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Locklands
by Robert Jackson Bennett • 2022
A thief races a hive mind for the key to creation's door before it unmakes reality.
4.01
15k+
Locklands Summary
Locklands 89%
A thief races a hive mind for the key to creation's door before it unmakes reality.
by Robert Jackson Bennett 2022
4.01
15k+ ratings
The Hive
by Ronald Malfi • 2026
A suburb builds a machine it cannot explain, and one boy's mind is the final part.
3.72
538
The Hive Summary
The Hive 88%
A suburb builds a machine it cannot explain, and one boy's mind is the final part.
by Ronald Malfi 2026
3.72
538 ratings
We Love You, Bunny
by Mona Awad • 2025
Four MFA students conjure a man from a rabbit. He steals their axe and disappears.
3.43
19k+
We Love You, Bunny Summary
We Love You, Bunny 88%
Four MFA students conjure a man from a rabbit. He steals their axe and disappears.
by Mona Awad 2025
3.43
19k+ 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 88%
A scientist's brain operation unlocks hidden powers and reveals ancient gods once ruled the world.
by Colin Wilson 1969
3.92
748 ratings
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 88%
A planet tormented by five quarrelsome gods meets its unlikely savior: a monster capable of empathy.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2026
4.26
5k+ 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 88%
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
by Will Wight 2023
4.27
10k+ 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 88%
A galaxy-devouring intelligence awakens. Stranded on an alien world, two siblings are the only hope.
by Vernor Vinge 1992
4.13
67k+ 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 87%
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
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 87%
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 Mind Parasites
by Colin Wilson • 1967
An archaeologist learns invisible beings feed on human minds, and they know he has seen them.
3.72
2k+
The Mind Parasites Summary
The Mind Parasites 87%
An archaeologist learns invisible beings feed on human minds, and they know he has seen them.
by Colin Wilson 1967
3.72
2k+ 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 87%
An alien in his mind grants a surveyor healing, immortality, and the loneliness of centuries.
by F. Paul Wilson 1976
4.19
596 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 87%
The Great Elders are breaking free. A reluctant emperor must wager on a fragile alliance.
by Will Wight 2020
4.26
3k+ ratings
Shroud
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2025
Crashed on a moon of endless night, survivors discover its creatures share a single alien mind.
4.15
14k+
Shroud Summary
Shroud 87%
Crashed on a moon of endless night, survivors discover its creatures share a single alien mind.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2025
4.15
14k+ ratings
Howling Dark
by Christopher Ruocchio • 2019
He steals an alien priest and seeks an immortal king to end a galaxy-spanning war.
4.34
29k+
Howling Dark Summary
Howling Dark 87%
He steals an alien priest and seeks an immortal king to end a galaxy-spanning war.
by Christopher Ruocchio 2019
4.34
29k+ ratings
The Breakthrough Effect
by Douglas E. Richards • 2023
An enhanced soldier finds a digital afterlife and is framed as a traitor by its creator.
4.25
3k+
The Breakthrough Effect Summary
The Breakthrough Effect 87%
An enhanced soldier finds a digital afterlife and is framed as a traitor by its creator.
by Douglas E. Richards 2023
4.25
3k+ 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
A God That Could be Real
by Nancy Ellen Abrams • 2015
What if God isn't a creator but a creation, emerging from collective human consciousness right now?
3.71
276
A God That Could be Real Summary
A God That Could be Real 87%
What if God isn't a creator but a creation, emerging from collective human consciousness right now?
by Nancy Ellen Abrams 2015
3.71
276 ratings
Disquiet Gods
by Christopher Ruocchio • 2024
The Empire calls a deathless exile to hunt a higher-dimensional god that has already marked him.
4.56
15k+
Disquiet Gods Summary
Disquiet Gods 87%
The Empire calls a deathless exile to hunt a higher-dimensional god that has already marked him.
by Christopher Ruocchio 2024
4.56
15k+ 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 87%
Her father dragged her through a cosmic void. His machine needs her power to unmake reality.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.46
251 ratings
Bashar
by Darryl Anka • 1990
A future civilization says we are dreaming the universe together. Time simultaneous, death illusion.
