8 must-read queer books like They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces by Eric LaRocca

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They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

By: Eric LaRocca

3.59

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of the viral sensation Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke comes They Were…

If you liked the queer plot in They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces by Eric LaRocca , here is a list of 8 books like this:

1. Sacculina

By: Philip Fracassi

3.69

Format: 355 pages, Paperback

When Jim's big brother Jack is released from prison, the brothers - along with their broken father … read more

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2. Maeve Fly

By: C.J. Leede

3.78

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Golden Poppy Octavia E. Butler Award! A Bram Stoker and Splatterpunk Award Nominee! … read more

Similar categories in C.J. Leede's Maeve Fly book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • dark
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Inside my room, I turn on Billy Holiday. There are only two kinds of music in my world. Billy Holiday and Halloween songs."

-C.J. Leede, Maeve Fly

"Men have always been permitted in fiction and in life to simply be what they are, no matter how dark or terrifying that might be. But with a woman, we expect an answer, a reason."

-C.J. Leede, Maeve Fly

"I have tried the way of the misanthrope, the way of the deviant, the philosopher, the observer, the pretender. But there is one road I have not seriously considered walking down, have not permitted m…"

-C.J. Leede, Maeve Fly

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3. The Haar

By: David Sodergren

4.17

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

“I don’t fear death... but they do.” Muriel McAuley has lived in the Scottish fishing village of… read more

Similar categories in David Sodergren's The Haar book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
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4. Ankle Snatcher

By: Grady Hendrix

3.74

Format: 29 pages, Kindle Edition

Obey the rules. It’s the only way to survive the night in a short story about what hides in the dar… read more

Similar categories in Grady Hendrix's Ankle Snatcher book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. This Is Where We Talk Things Out

By: Caitlin Marceau

3.77

Format: 93 pages, ebook

This Is Where We Talk Things Out by Caitlin Marceau, author of Palimpsest: A Collection of Contempo… read more

Similar categories in Caitlin Marceau's This Is Where We Talk Things Out book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • lgbt
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • queer
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6. The Salt Grows Heavy

By: Cassandra Khaw

3.59

Format: 106 pages, Hardcover

From USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw comes The Salt Grows Heavy, a razor-sharp and bewi… read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Khaw's The Salt Grows Heavy book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"And you shall know her by the trail of dead"

-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy

"There is nothing wrong with being a monster."

-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy

"A thousand mythologies contributed to my conception."

-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy

"The truth liberates; it cannot cripple or maul, cannot injure, not unless one declares themselves its apostate."

-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy

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7. In Bloom

By: Paul Tremblay

3.08

Format: 35 pages, Kindle Edition

There’s something in the water in this hallucinatory short story by Paul Tremblay, bestselling auth… read more

Similar categories in Paul Tremblay's In Bloom book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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8. The Vessel

By: Adam L.G. Nevill

3.73

Format: 162 pages, Hardcover

'A watcher may remark that after sleeping for so long, the building appears to have been roused.' … read more

Similar categories in Adam L.G. Nevill's The Vessel book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
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9. Crossroads

By: Laurel Hightower

3.91

Format: 110 pages, Paperback

How far would you go to bring back someone you love? When Chris's son dies in a tragic car cras… read more

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  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Exhausted, but not tired enough to escape the torturous loop of pain that awaited her inactive brain..."

-Laurel Hightower, Crossroads

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10. 100% Match (Pocket Nasties)

By: Patrick C. Harrison III

3.11

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

Bart is thirty. He is bald. He is overweight. He wears glasses. He is a fry cook. He hates cats. An… read more

Similar categories in Patrick C. Harrison III's 100% Match (Pocket Nasties) book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • novella
  • short stories
  • dark
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird

By: Agustina Bazterrica

3.14

Format: 154 pages, Paperback

A collection of nineteen dark, wildly imaginative short stories from the author of the award-winnin… read more

Similar categories in Agustina Bazterrica's Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • short stories
  • dark
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"She was horrified by the traces of monstrosity in everyday life. The things that we look at but don't see, whose true essences are unknown to us."

-Agustina Bazterrica, Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird

"Outside the secure space of the circle, vulgarity accumulates. Ada loathes vulgarity because it's there that misery hides. She knows that misery is destructive and, as such, ephemeral."

-Agustina Bazterrica, Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird

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12. They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

By: Eric LaRocca

3.59

Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of the viral sensation Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke comes They Were… read more

Similar categories in Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • dark
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
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13. Dear Laura

By: Gemma Amor

3.61

Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition

Every year, on her birthday, Laura gets a letter from a stranger. That stranger claims to know the … read more

Similar categories in Gemma Amor's Dear Laura book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • novella
  • short stories
  • dark
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. #thighgap

By: Chandler Morrison

3.91

Format: 119 pages, Paperback

Don’t read with the lights on…this is My Dark Library. A collection of novellas curated by Sadie… read more

Similar categories in Chandler Morrison's #thighgap book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • novella
  • short stories
  • dark
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
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15. The Bell Chime

By: Mona Kabbani

3.36

Format: 154 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Ladies of Horror Fiction Award for Best Novella of 2020 "Can you hear the bell chime… read more

Similar categories in Mona Kabbani's The Bell Chime book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • novella
  • short stories
  • dark
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
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16. Transmuted

By: Eve Harms

3.45

Format: 113 pages, Paperback

Her doctor is giving her the body of his dreams... and her nightmares. Isa is a micro-celebrity who… read more

Similar categories in Eve Harms's Transmuted book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • lgbt
  • novella
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Book of Queer Saints: Volume I by Mae Murray

17. The Book of Queer Saints: Volume I

By: Mae Murray

4.00

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

The Book of Queer Saints Volume I returns in this revised and updated collector's edition, featurin… read more

Similar categories in Mae Murray's The Book of Queer Saints: Volume I book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • lgbt
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • dark
  • adult
  • queer
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18. Waif

By: Samantha Kolesnik

3.55

Format: 114 pages, Paperback

Angela has everything she thought she ever wanted—a successful husband, a lavish house, and a botto… read more

Similar categories in Samantha Kolesnik's Waif book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • lgbt
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • dark
  • adult
  • queer
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19. Dirty Heads

By: Aaron Dries

3.59

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

The story of a boy who dreamed of becoming a man… But dreamed up a monster instead. You’re on th… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Dries's Dirty Heads book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • lgbt
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • dark
  • adult
  • queer
"There are no gods, only teeth."

-Aaron Dries, Dirty Heads

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20. Cranberry Cove

By: Hailey Piper

3.76

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

Something unspeakable is happening at Cranberry Cove. For decades, the chilling mystery within t… read more

Similar categories in Hailey Piper's Cranberry Cove book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • queer
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21. Magnum Opus

By: Caitlin Marceau

3.59

Format: 62 pages, Paperback

Charlotte Curran is willing to do whatever it takes to make sure her newest book is a best seller..… read more

Similar categories in Caitlin Marceau's Magnum Opus book and Eric LaRocca's They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult

20 Best fiction books like They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces by Eric LaRocca

Transform Your Habits

Maeve Fly

C.J. Leede

3.78

Transform Your Habits

The Haar

David Sodergren

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Ankle Snatcher

Grady Hendrix

3.74

Transform Your Habits

This Is Where We Talk Things Out

Caitlin Marceau

3.77

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This Is Where We Talk Things Out

Caitlin Marceau

3.77

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Jon Athan

3.95

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L.M. Kaplin

3.96

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Angel N. Van Atta

4.33

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