27 Top short stories books like The River Judge by S.L. Huang

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The River Judge

By: S.L. Huang

4.01

Format: 42 pages, ebook

In this prequel novelette to the critically acclaimed The Water Outlaws, nine-year-old Li Li is int…

If you liked the short stories plot in The River Judge by S.L. Huang , here is a list of 27 books like this:

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1. The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)

By: Nghi Vo

4.17

Format: 128 pages, ebook

The Hugo Award-Winning Series returns with its newest standalone entry: a gothic mystery involving … read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5) book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"The world starts with a story. So do dynasties and eras and wars. So does love, and so does revenge. Everything starts with a story."

-Nghi Vo, The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)

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2. On the Fox Roads

By: Nghi Vo

4.04

Format: 29 pages, ebook

While learning the ropes from a crafty Jazz Age bank robber, a young stowaway discovers their authe… read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's On the Fox Roads book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon

By: Wole Talabi

3.72

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The debut fantasy novel from an award-winning Nigerian author presents a mythic tale of disgruntled… read more

Similar categories in Wole Talabi's Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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4. The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

By: Samit Basu

3.59

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

Shantiport was supposed to be a gateway to the stars. But the city is sinking, and its colonist rul… read more

Similar categories in Samit Basu's The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"You exist, and you deserve to belong."

-Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

"Usually when my life goes according to plan, it turns out the plan was made by someone else"

-Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

"It's all very clear, I just chose not to get it, I just decided everyone who didn't agree with my vision was lying, or a fool."

-Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

"I don't want to talk about this. It's not that I think you're wrong, but it's too big for me. I'll never be able to do anything about it."

-Samit Basu, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

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5. Ivy, Angelica, Bay

By: C.L. Polk

4.16

Format: 51 pages, Kindle Edition

When Hurston Hill is threatened by a suspiciously powerful urban development firm, Miss l'Abielle s… read more

Similar categories in C.L. Polk's Ivy, Angelica, Bay book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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6. Evan: A Remainder

By: Jordan Kurella

3.17

Format: 21 pages, ebook

In " A Remainder," a new original work of short fiction from Jordan Kurella, Evan is suddenly cough… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Kurella's Evan: A Remainder book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • horror
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7. Also, the Cat

By: Rachel Swirsky

3.32

Format: 56 pages, Kindle Edition

Even death is no match for a trio of elderly, stubborn, ever-sparring sisters, who refuse to rest i… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Swirsky's Also, the Cat book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"You know, life never made any sense. I guess there’s no reason for the afterlife to."

-Rachel Swirsky, Also, the Cat

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8. The Sound of Reindeer

By: Lyndsie Manusos

2.78

Format: 23 pages, ebook

Ada’s holiday trip to meet her girlfriend’s family becomes a bit more fraught than usual when she d… read more

Similar categories in Lyndsie Manusos's The Sound of Reindeer book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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9. The Passing of the Dragon

By: Ken Liu

4.10

Format: 46 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman who fears she's failing as a painter and as an artist seeks inspiration from one of her fav… read more

Similar categories in Ken Liu's The Passing of the Dragon book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"We’re all doing our best to see the dragon and record its passing."

-Ken Liu, The Passing of the Dragon

"Seven-and-seventy years in a shoebox, The penciled dates fading, gone, Scales of the dragon I can never know . . ."

-Ken Liu, The Passing of the Dragon

"We’re all trying to tell our own story, And we make other people parts of our own stories. We’re meant to bring our stories together, to speak and listen and know that the stories are real and they m…"

-Ken Liu, The Passing of the Dragon

"Life is one long story we tell ourselves to make sense of the world, and in our quest for meaning, we make other people players in our own psychomachia. Sometimes the consequence of doing that can be…"

-Ken Liu, The Passing of the Dragon

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10. Reduce! Reuse! Recycle!

By: T.J. Klune

4.39

Format: 32 pages, ebook

An android who knows nothing besides his work in a factory, is given one final week to explore the … read more

Similar categories in T.J. Klune's Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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11. Sun River

By: Nisi Shawl

3.00

Format: 20 pages, ebook

Princess Mwadi of Everfair teams up with American actress Rima Bailey on a reconnaissance mission i… read more

Similar categories in Nisi Shawl's Sun River book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • historical fiction
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12. The River Judge

By: S.L. Huang

4.01

Format: 42 pages, ebook

In this prequel novelette to the critically acclaimed The Water Outlaws, nine-year-old Li Li is int… read more

Similar categories in S.L. Huang's The River Judge book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
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13. Judge Dee and the Executioner of Epinal (Judge Dee, #7)

By: Lavie Tidhar

4.10

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Unknown forces attempt to stop Judge Dee and Jonathan from transporting a mysterious and possibly d… read more

