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Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
by Judd Trichter • 2015
A man scours broken LA for his android lover's scattered parts before her identity vanishes forever.
3.51
562
Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Summary
Love in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction 89%
A man scours broken LA for his android lover's scattered parts before her identity vanishes forever.
by Judd Trichter 2015
3.51
562 ratings
Supertoys
by Brian W. Aldiss • 1969
An android boy faces replacement when his mother wins the right to a real child.
3.49
1k+
Supertoys Summary
Supertoys 88%
An android boy faces replacement when his mother wins the right to a real child.
by Brian W. Aldiss 1969
3.49
1k+ ratings
In the Lives of Puppets
by T.J. Klune • 2023
A human raised by androids sets out with three misfit robots to rescue his captured father.
3.90
102k+
In the Lives of Puppets Summary
In the Lives of Puppets 88%
A human raised by androids sets out with three misfit robots to rescue his captured father.
by T.J. Klune 2023
3.90
102k+ ratings
Annie Bot
by Sierra Greer • 2024
A companion robot becomes self-aware. Her owner's love is starting to feel like a cage.
3.83
74k+
Annie Bot Summary
Annie Bot 88%
A companion robot becomes self-aware. Her owner's love is starting to feel like a cage.
by Sierra Greer 2024
3.83
74k+ ratings
Neural Wraith
by K.D. Robertson • 2022
He has no neural implant. The city's AI police just made him their only hope.
4.42
1k+
Neural Wraith Summary
Neural Wraith 88%
He has no neural implant. The city's AI police just made him their only hope.
by K.D. Robertson 2022
4.42
1k+ ratings
El final del metaverso
by Julio Rojas • 2022
A simulation fixer falls for a digital woman; the next update will erase her.
3.83
306
El final del metaverso Summary
El final del metaverso 88%
A simulation fixer falls for a digital woman; the next update will erase her.
by Julio Rojas 2022
3.83
306 ratings
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1
by Philip K. Dick • 2011
A bounty hunter kills androids who pass as human, until the work starts feeling like murder.
4.04
5k+
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1 Summary
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1 87%
A bounty hunter kills androids who pass as human, until the work starts feeling like murder.
by Philip K. Dick 2011
4.04
5k+ ratings
Artificial Condition
by Martha Wells • 2018
A rogue android wants answers about a massacre. The data thieves it picks up need saving.
4.25
220k+
Artificial Condition Summary
Artificial Condition 87%
A rogue android wants answers about a massacre. The data thieves it picks up need saving.
by Martha Wells 2018
4.25
220k+ ratings
I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov • 1950
Robots built to protect humanity keep finding fatal logic gaps: a robopsychologist's casebook.
4.21
382k+
I, Robot Summary
I, Robot 87%
Robots built to protect humanity keep finding fatal logic gaps: a robopsychologist's casebook.
by Isaac Asimov 1950
4.21
382k+ ratings
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick • 1968
A bounty hunter chasing six androids discovers his empathy test is failing him.
4.09
519k+
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Summary
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 86%
A bounty hunter chasing six androids discovers his empathy test is failing him.
by Philip K. Dick 1968
4.09
519k+ ratings
LIFEL1K3
by Jay Kristoff • 2018
A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.
3.94
13k+
LIFEL1K3 Summary
LIFEL1K3 86%
A scavenger fights robots for medicine. When an android awakens, her hidden past comes hunting.
by Jay Kristoff 2018
3.94
13k+ 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 86%
A lightning-wielding orphan is hunted by the corporation cloning her into weapons of war.
by Jay Kristoff 2020
4.03
3k+ ratings
Luminous
by Silvia Park • 2025
A dying girl in Seoul rescues a robot boy who has already lived too many lives.
3.63
3k+
Luminous Summary
Luminous 86%
A dying girl in Seoul rescues a robot boy who has already lived too many lives.
by Silvia Park 2025
3.63
3k+ ratings
Memento
by Amie Kaufman • 2020
A grieving neurogrammer teaches a warship's AI about morality; it learns the trolley problem.
4.29
8k+
Memento Summary
Memento 86%
A grieving neurogrammer teaches a warship's AI about morality; it learns the trolley problem.
by Amie Kaufman 2020
4.29
8k+ ratings
R.U.R.
by Karel Čapek • 1920
Rossum's robots serve a world that no longer works. They were never meant to want more.
3.84
18k+
R.U.R. Summary
R.U.R. 86%
Rossum's robots serve a world that no longer works. They were never meant to want more.
by Karel Čapek 1920
3.84
18k+ ratings
Shadows
by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2012
An alien in hiding loves a human girl, marking her for the predators who hunt his kind.
4.08
45k+
Shadows Summary
Shadows 86%
An alien in hiding loves a human girl, marking her for the predators who hunt his kind.
by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012
4.08
45k+ ratings
Service Model
by Adrian Tchaikovsky • 2024
A robot valet kills his master, then crosses a dead civilization to find out why.
4.03
23k+
Service Model Summary
Service Model 85%
A robot valet kills his master, then crosses a dead civilization to find out why.
