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Dust
by Hugh Howey • 2013
Every exile poisons the world further; survivors must cross dead land to reach the only green.
4.23
141k+
Dust Summary
Dust 91%
Every exile poisons the world further; survivors must cross dead land to reach the only green.
by Hugh Howey 2013
4.23
141k+ 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 90%
An architect wakes from frozen sleep to learn his shelters were built to cull, not save.
by Hugh Howey 2013
4.13
157k+ ratings
Beneath
by Ariel Sullivan • 2026
An immune medic in a nuclear bunker joins a surface squad where caring means exile.
4.13
18k+
Beneath Summary
Beneath 90%
An immune medic in a nuclear bunker joins a surface squad where caring means exile.
by Ariel Sullivan 2026
4.13
18k+ ratings
Wool Omnibus
by Hugh Howey • 2012
A buried silo's new sheriff finds the outside is a lie, a secret guarded by murder.
4.23
280k+
Wool Omnibus Summary
Wool Omnibus 89%
A buried silo's new sheriff finds the outside is a lie, a secret guarded by murder.
by Hugh Howey 2012
4.23
280k+ ratings
The Silo Saga Omnibus
by Hugh Howey • 2020
A buried city's condemned clean the cameras outside, then die. The new sheriff suspects a lie.
4.58
5k+
The Silo Saga Omnibus Summary
The Silo Saga Omnibus 89%
A buried city's condemned clean the cameras outside, then die. The new sheriff suspects a lie.
by Hugh Howey 2020
4.58
5k+ ratings
Ghosts
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith • 2017
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
4.25
9k+
Ghosts Summary
Ghosts 88%
Aboard humanity's last airship, survival means dropping into a monster-filled wasteland to scavenge.
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith 2017
4.25
9k+ ratings
Metro 2033
by Dmitry Glukhovsky • 2013
To stop the creatures menacing his home, a young man journeys through the haunted Moscow metro.
4.03
78k+
Metro 2033 Summary
Metro 2033 88%
To stop the creatures menacing his home, a young man journeys through the haunted Moscow metro.
by Dmitry Glukhovsky 2013
4.03
78k+ ratings
The Girl Who Dared to Endure
by Bella Forrest • 2018
To expose the cabal that corrupted her AI Tower, Liana must risk the brother she loves.
4.35
4k+
The Girl Who Dared to Endure Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Endure 88%
To expose the cabal that corrupted her AI Tower, Liana must risk the brother she loves.
by Bella Forrest 2018
4.35
4k+ ratings
The Girl Who Dared to Stand
by Bella Forrest • 2017
In an AI-run tower, a fugitive uncovers the machine's kinder prototype and a founding murder.
4.27
6k+
The Girl Who Dared to Stand Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Stand 88%
In an AI-run tower, a fugitive uncovers the machine's kinder prototype and a founding murder.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.27
6k+ ratings
Novas
by Lou Vane • 2022
After the virus, a cult captures Jess to repopulate the world with only its chosen few.
4.31
2k+
Novas Summary
Novas 88%
After the virus, a cult captures Jess to repopulate the world with only its chosen few.
by Lou Vane 2022
4.31
2k+ ratings
The Inverted World
by Christopher Priest • 1974
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
3.95
11k+
The Inverted World Summary
The Inverted World 88%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ ratings
One Second After
by William R. Forstchen • 2009
An EMP erases civilization. A widowed professor must keep his daughters alive as his town starves.
3.98
77k+
One Second After Summary
One Second After 88%
An EMP erases civilization. A widowed professor must keep his daughters alive as his town starves.
by William R. Forstchen 2009
3.98
77k+ ratings
Commune
by Joshua Gayou • 2018
A mountain commune is occupied. To reclaim it, survivors must risk becoming monsters themselves.