4.42
141
Bashar Summary
Bashar 87%
A future civilization says we are dreaming the universe together. Time simultaneous, death illusion.
by Darryl Anka 1990
4.42
141 ratings
Aurora Rising
by Amie Kaufman • 2019
A cadet trades his dream squad for a lost girl who becomes the galaxy's last weapon.
4.09
75k+
Aurora Rising Summary
Aurora Rising 87%
A cadet trades his dream squad for a lost girl who becomes the galaxy's last weapon.
by Amie Kaufman 2019
4.09
75k+ ratings
The Ra Contact
by Donald Tully Elkins • 2018
A channeled entity details a seven-stage journey of consciousness and the harvest that sorts all.
4.51
452
The Ra Contact Summary
The Ra Contact 87%
A channeled entity details a seven-stage journey of consciousness and the harvest that sorts all.
by Donald Tully Elkins 2018
4.51
452 ratings
Infinite Love is the Only Truth
by David Icke • 2005
Your reality is a hologram broadcast by something wearing your leaders like clothes.
4.09
565
Infinite Love is the Only Truth Summary
Infinite Love is the Only Truth 87%
Your reality is a hologram broadcast by something wearing your leaders like clothes.
by David Icke 2005
4.09
565 ratings
Closer Encounters
by Jason Reza Jorjani • 2021
UFO pilots are our time-traveling descendants. They rewrote our DNA, and the Pentagon is hiding it.
4.05
160
Closer Encounters Summary
Closer Encounters 87%
UFO pilots are our time-traveling descendants. They rewrote our DNA, and the Pentagon is hiding it.
by Jason Reza Jorjani 2021
4.05
160 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 Hidden Heart of the Cosmos
by Brian Swimme • 1996
The universe has an origin point, and cosmology now locates it wherever you happen to be.
4.25
223
The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos Summary
The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos 87%
The universe has an origin point, and cosmology now locates it wherever you happen to be.
by Brian Swimme 1996
4.25
223 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 87%
An amnesiac child with a borrowed body has six months before the apocalypse inside her wakes.
by Tamsyn Muir 2022
4.33
57k+ 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 87%
A ship sculpted by aliens forces a traumatized navigator back into the nightmare void.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2021
4.18
35k+ ratings
The Swarm
by Orson Scott Card • 2016
Living ships swarm toward Earth, but military corruption may doom humanity before the aliens arrive.
4.14
7k+
The Swarm Summary
The Swarm 86%
Living ships swarm toward Earth, but military corruption may doom humanity before the aliens arrive.
by Orson Scott Card 2016
4.14
7k+ ratings
Earth
by Barbara Marciniak • 1994
Your dormant DNA unlocks Earth's biological archive; the extraterrestrial designers are returning.
4.36
965
Earth Summary
Earth 86%
Your dormant DNA unlocks Earth's biological archive; the extraterrestrial designers are returning.
by Barbara Marciniak 1994
4.36
965 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 86%
Ancient foes must unite when a magic-stealing enemy threatens to devour both their worlds.
by Jim Butcher 2008
4.38
67k+ ratings
There Is No Antimemetics Division
by qntm • 2020
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
4.10
29k+
There Is No Antimemetics Division Summary
There Is No Antimemetics Division 86%
Marion Wheeler runs a division nobody remembers, fighting a thought that kills anyone who grasps it.
by qntm 2020
4.10
29k+ 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 86%
Her blood cracked the Void. The monsters that poured through are hunting her now.
by Abe Moss 2022
4.54
224 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 86%
Ambushed traders, enslaved by mind-controlling rivals, orbit a star that shuts off for centuries.
by Vernor Vinge 1999
4.32
35k+ ratings
How to Hide an Empire
by Daniel Immerwahr • 2019
The pandemic was a hoax to feed invisible entities. Next step: they merge you with machines.
