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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
Nostalgia
by Mircea Cărtărescu • 1989
A gambler defies death, a lover unravels, and a child's dream reveals hidden worlds in Bucharest.
4.20
5k+
Nostalgia Summary
Nostalgia 87%
A gambler defies death, a lover unravels, and a child's dream reveals hidden worlds in Bucharest.
by Mircea Cărtărescu 1989
4.20
5k+ 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 87%
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 Waste Lands
by Stephen King • 1991
A gunslinger's band must out-riddle a psychotic monorail to cross the waste lands.
4.25
250k+
The Waste Lands Summary
The Waste Lands 87%
A gunslinger's band must out-riddle a psychotic monorail to cross the waste lands.
by Stephen King 1991
4.25
250k+ ratings
InterWorld
by Neil Gaiman • 2007
A lost boy walks into a war between magic and science fought by his alternate selves.
3.56
23k+
InterWorld Summary
InterWorld 87%
A lost boy walks into a war between magic and science fought by his alternate selves.
by Neil Gaiman 2007
3.56
23k+ ratings
Plowing the Dark
by Richard Powers • 2000
One artist, one hostage, two rooms: a novel about the stories we tell to survive.
3.65
1k+
Plowing the Dark Summary
Plowing the Dark 87%
One artist, one hostage, two rooms: a novel about the stories we tell to survive.
by Richard Powers 2000
3.65
1k+ ratings
The Fourth Dimension
by Rudy Rucker • 1984
The fourth dimension decoded: from Flatland to wormholes, where geometry bends mind and cosmos.
4.14
804
The Fourth Dimension Summary
The Fourth Dimension 87%
The fourth dimension decoded: from Flatland to wormholes, where geometry bends mind and cosmos.
by Rudy Rucker 1984
4.14
804 ratings
The End of Mr. Y
by Scarlett Thomas • 2006
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
3.77
19k+
The End of Mr. Y Summary
The End of Mr. Y 87%
A cursed book lets her enter other minds. Now shadowy agents hunt her through that world.
by Scarlett Thomas 2006
3.77
19k+ 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
The Hollow Earth
by Rudy Rucker • 1990
On the run for murder, a farm boy follows Edgar Allan Poe into the hollow Earth.
3.41
261
The Hollow Earth Summary
The Hollow Earth 87%
On the run for murder, a farm boy follows Edgar Allan Poe into the hollow Earth.
by Rudy Rucker 1990
3.41
261 ratings
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
by Haruki Murakami • 2023
To read old dreams in a walled town, he surrenders his shadow. The shadow knows the town is a cage.
3.75
41k+
The City and Its Uncertain Walls Summary
The City and Its Uncertain Walls 87%
To read old dreams in a walled town, he surrenders his shadow. The shadow knows the town is a cage.
by Haruki Murakami 2023
3.75
41k+ 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 87%
A mage absorbs six dead selves, inheriting their power, their trauma, and a galaxy-spanning war.
by Will Wight 2023
4.27
10k+ ratings
Defiance of the Fall 11
by TheFirstDefier • 2023
A cultivator fights through a dying realm to claim a cosmic inheritance before his enemies.
4.51
6k+
Defiance of the Fall 11 Summary
Defiance of the Fall 11 87%
A cultivator fights through a dying realm to claim a cosmic inheritance before his enemies.
by TheFirstDefier 2023
4.51
6k+ ratings
The Library at Mount Char
by Scott Hawkins • 2015
Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.
4.06
82k+
The Library at Mount Char Summary
The Library at Mount Char 87%
Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.
by Scott Hawkins 2015
4.06
82k+ ratings
The Subtle Art of Folding Space
by John Chu • 2026
A physicist must stop her sister from breaking the universe to save their mother.
3.17
2k+
The Subtle Art of Folding Space Summary
The Subtle Art of Folding Space 87%
A physicist must stop her sister from breaking the universe to save their mother.
by John Chu 2026
3.17
2k+ ratings
The Number of the Beast
by Robert A. Heinlein • 1980
Two couples flee assassins in a flying car that jumps to every universe ever imagined.
3.63
13k+
The Number of the Beast Summary
The Number of the Beast 87%
Two couples flee assassins in a flying car that jumps to every universe ever imagined.
by Robert A. Heinlein 1980
3.63
13k+ ratings
The Science of Interstellar
by Kip S. Thorne • 2015
Black holes bend time. Wormholes need exotic matter. Interstellar's physicist explains.
4.30
7k+
The Science of Interstellar Summary
The Science of Interstellar 87%
Black holes bend time. Wormholes need exotic matter. Interstellar's physicist explains.
by Kip S. Thorne 2015
4.30
7k+ 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 87%
A simulation fixer falls for a digital woman; the next update will erase her.
by Julio Rojas 2022
3.83
306 ratings
The Bell Between Worlds
by Ian Johnstone • 2013
A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.