4.32
1k+
Commune Summary
Commune 87%
A mountain commune is occupied. To reclaim it, survivors must risk becoming monsters themselves.
by Joshua Gayou 2018
4.32
1k+ ratings
The Girl Who Dared to Lead
by Bella Forrest • 2018
Her mother murdered, a new champion hunts a face-stealing conspiracy inside a sealed tower.
4.29
5k+
The Girl Who Dared to Lead Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Lead 87%
Her mother murdered, a new champion hunts a face-stealing conspiracy inside a sealed tower.
by Bella Forrest 2018
4.29
5k+ ratings
The City of Ember
by Jeanne DuPrau • 2003
An underground city's lights are dying. Two kids follow torn directions to the world above.
3.90
301k+
The City of Ember Summary
The City of Ember 87%
An underground city's lights are dying. Two kids follow torn directions to the world above.
by Jeanne DuPrau 2003
3.90
301k+ ratings
Parable of the Talents
by Octavia E. Butler • 1998
Crusaders take her community and her child. In a reeducation camp, a mother holds change sacred.
4.32
87k+
Parable of the Talents Summary
Parable of the Talents 87%
Crusaders take her community and her child. In a reeducation camp, a mother holds change sacred.
by Octavia E. Butler 1998
4.32
87k+ 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 87%
Hunger, mutant worms, and a demagogue push a community of trapped children toward civil war.
by Michael Grant 2009
4.02
92k+ ratings
Day 21
by Kass Morgan • 2014
Three weeks after landing, exiles find Earth inhabited as their ship above runs out of air.
3.72
47k+
Day 21 Summary
Day 21 87%
Three weeks after landing, exiles find Earth inhabited as their ship above runs out of air.
by Kass Morgan 2014
3.72
47k+ 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 87%
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
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 87%
Trapped underground with no memory, she discovers the weapon they built is her own body.
by S. Harrison 2016
3.94
1k+ ratings
The Butcher's Masquerade
by Matt Dinniman • 2022
Carl and his cat are prey on the dungeon's hunting ground. He's hunting back.
4.69
117k+
The Butcher's Masquerade Summary
The Butcher's Masquerade 87%
Carl and his cat are prey on the dungeon's hunting ground. He's hunting back.
by Matt Dinniman 2022
4.69
117k+ ratings
TRUEL1F3
by Jay Kristoff • 2020
A lightning-wielding orphan is hunted by the corporation cloning her into weapons of war.
4.03
3k+
TRUEL1F3 Summary
TRUEL1F3 87%
A lightning-wielding orphan is hunted by the corporation cloning her into weapons of war.
by Jay Kristoff 2020
4.03
3k+ ratings
La Maison
by Yves Grevet • 2008
Méto survives the House by obeying. The freezing cell teaches him what obedience costs.
3.91
1k+
La Maison Summary
La Maison 87%
Méto survives the House by obeying. The freezing cell teaches him what obedience costs.
by Yves Grevet 2008
3.91
1k+ ratings
Seveneves
by Neal Stephenson • 2015
The moon shatters. Earth will burn. Seven women in orbit carry the last hope for humanity.
4.00
126k+
Seveneves Summary
Seveneves 87%
The moon shatters. Earth will burn. Seven women in orbit carry the last hope for humanity.
by Neal Stephenson 2015
4.00
126k+ ratings
The Gender War
by Bella Forrest • 2017
Imprisoned in a matriarchy, a rebel endures torture as her warden lover escapes to rescue her.
4.09
14k+
The Gender War Summary
The Gender War 87%
Imprisoned in a matriarchy, a rebel endures torture as her warden lover escapes to rescue her.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.09
14k+ ratings
Uses of Disorder
by Richard Sennett • 1970
The young craving for purity is architecting our cities into sterile, segregated cages.
3.88
258
Uses of Disorder Summary
Uses of Disorder 87%
The young craving for purity is architecting our cities into sterile, segregated cages.
by Richard Sennett 1970
3.88
258 ratings
Nous
by Christelle Dabos • 2024
Without instinct in a society built on it, one girl's hidden absence becomes a spreading contagion.
