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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
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 87%
A floating city devours souls. Its newest kitchen recruit: an alchemist who refuses to serve.
by Greg Keyes 2009
3.49
5k+ 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 87%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ 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 87%
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
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 87%
When his wife vanishes at the Tower of Babel, a schoolmaster must brave its perilous ringdoms.
by Josiah Bancroft 2013
4.11
34k+ ratings
Strange the Dreamer
by Laini Taylor • 2017
An orphan librarian chases a lost city, finds it, and falls for the nightmare girl above it.
4.27
138k+
Strange the Dreamer Summary
Strange the Dreamer 86%
An orphan librarian chases a lost city, finds it, and falls for the nightmare girl above it.
by Laini Taylor 2017
4.27
138k+ 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 86%
A captain turned pirate scours a tower for his lost wife while addiction summons her ghost.
by Josiah Bancroft 2014
4.31
18k+ ratings
The Engineer Wore Venetian Red
by Shelley Adina • 2020
Two sisters search steampunk San Francisco for their father and find a deadly plot beneath the city.
4.32
185
The Engineer Wore Venetian Red Summary
The Engineer Wore Venetian Red 86%
Two sisters search steampunk San Francisco for their father and find a deadly plot beneath the city.
by Shelley Adina 2020
4.32
185 ratings
The Traveler's Gate Chronicles
by Will Wight • 2015
Three Territories. One rule: master yourself or the realm will destroy you.
4.32
899
The Traveler's Gate Chronicles Summary
The Traveler's Gate Chronicles 86%
Three Territories. One rule: master yourself or the realm will destroy you.
by Will Wight 2015
4.32
899 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 86%
Babel crumbles. Nebos is not a paradise. It is an ark, waiting to sail the stars.
by Josiah Bancroft 2021
4.00
9k+ ratings
Against the smart city
by Adam Greenfield • 2013
Smart cities sell efficiency but deliver surveillance. The real operating system is people.
3.96
132
Against the smart city Summary
Against the smart city 86%
Smart cities sell efficiency but deliver surveillance. The real operating system is people.
by Adam Greenfield 2013
3.96
132 ratings
Invisible Cities
by Italo Calvino • 1972
A Venetian traveler's tales of impossible cities become an aging emperor's last hope for meaning.
4.09
99k+
Invisible Cities Summary
Invisible Cities 86%
A Venetian traveler's tales of impossible cities become an aging emperor's last hope for meaning.
by Italo Calvino 1972
4.09
99k+ 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 86%
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
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 86%
A ferryman of rebirth discovers paradise is a simulation. His dying father left the exit code.
by Justin Cronin 2023
3.92
42k+ ratings
La Belle Sauvage
by Philip Pullman • 2017
An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.
4.15
114k+
La Belle Sauvage Summary
La Belle Sauvage 86%
An innkeeper's son, a prophetic infant, and a flood that sweeps them into a hidden war.
by Philip Pullman 2017
4.15
114k+ ratings
The Smart Enough City
by Ben Green • 2019
Smart cities dress up political problems as engineering ones. The fix is governance, not gadgets.
4.12
208
The Smart Enough City Summary
The Smart Enough City 86%
Smart cities dress up political problems as engineering ones. The fix is governance, not gadgets.
by Ben Green 2019
4.12
208 ratings
Mistborn
by Brandon Sanderson • 2016
Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.
4.31
102k+
Mistborn Summary
Mistborn 85%
Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.
by Brandon Sanderson 2016
4.31
102k+ ratings
Shipwreck Island
by Struan Murray • 2021
A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.
4.38
567
Shipwreck Island Summary
Shipwreck Island 85%
A girl carrying a destructive god washes onto an island whose queen's power is failing.
by Struan Murray 2021
4.38
567 ratings
After Dark
by Haruki Murakami • 2004
A student wanders Tokyo's midnight streets while her sister lies trapped in an unexplained sleep.
3.74
191k+
After Dark Summary
After Dark 85%
A student wanders Tokyo's midnight streets while her sister lies trapped in an unexplained sleep.
by Haruki Murakami 2004
3.74
191k+ ratings
Orphans of the Tide
by Struan Murray • 2020
She pulls a boy from a whale. Inquisitors want him burned. Something wakes inside her.