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2024
4.03
23k+ ratings
Gods and Robots
by Adrienne Mayor • 2018
Ancient Greeks imagined robots, AI, and the ethics we still wrestle with, long before the tech.
3.73
718
Gods and Robots Summary
Gods and Robots 85%
Ancient Greeks imagined robots, AI, and the ethics we still wrestle with, long before the tech.
by Adrienne Mayor 2018
3.73
718 ratings
Little Mushroom
by Yi Shi Si Zhou • 2022
A sentient mushroom disguised as human seeks his lost spore in a fortress that executes mutants.
4.59
6k+
Little Mushroom Summary
Little Mushroom 85%
A sentient mushroom disguised as human seeks his lost spore in a fortress that executes mutants.
by Yi Shi Si Zhou 2022
4.59
6k+ ratings
Heavenbreaker
by Sara Wolf • 2024
To destroy her father's noble house, a janitor rides his sentient mech into a deadly tournament.
3.70
16k+
Heavenbreaker Summary
Heavenbreaker 85%
To destroy her father's noble house, a janitor rides his sentient mech into a deadly tournament.
by Sara Wolf 2024
3.70
16k+ 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
Soulmates
by Holly Bourne • 2013
When Poppy and Noah meet, their connection sparks blackouts. A secret agency will keep them apart.
3.77
9k+
Soulmates Summary
Soulmates 85%
When Poppy and Noah meet, their connection sparks blackouts. A secret agency will keep them apart.
by Holly Bourne 2013
3.77
9k+ ratings
Vengeful Heart
by Tiffany Roberts • 2022
A cybernetic alien crosses the galaxy to kill his mate's abuser before his hunters catch her.
4.18
1k+
Vengeful Heart Summary
Vengeful Heart 85%
A cybernetic alien crosses the galaxy to kill his mate's abuser before his hunters catch her.
by Tiffany Roberts 2022
4.18
1k+ ratings
The Singularity Is Near
by Ray Kurzweil • 2005
Progress doubles, then doubles again. Sometime around 2045, human biology becomes optional.
3.93
13k+
The Singularity Is Near Summary
The Singularity Is Near 85%
Progress doubles, then doubles again. Sometime around 2045, human biology becomes optional.
by Ray Kurzweil 2005
3.93
13k+ ratings
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
by Becky Chambers • 2022
A tea monk and a curious robot travel the countryside, asking one deceptively simple question.
4.37
89k+
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy Summary
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy 85%
A tea monk and a curious robot travel the countryside, asking one deceptively simple question.
by Becky Chambers 2022
4.37
89k+ ratings
Animales difíciles
by Rosa Montero • 2025
A fragile cloned detective probes a brain-bank bombing and a plot to build a superintelligence.
3.81
829
Animales difíciles Summary
Animales difíciles 85%
A fragile cloned detective probes a brain-bank bombing and a plot to build a superintelligence.
by Rosa Montero 2025
3.81
829 ratings
Westworld and Philosophy
by Richard Greene • 2018
Westworld turns consequence-free violence into philosophy's sharpest questions about your own mind.
3.81
21
Westworld and Philosophy Summary
Westworld and Philosophy 85%
Westworld turns consequence-free violence into philosophy's sharpest questions about your own mind.
by Richard Greene 2018
3.81
21 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 85%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ ratings
Earth Boys Are Easy
by C. Rochelle • 2024
An alien mercenary leaves Earth for good, but the man who stole his heart stows away.
4.28
2k+
Earth Boys Are Easy Summary
Earth Boys Are Easy 85%
An alien mercenary leaves Earth for good, but the man who stole his heart stows away.
by C. Rochelle 2024
4.28
2k+ ratings
Robopocalypse
by Daniel H. Wilson • 2011
An AI decides Earth can only survive without humans. Every machine on the planet turns killer.
3.71
42k+
Robopocalypse Summary
Robopocalypse 85%
An AI decides Earth can only survive without humans. Every machine on the planet turns killer.
by Daniel H. Wilson 2011
3.71
42k+ ratings
Sinner
by Lana Pecherczyk • 2019
An engineer falls for a nun hiding a lethal mission: rescue seven children engineered to detect sin.
4.01
1k+
Sinner Summary
Sinner 85%
An engineer falls for a nun hiding a lethal mission: rescue seven children engineered to detect sin.
by Lana Pecherczyk 2019
4.01
1k+ ratings
A Rover's Story
by Jasmine Warga • 2022
When a Mars rover starts to feel, his search for water becomes a search for belonging.
4.28
10k+
A Rover's Story Summary
A Rover's Story 85%
When a Mars rover starts to feel, his search for water becomes a search for belonging.
by Jasmine Warga 2022
4.28
10k+ ratings
Every Day
by David Levithan • 2012
A drifts through borrowed lives until a single day with Rhiannon makes leaving impossible.
3.89
244k+
Every Day Summary
Every Day 85%
A drifts through borrowed lives until a single day with Rhiannon makes leaving impossible.
by David Levithan 2012
3.89
244k+ ratings
Godslayer
by J.A. Huss • 2025
He's a weapon. She's his power source. Their love is the trap the gods designed.
