Short Stories in Fiction & Literature eBooks

The October Country

by Ray Bradbury ...

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The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy 2020

Edited by John Joseph Adams, Diana Gabaldon ...

Series series The Best American Series
Stories by Ken Liu, Charlie Jane Anders, Victor LaValle, Elizabeth Bear, and others—guest-edited by the author of the mega–bestselling Outlander series.Today's readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stories that address a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and styles. There is an openness to experiment and pushing boundaries, combined with the classic desire to read about ... Read more

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Stories by Ken Liu, Charlie Jane Anders, Victor LaValle, Elizabeth Bear, and others—guest-edited by the author of the mega–bestselling Outlander series.Today's readers of science fiction and fantasy have an appetite for stories that address a wide variety of voices, perspectives, and styles. There is an openness to experiment and pushing boundaries, combined with the classic desire to read about
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Python's Kiss

Stories

by Louise Erdrich ...

From Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich, a captivating collection of short storiesIt was as though I was chosen—marked out by the python’s kiss for wisdom or maybe sorrow. Or perhaps, I think now, a sense of the ridiculous in extremes of experience. Also, I hoped for a long life.Written over the past two decades, Louise Erdrich’s magnificent story collection ... Read more

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From Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich, a captivating collection of short storiesIt was as though I was chosen—marked out by the python’s kiss for wisdom or maybe sorrow. Or perhaps, I think now, a sense of the ridiculous in extremes of experience. Also, I hoped for a long life.Written over the past two decades, Louise Erdrich’s magnificent story collection
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Dragon Writers

An Anthology

Edited by Lisa Magnum ...

A collection of fantasy stories, many from New York Times–bestselling authors, featuring mythical dragons.Dragons are creatures of legend. Of magic. Of wisdom, nature, and the power of creation. They have been in every culture and mythology since the beginning of time. Writers are creatures of legend. With magic, wisdom, and the power of creation at their fingertips. They, too, are in every ... Read more

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A collection of fantasy stories, many from New York Times–bestselling authors, featuring mythical dragons.Dragons are creatures of legend. Of magic. Of wisdom, nature, and the power of creation. They have been in every culture and mythology since the beginning of time. Writers are creatures of legend. With magic, wisdom, and the power of creation at their fingertips. They, too, are in every
... Read more
A Good Man Is Hard To Find And Other Stories

by Flannery O'Connor ...

An essential collection of classic stories that established Flannery O’Connor’s reputation as an American master of fiction—now with a new introduction by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Groff In 1955, with the title story and others in this critical edition, Flannery O’Connor firmly laid claim to her place as one of the most original and provocative writers of her generation. Steeped in ... Read more

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An essential collection of classic stories that established Flannery O’Connor’s reputation as an American master of fiction—now with a new introduction by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Groff In 1955, with the title story and others in this critical edition, Flannery O’Connor firmly laid claim to her place as one of the most original and provocative writers of her generation. Steeped in
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Midsummer Mysteries

Tales from the Queen of Mystery

by Agatha Christie ...

Series Book 4 - Four Seasons of Christie
Agatha Christie’s most famous characters—including Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple—solve even the most devilish of conundrums as the sun beats down in this all-new summer themed collection from the Queen of Mystery.Summertime—as the temperature rises, so does the potential for evil. From Cornwall to the French Riviera, whether against a background of Delphic temples or English country houses, ... Read more

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Agatha Christie’s most famous characters—including Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple—solve even the most devilish of conundrums as the sun beats down in this all-new summer themed collection from the Queen of Mystery.Summertime—as the temperature rises, so does the potential for evil. From Cornwall to the French Riviera, whether against a background of Delphic temples or English country houses,
... Read more
The Poorly Made and Other Things

A Story Collection

by Sam Rebelein ...

An unsettling and creepy short story collection of literary horror set in the Renfield universe from “major new talent” (R.L. Stine) Sam Rebelein, author of Edenville.“I hope I get to go back to Renfield County again, before too long.” —LitHub on EdenvilleThere’s something wrong in Renfield County.It’s in the water, the soil, the wood. But worst of all, it’s in the minds of the residents, slowly ... Read more

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An unsettling and creepy short story collection of literary horror set in the Renfield universe from “major new talent” (R.L. Stine) Sam Rebelein, author of Edenville.“I hope I get to go back to Renfield County again, before too long.” —LitHub on EdenvilleThere’s something wrong in Renfield County.It’s in the water, the soil, the wood. But worst of all, it’s in the minds of the residents, slowly
... Read more
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

by George R. R. Martin ...