4.21
2k+
Orphans of the Tide Summary
Orphans of the Tide 85%
She pulls a boy from a whale. Inquisitors want him burned. Something wakes inside her.
by Struan Murray 2020
4.21
2k+ ratings
The Flaw in All Magic
by Ben S. Dobson • 2017
An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.
4.11
3k+
The Flaw in All Magic Summary
The Flaw in All Magic 85%
An expelled scholar without magic returns to campus: someone has died inside an impenetrable ward.
by Ben S. Dobson 2017
4.11
3k+ ratings
Siege and Sacrifice
by Charlie N. Holmberg • 2019
A branded vessel must walk into a god-monster and make her own heart the weapon.
4.24
6k+
Siege and Sacrifice Summary
Siege and Sacrifice 85%
A branded vessel must walk into a god-monster and make her own heart the weapon.
by Charlie N. Holmberg 2019
4.24
6k+ ratings
Dhalgren
by Samuel R. Delany • 1975
No memory, no name, no exit: a wanderer in a city where reality rewrites itself daily.
3.77
12k+
Dhalgren Summary
Dhalgren 85%
No memory, no name, no exit: a wanderer in a city where reality rewrites itself daily.
by Samuel R. Delany 1975
3.77
12k+ ratings
The City & the City
by China Miéville • 2009
A detective's murder case forces him to see the city his people must ignore.
3.90
80k+
The City & the City Summary
The City & the City 85%
A detective's murder case forces him to see the city his people must ignore.
by China Miéville 2009
3.90
80k+ ratings
Shorefall
by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2020
After stealing the magic of creation, a thief's crew must face an ancient god's return.
4.03
26k+
Shorefall Summary
Shorefall 85%
After stealing the magic of creation, a thief's crew must face an ancient god's return.
by Robert Jackson Bennett 2020
4.03
26k+ ratings
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
by Becky Chambers • 2021
A tea monk walks into the wilderness and meets a robot sent to understand human longing.
4.21
193k+
A Psalm for the Wild-Built Summary
A Psalm for the Wild-Built 85%
A tea monk walks into the wilderness and meets a robot sent to understand human longing.
by Becky Chambers 2021
4.21
193k+ ratings
City of Stairs
by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2014
A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.
4.10
41k+
City of Stairs Summary
City of Stairs 85%
A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.
by Robert Jackson Bennett 2014
4.10
41k+ ratings
The Water Mirror
by Kai Meyer • 2001
Besieged Venice trades its magic for survival, so an orphan drinks the city's soul instead.
3.88
6k+
The Water Mirror Summary
The Water Mirror 85%
Besieged Venice trades its magic for survival, so an orphan drinks the city's soul instead.
by Kai Meyer 2001
3.88
6k+ ratings
The Ship of Ishtar
by A. Merritt • 1924
A broken veteran opens an ancient stone and tumbles onto a ship trapped between warring gods.
3.56
669
The Ship of Ishtar Summary
The Ship of Ishtar 85%
A broken veteran opens an ancient stone and tumbles onto a ship trapped between warring gods.
by A. Merritt 1924
3.56
669 ratings
On Power
by Robert A. Caro • 2017
How one man built a financial empire inside the government and became untouchable.
3.95
1k+
On Power Summary
On Power 85%
How one man built a financial empire inside the government and became untouchable.
by Robert A. Caro 2017
3.95
1k+ ratings
Les marins ne savent pas nager
by Dominique Scali • 2022
An orphan who can swim defies a rigged citizenship lottery on the walled island of Ys.
3.73
1k+
Les marins ne savent pas nager Summary
Les marins ne savent pas nager 85%
An orphan who can swim defies a rigged citizenship lottery on the walled island of Ys.
by Dominique Scali 2022
3.73
1k+ ratings
A Shadow in Summer
by Daniel Abraham • 2006
In a city that enslaves ideas, a hidden prince must foil a plot to free one, or the world unravels.
3.64
14k+
A Shadow in Summer Summary
A Shadow in Summer 85%
In a city that enslaves ideas, a hidden prince must foil a plot to free one, or the world unravels.
by Daniel Abraham 2006
3.64
14k+ ratings
Waybound
by Will Wight • 2023
Lindon, a Dreadgod, must exile the Monarchs before the final Dreadgods wake, or hunger claims him.