4.02
2k+
Nous Summary
Nous 87%
Without instinct in a society built on it, one girl's hidden absence becomes a spreading contagion.
by Christelle Dabos 2024
4.02
2k+ ratings
The Girl Who Dared to Fight
by Bella Forrest • 2018
When an immortal founder seizes the Tower to purge thousands, one trapped Champion must stop him.
4.27
4k+
The Girl Who Dared to Fight Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Fight 87%
When an immortal founder seizes the Tower to purge thousands, one trapped Champion must stop him.
by Bella Forrest 2018
4.27
4k+ ratings
Commune
by Joshua Gayou • 2017
After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.
4.18
3k+
Commune Summary
Commune 87%
After a plague, a lone survivor leads three strangers across a dead America to Wyoming.
by Joshua Gayou 2017
4.18
3k+ ratings
The Girl Who Dared to Think
by Bella Forrest • 2017
A Squire marked for deletion swallows a forbidden pill, joining a fugitive to trick the Tower's AI.
4.23
9k+
The Girl Who Dared to Think Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Think 87%
A Squire marked for deletion swallows a forbidden pill, joining a fugitive to trick the Tower's AI.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.23
9k+ ratings
Gone
by Michael Grant • 2008
After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.
3.87
211k+
Gone Summary
Gone 87%
After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.
by Michael Grant 2008
3.87
211k+ ratings
Day Death
by Rebecca Quinn • 2025
Forbidden desire at a kink club turns into a fight for survival when nuclear war begins.
4.18
2k+
Day Death Summary
Day Death 87%
Forbidden desire at a kink club turns into a fight for survival when nuclear war begins.
by Rebecca Quinn 2025
4.18
2k+ ratings
Monument 14
by Emmy Laybourne • 2012
Trapped in a superstore by a freak hailstorm, fourteen kids discover the air outside is lethal.
3.90
25k+
Monument 14 Summary
Monument 14 87%
Trapped in a superstore by a freak hailstorm, fourteen kids discover the air outside is lethal.
by Emmy Laybourne 2012
3.90
25k+ ratings
Best of All Worlds
by Kenneth Oppel • 2025
A family wakes to find their summer cottage inside an invisible dome with no way out.
3.62
2k+
Best of All Worlds Summary
Best of All Worlds 87%
A family wakes to find their summer cottage inside an invisible dome with no way out.
by Kenneth Oppel 2025
3.62
2k+ ratings
Reliquary
by Douglas Preston • 1997
When headless corpses surface in New York, the trail dives underground, where a mutant cult breeds.
4.04
51k+
Reliquary Summary
Reliquary 87%
When headless corpses surface in New York, the trail dives underground, where a mutant cult breeds.
by Douglas Preston 1997
4.04
51k+ ratings
Severance
by Ling Ma • 2018
The fever traps victims in habit loops. Candace Chen, office worker, was already there.
3.88
134k+
Severance Summary
Severance 87%
The fever traps victims in habit loops. Candace Chen, office worker, was already there.
by Ling Ma 2018
3.88
134k+ ratings
The Rule of Three
by Eric Walters • 2014
A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.
4.00
8k+
The Rule of Three Summary
The Rule of Three 87%
A tech collapse forces a teen to lead his neighborhood's defense against a ruthless enemy.
by Eric Walters 2014
4.00
8k+ ratings
03
by Mainak Dhar • 2016
An EMP kills Mumbai's grid. A VP must turn his apartment building into an army.
4.06
1k+
03 Summary
03 87%
An EMP kills Mumbai's grid. A VP must turn his apartment building into an army.
by Mainak Dhar 2016
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Ferryman
by Justin Cronin • 2023
A ferryman of rebirth discovers paradise is a simulation. His dying father left the exit code.
