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…
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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
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"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
2. Mr. Mendoza's Paintbrush
By: Luis Alberto Urrea , Christopher Cardinale
3.30
Format: 107 pages, Paperback
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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. Chivalry
By: Neil Gaiman
4.21
Format: 72 pages, Hardcover
Another delightfully humorous and sweet fantasy graphic novel adaptation of a Neil Gaiman short sto… read more
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"Mrs. Whitaker found the Holy Grail; it was under a fur coat."-Neil Gaiman, Chivalry
5. 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
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"Jesus better keep his little bitch mouth shut"-Jordan Peele, Out There Screaming
6. Long Past Dues (The Unorthodox Chronicles, #2)
By: James J. Butcher
4.07
Format: 401 pages, Hardcover
Grimsby, the newest Auditor in the magical Department of Unorthodox Affairs, finds himself in hot w… read more
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7. 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
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8. 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
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9. The Paper Menagerie
By: Ken Liu
4.58
Format: 32 pages, ebook
Ken Liu's incredible story "Paper Menagerie" just became the first work of fiction to win all three… read more
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"She told me about American men who wanted Asian wives. If I can cook, clean, and take care of my American husband, he'll give me a good life. It was the only hope I had. And that was how I got into t…"-Ken Liu, The Paper Menagerie
10. The Last Truth
By: AnaMaria Curtis
4.20
Format: 25 pages, ebook
In AnaMaria Curtis's "The Last Truth", a Tor.com Original, a runaway and indentured thief, Eri must… read more
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11. The Wren in the Holly Library
By: K.A. Linde
3.79
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Can you love the dark when you know what it hides? Some things aren’t supposed to exist outside … read more
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12. 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
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13. 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
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14. 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
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15. The Hidden Forrests of Earth and Mars
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4.06
Format: None pages, Audiobook
A young woman must decide her future: planting seeds and forging civilization on Mars, or caretakin… read more
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16. 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
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17. 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
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18. 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
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19. 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
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20. Twilight Territory
By: Andrew X. Pham
3.64
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping first novel of love, war, and resistance in post–World War II Japanese-occupied Vietnam,… read more
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21. 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
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22. 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
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23. The Court Magician
By: Sarah Pinsker
3.94
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A young magician is given the opportunity to learn real magic, but it comes with consequences. This… read more
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24. Three Roses
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25. Mr. McCaslin
By: Peter S. Beagle
4.07
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Neighborhood kids help a curmudgeonly old man with a family curse. This story appears in The Essent… read more
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26. The Pilgrim and the Angel
By: E. Lily Yu
4.23
Format: 1 pages, Audiobook
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27. The Clockmaker and His Daughter
By: Tobi Ogundiran
4.36
Format: 1 pages, Audiobook
A story about the bond between father and daughter, cities both big and small, clocks, trees, and h… read more
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28. Galaxy Girl and the November Monstrosity
By: Aleksandra Hill
3.68
Format: 1 pages, Audiobook
A superhero returns home for Thanksgiving. read more
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29. Dragonflies
By: Shannon Sanders
3.50
Format: 1 pages, Audiobook
Knick-knacks are tagged, life choices are interrogated, and secrets are revealed after the family m… read more
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30. The Tin Man
By: Lilliam Rivera
3.88
Format: 1 pages, Audiobook
The sole survivor of a pandemic must determine the true intentions of a robot who arrives to save h… read more
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31. The Golden Hour
By: Jeffrey Ford
3.68
Format: 1 pages, Audiobook
A time traveler is stranded in a small town. This story appears in SOMEONE IN TIME: TALES OF TIME-C… read more
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