Words of Radiance
Kaladin guards Dalinar, Shallan hunts Urithiru, and the Everstorm gathers.
2,754-word summary · 12 min read
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War and Peace
Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei search for meaning amid the Napoleonic wars.
2,536-word summary · 11 min read
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The Ten Booms hide Jews in Haarlem, suffer Ravensbruck, lose Betsie, and learn forgiveness.
2,593-word summary · 12 min read
The Crown of Gilded Bones
Poppy, crowned queen, faces war with the Ascended after Casteel is taken captive.
2,562-word summary · 11 min read
Saga, Volume 1
Alana and Marko flee a galaxy-wide war with baby Hazel, hunted by both sides.
2,200-word summary · 10 min read
Fall of Giants
Five families from Wales to Russia live through World War I, the Russian Revolution, and the fight for women's votes.
2,255-word summary · 10 min read
Brisingr
Eragon rescues Katrina, backs a dwarf king, and earns a burning sword.
2,214-word summary · 10 min read
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Pino Lella guides Jews over Alps then drives for Nazis in Milan.
2,271-word summary · 10 min read
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A Farewell to Arms
Frederic loves Catherine in Italy until desertion leads to Switzerland and stillbirth.
2,502-word summary · 11 min read
The Sun Also Rises
Jake Barnes drifts through Paris bars and Pamplona bullfights with Brett Ashley and a wounded generation.
3,187-word summary · 14 min read
The Iliad
Achilles quits the fight over Briseis, Patroclus falls to Hector, and Troy burns toward its fate in Homer's war epic.
2,320-word summary · 10 min read
House of Flame and Shadow
Bryce lands outside Midgard while Hunt sits in Asteri dungeons and the war for two worlds builds.
2,983-word summary · 13 min read