Series series A Song of Ice and Fire
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIESTaking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LOS ANGELES TIMES AND BUZZFEEDThese collected adventures recoun... ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SERIESTaking place nearly a century before the events of A Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms compiles the three official prequel novellas to George R. R. Martin's ongoing masterwork, A Song of Ice and Fire.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LOS ANGELES TIMES AND BUZZFEEDThese collected adventures recoun...
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About Time

12 Short Stories

by Jack Finney ...

Series series Short Stories for SciFi Fans
From the author of Time and Again and From Time to Time comes a collection of twelve moving short stories featuring time travel.About Time offers a delightful return to the world of time travel and light comedy that distinguished Jack Finney's all-time classic Time and Again. The protagonists of these twelve stories are well-meaning but at odds with their surroundings and their lives. The time to ... Read more

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From the author of Time and Again and From Time to Time comes a collection of twelve moving short stories featuring time travel.About Time offers a delightful return to the world of time travel and light comedy that distinguished Jack Finney's all-time classic Time and Again. The protagonists of these twelve stories are well-meaning but at odds with their surroundings and their lives. The time to
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Burn for Me

by Lauren Blakely ...

Series Book 1 - Fighting Fire
Read the book Kim at Reviews by Tammy and Kim called "Sweet, fun, fast, and steamy!”Jamie Lansing has had it bad for firefighter Smith Grayson for as long as they've been friends. Yes, he's ridiculously charming and she might stare a little too long at his abs, but his dirty-talking, rough-around-the-edges ways aren't for her. Plus, she knows that as a serial dater, Smith isn't the type to settle ... Read more

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Read the book Kim at Reviews by Tammy and Kim called "Sweet, fun, fast, and steamy!”Jamie Lansing has had it bad for firefighter Smith Grayson for as long as they've been friends. Yes, he's ridiculously charming and she might stare a little too long at his abs, but his dirty-talking, rough-around-the-edges ways aren't for her. Plus, she knows that as a serial dater, Smith isn't the type to settle
... Read more
The Eleventh Hour

A Quintet of Stories

by Salman Rushdie ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From internationally renowned, award-winning author Salman Rushdie, a spellbinding exploration of life, death, and what comes into focus at the proverbial eleventh hour of life“An inventive and engrossing collection of stories which, though death-tinged, are never doom-laden. With luck this master writer has more tales to tell.”—Los Angeles TimesA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From internationally renowned, award-winning author Salman Rushdie, a spellbinding exploration of life, death, and what comes into focus at the proverbial eleventh hour of life“An inventive and engrossing collection of stories which, though death-tinged, are never doom-laden. With luck this master writer has more tales to tell.”—Los Angeles TimesA NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE
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Songs of Love and Death

All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love

by George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois ...

A groundbreaking and “impressive” (Fantasy Literature) anthology of fantasy, science fiction, and romance from New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors, edited by the acclaimed George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois.From epic fantasy, post-apocalyptic America, to faerie-haunted rural fields in 18th-century England, to an intergalactic empire, join star-crossed lovers as they struggle ... Read more

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A groundbreaking and “impressive” (Fantasy Literature) anthology of fantasy, science fiction, and romance from New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors, edited by the acclaimed George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois.From epic fantasy, post-apocalyptic America, to faerie-haunted rural fields in 18th-century England, to an intergalactic empire, join star-crossed lovers as they struggle
... Read more
The Language of Knives: Stories

by Haralambi Markov ...

