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The Marriage Act
by John Marrs • 2023
The government rewards marriage with privilege. An AI decides who deserves to keep it.
3.79
50k+
The Marriage Act Summary
The Marriage Act 90%
The government rewards marriage with privilege. An AI decides who deserves to keep it.
by John Marrs 2023
3.79
50k+ ratings
Zed
by Joanna Kavenna • 2019
A murder the system failed to predict becomes a crack that brings the surveillance state down.
3.12
1k+
Zed Summary
Zed 90%
A murder the system failed to predict becomes a crack that brings the surveillance state down.
by Joanna Kavenna 2019
3.12
1k+ ratings
Radicalized
by Cory Doctorow • 2019
When her smart toaster bricks itself, a refugee discovers the whole building is a corporate jail.
4.03
8k+
Radicalized Summary
Radicalized 89%
When her smart toaster bricks itself, a refugee discovers the whole building is a corporate jail.
by Cory Doctorow 2019
4.03
8k+ ratings
Gliff
by Ali Smith • 2024
Branded disposable, two siblings hide in an abandoned school where a horse becomes their rebellion.
3.89
10k+
Gliff Summary
Gliff 89%
Branded disposable, two siblings hide in an abandoned school where a horse becomes their rebellion.
by Ali Smith 2024
3.89
10k+ ratings
The Minders
by John Marrs • 2020
Britain stores its darkest secrets inside five broken minds, but the data begins to speak back.
3.74
18k+
The Minders Summary
The Minders 89%
Britain stores its darkest secrets inside five broken minds, but the data begins to speak back.
by John Marrs 2020
3.74
18k+ ratings
The One
by John Marrs • 2016
Genetic soulmates exist. For five people, meeting theirs is when the real trouble begins.
4.09
331k+
The One Summary
The One 89%
Genetic soulmates exist. For five people, meeting theirs is when the real trouble begins.
by John Marrs 2016
4.09
331k+ 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 89%
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 Peripheral
by William Gibson • 2014
Flynne Fisher pilots a drone sim, sees a murder in future London, and the killers know.
3.89
34k+
The Peripheral Summary
The Peripheral 89%
Flynne Fisher pilots a drone sim, sees a murder in future London, and the killers know.
by William Gibson 2014
3.89
34k+ ratings
The Family Experiment
by John Marrs • 2024
Eleven contestants raise AI children on a show where the losers watch their kids erased live.
4.03
63k+
The Family Experiment Summary
The Family Experiment 89%
Eleven contestants raise AI children on a show where the losers watch their kids erased live.
by John Marrs 2024
4.03
63k+ 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 88%
A psychic syndicate's new leader must destroy the surveillance network detecting her people.
by Samantha Shannon 2017
4.20
29k+ ratings
The Children of Men
by P.D. James • 1992
A generation without children. Then one pregnancy forces a grieving scholar to defy a tyrant cousin.
3.67
53k+
The Children of Men Summary
The Children of Men 88%
A generation without children. Then one pregnancy forces a grieving scholar to defy a tyrant cousin.
by P.D. James 1992
3.67
53k+ ratings
Super Sad True Love Story
by Gary Shteyngart • 2010
A neurotic 39-year-old courts a guarded young woman in an America where everyone is rated.
3.45
42k+
Super Sad True Love Story Summary
Super Sad True Love Story 88%
A neurotic 39-year-old courts a guarded young woman in an America where everyone is rated.
by Gary Shteyngart 2010
3.45
42k+ ratings
2054
by Elliot Ackerman • 2024
An impossible wound in a dead president's heart pushes a fractured America toward civil war.
3.43
3k+
2054 Summary
2054 88%
An impossible wound in a dead president's heart pushes a fractured America toward civil war.
by Elliot Ackerman 2024
3.43
3k+ 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
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
by David Wong • 2015
A barista inherits a crime empire and becomes the star of a live murder show.
3.98
24k+
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits Summary
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits 88%
A barista inherits a crime empire and becomes the star of a live murder show.
by David Wong 2015
3.98
24k+ ratings
Company Town
by Madeline Ashby • 2016
An unaugmented bodyguard on an oil rig protects a teenage heir from a body-snatching killer.
3.50
5k+
Company Town Summary
Company Town 88%
An unaugmented bodyguard on an oil rig protects a teenage heir from a body-snatching killer.
by Madeline Ashby 2016
3.50
5k+ ratings
Fully Automated Luxury Communism
by Aaron Bastani • 2018
Technology is ending scarcity. The real question is who gets to own the abundance.
3.68
3k+
Fully Automated Luxury Communism Summary
Fully Automated Luxury Communism 88%
Technology is ending scarcity. The real question is who gets to own the abundance.
by Aaron Bastani 2018
3.68
3k+ ratings
Doctor Who
by Lance Parkin • 2002
A time machine auction could start a war, but the Doctor knows it's a con.
