10 Best science fiction books like The World Wasn't Ready for You by Justin C. Key

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The World Wasn't Ready for You

By: Justin C. Key

4.22

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Black Mirror meets Get Out in this gripping story collection reminiscent of the work of Octavia E. …

If you liked the science fiction plot in The World Wasn't Ready for You by Justin C. Key , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of The Toynbee Convector by Ray Bradbury

1. The Toynbee Convector

By: Ray Bradbury

3.80

Format: 225 pages, Paperback

A superlative new collection of twenty-two stories by the author of "The Martian Chronicles" includ… read more

Similar categories in Ray Bradbury's The Toynbee Convector book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • science fiction
  • supernatural
  • fantasy
"No," said a voice, "the only thing wrong on a night like that is that there is a world and you must come back to it."

-Ray Bradbury, The Toynbee Convector

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2. Mr. Mendoza's Paintbrush

By: Luis Alberto Urrea , Christopher Cardinale

3.30

Format: 107 pages, Paperback

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Similar categories in Luis Alberto Urrea's Mr. Mendoza's Paintbrush book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction

3. The Destroyer

By: Tara Isabella Burton

3.60

Format: 208 pages, ebook

In a futuristic, fascistic Rome, a brilliant, unstable scientist proves that she can transcend the … read more

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4. Out There Screaming

By: Jordan Peele

3.79

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, c… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Peele's Out There Screaming book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Jesus better keep his little bitch mouth shut"

-Jordan Peele, Out There Screaming

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5. The World Wasn't Ready for You

By: Justin C. Key

4.22

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Black Mirror meets Get Out in this gripping story collection reminiscent of the work of Octavia E. … read more

Similar categories in Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • adult
  • supernatural
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction by Sheree Renée Thomas

6. Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction

By: Sheree Renée Thomas

3.79

Format: 514 pages, Hardcover

From an award-winning team of editors comes an anthology of thirty-two original stories showcasing … read more

Similar categories in Sheree Renée Thomas's Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • adult
  • anthologies
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
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7. The Appropriation of Cultures

By: Percival Everett

4.42

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A young Black musician is heckled by a group of white fraternity brothers, asking him to play "Dixi… read more

Similar categories in Percival Everett's The Appropriation of Cultures book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • short stories
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. Yours for the Taking

By: Gabrielle Korn

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The year is 2050. Ava and her girlfriend live in what's left of Brooklyn, and though they love each… read more

Similar categories in Gabrielle Korn's Yours for the Taking book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • science fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Waystation City

By: A.T. Greenblatt

3.87

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

Adrift in a mysterious time and place, and with the ground roiling and churning beneath their feet,… read more

Similar categories in A.T. Greenblatt's Waystation City book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. The November Story

By: Rebecca Makkai

3.64

Format: None pages, Audiobook

A reality TV show producer tries to make love happen, on- and off-screen. “The November Story” is f… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Makkai's The November Story book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • fiction
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11. The Coffin Maker

By: AnaMaria Curtis

4.00

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

On a long mission to search for a new home planet, an outfitter tries to protect the crewmembers' l… read more

Similar categories in AnaMaria Curtis's The Coffin Maker book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
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12. The Hidden Forrests of Earth and Mars

By: Anna Zumbro

4.06

Format: None pages, Audiobook

A young woman must decide her future: planting seeds and forging civilization on Mars, or caretakin… read more

Similar categories in Anna Zumbro's The Hidden Forrests of Earth and Mars book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of She Builds Quick Machines by Lyndsie Manusos

13. She Builds Quick Machines

By: Lyndsie Manusos

4.03

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Robotics, quick machines, fugitives -- none are exactly what they seem on the surface. Find more fr… read more

Similar categories in Lyndsie Manusos's She Builds Quick Machines book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. When the Apples are Ripe

By: Diane Oliver

4.03

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A young boy puzzles over the behavior of his mysterious elderly neighbor, his parents, and his olde… read more

Similar categories in Diane Oliver's When the Apples are Ripe book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • short stories
  • fiction
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15. Folk Hero Motifs in Tales Told by the Dead

By: KT Bryski

3.69

Format: None pages, None

A trickster storyteller brings camaraderie and hope to the land of the dead. Find more from the aut… read more

Similar categories in KT Bryski's Folk Hero Motifs in Tales Told by the Dead book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of Quarropts Can't Dance by Rodrigo Culagovski

16. Quarropts Can't Dance

By: Rodrigo Culagovski

3.62

Format: None pages, None

A human street performer breaks out his boombox for an unauthorized and unwelcome performance on Pl… read more

Similar categories in Rodrigo Culagovski's Quarropts Can't Dance book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • science fiction
  • short stories
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17. Sin Eater

By: Ian R. MacLeod

3.55

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A robot "sin eater" is called to perform a vital service for the last human on earth. This story ap… read more

Similar categories in Ian R. MacLeod's Sin Eater book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. The Many Taste Grooves of the Chang Family

By: Allison King

4.04

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

Siblings try to jog their ailing father's memory through his sense of taste. They discover that as … read more

Similar categories in Allison King's The Many Taste Grooves of the Chang Family book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. The Court Magician

By: Sarah Pinsker

3.94

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A young magician is given the opportunity to learn real magic, but it comes with consequences. This… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Pinsker's The Court Magician book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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20. Three Roses

By: Karmen Špiljak

3.68

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A mysterious pub draws in lost souls on Christmas Eve. This story appears in the author's collectio… read more

Similar categories in Karmen Špiljak's Three Roses book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Galaxy Girl and the November Monstrosity by Aleksandra Hill

21. Galaxy Girl and the November Monstrosity

By: Aleksandra Hill

3.68

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A superhero returns home for Thanksgiving. read more

Similar categories in Aleksandra Hill's Galaxy Girl and the November Monstrosity book and Justin C. Key's The World Wasn't Ready for You

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook

19 best-selling fiction books like The World Wasn't Ready for You by Justin C. Key

Transform Your Habits

The Toynbee Convector

Ray Bradbury

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Mr. Mendoza's Paintbrush

Luis Alberto Urrea , Christopher Cardinale

3.30

Transform Your Habits

Out There Screaming

Jordan Peele

3.79

Transform Your Habits

The World Wasn't Ready for You

Justin C. Key

4.22

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29 best-selling fiction books like She Builds Quick Machines by Lyndsie Manusos

Transform Your Habits

The Toynbee Convector

Ray Bradbury

3.80

Transform Your Habits

Mr. Mendoza's Paintbrush

Luis Alberto Urrea , Christopher Cardinale

3.30

Transform Your Habits

Chivalry

Neil Gaiman

4.21

Transform Your Habits

The World Wasn't Ready for You

Justin C. Key

4.22

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