4.62
24k+
Waybound Summary
Waybound 85%
Lindon, a Dreadgod, must exile the Monarchs before the final Dreadgods wake, or hunger claims him.
by Will Wight 2023
4.62
24k+ ratings
Venice
by Jan Morris • 1960
Once its fortress, the lagoon now threatens Venice: the life of history's most improbable city.
4.03
2k+
Venice Summary
Venice 85%
Once its fortress, the lagoon now threatens Venice: the life of history's most improbable city.
by Jan Morris 1960
4.03
2k+ ratings
(The Unconsoled) [By
by Kazuo Ishiguro • 1995
A pianist is summoned to save a city through music, but he cannot find the stage.
3.59
19k+
(The Unconsoled) [By Summary
(The Unconsoled) [By 85%
A pianist is summoned to save a city through music, but he cannot find the stage.
by Kazuo Ishiguro 1995
3.59
19k+ 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 85%
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
by Will Wight 2023
4.27
10k+ ratings
Chien 51
by Laurent Gaudé • 2022
A refugee cop in a corporate megacity hunts a killer through zones of privilege and ruin.
3.64
2k+
Chien 51 Summary
Chien 51 85%
A refugee cop in a corporate megacity hunts a killer through zones of privilege and ruin.
by Laurent Gaudé 2022
3.64
2k+ ratings
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke • 2020
His home is an infinite house of tides and statues. His name is not his own.
4.21
501k+
Piranesi Summary
Piranesi 85%
His home is an infinite house of tides and statues. His name is not his own.
by Susanna Clarke 2020
4.21
501k+ ratings
Battle Ground
by Jim Butcher • 2020
Chicago faces a Titan with a city-killing weapon. One wizard has one night to stop her.
4.43
50k+
Battle Ground Summary
Battle Ground 85%
Chicago faces a Titan with a city-killing weapon. One wizard has one night to stop her.
by Jim Butcher 2020
4.43
50k+ ratings
The Mad Ship
by Robin Hobb • 2008
An outcast crew sails a mad sentient ship into pirate waters to rescue a captive vessel.
4.35
89k+
The Mad Ship Summary
The Mad Ship 85%
An outcast crew sails a mad sentient ship into pirate waters to rescue a captive vessel.
by Robin Hobb 2008
4.35
89k+ ratings
Urban Acupuncture
by Jaime Lerner • 2003
Fast, precise interventions where a city hurts trigger chain reactions no master plan ever could.
3.66
490
Urban Acupuncture Summary
Urban Acupuncture 85%
Fast, precise interventions where a city hurts trigger chain reactions no master plan ever could.
by Jaime Lerner 2003
3.66
490 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 85%
Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.
by C. Mantis 2025
4.45
4k+ ratings
The Professor Wore Prussian Blue
by Shelley Adina • 2022
Pirates take her fiancé. Daisy and her medium sister rally a found family to steal him back.
4.41
167
The Professor Wore Prussian Blue Summary
The Professor Wore Prussian Blue 85%
Pirates take her fiancé. Daisy and her medium sister rally a found family to steal him back.
by Shelley Adina 2022
4.41
167 ratings
The Broken Kingdoms
by N.K. Jemisin • 2010
A blind artist who sees magic shelters a wounded god while a killer hunts immortals.
4.14
40k+
The Broken Kingdoms Summary
The Broken Kingdoms 85%
A blind artist who sees magic shelters a wounded god while a killer hunts immortals.
by N.K. Jemisin 2010
4.14
40k+ 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 85%
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.46
251 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 85%
Hunting a griffin for her shogun, a girl finds the animal saving her life instead.
by Jay Kristoff 2012
3.79
19k+ 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 85%
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
An Inheritance of Magic
by Benedict Jacka • 2023
An outsider's hidden magical talent makes him a pawn in a ruthless family's war for supremacy.
4.09
5k+
An Inheritance of Magic Summary
An Inheritance of Magic 85%
An outsider's hidden magical talent makes him a pawn in a ruthless family's war for supremacy.
by Benedict Jacka 2023
4.09
5k+ ratings
A Drop of Corruption
by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2025
A memory-augmented sleuth pursues an impossible locked-room killer in a city of leviathans and lies.
4.47
50k+
A Drop of Corruption Summary
A Drop of Corruption 85%
A memory-augmented sleuth pursues an impossible locked-room killer in a city of leviathans and lies.
by Robert Jackson Bennett 2025
4.47
50k+ 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 85%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ ratings
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