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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 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 88%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
Transylvanian Sunrise
by Radu Cinamar • 2004
Under Romania, a 50,000-year-old holographic library built by giants. The Pentagon hid it.
4.15
536
Transylvanian Sunrise Summary
Transylvanian Sunrise 88%
Under Romania, a 50,000-year-old holographic library built by giants. The Pentagon hid it.
by Radu Cinamar 2004
4.15
536 ratings
Three Kinds of Lucky
by Kim Harrison • 2024
Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.
3.90
5k+
Three Kinds of Lucky Summary
Three Kinds of Lucky 88%
Magic's waste awakens as a sentient shadow. Only the cleaner who handles it can stop it.
by Kim Harrison 2024
3.90
5k+ ratings
The Atlantis Gene
by A.G. Riddle • 2013
A geneticist's cure triggers evolution, and a shadow cabal will kill billions to control it.
3.79
82k+
The Atlantis Gene Summary
The Atlantis Gene 88%
A geneticist's cure triggers evolution, and a shadow cabal will kill billions to control it.
by A.G. Riddle 2013
3.79
82k+ 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 88%
A spy investigates a murdered historian in a city where dead gods are reawakening.
by Robert Jackson Bennett 2014
4.10
41k+ ratings
Super Gene
by Twelve-Winged Dark Seraphim • 2017
An outcast hunter hides a crystal that fast-forwards evolution, but exposure would destroy him.
4.18
358
Super Gene Summary
Super Gene 88%
An outcast hunter hides a crystal that fast-forwards evolution, but exposure would destroy him.
by Twelve-Winged Dark Seraphim 2017
4.18
358 ratings
An Instruction in Shadow
by Benedict Jacka • 2024
Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.
4.12
3k+
An Instruction in Shadow Summary
An Instruction in Shadow 87%
Searching for his father, a broke mage battles a secret society and a hostile noble family.
by Benedict Jacka 2024
4.12
3k+ 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 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 87%
Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.
by C. Mantis 2025
4.45
4k+ ratings
The Song Rising
by Samantha Shannon • 2017
A psychic syndicate's new leader must destroy the surveillance network detecting her people.
4.20
29k+
The Song Rising Summary
The Song Rising 87%
A psychic syndicate's new leader must destroy the surveillance network detecting her people.
by Samantha Shannon 2017
4.20
29k+ 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
Gods of Another Kind
by Steven Decker • 2023
A hermit talks to animals, learns he's engineered, and follows a telepath to a perfect world.
4.40
964
Gods of Another Kind Summary
Gods of Another Kind 87%
A hermit talks to animals, learns he's engineered, and follows a telepath to a perfect world.
by Steven Decker 2023
4.40
964 ratings
The Stage of Time
by Matthew LaCroix • 2019
History was rewritten, your DNA was engineered, and a hidden planet resets civilization on cycle.
4.21
346
The Stage of Time Summary
The Stage of Time 87%
History was rewritten, your DNA was engineered, and a hidden planet resets civilization on cycle.
by Matthew LaCroix 2019
4.21
346 ratings
Fingerprints of the Gods
by Graham Hancock • 1995
Maps of ice-free Antarctica. Flood myths with astronomical codes. Who left them?
4.15
16k+
Fingerprints of the Gods Summary
Fingerprints of the Gods 87%
Maps of ice-free Antarctica. Flood myths with astronomical codes. Who left them?
by Graham Hancock 1995
4.15
16k+ 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 87%
To expose the cabal that corrupted her AI Tower, Liana must risk the brother she loves.
by Bella Forrest 2018
4.35
4k+ ratings
A Hole in the Sky
by Peter F. Hamilton • 2021
On a dying starship, siblings flee ritual death into forbidden wilds hiding alien foes.
3.79
1k+
A Hole in the Sky Summary
A Hole in the Sky 87%
On a dying starship, siblings flee ritual death into forbidden wilds hiding alien foes.
by Peter F. Hamilton 2021
3.79
1k+ ratings
The Rogue
by Trudi Canavan • 2011
To atone for a broken pact, a young magician enters a hidden mountain society where secrets kill.
4.05
18k+
The Rogue Summary
The Rogue 87%
To atone for a broken pact, a young magician enters a hidden mountain society where secrets kill.
by Trudi Canavan 2011
4.05
18k+ 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 87%
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 Mahabharata Secret
by Christopher C. Doyle • 2013
A murdered uncle's riddle sends Vijay across India, chasing a secret Ashoka erased from history.
