Tag: science fiction

248 books with this tag.

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Ender's Game

Orson Scott Card · 1985

Ender Wiggin trains at Battle School to fight the Formics, winning games that turn out to be real.

2,039-word summary · 9 min read

Dune

Frank Herbert · 1965

Dune retold: Paul leaves Caladan for Arrakis, spice, Fremen, jihad seeded in desert.

2,138-word summary · 10 min read

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley · 1932

Huxley's Brave New World retold: hatcheries, soma, Bernard and Lenina, John the Savage, and the lighthouse.

2,513-word summary · 11 min read

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins · 2008

Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games explained: the reaping, Rue, the tracker jackers, the nightlock berry standoff, and what the arena is really for.

2,295-word summary · 10 min read

Mockingjay

Suzanne Collins · 2010

Suzanne Collins's Mockingjay explained: Katniss as the symbol, District 13, Coin and Snow, and the speech that ruins victory for her.

2,474-word summary · 11 min read

Divergent

Veronica Roth · 2011

Veronica Roth's Divergent explained: the five factions, Tris's choice of Dauntless, the aptitude test, and where the trilogy's premise starts to crack under…

2,494-word summary · 11 min read

Catching Fire

Suzanne Collins · 2009

Suzanne Collins's Catching Fire explained: the Quarter Quell, the arena's secret, Finnick and Johanna, and the moment the Games turn into a rescue.

2,459-word summary · 11 min read

1984

George Orwell · 1949

A long retelling of George Orwell's 1984: Winston Smith's quiet rebellion in Oceania, the Party's grip on truth and memory, and why the ending still lands as…

2,110-word summary · 9 min read