"Markov moves fluidly between pitch-black humor and deeply felt depictions of grief, and between the mythological and the viscerally embodied. They find in Slavic legend a rich vocabulary for queer desire, loss, and transformation. The result is a collection that refuses to look away from darkness while still, against the odds, reaching for hope." —Publishers Weekly, starred review"A perfect ... Read more

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"Markov moves fluidly between pitch-black humor and deeply felt depictions of grief, and between the mythological and the viscerally embodied. They find in Slavic legend a rich vocabulary for queer desire, loss, and transformation. The result is a collection that refuses to look away from darkness while still, against the odds, reaching for hope." —Publishers Weekly, starred review"A perfect
... Read more
And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie ...

"If you’re one of the few who haven’t experienced the genius of Agatha Christie, this novel is a stellar starting point." — DAVID BALDACCI, #1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorAn exclusive authorized edition of the most famous and beloved stories from the Queen of Mystery.Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to an isolated mansion on Indian Island by a host ... Read more

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"If you’re one of the few who haven’t experienced the genius of Agatha Christie, this novel is a stellar starting point." — DAVID BALDACCI, #1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorAn exclusive authorized edition of the most famous and beloved stories from the Queen of Mystery.Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to an isolated mansion on Indian Island by a host
... Read more
Still Lost

Tales from the Year 2080

by Sam A Miller ...

From the beloved creator of the wildly popular Sam O’Nella Academy YouTube channel, an irreverent and timely science fiction collection that offers a wry look at the not-so-distant futureSam A. Miller, the creator behind Sam O'Nella Academy, has spent ten years teaching his 4.8 million subscribers about the past and the present. Here, he turns towards fiction—and the future…A hyper advanced alien ... Read more

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From the beloved creator of the wildly popular Sam O’Nella Academy YouTube channel, an irreverent and timely science fiction collection that offers a wry look at the not-so-distant futureSam A. Miller, the creator behind Sam O'Nella Academy, has spent ten years teaching his 4.8 million subscribers about the past and the present. Here, he turns towards fiction—and the future…A hyper advanced alien
... Read more
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

by Harlan Ellison ...

Series series Singularity
The brilliant and scarily relevant short story by Harlan Ellison, an eight-time Hugo Award winner, five-time Bram Stoker Award winner, and four-time Nebula Award winnerIn a postapocalyptic world, four men and one woman are all that remain of the human race, brought to near extinction by an artificial intelligence named A.M. Programmed to wage war on behalf of its creators, the AI has become self ... Read more

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The brilliant and scarily relevant short story by Harlan Ellison, an eight-time Hugo Award winner, five-time Bram Stoker Award winner, and four-time Nebula Award winnerIn a postapocalyptic world, four men and one woman are all that remain of the human race, brought to near extinction by an artificial intelligence named A.M. Programmed to wage war on behalf of its creators, the AI has become self
... Read more
Perverts

Stories

by Mac (Marisa) Crane ...

A full-frontal confrontation of the ways we perform desire and shame—from the downright bizarre to the frighteningly relatable—by the award-winning author of A Sharp Endless Need“Funny and bleak like a queer George Saunders, these stories weird up daily life . . . I love this book!”—Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal GirlAn employee at a hunting ground where people pay to act ... Read more

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A full-frontal confrontation of the ways we perform desire and shame—from the downright bizarre to the frighteningly relatable—by the award-winning author of A Sharp Endless Need“Funny and bleak like a queer George Saunders, these stories weird up daily life . . . I love this book!”—Andrea Lawlor, author of Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal GirlAn employee at a hunting ground where people pay to act
... Read more
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

by Agatha Christie ...

Series Book 4 - Hercule Poirot Mysteries
“This is Agatha Christie’s masterpiece, and if she never wrote another word, she’d have still gone down as the Queen.” –LOUISE PENNY, #1 New York Times bestselling author“Ingenious and unexpected.” –NEW YORK TIMESThe official edition of the beloved classic voted by the British Crime Writers’ Association as the "Best Crime Novel of all Time," now featuring a new introduction by Louise Penny, a ... Read more

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“This is Agatha Christie’s masterpiece, and if she never wrote another word, she’d have still gone down as the Queen.” –LOUISE PENNY, #1 New York Times bestselling author“Ingenious and unexpected.” –NEW YORK TIMESThe official edition of the beloved classic voted by the British Crime Writers’ Association as the "Best Crime Novel of all Time," now featuring a new introduction by Louise Penny, a
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A Registry of My Passage upon the Earth

Stories

by Daniel Mason ...