3.77
511
The Bell Between Worlds Summary
The Bell Between Worlds 87%
A boy follows a phantom bell into a mirror world to uncover his mother's fate.
by Ian Johnstone 2013
3.77
511 ratings
The Hidden Reality
by Brian Greene • 2011
A single unsettling destination modern physics keeps reaching: our universe is not the only one.
4.11
21k+
The Hidden Reality Summary
The Hidden Reality 87%
A single unsettling destination modern physics keeps reaching: our universe is not the only one.
by Brian Greene 2011
4.11
21k+ ratings
Hyperspace
by Michio Kaku • 1994
One idea unifies physics: add dimensions and the laws simplify. Why the cosmos may need ten.
4.15
24k+
Hyperspace Summary
Hyperspace 87%
One idea unifies physics: add dimensions and the laws simplify. Why the cosmos may need ten.
by Michio Kaku 1994
4.15
24k+ ratings
The Citadel of the Autarch
by Gene Wolfe • 1983
A torturer with a healing relic must consume a ruler's mind to inherit a dying world.
4.26
12k+
The Citadel of the Autarch Summary
The Citadel of the Autarch 87%
A torturer with a healing relic must consume a ruler's mind to inherit a dying world.
by Gene Wolfe 1983
4.26
12k+ 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 86%
Auri lives alone beneath the University, coaxing order from broken things and dreading a visitor.
by Patrick Rothfuss 2014
3.86
162k+ ratings
Ficciones
by Jorge Luis Borges • 1944
Libraries without end, worlds dreamed into being, a man who cannot forget: philosophy as fiction.
4.40
80k+
Ficciones Summary
Ficciones 86%
Libraries without end, worlds dreamed into being, a man who cannot forget: philosophy as fiction.
by Jorge Luis Borges 1944
4.40
80k+ ratings
The Anomaly
by Hervé Le Tellier • 2020
When a routine flight duplicates, every passenger faces the stranger who shares their face and past.
3.79
70k+
The Anomaly Summary
The Anomaly 86%
When a routine flight duplicates, every passenger faces the stranger who shares their face and past.
by Hervé Le Tellier 2020
3.79
70k+ ratings
Defiance of the Fall 10
by TheFirstDefier • 2023
His star empire faces war, so Zac plunges into hostile realms to claim an ancient inheritance.
4.49
7k+
Defiance of the Fall 10 Summary
Defiance of the Fall 10 86%
His star empire faces war, so Zac plunges into hostile realms to claim an ancient inheritance.
by TheFirstDefier 2023
4.49
7k+ 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 86%
A mechanic discovers his friend's violent death is tied to alternate selves crossing between worlds.
by Micaiah Johnson 2024
4.05
3k+ ratings
Parallel Worlds
by Michio Kaku • 2004
A multiverse explains our improbable existence, and may offer an escape when this universe freezes.
4.21
23k+
Parallel Worlds Summary
Parallel Worlds 86%
A multiverse explains our improbable existence, and may offer an escape when this universe freezes.
by Michio Kaku 2004
4.21
23k+ ratings
Stranger Things, Season One
by Matthew J. Gilbert • 2025
When Will Byers disappears, his friends find a silent, powerful girl who knows what took him.
4.32
199
Stranger Things, Season One Summary
Stranger Things, Season One 86%
When Will Byers disappears, his friends find a silent, powerful girl who knows what took him.
by Matthew J. Gilbert 2025
4.32
199 ratings
Split Infinity
by Piers Anthony • 1980
A serf flees a game-run world for a magic land where his twin was a wizard.
3.97
18k+
Split Infinity Summary
Split Infinity 86%
A serf flees a game-run world for a magic land where his twin was a wizard.
by Piers Anthony 1980
3.97
18k+ ratings
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I
by Darryl Anka • 2017
She glimpses every future in shattered light, but an alien empire has already chosen one.
4.53
150
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I Summary
Shards of a Shattered Mirror Book I 86%
She glimpses every future in shattered light, but an alien empire has already chosen one.
by Darryl Anka 2017
4.53
150 ratings
The Wind Through the Keyhole
by Stephen King • 2012
Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.
4.13
95k+
The Wind Through the Keyhole Summary
The Wind Through the Keyhole 86%
Trapped by a storm, Roland tells his ka-tet two stories: a shapeshifter hunt and a boy's dark quest.
by Stephen King 2012
4.13
95k+ 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 86%
Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.
by C. Mantis 2025
4.45
4k+ ratings
Inkheart
by Cornelia Funke • 2003
Her father reads book characters to life. The villain he freed will do anything to stay real.