3.62
7k+
The Mahabharata Secret Summary
The Mahabharata Secret 87%
A murdered uncle's riddle sends Vijay across India, chasing a secret Ashoka erased from history.
by Christopher C. Doyle 2013
3.62
7k+ ratings
The Midnight Charter
by David Whitley • 1996
In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.
3.44
652
The Midnight Charter Summary
The Midnight Charter 87%
In a city that trades everything, two servant children are chosen to judge its fate.
by David Whitley 1996
3.44
652 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
Word of Honour
by Michael Pryor • 2008
A magician whose spells drain his soul tracks saboteurs into the darkness beneath his city.
4.14
550
Word of Honour Summary
Word of Honour 87%
A magician whose spells drain his soul tracks saboteurs into the darkness beneath his city.
by Michael Pryor 2008
4.14
550 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
When the Sky Fell
by Rand Flem-Ath • 1995
Ancient maps reveal an ice-free Antarctica. The civilization that charted it may still be there.
3.92
278
When the Sky Fell Summary
When the Sky Fell 87%
Ancient maps reveal an ice-free Antarctica. The civilization that charted it may still be there.
by Rand Flem-Ath 1995
3.92
278 ratings
The Devil Colony
by James Rollins • 2011
Sigma Force races to untangle a founder's cover-up when ancient gold threatens to blow Yellowstone.
4.19
28k+
The Devil Colony Summary
The Devil Colony 87%
Sigma Force races to untangle a founder's cover-up when ancient gold threatens to blow Yellowstone.
by James Rollins 2011
4.19
28k+ ratings
The Lifters
by Dave Eggers • 2018
An invisible boy learns his crumbling town is held together by children propping up the earth.
3.61
2k+
The Lifters Summary
The Lifters 87%
An invisible boy learns his crumbling town is held together by children propping up the earth.
by Dave Eggers 2018
3.61
2k+ ratings
Nexus
by Yuval Noah Harari • 2024
The history of information is the history of power. The next chapter has no human author.
4.16
52k+
Nexus Summary
Nexus 87%
The history of information is the history of power. The next chapter has no human author.
by Yuval Noah Harari 2024
4.16
52k+ ratings
The Silverblood Promise
by James Logan • 2024
A disgraced gambler hunts his father's killer in a city of merchant princes and ancient powers.
3.96
8k+
The Silverblood Promise Summary
The Silverblood Promise 87%
A disgraced gambler hunts his father's killer in a city of merchant princes and ancient powers.
by James Logan 2024
3.96
8k+ 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 87%
A city rolls north to outrun a twisted world. An apprentice bound by secrecy doubts reality.
by Christopher Priest 1974
3.95
11k+ ratings
Matrix of Power
by Jordan Maxwell • 2000
Currency, logos, and churches share a secret code. Its message: a single elite controls the world.
4.09
227
Matrix of Power Summary
Matrix of Power 87%
Currency, logos, and churches share a secret code. Its message: a single elite controls the world.
by Jordan Maxwell 2000
4.09
227 ratings
America Before
by Graham Hancock • 2019
Mainstream archaeology says the Americas were settled 13,000 years ago. The evidence says 100,000.
4.13
4k+
America Before Summary
America Before 87%
Mainstream archaeology says the Americas were settled 13,000 years ago. The evidence says 100,000.
by Graham Hancock 2019
4.13
4k+ ratings
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
by Patrick Rothfuss • 2014
Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.
3.86
162k+
The Slow Regard of Silent Things Summary
The Slow Regard of Silent Things 87%
Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.
by Patrick Rothfuss 2014
3.86
162k+ ratings
Flashback
by Shannon Messenger • 2018
Haunted by wounds that flare with emotion, Sophie walks into a festival where hidden enemies lurk.
4.32
47k+
Flashback Summary
Flashback 87%
Haunted by wounds that flare with emotion, Sophie walks into a festival where hidden enemies lurk.
by Shannon Messenger 2018
4.32
47k+ ratings
The Lost Symbol
by Dan Brown • 2009
A severed hand in the Capitol. Langdon must crack a Masonic cipher or his mentor dies.
3.77
662k+
The Lost Symbol Summary
The Lost Symbol 87%
A severed hand in the Capitol. Langdon must crack a Masonic cipher or his mentor dies.
by Dan Brown 2009
3.77
662k+ ratings
Kraken
by China Miéville • 2010
His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.
