16 Best fantasy books like River's Giving by Heather Shaw

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River's Giving

By: Heather Shaw

3.90

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A mystical phenomenon brightens the dreary days of winter — until one year, when it suddenly stops.

If you liked the fantasy plot in River's Giving by Heather Shaw , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Mr. Mendoza's Paintbrush by Luis Alberto Urrea, Christopher Cardinale

1. Mr. Mendoza's Paintbrush

By: Luis Alberto Urrea , Christopher Cardinale

3.30

Format: 107 pages, Paperback

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Similar categories in Luis Alberto Urrea's Mr. Mendoza's Paintbrush book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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2. Troll Bridge (Discworld #16.5)

By: Terry Pratchett

3.90

Format: 77 pages,

Part of a short story tribute anthology to Tolkien, found in After the King: Stories In Honor of J.… read more

Similar categories in Terry Pratchett's Troll Bridge (Discworld #16.5) book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook

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. The Wishing Pool and Other Stories

By: Tananarive Due

4.04

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

American Book Award–winning author Tananarive Due’s second collection of stories includes offerings… read more

Similar categories in Tananarive Due's The Wishing Pool and Other Stories book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"All were eager to go home, happy and smiling, except when they saw her. Noticing brown or black skin was a favorite sport in the States, so most stared at her."

-Tananarive Due, The Wishing Pool and Other Stories

"...dim light bled through the threadbare curtains she recognized in the window, the ones with patterns of fish Mom had found at a garage sale with Joy a million years ago. Or yesterday. Time was a my…"

-Tananarive Due, The Wishing Pool and Other Stories

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5. Open House on Haunted Hill

By: John Wiswell

4.14

Format: 13 pages, ebook

Author’s Note: At the World Fantasy Convention in 2018, I went to dinner with some lovely people wh… read more

Similar categories in John Wiswell's Open House on Haunted Hill book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. 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

Similar categories in Percival Everett's The Appropriation of Cultures book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. 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

Similar categories in AnaMaria Curtis's The Last Truth book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook

8. The Simplest Equation

By: Nicky Drayden

4.08

Format: None pages, None

A struggling college student gains new perspective on her studies from her classmate, who's come to… read more

Similar categories in Nicky Drayden's The Simplest Equation book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. 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

Similar categories in A.T. Greenblatt's Waystation City book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. 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

Similar categories in Diane Oliver's When the Apples are Ripe book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fiction
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11. An Equal Share of the Bone

By: Karen Osborne

4.02

Format: None pages, None

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Similar categories in Karen Osborne's An Equal Share of the Bone book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook

12. The Foster Portfolio

By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

3.75

Format: None pages, None

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Similar categories in Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s The Foster Portfolio book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. #ClimbingNation

By: Kim Fu

4.03

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

When an Instagram-famous rock climber comes to an untimely death, his friends and admirers gather t… read more

Similar categories in Kim Fu's #ClimbingNation book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. River's Giving

By: Heather Shaw

3.90

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A mystical phenomenon brightens the dreary days of winter — until one year, when it suddenly stops. read more

Similar categories in Heather Shaw's River's Giving book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. The Usual Santas

By: Mick Herron

4.06

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A group of mall Santas celebrating Christmas Eve discover that there is a stranger in their midst. … read more

Similar categories in Mick Herron's The Usual Santas book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • christmas
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. 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

Similar categories in Ian R. MacLeod's Sin Eater book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. 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

Similar categories in Allison King's The Many Taste Grooves of the Chang Family book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. The Court Magician

By: Sarah Pinsker

3.94

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A young magician is given the opportunity to learn real magic, but it comes with consequences. This… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Pinsker's The Court Magician book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. Three Roses

By: Karmen Špiljak

3.68

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A mysterious pub draws in lost souls on Christmas Eve. This story appears in the author's collectio… read more

Similar categories in Karmen Špiljak's Three Roses book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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20. Mr. McCaslin

By: Peter S. Beagle

4.07

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

Neighborhood kids help a curmudgeonly old man with a family curse. This story appears in The Essent… read more

Similar categories in Peter S. Beagle's Mr. McCaslin book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. The Pilgrim and the Angel

By: E. Lily Yu

4.23

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

An angel surprises a humble coffee shop owner in Cairo. This story appears in E. Lily Yu's collecti… read more

Similar categories in E. Lily Yu's The Pilgrim and the Angel book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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22. Mister Dawn, How Can You Be So Cruel?

By: Violet Allen

3.83

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

An artist works as a dream concierge, creating augmented dream packages for clients. For more from … read more

Similar categories in Violet Allen's Mister Dawn, How Can You Be So Cruel? book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of The Lady of the Yellow-Painted Library by Tobi Ogundiran

23. The Lady of the Yellow-Painted Library

By: Tobi Ogundiran

4.04

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A hapless salesman flees the librarian hell-bent on retrieving her lost library book. This story ap… read more

Similar categories in Tobi Ogundiran's The Lady of the Yellow-Painted Library book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Clockmaker and His Daughter by Tobi Ogundiran

24. 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

Similar categories in Tobi Ogundiran's The Clockmaker and His Daughter book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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25. The Destination Star

By: Gregory Marlow

3.96

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

As a generation ship hurtles toward a distant star, one of its crew members receives a rare and pre… read more

Similar categories in Gregory Marlow's The Destination Star book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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26. 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

Similar categories in Shannon Sanders's Dragonflies book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fiction

27. Wok Hei St.

By: Guan Un

3.91

Format: None pages, None

A story of a stolen wok, magic, and manipulation. This story was originally published in Strange Ho… read more

Similar categories in Guan Un's Wok Hei St. book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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28. 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

Similar categories in Lilliam Rivera's The Tin Man book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • fiction
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29. 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

Similar categories in Jeffrey Ford's The Golden Hour book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • fiction
  • audiobook

30. Afterlife

By: Stephen King

3.53

Format: 18 pages, Paperback

"Afterlife" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in the June 2013 edition of Tin House… read more

Similar categories in Stephen King's Afterlife book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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31. Family Cooking

By: Ana Maria Curtis

4.10

Format: 1 pages, Audiobook

A tale of complicated family relationships and magical cooking. read more

Similar categories in Ana Maria Curtis's Family Cooking book and Heather Shaw's River's Giving

  • fantasy

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3.30

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3.90

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Tananarive Due

4.04

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