3.62
202
Doctor Who Summary
Doctor Who 88%
A time machine auction could start a war, but the Doctor knows it's a con.
by Lance Parkin 2002
3.62
202 ratings
The Ministry for the Future
by Kim Stanley Robinson • 2020
A heat wave kills millions. A diplomat is asked to represent the unborn. She says yes.
3.86
44k+
The Ministry for the Future Summary
The Ministry for the Future 88%
A heat wave kills millions. A diplomat is asked to represent the unborn. She says yes.
by Kim Stanley Robinson 2020
3.86
44k+ 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 88%
A federal agent hunts a scientist whose serum gives anyone superhuman gifts, amid civil war.
by Marcus Sakey 2016
4.19
15k+ ratings
Artificial Wisdom
by Thomas R. Weaver • 2023
His wife was murdered and the AI running for world dictator knows who did it.
3.91
8k+
Artificial Wisdom Summary
Artificial Wisdom 88%
His wife was murdered and the AI running for world dictator knows who did it.
by Thomas R. Weaver 2023
3.91
8k+ ratings
A Better World
by Marcus Sakey • 2014
When a serum that makes anyone enhanced emerges, a fractured America erupts into shadow war.
4.17
19k+
A Better World Summary
A Better World 88%
When a serum that makes anyone enhanced emerges, a fractured America erupts into shadow war.
by Marcus Sakey 2014
4.17
19k+ ratings
AI 2041
by Kai-Fu Lee • 2021
Ten stories set in 2041 where AI heals, wages war, and makes truth unprovable.
3.83
6k+
AI 2041 Summary
AI 2041 88%
Ten stories set in 2041 where AI heals, wages war, and makes truth unprovable.
by Kai-Fu Lee 2021
3.83
6k+ ratings
Little Eyes
by Samanta Schweblin • 2020
A plush robot pet moves in, and a stranger somewhere is watching through its eyes.
3.58
26k+
Little Eyes Summary
Little Eyes 88%
A plush robot pet moves in, and a stranger somewhere is watching through its eyes.
by Samanta Schweblin 2020
3.58
26k+ ratings
The Candy House
by Jennifer Egan • 2022
Externalized memory promises total connection, but some souls will do anything to stay hidden.
3.64
69k+
The Candy House Summary
The Candy House 88%
Externalized memory promises total connection, but some souls will do anything to stay hidden.
by Jennifer Egan 2022
3.64
69k+ ratings
Void Star
by Zachary Mason • 2017
A translator's perfect memory makes her a target in a near-future city of favelas and rogue AI.
3.67
3k+
Void Star Summary
Void Star 88%
A translator's perfect memory makes her a target in a near-future city of favelas and rogue AI.
by Zachary Mason 2017
3.67
3k+ ratings
Freedom™
by Daniel Suarez • 2010
A rogue AI is dismantling global finance. One detective must prove humanity deserves to survive.
4.26
31k+
Freedom™ Summary
Freedom™ 88%
A rogue AI is dismantling global finance. One detective must prove humanity deserves to survive.
by Daniel Suarez 2010
4.26
31k+ ratings
The Warehouse
by Rob Hart • 2019
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
3.84
15k+
The Warehouse Summary
The Warehouse 88%
A failed entrepreneur and a spy enter a company town where wristbands track every heartbeat.
by Rob Hart 2019
3.84
15k+ ratings
Hum
by Helen Phillips • 2024
A mother sells her face to AI for cash. Her children vanish into a watching city.
3.50
13k+
Hum Summary
Hum 88%
A mother sells her face to AI for cash. Her children vanish into a watching city.
by Helen Phillips 2024
3.50
13k+ ratings
The Book of Guilt
by Catherine Chidgey • 2025
Three cloned brothers, doted on and daily dosed, discover the cure is what kills them.
4.18
10k+
The Book of Guilt Summary
The Book of Guilt 88%
Three cloned brothers, doted on and daily dosed, discover the cure is what kills them.
by Catherine Chidgey 2025
4.18
10k+ ratings
Brilliance
by Marcus Sakey • 2013
An agent who reads patterns to hunt gifted terrorists learns his own agency faked the attacks.
3.98
33k+
Brilliance Summary
Brilliance 88%
An agent who reads patterns to hunt gifted terrorists learns his own agency faked the attacks.
by Marcus Sakey 2013
3.98
33k+ ratings
Visions
by Michio Kaku • 2011
When quantum physics, computing, and genetics converge, the 21st century truly begins.
4.03
2k+
Visions Summary
Visions 88%
When quantum physics, computing, and genetics converge, the 21st century truly begins.
by Michio Kaku 2011
4.03
2k+ ratings
Waste Tide
by Chen Qiufan • 2013
On an island of Chinese e-waste, a virus turns a migrant worker into a living network.