3.62
29k+
Kraken Summary
Kraken 87%
His stolen giant squid drags a museum curator into London's hidden war over gods and reality.
by China Miéville 2010
3.62
29k+ ratings
Chronicles From The Future
by Achilleas Sirigos • 1972
From a coma in 1921, a teacher awakens inside a man of the year 3906.
3.78
569
Chronicles From The Future Summary
Chronicles From The Future 87%
From a coma in 1921, a teacher awakens inside a man of the year 3906.
by Achilleas Sirigos 1972
3.78
569 ratings
WaR
by Will.i.am • 2018
Centuries-old wizards, time-traveling robots, and a lonely teen coder fight for the key to creation.
3.34
332
WaR Summary
WaR 87%
Centuries-old wizards, time-traveling robots, and a lonely teen coder fight for the key to creation.
by Will.i.am 2018
3.34
332 ratings
Children of the Lost
by David Whitley • 2010
Exiled from their walled city, two children find a village where buried secrets take monstrous form.
3.82
192
Children of the Lost Summary
Children of the Lost 87%
Exiled from their walled city, two children find a village where buried secrets take monstrous form.
by David Whitley 2010
3.82
192 ratings
Written in Fire
by Marcus Sakey • 2016
A federal agent hunts a scientist whose serum gives anyone superhuman gifts, amid civil war.
4.19
15k+
Written in Fire Summary
Written in Fire 87%
A federal agent hunts a scientist whose serum gives anyone superhuman gifts, amid civil war.
by Marcus Sakey 2016
4.19
15k+ 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 87%
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
Sandstorm
by James Rollins • 2004
Lightning strikes a London museum, hurling a curator across Oman toward a lost city's deadly secret.
3.96
55k+
Sandstorm Summary
Sandstorm 87%
Lightning strikes a London museum, hurling a curator across Oman toward a lost city's deadly secret.
by James Rollins 2004
3.96
55k+ ratings
How We Got to Now
by Steven Johnson • 2014
Six ordinary breakthroughs built the modern world; their biggest consequences were never planned.
4.12
16k+
How We Got to Now Summary
How We Got to Now 87%
Six ordinary breakthroughs built the modern world; their biggest consequences were never planned.
by Steven Johnson 2014
4.12
16k+ ratings
How to Invent Everything
by Ryan North • 2018
Stranded in the past with nothing but your wits, and the flowchart says you're before 50,000 BCE.
4.14
6k+
How to Invent Everything Summary
How to Invent Everything 87%
Stranded in the past with nothing but your wits, and the flowchart says you're before 50,000 BCE.
by Ryan North 2018
4.14
6k+ ratings
SYLO
by D.J. MacHale • 2013
When soldiers seal off his island, a teen discovers the quarantine hides a secret worth killing for.
3.92
5k+
SYLO Summary
SYLO 87%
When soldiers seal off his island, a teen discovers the quarantine hides a secret worth killing for.
by D.J. MacHale 2013
3.92
5k+ 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 87%
An architect wakes from frozen sleep to learn his shelters were built to cull, not save.
by Hugh Howey 2013
4.13
157k+ ratings
The Accidental Time Machine
by Joe Haldeman • 2007
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
3.73
11k+
The Accidental Time Machine Summary
The Accidental Time Machine 87%
A failed physicist's broken calibrator is a one-way time machine, each jump exponentially longer.
by Joe Haldeman 2007
3.73
11k+ ratings
Dark Life
by Kat Falls • 2010
A subsea boy's strange gift collides with a surface girl's hunt for her missing brother.
3.90
15k+
Dark Life Summary
Dark Life 87%
A subsea boy's strange gift collides with a surface girl's hunt for her missing brother.
by Kat Falls 2010
3.90
15k+ ratings
The Wars of Gods and Men
by Zecharia Sitchin • 1985
The gods of myth were advanced beings who fought real wars for Earth's pyramids and spaceports.
4.09
1k+
The Wars of Gods and Men Summary
The Wars of Gods and Men 87%
The gods of myth were advanced beings who fought real wars for Earth's pyramids and spaceports.
by Zecharia Sitchin 1985
4.09
1k+ ratings
Thunderhead
by Neal Shusterman • 2018
The AI governing humanity cannot intervene as the order of death-dealers turns on itself.
4.38
240k+
Thunderhead Summary
Thunderhead 87%
The AI governing humanity cannot intervene as the order of death-dealers turns on itself.
by Neal Shusterman 2018
4.38
240k+ ratings
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