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InterWorld
by Neil Gaiman • 2007
A lost boy walks into a war between magic and science fought by his alternate selves.
3.56
23k+
InterWorld Summary
InterWorld 90%
A lost boy walks into a war between magic and science fought by his alternate selves.
by Neil Gaiman 2007
3.56
23k+ 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 90%
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.46
251 ratings
The Fourth Dimension
by Rudy Rucker • 1984
The fourth dimension decoded: from Flatland to wormholes, where geometry bends mind and cosmos.
4.14
804
The Fourth Dimension Summary
The Fourth Dimension 89%
The fourth dimension decoded: from Flatland to wormholes, where geometry bends mind and cosmos.
by Rudy Rucker 1984
4.14
804 ratings
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England
by Brandon Sanderson • 2023
He wakes in medieval England with amnesia, a pen, and a discount interdimensional travel guide.
3.76
75k+
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England Summary
The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England 89%
He wakes in medieval England with amnesia, a pen, and a discount interdimensional travel guide.
by Brandon Sanderson 2023
3.76
75k+ 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 89%
Her father's killer escaped into another dimension. She followed and fell in love with him.
by Claudia Gray 2014
3.89
62k+ ratings
Defiance of the Fall 11
by TheFirstDefier • 2023
A cultivator fights through a dying realm to claim a cosmic inheritance before his enemies.
4.51
6k+
Defiance of the Fall 11 Summary
Defiance of the Fall 11 89%
A cultivator fights through a dying realm to claim a cosmic inheritance before his enemies.
by TheFirstDefier 2023
4.51
6k+ 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
Hyperspace
by Michio Kaku • 1994
One idea unifies physics: add dimensions and the laws simplify. Why the cosmos may need ten.
4.15
24k+
Hyperspace Summary
Hyperspace 88%
One idea unifies physics: add dimensions and the laws simplify. Why the cosmos may need ten.
by Michio Kaku 1994
4.15
24k+ ratings
Quantum Radio
by A.G. Riddle • 2023
A physicist detects a signal from outside reality carrying four human genomes. One is his own.
4.08
17k+
Quantum Radio Summary
Quantum Radio 88%
A physicist detects a signal from outside reality carrying four human genomes. One is his own.
by A.G. Riddle 2023
4.08
17k+ ratings
Split Infinity
by Piers Anthony • 1980
A serf flees a game-run world for a magic land where his twin was a wizard.
3.97
18k+
Split Infinity Summary
Split Infinity 88%
A serf flees a game-run world for a magic land where his twin was a wizard.
by Piers Anthony 1980
3.97
18k+ 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
The Number of the Beast
by Robert A. Heinlein • 1980
Two couples flee assassins in a flying car that jumps to every universe ever imagined.
3.63
13k+
The Number of the Beast Summary
The Number of the Beast 87%
Two couples flee assassins in a flying car that jumps to every universe ever imagined.
by Robert A. Heinlein 1980
3.63
13k+ ratings
Wolves of the Calla
by Stephen King • 2003
Roland and his gunslingers vow to stop the Wolves who steal children and return them hollow.
4.20
204k+
Wolves of the Calla Summary
Wolves of the Calla 87%
Roland and his gunslingers vow to stop the Wolves who steal children and return them hollow.
by Stephen King 2003
4.20
204k+ ratings
How to Build a Time Machine
by Paul C.W. Davies • 2001
Forward time travel is real. Going back needs wormholes, exotic matter, and a loophole in causality.
3.82
1k+
How to Build a Time Machine Summary
How to Build a Time Machine 87%
Forward time travel is real. Going back needs wormholes, exotic matter, and a loophole in causality.
by Paul C.W. Davies 2001
3.82
1k+ ratings
The Science of Interstellar
by Kip S. Thorne • 2015
Black holes bend time. Wormholes need exotic matter. Interstellar's physicist explains.
4.30
7k+
The Science of Interstellar Summary
The Science of Interstellar 87%
Black holes bend time. Wormholes need exotic matter. Interstellar's physicist explains.
by Kip S. Thorne 2015
4.30
7k+ ratings
The Merchant of Death
by D.J. MacHale • 2002
His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.
3.97
53k+
The Merchant of Death Summary
The Merchant of Death 87%
His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.
by D.J. MacHale 2002
3.97
53k+ ratings
Defiance of the Fall 10
by TheFirstDefier • 2023
His star empire faces war, so Zac plunges into hostile realms to claim an ancient inheritance.
