The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
By: Kij Johnson
4.02
Format: 281 pages, Paperback
A collection of speculative and experimental fiction exploring animal intelligences, gender, and th…
Want to Read $ 9.49If you liked the adult plot in The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories by Kij Johnson , here is a list of 24 books like this:
1. A Face Like Glass
By: Frances Hardinge
4.18
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
In Caverna, lies are an art — and everyone's an artist... In the underground city of Caverna the… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Frances Hardinge's A Face Like Glass book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction
- fantasy
- fiction
"Neverfell shepherded her herd of frightened, woolly suspicions."-Frances Hardinge, A Face Like Glass
"I swam across the torrent of my madness, and pulled myself upon the shore of a new and better sanity."-Frances Hardinge, A Face Like Glass
"The only sane option was to retreat back out into the corridor. Fortunately sanity had never really slowed Neverfell down."-Frances Hardinge, A Face Like Glass
"I can't think straight. But why am I trying to do that anyway? Everybody else thinks straight. That's why nobody expects me to think zigzag-hop."-Frances Hardinge, A Face Like Glass
2. The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
By: H.P. Lovecraft , E. Hoffmann Price
3.90
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath is a novella by H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) published by Arkham H… read more
Want to Read $ 0.99Similar categories in H.P. Lovecraft's The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction
- short stories
- fantasy
- fiction
"No death, no doom, no anguish can arouse the surpassing despair which flows from a loss of identity. - Through the Gates of the Silver Key "-H.P. Lovecraft, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
"Hei! Aa-shanta 'nygh! You are off! Send back earth's gods to their haunts on unknown Kadath, and pray to all space that you may never meet me in my thousand other forms. Farewell, Randolph Carter, an…"-H.P. Lovecraft, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
"Some of them stole off to those cryptical realms which are known only to cats and which villagers say are on the moon's dark side, whither the cats leap from tall housetops; but one small black kitte…"-H.P. Lovecraft, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
"Then in the slow creeping course of eternity the utmost cycle of the cosmos churned itself into another futile completion, and all things became again as they were unreckoned kalpas before. Matter an…"-H.P. Lovecraft, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
3. The Siren Depths (Books of the Raksura, #3)
By: Martha Wells
4.24
Format: 277 pages, Paperback
All his life, Moon roamed the Three Worlds, a solitary wanderer forced to hide his true nature--unt… read more
Want to Read $ 11.49Similar categories in Martha Wells's The Siren Depths (Books of the Raksura, #3) book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- fantasy
- fiction
4. Resident Alien Volume 1: Welcome to Earth!
By: Steve Parkhouse , None , Peter Hogan
3.88
Format: None pages, Paperback
A stranded alien seeks refuge in the small town of Patience, USA, where he hides undercover as a re… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Steve Parkhouse's Resident Alien Volume 1: Welcome to Earth! book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
5. Ghost Summer
By: Tananarive Due
4.20
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
Whether weaving family life and history into dark fiction or writing speculative Afrofuturism, Amer… read more
Want to Read $ 6.99Similar categories in Tananarive Due's Ghost Summer book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction
- short stories
- fantasy
- fiction
"Letitia knew words were only part of who people were, and usually the least important part."-Tananarive Due, Ghost Summer
"She had learned long ago that the truth made people angry, and to speak of it was considered evil."-Tananarive Due, Ghost Summer
"In a cold place, there's no such thing as today, just tomorrow. Will it snow tomorrow? Will it be sunny tomorrow?"-Tananarive Due, Ghost Summer
"...you know everybody has a turn, and you just try to find something interesting every day to make you glad it hasn't happened yet."-Tananarive Due, Ghost Summer
6. I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons
By: Peter S. Beagle
3.78
Format: 278 pages, Hardcover
A cast of characters trapped within their roles of dragon hunter, princess, and more must come toge… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Peter S. Beagle's I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
"Fear cannot breed where there is action."-Peter S. Beagle, I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons
7. Big
By: Vashti Harrison
4.66
Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition
This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- fiction
8. 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
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Nghi Vo's The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5) book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
"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)
9. Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction
By: Ann Leckie
4.05
Format: 403 pages, Hardcover
Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the SFF genre, for… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Ann Leckie's Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- adult
- short stories
- fiction
- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
10. Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle, #4)
By: Nghi Vo
4.24
Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition
The Hugo and Crawford Award-Winning Series! The wandering Cleric Chih returns home to the Singin… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Nghi Vo's Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle, #4) book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- short stories
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
11. 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
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Kelly Link's White Cat, Black Dog: Stories book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- adult
- short stories
- fiction
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
"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
12. Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead (Corax Trilogy #1)
By: K.J. Parker
4.00
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
There’s no formal training for battlefield salvage. You just have to pick things up as you go along… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in K.J. Parker's Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead (Corax Trilogy #1) book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- adult
- fiction
- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
"The men of Sirupat weren't fighters because they didn't want to be, and in my book there's no higher praise than that--and that's the main reason, when you come to think of it, why women are so infin…"-K.J. Parker, Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead (Corax Trilogy #1)
"Where you always go wrong is trying to persuade people with facts and arguments. It's why you can only write comedy. What gets people going is stuff that doesn't mean shit but sounds great. Blood, to…"-K.J. Parker, Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead (Corax Trilogy #1)
13. The Tea Master and the Detective (The Universe of Xuya)
By: Aliette de Bodard
3.85
Format: 93 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to the Scattered Pearls Belt, a collection of ring habitats and orbitals ruled by exiled hu… read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Aliette de Bodard's The Tea Master and the Detective (The Universe of Xuya) book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- short stories