A Pulitzer Prize FinalistA Library Journal Best Book of 2020This collection of moving short stories is “a treasure trove of lush scene setting in faraway times and places” (San Francisco Chronicle).On a fateful flight, a balloonist makes a discovery that changes her life forever. A telegraph operator finds an unexpected companion in the middle of the Amazon. A doctor is beset by seizures, in which ... Read more

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A Pulitzer Prize FinalistA Library Journal Best Book of 2020This collection of moving short stories is “a treasure trove of lush scene setting in faraway times and places” (San Francisco Chronicle).On a fateful flight, a balloonist makes a discovery that changes her life forever. A telegraph operator finds an unexpected companion in the middle of the Amazon. A doctor is beset by seizures, in which
... Read more
Gold

The Final Science Fiction Collection

by Isaac Asimov ...

The final collection of fiction and essays by the most celebrated science fiction author of all time—including the Hugo Award–winning story "Gold."Isaac Asimov is widely considered both the inventor of science fiction as well as the genre's greatest practitioner. This wide-ranging collection is the final and crowning achievement of his fifty-year career as a writer. It includes an introduction by ... Read more

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The final collection of fiction and essays by the most celebrated science fiction author of all time—including the Hugo Award–winning story "Gold."Isaac Asimov is widely considered both the inventor of science fiction as well as the genre's greatest practitioner. This wide-ranging collection is the final and crowning achievement of his fifty-year career as a writer. It includes an introduction by
... Read more
H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction

by H. P. Lovecraft ...

Written between the years 1917 and 1935, this collection features Lovecraft's trademark fantastical creatures and supernatural thrills, as well as many horrific and cautionary science-fiction themes, that have influenced some of today's writers and filmmakers, including Stephen King, Alan Moore, F. Paul Wilson, Guillermo del Toro, and Neil Gaiman. Included in this volume are "The Case of Charles ... Read more

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Written between the years 1917 and 1935, this collection features Lovecraft's trademark fantastical creatures and supernatural thrills, as well as many horrific and cautionary science-fiction themes, that have influenced some of today's writers and filmmakers, including Stephen King, Alan Moore, F. Paul Wilson, Guillermo del Toro, and Neil Gaiman. Included in this volume are "The Case of Charles
... Read more
Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection

by Brandon Sanderson ...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson―creator of The Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn Saga, and countless bestselling works of science fiction and fantasy**―this iconic short fiction collection features stories set across the Cosmere universe.**The Stormlight Archive novella "Edgedancer" is the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, which includes novellas ... Read more

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson―creator of The Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn Saga, and countless bestselling works of science fiction and fantasy**―this iconic short fiction collection features stories set across the Cosmere universe.**The Stormlight Archive novella "Edgedancer" is the crown jewel of Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection, which includes novellas
... Read more
Walk the Blue Fields

Stories

by Claire Keegan ...

The second collection of “exquisite stories” (The Guardian) from the author of Small Things Like These, whose award-winning works of fiction have sold over two million copies worldwideWinner of the prestigious Edge Hill Prize and the second story collection in Claire Keegan’s bestselling body of work, Walk the Blue Fields was first published in 2007 to critical acclaim on both sides of the ... Read more

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The second collection of “exquisite stories” (The Guardian) from the author of Small Things Like These, whose award-winning works of fiction have sold over two million copies worldwideWinner of the prestigious Edge Hill Prize and the second story collection in Claire Keegan’s bestselling body of work, Walk the Blue Fields was first published in 2007 to critical acclaim on both sides of the
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Curse of the Dragon

A Prequel Short Story

by Richard Fierce ...

Series series Marked by the Dragon
One misstep can change a life.When Mina stumbles upon an abandoned dragon cave, she finds more than she bargained for.This is a prequel short story that leads into the series Marked by the Dragon. It doesn't have spoilers, but rather expands what the main series mentions. ... Read more

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One misstep can change a life.When Mina stumbles upon an abandoned dragon cave, she finds more than she bargained for.This is a prequel short story that leads into the series Marked by the Dragon. It doesn't have spoilers, but rather expands what the main series mentions.
... Read more

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