3.32
3k+
Waste Tide Summary
Waste Tide 87%
On an island of Chinese e-waste, a virus turns a migrant worker into a living network.
by Chen Qiufan 2013
3.32
3k+ ratings
The Mandibles
by Lionel Shriver • 2016
The Mandibles waited decades for an inheritance that disappears the night America defaults.
3.71
12k+
The Mandibles Summary
The Mandibles 87%
The Mandibles waited decades for an inheritance that disappears the night America defaults.
by Lionel Shriver 2016
3.71
12k+ ratings
Parable of the Talents
by Octavia E. Butler • 1998
Crusaders take her community and her child. In a reeducation camp, a mother holds change sacred.
4.32
87k+
Parable of the Talents Summary
Parable of the Talents 87%
Crusaders take her community and her child. In a reeducation camp, a mother holds change sacred.
by Octavia E. Butler 1998
4.32
87k+ ratings
Termination Shock
by Neal Stephenson • 2021
A billionaire builds a sulfur gun to cool the planet; the world scrambles to destroy it.
3.83
21k+
Termination Shock Summary
Termination Shock 87%
A billionaire builds a sulfur gun to cool the planet; the world scrambles to destroy it.
by Neal Stephenson 2021
3.83
21k+ ratings
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 87%
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
The Heart Goes Last
by Margaret Atwood • 2015
Homeless, they joined a town of monthly jail turns. An affair made them each other's inmates.
3.39
75k+
The Heart Goes Last Summary
The Heart Goes Last 87%
Homeless, they joined a town of monthly jail turns. An affair made them each other's inmates.
by Margaret Atwood 2015
3.39
75k+ 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 87%
A refugee cop in a corporate megacity hunts a killer through zones of privilege and ruin.
by Laurent Gaudé 2022
3.64
2k+ ratings
The World in 2050
by Hamish McRae • 2022
A handful of 1960s birth rates already chose the superpowers of 2050.
3.62
342
The World in 2050 Summary
The World in 2050 87%
A handful of 1960s birth rates already chose the superpowers of 2050.
by Hamish McRae 2022
3.62
342 ratings
The Sudden Appearance of Hope
by Claire North • 2016
Forgotten by all, Hope steals a diamond. Her real target: the empire that killed her friend.
3.64
12k+
The Sudden Appearance of Hope Summary
The Sudden Appearance of Hope 87%
Forgotten by all, Hope steals a diamond. Her real target: the empire that killed her friend.
by Claire North 2016
3.64
12k+ ratings
Could Should Might Don't
by Nick Foster • 2025
Four ways we imagine the future. Three are fantasies. One is a discipline.
3.68
231
Could Should Might Don't Summary
Could Should Might Don't 87%
Four ways we imagine the future. Three are fantasies. One is a discipline.
by Nick Foster 2025
3.68
231 ratings
Forward
by Blake Crouch • 2019
Six celebrated authors, one question: when technology overtakes us, what remains worth saving?
3.74
2k+
Forward Summary
Forward 87%
Six celebrated authors, one question: when technology overtakes us, what remains worth saving?
by Blake Crouch 2019
3.74
2k+ 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
And Then She Vanished
by Nick Jones • 2021
His touch reads object histories. Hypnosis sends him back, to the night his sister vanished.
3.97
10k+
And Then She Vanished Summary
And Then She Vanished 87%
His touch reads object histories. Hypnosis sends him back, to the night his sister vanished.
by Nick Jones 2021
3.97
10k+ ratings
Darwin's Children
by Greg Bear • 2004
Their daughter is evolution's next step. The government calls her a threat. They call her family.
3.66
6k+
Darwin's Children Summary
Darwin's Children 87%
Their daughter is evolution's next step. The government calls her a threat. They call her family.
by Greg Bear 2004
3.66
6k+ ratings
The New Digital Age
by Eric Schmidt • 2013
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
3.33
3k+
The New Digital Age Summary
The New Digital Age 87%
Five billion new internet users will change war, privacy, and revolution forever.
by Eric Schmidt 2013
3.33
3k+ ratings
Golden State
by Ben H. Winters • 2019
A Speculator's death case unearths a banned book and a conspiracy to dismantle his society.
3.47
8k+
Golden State Summary
Golden State 87%
A Speculator's death case unearths a banned book and a conspiracy to dismantle his society.
by Ben H. Winters 2019
3.47
8k+ 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 87%
Exponential growth puts thinking machines in our future; the only question is what we become after.
by Ray Kurzweil 1998
3.89
5k+ ratings
Death of the Author
by Nnedi Okorafor • 2025
Her sci-fi novel becomes scripture for real robots centuries later, as they face extinction.
3.94
25k+
Death of the Author Summary
Death of the Author 87%
Her sci-fi novel becomes scripture for real robots centuries later, as they face extinction.
by Nnedi Okorafor 2025
3.94
25k+ ratings
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