- fiction
- science fiction
- adult
- fantasy
14. The Tusks of Extinction
By: Ray Nayler
3.85
Format: 192 pages, ebook
When you bring back a long-extinct species, there’s more to success than the DNA. Moscow has res… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Ray Nayler's The Tusks of Extinction book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- adult
- fiction
- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
"When you bring back a long-extinct species, there's more to success than the DNA."-Ray Nayler, The Tusks of Extinction
"But there were links [to memories] that were broken as well. That no longer led to other memories. Were those memories still there, disconnected but whole, like planets that had escaped the gravity o…"-Ray Nayler, The Tusks of Extinction
"He was afraid to lose this memory. He returned to it often, like a person checking their pockets to make sure their keys were still there. He had lost so many memories of her. The further away he mov…"-Ray Nayler, The Tusks of Extinction
15. The Tainted Cup
By: Robert Jackson Bennett
None
Format: 413 pages, Hardcover
In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, w… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Robert Jackson Bennett's The Tainted Cup book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
16. Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer
By: Garth Nix
3.84
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Garth Nix’s exciting adult debut: a new collection including all… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Garth Nix's Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- short stories
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
17. The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain
By: Sofia Samatar
3.94
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Celebrated author Sofia Samatar presents a mystical, revolutionary space adventure for the exhauste… read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Sofia Samatar's The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- adult
- short stories
- fiction
- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
18. Sisters of the Vast Black (Our Lady of Endless Worlds, #1)
By: Lina Rather
4.01
Format: 176 pages, ebook
The sisters of the Order of Saint Rita captain their living ship into the reaches of space in Lina … read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Lina Rather's Sisters of the Vast Black (Our Lady of Endless Worlds, #1) book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction
- science fiction fantasy
- adult
- fiction
19. The Book of Love
By: Kelly Link
3.50
Format: 628 pages, Hardcover
The Book of Love showcases Kelly Link at the height of her powers, channeling potent magic and attu… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Kelly Link's The Book of Love book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
20. The Navigating Fox
By: Christopher Rowe
3.74
Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition
Quintus Shu'al is the world's only navigating fox. He's also in disgrace after leading an expeditio… read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Christopher Rowe's The Navigating Fox book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- short stories
- fiction
- science fiction
- adult
- fantasy
21. No One Will Come Back For Us and Other Stories
By: Premee Mohamed
4.00
Format: 286 pages, Paperback
A collection of short fiction by award-winning author Premee Mohamed. read more
Want to Read $ 7.99Similar categories in Premee Mohamed's No One Will Come Back For Us and Other Stories book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- short stories
- fiction
- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
22. A Stranger in the Citadel
By: Tobias S. Buckell
3.43
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
From the powerful storyteller Tobias Buckell (Crystal Rain, The Tangled Lands), a complex novel of … read more
Want to Read $ 10.49Similar categories in Tobias S. Buckell's A Stranger in the Citadel book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- fiction
- science fiction
- adult
- fantasy
"You shall not suffer a librarian to live."-Tobias S. Buckell, A Stranger in the Citadel
23. The Truth of the Aleke (Forever Desert, #2)
By: Moses Ose Utomi
4.17
Format: 103 pages, Hardcover
Moses Ose Utomi returns to his Forever Desert series with The Truth of the Aleke , continuing his e… read more
Want to Read $ 2.99Similar categories in Moses Ose Utomi's The Truth of the Aleke (Forever Desert, #2) book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- fiction
- science fiction
- adult
- fantasy
24. Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories
By: GennaRose Nethercott
3.76
Format: 259 pages, Paperback
From the author of the breakout fantasy novel Thistlefoot : a collection of dark fairytales and fra… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in GennaRose Nethercott's Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart: And Other Stories book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- short stories
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
25. Into the Broken Lands
By: Tanya Huff
4.10
Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition
A band of heroes seeking a magical fire must enter a perilous swampland full of deadly flora and fa… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Tanya Huff's Into the Broken Lands book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
26. Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil
By: Ananda Lima
3.52
Format: 181 pages, Hardcover
At a Halloween party in 1999, a writer slept with the devil. She sees him again and again throughou… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Ananda Lima's Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- short stories
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
27. The Dead Cat Tail Assassins
By: P. Djèlí Clark
4.05
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins are not cats. Nor do they have tails. But they are most assuredly… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in P. Djèlí Clark's The Dead Cat Tail Assassins book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- short stories
- fiction
- science fiction
- adult
- fantasy
28. A Sorceress Comes to Call
By: T. Kingfisher
4.24
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm's Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's A Sorceress Comes to Call book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
29. All This & More
By: Peng Shepherd
3.47
Format: 469 pages, Hardcover
From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Cartographers and The Book of M comes an i… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Peng Shepherd's All This & More book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- adult
- fiction
- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
30. The Runes of Engagement
By: Dave Klecha
3.71
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The Lord of the Rings meets Slaughterhouse-Five by way of World of Warcraft in this delirious mashu… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Dave Klecha's The Runes of Engagement book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- adult
- fantasy
31. The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
By: Kij Johnson
4.02
Format: 281 pages, Paperback
A collection of speculative and experimental fiction exploring animal intelligences, gender, and th… read more
Want to Read $ 9.49Similar categories in Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories book and Kij Johnson's The Privilege of the Happy Ending: S/M/L Stories
- science fiction fantasy
- collections
- adult
- short stories
- fiction
- science fiction
- speculative fiction
- fantasy
- mythology