4.49
7k+
Defiance of the Fall 10 Summary
Defiance of the Fall 10 87%
His star empire faces war, so Zac plunges into hostile realms to claim an ancient inheritance.
by TheFirstDefier 2023
4.49
7k+ 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 87%
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
by Will Wight 2023
4.27
10k+ ratings
Parallel Worlds
by Michio Kaku • 2004
A multiverse explains our improbable existence, and may offer an escape when this universe freezes.
4.21
23k+
Parallel Worlds Summary
Parallel Worlds 87%
A multiverse explains our improbable existence, and may offer an escape when this universe freezes.
by Michio Kaku 2004
4.21
23k+ ratings
Dark Matter
by Blake Crouch • 2016
A physics professor is thrown into a parallel life by the one who knows him best: himself.
4.13
747k+
Dark Matter Summary
Dark Matter 87%
A physics professor is thrown into a parallel life by the one who knows him best: himself.
by Blake Crouch 2016
4.13
747k+ ratings
The Time Ships
by Stephen Baxter • 1995
A Victorian inventor discovers his time machine has splintered the future into warring worlds.
3.95
7k+
The Time Ships Summary
The Time Ships 87%
A Victorian inventor discovers his time machine has splintered the future into warring worlds.
by Stephen Baxter 1995
3.95
7k+ ratings
The Universe in a Nutshell
by Stephen W. Hawking • 2001
How can a three-dimensional universe be a flat hologram? The physics that points toward an answer.
4.18
46k+
The Universe in a Nutshell Summary
The Universe in a Nutshell 87%
How can a three-dimensional universe be a flat hologram? The physics that points toward an answer.
by Stephen W. Hawking 2001
4.18
46k+ 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 87%
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
The Rose Field
by Philip Pullman • 2025
Lyra's dæmon gone, she travels the Silk Road with a steel-cutting needle, hunting the last door.
3.57
15k+
The Rose Field Summary
The Rose Field 87%
Lyra's dæmon gone, she travels the Silk Road with a steel-cutting needle, hunting the last door.
by Philip Pullman 2025
3.57
15k+ 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 87%
A mother dies for her telepathic daughter and meets the aliens who created the girl.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.28
6k+ ratings
The Tenth Insight
by James Redfield • 1996
A missing friend, a valley of portals, and a vision that could heal humanity's divided soul.
3.71
15k+
The Tenth Insight Summary
The Tenth Insight 87%
A missing friend, a valley of portals, and a vision that could heal humanity's divided soul.
by James Redfield 1996
3.71
15k+ 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 87%
A mechanic discovers his friend's violent death is tied to alternate selves crossing between worlds.
by Micaiah Johnson 2024
4.05
3k+ ratings
The Hidden Reality
by Brian Greene • 2011
A single unsettling destination modern physics keeps reaching: our universe is not the only one.
4.11
21k+
The Hidden Reality Summary
The Hidden Reality 87%
A single unsettling destination modern physics keeps reaching: our universe is not the only one.
by Brian Greene 2011
4.11
21k+ 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 87%
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.54
224 ratings
Ten Thousand Skies Above You
by Claudia Gray • 2015
Her boyfriend's soul is scattered across four worlds, and each rescue demands an act of betrayal.
4.05
25k+
Ten Thousand Skies Above You Summary
Ten Thousand Skies Above You 87%
Her boyfriend's soul is scattered across four worlds, and each rescue demands an act of betrayal.
by Claudia Gray 2015
4.05
25k+ 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 87%
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
by Stephen King 1982
3.91
669k+ ratings
The Bell Between Worlds
by Ian Johnstone • 2013
A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.
3.77
511
The Bell Between Worlds Summary
The Bell Between Worlds 87%
A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.
by Ian Johnstone 2013
3.77
511 ratings
The Elegant Universe
by Brian Greene • 1999
Physics' sixty-year civil war. String theory says both sides win, if reality has ten dimensions.
4.10
103k+
The Elegant Universe Summary
The Elegant Universe 87%
Physics' sixty-year civil war. String theory says both sides win, if reality has ten dimensions.
by Brian Greene 1999
4.10
103k+ ratings
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
by Haruki Murakami • 1985
An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.
4.11
154k+
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World Summary
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World 87%
An experiment turns a data processor's mind into a walled town. His real life is vanishing.
by Haruki Murakami 1985
4.11
154k+ ratings
Other Worlds
by Paul C.W. Davies • 1980
Observation brings reality into being; our habitable universe may be a fluke among dead worlds.