Similar categories in Lavie Tidhar's Judge Dee and the Executioner of Epinal (Judge Dee, #7) book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
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14. A Well-Fed Companion

By: Congyun "Mu Ming" Gu

3.38

Format: 36 pages, ebook

In a future where human souls take the form of animal companions, Hairuo struggles to keep her cat … read more

Similar categories in Congyun "Mu Ming" Gu's A Well-Fed Companion book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
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15. Liminal Spaces

By: Maureen F. McHugh

3.28

Format: 31 pages, ebook

An engineer who frequently travels for her job, suddenly finds herself in airports other than the o… read more

Similar categories in Maureen F. McHugh's Liminal Spaces book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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16. Between Home and a House on Fire

By: A.T. Greenblatt

3.63

Format: 23 pages, ebook

The survivor of an apocalypse event in an alternate universe tries to rebuild and avoid being dragg… read more

Similar categories in A.T. Greenblatt's Between Home and a House on Fire book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
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17. The Plasticity of Being

By: Renan Bernardo

3.53

Format: 26 pages, ebook

A Brazilian freelance journalist confronts the grim reality her past choices created when she cover… read more

Similar categories in Renan Bernardo's The Plasticity of Being book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
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18. Nine Billion Turing Tests

By: Chris Willrich

3.89

Format: 44 pages, ebook

In a post-nuclear event Silicon Valley, a man grieving the loss of his wife struggles to find comfo… read more

Similar categories in Chris Willrich's Nine Billion Turing Tests book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
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19. You Don't Belong Where You Don't Belong

By: Kemi Ashing-Giwa

3.49

Format: 25 pages, ebook

With her friends vanishing and her home planet of Ayeshij crushed under the weight of occupation, g… read more

Similar categories in Kemi Ashing-Giwa's You Don't Belong Where You Don't Belong book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
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20. Median

By: Kelly Robson

3.69

Format: 26 pages, ebook

A professional caregiver’s commute takes an unsettling detour when car trouble forces her to pull o… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Robson's Median book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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21. Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.62

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

When Rozakajin, road-weary bandit and army deserter, spots a hapless blond young man in a country i… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Penric and the Bandit (Penric and Desdemona, #13) book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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22. I'll Miss Myself

By: John Wiswell

3.82

Format: 26 pages, ebook

A man using a social media app that reaches across dimensions to talk to himself in different timel… read more

Similar categories in John Wiswell's I'll Miss Myself book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fiction
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23. Blackjack

By: Veronica Schanoes

4.10

Format: 47 pages, ebook

A woman visiting Las Vegas for a fun weekend encounters her ne’er-do-well ex-husband, who begs her … read more

Similar categories in Veronica Schanoes's Blackjack book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
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24. Other Kelly

By: Genevieve Valentine

2.78

Format: 24 pages, ebook

Kelly's friends were all getting a little sick of Kelly, even before the doppelganger showed up. An… read more

Similar categories in Genevieve Valentine's Other Kelly book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
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25. Breathing Constellations

By: Rich Larson

3.90

Format: 20 pages, ebook

Misunderstanding threatens a commune whose survival is dependent on precise communication with anot… read more

Similar categories in Rich Larson's Breathing Constellations book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
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26. The Two Musics

By: Michael Cisco

2.40

Format: 35 pages, Kindle Edition

Simon thought he left his fascination with the infamous “The Sunshine Killer” and his cult, the “Su… read more

Similar categories in Michael Cisco's The Two Musics book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • horror
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27. Before the Forest

By: Kell Woods

4.00

Format: 31 pages, ebook

Kell Woods returns to the world of her bestselling novel, After the Forest, weaving a dark and lyri… read more

Similar categories in Kell Woods's Before the Forest book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
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28. The Alice Run

By: Nancy Kress

3.69

Format: 35 pages, ebook

A comatose patient undergoes an experimental procedure that uses favorite childhood stories to pull… read more

Similar categories in Nancy Kress's The Alice Run book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
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29. Set in Stone

By: K.J. Parker

3.97

Format: 33 pages, Kindle Edition

A sculptor struggles when he is commanded to perpetuate the lies of a deceitful and cruel king... read more

Similar categories in K.J. Parker's Set in Stone book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
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30. Instar

By: Karen Heuler

3.18

Format: 25 pages, ebook

Searching for her daughter, a woman confronts the man she believes stole the child...and the strang… read more

Similar categories in Karen Heuler's Instar book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • short stories
  • fantasy
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31. The Colors of Money

By: Nisi Shawl

3.44

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

Set after the events of Everfair, espionage, betrayal, and political intrigue follow, when the estr… read more

Similar categories in Nisi Shawl's The Colors of Money book and S.L. Huang's The River Judge

  • fantasy

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