4.46
22k+
How to Hide an Empire Summary
How to Hide an Empire 86%
The pandemic was a hoax to feed invisible entities. Next step: they merge you with machines.
by Daniel Immerwahr 2019
4.46
22k+ ratings
Bringers of the Dawn
by Barbara Marciniak • 1992
You're a volunteer who incarnated to fix a sabotage 300,000 years in the making.
4.30
3k+
Bringers of the Dawn Summary
Bringers of the Dawn 86%
You're a volunteer who incarnated to fix a sabotage 300,000 years in the making.
by Barbara Marciniak 1992
4.30
3k+ ratings
The Super Natural
by Whitley Strieber • 2016
The strangest thing about alien abductions? They look exactly like ancient religious experiences.
3.93
552
The Super Natural Summary
The Super Natural 86%
The strangest thing about alien abductions? They look exactly like ancient religious experiences.
by Whitley Strieber 2016
3.93
552 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 86%
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 Sense of Being Stared at
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2003
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
3.79
509
The Sense of Being Stared at Summary
The Sense of Being Stared at 86%
The feeling of being watched is real, and it means your mind extends far beyond your brain.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2003
3.79
509 ratings
Halo
by William C. Dietz • 2003
Crash-landed on a ringworld, a super-soldier must destroy it to stop a parasite from reaching Earth.
3.74
20k+
Halo Summary
Halo 86%
Crash-landed on a ringworld, a super-soldier must destroy it to stop a parasite from reaching Earth.
by William C. Dietz 2003
3.74
20k+ 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 86%
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
Telos
by Dianne Robbins • 2015
A hidden city of immortals thrives under Mount Shasta. Its residents are ready to make contact.
4.66
29
Telos Summary
Telos 86%
A hidden city of immortals thrives under Mount Shasta. Its residents are ready to make contact.
by Dianne Robbins 2015
4.66
29 ratings
The Isaiah Effect
by Gregg Braden • 2000
Feel your prayer as answered, not asked. Why this ancient mode shifts crime rates and DNA.
4.17
1k+
The Isaiah Effect Summary
The Isaiah Effect 86%
Feel your prayer as answered, not asked. Why this ancient mode shifts crime rates and DNA.
by Gregg Braden 2000
4.17
1k+ ratings
The Source Field Investigations
by David Wilcock • 2011
Space is not empty. A conscious field stores the past, directs evolution, and responds to thought.
4.19
1k+
The Source Field Investigations Summary
The Source Field Investigations 86%
Space is not empty. A conscious field stores the past, directs evolution, and responds to thought.
by David Wilcock 2011
4.19
1k+ ratings
The Golden Future
by Diana Cooper • 2023
Higher-dimensional Earth by 2032: what fades (money, phones, competition) and what awakens instead.
4.26
197
The Golden Future Summary
The Golden Future 86%
Higher-dimensional Earth by 2032: what fades (money, phones, competition) and what awakens instead.
by Diana Cooper 2023
4.26
197 ratings
The Robots' Rebellion
by David Icke • 1994
A hidden network stole your memory. A cosmic trigger is about to return it.
3.92
238
The Robots' Rebellion Summary
The Robots' Rebellion 86%
A hidden network stole your memory. A cosmic trigger is about to return it.
by David Icke 1994
3.92
238 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 86%
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
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 86%
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 Phenomenon of Man
by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin • 1955
A single force drives the universe, from atoms to love, and it is not entropy.
4.04
2k+
The Phenomenon of Man Summary
The Phenomenon of Man 86%
A single force drives the universe, from atoms to love, and it is not entropy.
by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 1955
4.04
2k+ ratings
Revelation Space
by Alastair Reynolds • 2000
A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.
3.99
62k+
Revelation Space Summary
Revelation Space 86%
A disgraced archaeologist unearths an alien genocide as a plague ship arrives to claim his mind.
by Alastair Reynolds 2000
3.99
62k+ ratings
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