4.22 avg rating — 185,142 ratings

"When a monk and a robot set off into the wilderness in search of the sound of cloud crickets, they will develop a bond unlike anything seen before in Panga. In this cozy novella, readers will join Dex and Mosscap as they explore consciousness, life, and what it means to be human. "

4.31 avg rating — 1,473,950 ratings

"To end a hundred-year war with a mysterious alien enemy, the strongest, brightest children of Earth are brought to Battle school, where they will train to become the military commanders of a fleet already lightyears away on route to the alien’s homeworld. Andrew “Ender” Wiggin is the best of the brightest but will have to fight to survive Battle School before he can help Earth survive beyond the walls of his training. "

4.11 avg rating — 72,209 ratings

"With her predecessor mysteriously dead, her access to his memories severed, and her own knowledge limited, new ambassador to Teixcalaan Mahit Dzmare must navigate the political battlefield of an Empire in flux, find her colleagues murderer, save her own homeworld from annexation – all while staying alive herself."

3.84 avg rating — 335,184 ratings

"It begins with a letter: Burn before reading. In this intricately circling narrative that crosses time and space, two agents of warring factions begin a communication that will alter the future of everything. Or will it?"

4.05 avg rating — 296,599 ratings

"From the author of Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel comes a new story of time travel and troubles in the North American wilderness. When a detective in the far future is tasked with investigating the experiences of a disgraced British aristocrat, a best-selling author, and an avant-garde composer, centuries in the past, he will discover a connection that could change the timeline of the universe itself."

4.12 avg rating — 369,410 ratings

"In this action-packed story from award-winning author Martha Wells, a Security Unit with a hacked governing module, snarky attitude, and serious TV addiction struggles to save the humans its tasked with protecting and uncover the threat against them before it’s too late. But only so it can get back to watching Sanctuary Moon. "

4.17 avg rating — 596,561 ratings

"As the Galactic Empire begins to wane, psychohistorian Hari Seldon brings together the brightest scientists and scholars in the Empire in the hopes of preserving knowledge for future generations. To protect this future from the millennia long dark age Hari predicts after the fall of the Empire he establishes Foundation, a sanctuary at the edge of the galaxy. "

3.86 avg rating — 42,412 ratings

"In a world nearing climate collapse Mary Murphy of the Ministry for the Future, a UN agency created to advocate for future generations, does her best to navigate politics and advocacy for those suffering. But when she tries to start an unofficial department as a catalyst for bigger change, Mary discovers she’s not the only one working out of office. "

4.08 avg rating — 493,939 ratings

"After a secret military project signals out into space, an alien civilization arranges with plans invade earth. As society divides itself into those who will welcome the alien invaders, and those who prepare to resist, Cixin Liu sets the stage for a vividly detailed, technologically advanced future of humanity. "

4.03 avg rating — 8,248 ratings

"An immigrant woman with a hacked toaster, a minority superhero against the world, an angry man against a healthcare system that doesn’t care for its people, and a rich doomsday prepper trying to survive the collapse of society. In four dystopian short stories Doctorow explores different visions of the future and the struggles to survive. "

4.30 avg rating — 174,469 ratings

"With earth no longer habitable, the last of humanity takes to the stars in search of a new home. Discovering a long-ago terraformed planet could be their saving grace… but they aren’t the only ones living there."

3.90 avg rating — 99,254 ratings

"In a world where humans have been exterminated by robots, “real boy” Victor lives in secret with his family of assorted, dysfunctional bots. But when the discovery of an android being leads to the capture of his “Father” Gio, Victor must travel to the City of Electric Dreams to save Gio and bring his family back together."