3.86
188
Other Worlds Summary
Other Worlds 87%
Observation brings reality into being; our habitable universe may be a fluke among dead worlds.
by Paul C.W. Davies 1980
3.86
188 ratings
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle • 1962
A girl folds space with her brother to save their father from a planet of crushing sameness.
3.97
1.3M+
A Wrinkle in Time Summary
A Wrinkle in Time 87%
A girl folds space with her brother to save their father from a planet of crushing sameness.
by Madeleine L'Engle 1962
3.97
1.3M+ 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 87%
The Architects return. A haunted navigator must uncover their secret while every faction hunts him.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2022
4.19
21k+ ratings
The Philosopher's Stone
by Colin Wilson • 1969
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
3.92
748
The Philosopher's Stone Summary
The Philosopher's Stone 87%
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
by Colin Wilson 1969
3.92
748 ratings
An Author's Odyssey
by Chris Colfer • 2016
Villains conquer the fairy-tale world; a boy's only army waits inside his own short stories.
4.41
50k+
An Author's Odyssey Summary
An Author's Odyssey 87%
Villains conquer the fairy-tale world; a boy's only army waits inside his own short stories.
by Chris Colfer 2016
4.41
50k+ ratings
Timeline
by Michael Crichton • 1999
Four historians enter a quantum portal to rescue their professor from medieval France at war.
3.87
219k+
Timeline Summary
Timeline 87%
Four historians enter a quantum portal to rescue their professor from medieval France at war.
by Michael Crichton 1999
3.87
219k+ ratings
Jumper
by Steven Gould • 2002
A brutal beating reveals a teenager can teleport. Now the government wants to own him.
3.93
16k+
Jumper Summary
Jumper 87%
A brutal beating reveals a teenager can teleport. Now the government wants to own him.
by Steven Gould 2002
3.93
16k+ ratings
Just Six Numbers
by Martin J. Rees • 1999
The difference between a living universe and a dead one is six numbers.
3.96
5k+
Just Six Numbers Summary
Just Six Numbers 87%
The difference between a living universe and a dead one is six numbers.
by Martin J. Rees 1999
3.96
5k+ 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
In Search of the Multiverse
by John Gribbin • 2009
Our universe seems fine-tuned for life. The real explanation: it is just one of countless tries.
4.08
1k+
In Search of the Multiverse Summary
In Search of the Multiverse 87%
Our universe seems fine-tuned for life. The real explanation: it is just one of countless tries.
by John Gribbin 2009
4.08
1k+ ratings
The Anomaly
by Hervé Le Tellier • 2020
When a routine flight duplicates, every passenger faces the stranger who shares their face and past.
3.79
70k+
The Anomaly Summary
The Anomaly 87%
When a routine flight duplicates, every passenger faces the stranger who shares their face and past.
by Hervé Le Tellier 2020
3.79
70k+ ratings
Parallel Realities of Self
by Frederick Dodson • 2007
You exist in infinite parallel versions. The life you want belongs to one of them.
4.28
791
Parallel Realities of Self Summary
Parallel Realities of Self 87%
You exist in infinite parallel versions. The life you want belongs to one of them.
by Frederick Dodson 2007
4.28
791 ratings
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
by Matt Dinniman • 2023
Carl hunts monsters for cards on doomed Havana's dungeon floor, stalked by a spider goddess.
4.66
93k+
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride Summary
The Eye of the Bedlam Bride 87%
Carl hunts monsters for cards on doomed Havana's dungeon floor, stalked by a spider goddess.
by Matt Dinniman 2023
4.66
93k+ ratings
The End of Mr. Y
by Scarlett Thomas • 2006
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
3.77
19k+
The End of Mr. Y Summary
The End of Mr. Y 87%
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
by Scarlett Thomas 2006
3.77
19k+ ratings
A Darker Shade of Magic
by V.E. Schwab • 2015
Kell crosses four parallel Londons. A dead world's darkness hides in the stone he brought home.
4.03
441k+
A Darker Shade of Magic Summary
A Darker Shade of Magic 87%
Kell crosses four parallel Londons. A dead world's darkness hides in the stone he brought home.
by V.E. Schwab 2015
4.03
441k+ ratings
The Grand Design
by Stephen W. Hawking • 2010
A landscape of 10^500 possible universes explains the fine-tuning of ours, no designer required.
4.06
78k+
The Grand Design Summary
The Grand Design 87%
A landscape of 10^500 possible universes explains the fine-tuning of ours, no designer required.
by Stephen W. Hawking 2010
4.06
78k+ ratings
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