3.93
444k+
Inkheart Summary
Inkheart 86%
Her father reads book characters to life. The villain he freed will do anything to stay real.
by Cornelia Funke 2003
3.93
444k+ ratings
The Accidental Universe
by Alan Lightman • 2013
You see a fraction of the universe. A physicist maps the vast, invisible rest.
3.85
5k+
The Accidental Universe Summary
The Accidental Universe 86%
You see a fraction of the universe. A physicist maps the vast, invisible rest.
by Alan Lightman 2013
3.85
5k+ ratings
Just Six Numbers
by Martin J. Rees • 1999
The difference between a living universe and a dead one is six numbers.
3.96
5k+
Just Six Numbers Summary
Just Six Numbers 86%
The difference between a living universe and a dead one is six numbers.
by Martin J. Rees 1999
3.96
5k+ 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 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
Quantum Radio
by A.G. Riddle • 2023
A physicist detects a signal from outside reality carrying four human genomes. One is his own.
4.08
17k+
Quantum Radio Summary
Quantum Radio 86%
A physicist detects a signal from outside reality carrying four human genomes. One is his own.
by A.G. Riddle 2023
4.08
17k+ ratings
Gone
by Michael Grant • 2008
After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.
3.87
211k+
Gone Summary
Gone 86%
After the adults vanish, kids in a dome develop powers and two leaders battle for control.
by Michael Grant 2008
3.87
211k+ ratings
The Merchant of Death
by D.J. MacHale • 2002
His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.
3.97
53k+
The Merchant of Death Summary
The Merchant of Death 86%
His uncle drags him through a portal to a world where an uprising could destroy everyone.
by D.J. MacHale 2002
3.97
53k+ ratings
Something Deeply Hidden
by Sean Carroll • 2019
Every quantum event spawns new worlds. Spacetime is just a convenient fiction.
4.08
6k+
Something Deeply Hidden Summary
Something Deeply Hidden 86%
Every quantum event spawns new worlds. Spacetime is just a convenient fiction.
by Sean Carroll 2019
4.08
6k+ ratings
The Gunslinger
by Stephen King • 1982
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
3.91
669k+
The Gunslinger Summary
The Gunslinger 86%
A gunslinger tracks a dark sorcerer through a dead world toward the tower binding all creation.
by Stephen King 1982
3.91
669k+ ratings
The Wishing Spell
by Chris Colfer • 2012
A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.
4.26
161k+
The Wishing Spell Summary
The Wishing Spell 86%
A magical book pulls twins into a fairy-tale world. They must find storybook relics to get home.
by Chris Colfer 2012
4.26
161k+ 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 86%
His home is an infinite house of tides and statues. His name is not his own.
by Susanna Clarke 2020
4.21
501k+ ratings
Wolves of the Calla
by Stephen King • 2003
Roland and his gunslingers vow to stop the Wolves who steal children and return them hollow.
4.20
204k+
Wolves of the Calla Summary
Wolves of the Calla 86%
Roland and his gunslingers vow to stop the Wolves who steal children and return them hollow.
by Stephen King 2003
4.20
204k+ ratings
The Butcher's Masquerade
by Matt Dinniman • 2022
Carl and his cat are prey on the dungeon's hunting ground. He's hunting back.
4.69
117k+
The Butcher's Masquerade Summary
The Butcher's Masquerade 86%
Carl and his cat are prey on the dungeon's hunting ground. He's hunting back.
by Matt Dinniman 2022
4.69
117k+ ratings
In Search of the Multiverse
by John Gribbin • 2009
Our universe seems fine-tuned for life. The real explanation: it is just one of countless tries.
4.08
1k+
In Search of the Multiverse Summary
In Search of the Multiverse 86%
Our universe seems fine-tuned for life. The real explanation: it is just one of countless tries.
by John Gribbin 2009
4.08
1k+ ratings
The Simulation Hypothesis
by Rizwan Virk • 2019
Video game history, quantum physics, and mysticism converge on one answer: we live in a simulation.
3.74
1k+
The Simulation Hypothesis Summary
The Simulation Hypothesis 86%
Video game history, quantum physics, and mysticism converge on one answer: we live in a simulation.
by Rizwan Virk 2019
3.74
1k+ ratings
Phyl-Undhu
by Nick Land • 2014
A daughter's game is a doorway to cosmic extinction. Her parents enter to bring her back.
3.56
284
Phyl-Undhu Summary
Phyl-Undhu 86%
A daughter's game is a doorway to cosmic extinction. Her parents enter to bring her back.
by Nick Land 2014
3.56
284 ratings
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