3.92
42k+
The Ferryman Summary
The Ferryman 87%
A ferryman of rebirth discovers paradise is a simulation. His dying father left the exit code.
by Justin Cronin 2023
3.92
42k+ ratings
Pines
by Blake Crouch • 2012
A Secret Service agent wakes with no memory in a perfect town where nobody ever leaves.
3.92
189k+
Pines Summary
Pines 87%
A Secret Service agent wakes with no memory in a perfect town where nobody ever leaves.
by Blake Crouch 2012
3.92
189k+ ratings
The Year of the Flood
by Margaret Atwood • 2009
A plague destroys civilization. Two women survive alone, living by the eco-cult's rules.
4.07
134k+
The Year of the Flood Summary
The Year of the Flood 87%
A plague destroys civilization. Two women survive alone, living by the eco-cult's rules.
by Margaret Atwood 2009
4.07
134k+ ratings
Sick Bastards
by Matt Shaw • 2014
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
3.54
4k+
Sick Bastards Summary
Sick Bastards 87%
A memoryless family cannibalizes strangers to survive, until one learns the apocalypse was faked.
by Matt Shaw 2014
3.54
4k+ ratings
The Girl Who Dared to Descend
by Bella Forrest • 2017
Kidnapped and facing a deadly tournament, Liana must hide the AI living inside her boyfriend's body.
4.28
5k+
The Girl Who Dared to Descend Summary
The Girl Who Dared to Descend 87%
Kidnapped and facing a deadly tournament, Liana must hide the AI living inside her boyfriend's body.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.28
5k+ ratings
BEYOND EXTINCTION
by John Keeble • 2018
A geneticist's refuge becomes a lab; his lover, a numan; his DNA, a museum of extinction.
3.83
138
BEYOND EXTINCTION Summary
BEYOND EXTINCTION 87%
A geneticist's refuge becomes a lab; his lover, a numan; his DNA, a museum of extinction.
by John Keeble 2018
3.83
138 ratings
Infinity Rises
by S. Harrison • 2016
A girl with two selves, one a weapon, wakes in a facility hunted by rogue AI.
3.74
2k+
Infinity Rises Summary
Infinity Rises 86%
A girl with two selves, one a weapon, wakes in a facility hunted by rogue AI.
by S. Harrison 2016
3.74
2k+ ratings
Dungeon Crawler Carl
by Matt Dinniman • 2020
Earth is an alien dungeon crawl. Carl enters barefoot, half-dressed, and the cat won't stop talking.
4.47
308k+
Dungeon Crawler Carl Summary
Dungeon Crawler Carl 86%
Earth is an alien dungeon crawl. Carl enters barefoot, half-dressed, and the cat won't stop talking.
by Matt Dinniman 2020
4.47
308k+ ratings
The Gender End
by Bella Forrest • 2017
Captive in a wasteland, a rebel must unite two enemy nations to destroy a tyrant's genetic monsters.
4.16
10k+
The Gender End Summary
The Gender End 86%
Captive in a wasteland, a rebel must unite two enemy nations to destroy a tyrant's genetic monsters.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.16
10k+ ratings
DEV1AT3
by Jay Kristoff • 2019
Hunted for her power, Lemon Fresh finds her grandfather and a refuge built on secrets.
4.13
5k+
DEV1AT3 Summary
DEV1AT3 86%
Hunted for her power, Lemon Fresh finds her grandfather and a refuge built on secrets.
by Jay Kristoff 2019
4.13
5k+ ratings
Those Beyond the Wall
by Micaiah Johnson • 2024
A mechanic discovers his friend's violent death is tied to alternate selves crossing between worlds.
4.05
3k+
Those Beyond the Wall Summary
Those Beyond the Wall 86%
A mechanic discovers his friend's violent death is tied to alternate selves crossing between worlds.
by Micaiah Johnson 2024
4.05
3k+ 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 86%
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
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