10 must-read fantasy books like Nine Last Days on Planet Earth by Daryl Gregory

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Nine Last Days on Planet Earth

By: Daryl Gregory

3.91

Format: 42 pages, ebook

When the seeds rained down from deep space, it may have been the first stage of an alien invasion--…

"He could talk at length about the known invasive species, and why there were so many different ones: the weblike filaments choking the trees in New Orleans, the flame-colored poppies erupting on Mexico City rooftops, the green fins popping up in Florida beach sand like sharks coming ashore. Every shell that struck Earth, and some that hit the surface of the water, cracked and sent millions of seeds into the air or into the oceans."

-Daryl Gregory, Nine Last Days on Planet Earth

"He could talk at length about the known invasive species, and why there were so many different ones: the weblike filaments choking the trees in New Orleans, the flame-colored poppies erupting on Mexico City rooftops, the green fins popping up in Florida beach sand like sharks coming ashore. Every shell that struck Earth, and some that hit the surface of the water, cracked and sent millions of seeds into the air or into the oceans."

-Daryl Gregory, Nine Last Days on Planet Earth

If you liked the fantasy plot in Nine Last Days on Planet Earth by Daryl Gregory , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Burning Girls

By: Veronica Schanoes

3.89

Format: 61 pages, Kindle Edition

Burning Girls, by Veronica Schanoes, is a fascinating dark fantasy novella about a Jewish girl educ… read more

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  • novella
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Learning and skill are things to be proud of; they are the stars that light the sky of one’s lifetime."

-Veronica Schanoes, Burning Girls

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2. The City Born Great

By: N.K. Jemisin

4.49

Format: 288 pages, ebook

In this standalone short story by N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season, the winner of this yea… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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3. A Short History of the Twentieth Century, or, When You Wish Upon a Star

By: Kathleen Ann Goonan

3.91

Format: 160 pages, ebook

"A Short History of the Twentieth Century, or, When You Wish Upon a Star", by Kathleen Ann Goonan, … read more

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  • science fiction
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction

4. The Hanging Game

By: Helen Marshall

4.31

Format: 1056 pages, ebook

Sometimes a game, even a sacred game, can have far-reaching consequences. In bear country young Sky… read more

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5. The Devil in America

By: Kai Ashante Wilson

4.50

Format: 142 pages, ebook

Scant years after the Civil War, a mysterious family confronts the legacy that has pursued them acr… read more

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6. These Deathless Bones: A Tor.com Original

By: Cassandra Khaw

2.82

Format: 3 pages,

A horror tale about the Witch Bride, second wife of a King, and the discord between her and her you… read more

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7. Tear Tracks

By: Malka Ann Older

3.89

Format: None pages, ebook

Flur traveled across the stars to make first contact with the Cyclopes, hoping to forge a peace tre… read more

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8. Please Undo This Hurt

By: Seth Dickinson

4.16

Format: None pages, ebook

Ever feel like you care too much? After a breakup, after the funeral...it feels like the way to win… read more

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9. The Language of Knives

By: Haralambi Markov

4.50

Format: None pages, ebook

"The Language of Knives" by Haralambi Markov is about the death rituals of this secondary world. A … read more

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10. This World is Full of Monsters

By: Jeff VanderMeer

3.38

Format: 38 pages, ebook

An alien invasion comes to one man’s doorstep in the form of a story-creature, followed by death an… read more

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  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • fantasy
"I read the booklet from cover to cover like it was a wonderful meal and I was a starving man. I devoured every word."

-Jeff VanderMeer, This World is Full of Monsters

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11. Small Monsters

By: E. Lily Yu

3.91

Format: 37 pages, ebook

All it’s life, a small monster with emerald scales has been source of never-ending food to larger a… read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
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12. Blood in the Thread

By: Cheri Kamei

3.86

Format: 17 pages, Kindle Edition

Content warning: This story contains fictional depictions of domestic violence.Nothing tears two wo… read more

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  • lgbt
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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13. After the Animal Flesh Beings

By: Brian Evenson

3.85

Format: 23 pages, ebook

A post-human civilization of synthetic beings, fixated on the concept of children, grapples with th… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
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14. How to Cook and Eat the Rich

By: Sunyi Dean

3.78

Format: 9 pages, ebook

A man is offered the opportunity to partake in an exclusive, subscription-based eating club for tho… read more

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  • novella
  • dystopia
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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15. Nine Last Days on Planet Earth

By: Daryl Gregory

3.91

Format: 42 pages, ebook

When the seeds rained down from deep space, it may have been the first stage of an alien invasion--… read more

Similar categories in Daryl Gregory's Nine Last Days on Planet Earth book and Daryl Gregory's Nine Last Days on Planet Earth

  • lgbt
  • novella
  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • aliens
  • fantasy
  • queer
"He could talk at length about the known invasive species, and why there were so many different ones: the weblike filaments choking the trees in New Orleans, the flame-colored poppies erupting on Mexi…"

-Daryl Gregory, Nine Last Days on Planet Earth

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16. Exile's End

By: Carolyn Ives Gilman

4.03

Format: 48 pages, ebook

Exile's End is a complex, sometimes uncomfortable examination of artifact repatriation and cultural… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
"How do you lose your name? When people stop telling your story. Why must we tell our story? Because others start telling it for us."

-Carolyn Ives Gilman, Exile's End

"He came to the prison of ghosts; For Hoarder people do not free their dead. Their feet fall heavy, weighted by the past They do not hear the spirits cry for freedom They heap up secrets in an archive…"

-Carolyn Ives Gilman, Exile's End

"Let’s sing of the lightbeam journey Of the man who was not a man Sent by the Whispering Kindom To search the sky for ghosts. How did he find the way? He followed the poison papers, He followed the sc…"

-Carolyn Ives Gilman, Exile's End

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17. The Future Library

By: Peng Shepherd

4.12

Format: 32 pages, ebook

More than a hundred years from now, an arborist fighting to save the last remaining forest on Earth… read more

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  • lgbt
  • dystopia
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"Love is not something that happens to a person, but something a person does for another person, every day, every moment."

-Peng Shepherd, The Future Library

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18. Two Truths and a Lie

By: Sarah Pinsker

3.79

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Stella thought she’d made up a lie on the spot, asking her childhood friend if he remembered the st… read more

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  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"In that moment, she remembered Chris Bethel, pre-transition, playing Viola in Twelfth Night like a person who knew what it was to be shipwrecked on a strange shore. Good for him."

-Sarah Pinsker, Two Truths and a Lie

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19. Blood Is Another Word for Hunger

By: Rivers Solomon

3.67

Format: 25 pages, ebook

Anger is an energy. A young girl, a slave in the South, is presented with a moment where she can gr… read more

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  • lgbt
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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20. The Tale of Ak and Humanity

By: Yefim Zozulya

3.39

Format: 25 pages, ebook

"The Tale of Ak and Humanity" is a Tor.com Original from sci-fi author Yefim Zozula.Citizens are di… read more

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  • science fiction
  • dystopia
  • short stories
  • fiction
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21. Racconti della prima fantascienza

By: H.G. Wells

3.64

Format: 58 pages, Paperback

None read more

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Veronica Schanoes

3.89

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N.K. Jemisin

4.49

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A Short History of the Twentieth Century, or, When You Wish Upon a Star

Kathleen Ann Goonan

3.91

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3.38

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Nghi Vo

4.04

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Lavie Tidhar

4.02

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E. Lily Yu

3.47

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Kathleen Jennings

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