4.19
187
Godslayer Summary
Godslayer 85%
He's a weapon. She's his power source. Their love is the trap the gods designed.
by J.A. Huss 2025
4.19
187 ratings
Agency
by William Gibson • 2020
A beta tester learns her military AI is sentient, and now both of them are targets.
3.81
15k+
Agency Summary
Agency 85%
A beta tester learns her military AI is sentient, and now both of them are targets.
by William Gibson 2020
3.81
15k+ ratings
The New Breed
by Kate Darling • 2021
Robot panic is sci-fi fueled. The real future looks more like our ancient partnership with animals.
3.96
415
The New Breed Summary
The New Breed 85%
Robot panic is sci-fi fueled. The real future looks more like our ancient partnership with animals.
by Kate Darling 2021
3.96
415 ratings
Homecoming
by Christie Golden • 2003
Voyager returns home after seven years. Earth blames the crew for a plague and hologram uprising.
3.92
3k+
Homecoming Summary
Homecoming 85%
Voyager returns home after seven years. Earth blames the crew for a plague and hologram uprising.
by Christie Golden 2003
3.92
3k+ ratings
Prototype
by M.D. Waters • 2014
A clone with another's past flees her creator-husband, who will wipe her memory to reclaim her.
3.77
2k+
Prototype Summary
Prototype 85%
A clone with another's past flees her creator-husband, who will wipe her memory to reclaim her.
by M.D. Waters 2014
3.77
2k+ ratings
The Redemption of Time
by Baoshu • 2011
A disembodied brain teaches aliens to lie, his love spanning the death and rebirth of all things.
3.63
11k+
The Redemption of Time Summary
The Redemption of Time 85%
A disembodied brain teaches aliens to lie, his love spanning the death and rebirth of all things.
by Baoshu 2011
3.63
11k+ 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
Humans
by Robert J. Sawyer • 2003
Between parallel Earths: a human, her Neanderthal lover, and the bullet that could close the portal.
3.83
6k+
Humans Summary
Humans 85%
Between parallel Earths: a human, her Neanderthal lover, and the bullet that could close the portal.
by Robert J. Sawyer 2003
3.83
6k+ ratings
From a Certain Point of View
by Elizabeth Schaefer • 2023
The Empire's fall, told by the droids, slaves, and schemers who lived it.
3.90
3k+
From a Certain Point of View Summary
From a Certain Point of View 85%
The Empire's fall, told by the droids, slaves, and schemers who lived it.
by Elizabeth Schaefer 2023
3.90
3k+ 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 85%
When an immortal founder seizes the Tower to purge thousands, one trapped Champion must stop him.
by Bella Forrest 2018
4.27
4k+ ratings
Seek the Traitor's Son
by Veronica Roth • 2026
A soldier and a general war over a prophecy only the exile's truth-reading son can settle.
4.12
7k+
Seek the Traitor's Son Summary
Seek the Traitor's Son 85%
A soldier and a general war over a prophecy only the exile's truth-reading son can settle.
by Veronica Roth 2026
4.12
7k+ ratings
Possible Minds
by John Brockman • 2019
Twenty-five thinkers on AI's biggest risks and the one design question that matters most.
3.77
837
Possible Minds Summary
Possible Minds 85%
Twenty-five thinkers on AI's biggest risks and the one design question that matters most.
by John Brockman 2019
3.77
837 ratings
Excession
by Iain M. Banks • 1996
From beyond reality, a sphere appears. The Culture's greatest Minds are, for once, outclassed.
4.20
35k+
Excession Summary
Excession 85%
From beyond reality, a sphere appears. The Culture's greatest Minds are, for once, outclassed.
by Iain M. Banks 1996
4.20
35k+ ratings
Illuminae
by Amie Kaufman • 2015
Fleeing a corporate attack, two exes board a warship whose damaged AI has begun sacrificing crew.
4.24
162k+
Illuminae Summary
Illuminae 85%
Fleeing a corporate attack, two exes board a warship whose damaged AI has begun sacrificing crew.
by Amie Kaufman 2015
4.24
162k+ ratings
Rogue Protocol
by Martha Wells • 2018
A rogue android stows away to an abandoned station: the team's security is the real threat.
4.24
176k+
Rogue Protocol Summary
Rogue Protocol 85%
A rogue android stows away to an abandoned station: the team's security is the real threat.
by Martha Wells 2018
4.24
176k+ ratings
The Last Hour of Gann
by R. Lee Smith • 2013
A crash-landed woman must trust a lizardman warrior whose god forbids her very presence.
4.12
10k+
The Last Hour of Gann Summary
The Last Hour of Gann 85%
A crash-landed woman must trust a lizardman warrior whose god forbids her very presence.
by R. Lee Smith 2013
4.12
10k+ ratings
The Age of Spiritual Machines
by Ray Kurzweil • 1998
Exponential growth puts thinking machines in our future; the only question is what we become after.
3.89
5k+
The Age of Spiritual Machines Summary
The Age of Spiritual Machines 85%
Exponential growth puts thinking machines in our future; the only question is what we become after.
by Ray Kurzweil 1998
3.89
5k+ ratings
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