17 must-read short stories books like Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail by Ian Tregillis

Cover of Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail by Ian Tregillis

Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

By: Ian Tregillis

3.65

Format: 53 pages, ebook

For over 25 years, the Wild Cards universe has been entertaining readers with stories of superpower…

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Cover of Wild Cards (Wild Cards, #1) by George R.R. Martin, Roger Zelazny, Brian Bolland, Howard Waldrop, Mike Zeck, Walter Jon Williams, Stephen Leigh, Lewis Shiner, Edward Bryant, Victor Milán, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Leanne C. Harper, John J.  Miller

1. Wild Cards (Wild Cards, #1)

By: George R.R. Martin , Roger Zelazny , Brian Bolland , Howard Waldrop , Mike Zeck , Walter Jon Williams , Stephen Leigh , Lewis Shiner , Edward Bryant , Victor Milán , Melinda M. Snodgrass , Leanne C. Harper , John J. Miller

3.69

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Just after World War 2 over New York City, an alien virus transforms human genetics and goes recess… read more

Similar categories in George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards (Wild Cards, #1) book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction

2. The Button Man and the Murder Tree

By: Cherie Priest

3.48

Format: 208 pages, ebook

George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards multi-author shared-world universe has been thrilling readers for o… read more

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3. The Kaiju Preservation Society

By: John Scalzi

3.99

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food deliv… read more

Similar categories in John Scalzi's The Kaiju Preservation Society book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"I lift things."

-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society

"So we’re the monster police, too?"

-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society

"...if you're only reading books because you have to, it becomes much less fun."

-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society

"My brain said. Just walk away. [...] But even as my brain was saying that, my body was turning back, becaus like puppies we are enculturated to turn when our name is called."

-John Scalzi, The Kaiju Preservation Society

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4. White Cat, Black Dog: Stories

By: Kelly Link

3.84

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Seven ingeniously reinvented fairy tales that play out with astonishing consequences in the modern … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Link's White Cat, Black Dog: Stories book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Pity the introvert with the face of a therapist or a kindergarten teacher. Like the werewolf, we are uneasy in human spaces and human company, though we wear a human skin."

-Kelly Link, White Cat, Black Dog: Stories

"And so, some think it may be possible to survive their presence if only one can enter into a state in which one is not afraid. Only we are so very afraid of them. How could we not be? They are monste…"

-Kelly Link, White Cat, Black Dog: Stories

Cover of Skin Deep by Alan Brennert

5. Skin Deep

By: Alan Brennert

4.06

Format: 32 pages, ebook

In Alan Brennert’s “Skin Deep,” we see for the first time the events of September 15, 1946 from the… read more

Similar categories in Alan Brennert's Skin Deep book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Thing about Growing Up in Jokertown (Wild Cards) by Carrie Vaughn

6. The Thing about Growing Up in Jokertown (Wild Cards)

By: Carrie Vaughn

3.95

Format: 30 pages, ebook

The Wild Cards universe has been thrilling readers for over 25 years. In Carrie Vaughn's "The Thing… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Vaughn's The Thing about Growing Up in Jokertown (Wild Cards) book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of American Hero (The Wild Cards Novels) by George R.R. Martin

7. American Hero (The Wild Cards Novels)

By: George R.R. Martin

3.63

Format: 231 pages, Kindle Edition

Soon to be a show on Hulu!Rights to develop Wild Cards have been acquired by Universal Cable Produc… read more

Similar categories in George R.R. Martin's American Hero (The Wild Cards Novels) book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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8. The Flight of Morpho Girl

By: Caroline Spector

3.76

Format: 57 pages, Kindle Edition

The Wild Cards universe has been thrilling readers for over 25 years, and "The Flight of Morpho Gir… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Spector's The Flight of Morpho Girl book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
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9. Grow

By: Carrie Vaughn

3.86

Format: 31 pages, ebook

For over 35 years, the Wild Cards universe has been entertaining readers with stories of superpower… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Vaughn's Grow book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • short stories
  • fantasy
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10. Long is the Way

By: Carrie Vaughn

3.61

Format: 32 pages, ebook

For over 25 years, the Wild Cards universe has been entertaining readers with stories of superpower… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Vaughn's Long is the Way book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Joker Moon (Wild Cards, #29) by George R.R. Martin

11. Joker Moon (Wild Cards, #29)

By: George R.R. Martin

3.87

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, au… read more

Similar categories in George R.R. Martin's Joker Moon (Wild Cards, #29) book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of How to Move Spheres and Influence People by Marko Kloos

12. How to Move Spheres and Influence People

By: Marko Kloos

3.95

Format: 43 pages, Kindle Edition

For over 25 years, the Wild Cards universe has been entertaining readers with stories of superpower… read more

Similar categories in Marko Kloos's How to Move Spheres and Influence People book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Texas Hold'em (Wild Cards, #27) by George R.R. Martin

13. Texas Hold'em (Wild Cards, #27)

By: George R.R. Martin

3.52

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Texas Hold'em: A Wild Cards Novel is an adventure in the bestselling shared-universe science fictio… read more

Similar categories in George R.R. Martin's Texas Hold'em (Wild Cards, #27) book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of The City That Never Sleeps by Walton Simons

14. The City That Never Sleeps

By: Walton Simons

3.62

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

For over 25 years, the George R. R. Martin’s Wild Cards universe has been entertaining readers with… read more

Similar categories in Walton Simons's The City That Never Sleeps book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of The Visitor: Kill or Cure by Mark  Lawrence

15. The Visitor: Kill or Cure

By: Mark Lawrence

4.05

Format: 39 pages, ebook

For over 25 years, the Wild Cards universe has been entertaining readers with stories of superpower… read more

Similar categories in Mark Lawrence's The Visitor: Kill or Cure book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Naked, Stoned, and Stabbed by Bradley Denton

16. Naked, Stoned, and Stabbed

By: Bradley Denton

3.81

Format: 62 pages, ebook

The Wild Cards universe has been thrilling readers for over 25 years. "Naked, Stones and Stabbed" i… read more

Similar categories in Bradley Denton's Naked, Stoned, and Stabbed book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Hearts of Stone (Wild Cards) by Emma Newman

17. Hearts of Stone (Wild Cards)

By: Emma Newman

4.11

Format: 64 pages, Kindle Edition

For over 35 years, the Wild Cards universe has been entertaining readers with stories of superpower… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Ripple Effects by Laura J. Mixon

18. Ripple Effects

By: Laura J. Mixon

3.84

Format: 102 pages, ebook

Nine years after the ace John “The Candle” Montaño first wielded his fire powers as a teenager on t… read more

Similar categories in Laura J. Mixon's Ripple Effects book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Berlin Is Never Berlin by Marko Kloos

19. Berlin Is Never Berlin

By: Marko Kloos

3.91

Format: 54 pages, Kindle Edition

For over 25 years, the Wild Cards universe has been entertaining readers with stories of superpower… read more

Similar categories in Marko Kloos's Berlin Is Never Berlin book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Pairing Up (Wild Cards #31) by George R.R. Martin

20. Pairing Up (Wild Cards #31)

By: George R.R. Martin

3.98

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Superheroes and villains battle over the human heart in this delightful anthology featuring brand-n… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail by Ian Tregillis

21. Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

By: Ian Tregillis

3.65

Format: 53 pages, ebook

For over 25 years, the Wild Cards universe has been entertaining readers with stories of superpower… read more

Similar categories in Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail book and Ian Tregillis's Hammer and Tongs and a Rusty Nail

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction

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