroft 2014
4.31
18k+ ratings
A Botanical Daughter
by Noah Medlock • 2024
Two Victorian recluses build a daughter from a stolen corpse and sentient fungus; she wants out.
3.58
7k+
A Botanical Daughter Summary
A Botanical Daughter 88%
Two Victorian recluses build a daughter from a stolen corpse and sentient fungus; she wants out.
by Noah Medlock 2024
3.58
7k+ ratings
Of Killers and Kings
by Will Wight • 2020
The Great Elders are breaking free. A reluctant emperor must wager on a fragile alliance.
4.26
3k+
Of Killers and Kings Summary
Of Killers and Kings 88%
The Great Elders are breaking free. A reluctant emperor must wager on a fragile alliance.
by Will Wight 2020
4.26
3k+ ratings
Defiance of the Fall
by TheFirstDefier • 2021
An assassin splits Zac Atwood between life and undeath. The System's death match hunts both halves.
4.34
16k+
Defiance of the Fall Summary
Defiance of the Fall 88%
An assassin splits Zac Atwood between life and undeath. The System's death match hunts both halves.
by TheFirstDefier 2021
4.34
16k+ 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 88%
He cannot die, but the parts his captors cut from him are learning to live.
by Keanu Reeves 2024
3.30
10k+ ratings
The Physicians of Vilnoc
by Lois McMaster Bujold • 2020
A sorcerer and his demon must find what spreads a deadly fever inside a military fort.
4.31
5k+
The Physicians of Vilnoc Summary
The Physicians of Vilnoc 88%
A sorcerer and his demon must find what spreads a deadly fever inside a military fort.
by Lois McMaster Bujold 2020
4.31
5k+ ratings
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