12 must-read short stories books like The Water Eater by Winston K. Marks

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The Water Eater

By: Winston K. Marks

3.33

Format: 22 pages, Paperback

I just lost a weekend. I ain't too anxious to find it. Instead, I sure wish I had gone fishing with…

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1. Prominent Author

By: Philip K. Dick

3.71

Format: 14 pages, ebook

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
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2. Watchbird

By: Robert Sheckley

3.84

Format: None pages,

Strange how often the Millennium has been at hand. The idea is peace on Earth, see, and the way to … read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
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3. The Meddler

By: Philip K. Dick , J.L. Lockshin

2.50

Format: 32 pages,

What becomes of our race when we meddle with the future? A classic short by Philip K. Dick. read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories

4. The Gun

By: Philip K. Dick

4.04

Format: 202 pages,

The plot of The Gun centers around a group of space explorers who investigate a planet which appear… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
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5. The Defenders

By: Philip K. Dick

3.13

Format: 192 pages,

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  • science fiction
  • short stories

6. The Variable Man

By: Philip K. Dick , Gregg Margarite

4.12

Format: 206 pages, Audiobook

Predictability has come a long way. The computers of the future can tell you if you're going to win… read more

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7. The Eyes Have It

By: Philip K. Dick

4.05

Format: 336 pages, ebook

It was quite by accident I discovered this incredible invasion of Earth by lifeforms from another p… read more

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8. The Skull

By: Philip K. Dick

3.78

Format: 416 pages,

Conger agreed to kill a stranger he had never seen. He wasn't concerned about getting the wrong man… read more

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9. Small Town

By: Philip K. Dick

4.14

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

This early work by Philip K. Dick was originally published in 1953 and we are now republishing it w… read more

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10. The Crystal Crypt: A Short Science Fiction Novel

By: Philip K. Dick

3.87

Format: 252 pages,

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11. The Cask of Amontillado

By: Edgar Allan Poe

4.08

Format: 24 pages, Paperback

"The Cask of Amontillado" (sometimes spelled "The Casque ..") is a short story written by Edgar All… read more

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  • short stories
  • horror
"For the love of God, Montresor!"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado

"He did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado

"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado

"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Cask of Amontillado

12. Beyond Lies the Wub

By: Philip K. Dick

4.07

Format: None pages,

"The wub, sir," Peterson said. "It spoke!" The slovenly wub might well have said: Many men talk li… read more

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13. Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)

By: Jim Butcher

4.07

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

HARRY DRESDEN -- WIZARD Lost Items Found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable… read more

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14. 2BR02B

By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

4.43

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

2BR02B is a satiric short story that imagines life & death in a future world where aging has been "… read more

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15. The Hanging Stranger

By: Philip K. Dick

3.94

Format: 336 pages, ebook

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16. Witch King

By: Martha Wells

3.71

Format: 415 pages, Hardcover

"I didn't know you were a... demon." "You idiot. I'm the demon." Kai's having a long day in Marth… read more

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  • science fiction
"Mother bared her fangs. "Stop being overdramatic." Kai would have loved to, if dramatic things would stop happening to him."

-Martha Wells, Witch King

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17. Malorie (Bird Box, #2)

By: Josh Malerman

3.80

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

Now from the mind of a true master of suspense comes the next chapter in Bird Box. This time, Malor… read more

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  • science fiction
  • horror
"She remembers yelling, so much yelling, so much saying 'no no no, Tom, NO!' But if you tell someone "no" enough times, they start thinking "yes", just to hear something else, just to hear a different…"

-Josh Malerman, Malorie (Bird Box, #2)

"She wants to believe in Fate, wants to believe there is a reason for everything. That they were supposed to leave now. That no time has been lost. That a bigger purpose will be revealed in the end. B…"

-Josh Malerman, Malorie (Bird Box, #2)

"Whoever you meet, whoever we encounter, you have to remember that they’ve experienced loss. Whether it was their parents, their kids, their friends…they’ve lost someone to the new world. And you need…"

-Josh Malerman, Malorie (Bird Box, #2)

"He reads on: 'In every corner of this community, somebody is attempting something new. For this, they've had their share of tragedies.' Tom nods. Of course they have. They had to have. That's how inv…"

-Josh Malerman, Malorie (Bird Box, #2)

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18. The Robot Who Wanted to Know

By: Harry Harrison

3.31

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

The possibility that robots, in common with certain humanoids, might in time share certain emotions… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
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19. Your Servant, Sir

By: Sol Boren

2.17

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

Short Famous and Classic Science Fiction Novel We all know that every android has its little idios… read more

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20. The Man Who Liked Lions

By: John Bernard Daley

2.67

Format: 22 pages, Paperback

The Man Who Liked Lions has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in orde… read more

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21. Distress Signal

By: Ross Rocklynne

3.43

Format: 22 pages, Paperback

This is many of the old books which has been considered important throughout the human history. The… read more

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22. Export Commodity

By: Irving Cox, Jr.

3.20

Format: None pages, ebook

None read more

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23. The Wall of Darkness (Short Story)

By: Arthur C. Clarke

3.74

Format: None pages, ebook

Arthur C. Clarke est l’un des grands maîtres de la SF moderne. Chantre de la conquête de l’espace, … read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
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24. Second Childhood

By: Clifford D. Simak

3.16

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

Achieving immortality is only half of the problem. The other half is knowing how to live with it on… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
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25. The Water Eater

By: Winston K. Marks

3.33

Format: 22 pages, Paperback

I just lost a weekend. I ain't too anxious to find it. Instead, I sure wish I had gone fishing with… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • horror
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26. Spoken For

By: William Morrison

3.00

Format: 17 pages, Kindle Edition

He was lost—anyone could see that—but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why! read more

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27. And All the Girls Were Nude

By: Ricard Magruder

3.36

Format: 10 pages, ebook

Nathaniel Evergood invented a camera lens which eliminated the clothes on all of the girls he took … read more

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28. Prison Of A Billion Years

By: C.H. Thames

3.24

Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition

appeared in the April 1956 issue of Imagination Science Fiction. Adam Slade was a man who had noth… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
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29. Strange Eden

By: Philip K. Dick

3.18

Format: 11 pages, None

Two space travelers on a mapping mission land their ship on a small planet which when explored is f… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
"If this place were closer to Terra there’d be empty beer cans and plastic plates strewn around. The trees would be gone. There’d be old jet motors in the water. The beaches would stink to high heaven…"

-Philip K. Dick, Strange Eden

"Si este lugar estuviera màs próximo a Terra, habría latas de cerveza vacias y platos de plástico por todas partes. Los árboles habrían desaparecido. Habría motores a reacción viejos tirados en el agu…"

-Philip K. Dick, Strange Eden

30. The Martians and the Coys

By: Mack Reynolds

3.45

Format: None pages, None

"We proceeded with care toward the clearing on the edge of which our scouts had detected the Earthl… read more

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31. Unwelcomed Visitor

By: William Douglas Morrison

2.75

Format: 35 pages, Kindle Edition

Science-Fiction NovelThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is … read more

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13 best-selling science fiction books like The Water Eater by Winston K. Marks

Transform Your Habits

Prominent Author

Philip K. Dick

3.71

Transform Your Habits

Watchbird

Robert Sheckley

3.84

Transform Your Habits

The Meddler

Philip K. Dick , J.L. Lockshin

2.50

The Gun

Philip K. Dick

4.04

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13 Top short stories books like Strange Eden by Philip K. Dick

Transform Your Habits

The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet - a Sherlock Holmes Short Story (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes #11)

Arthur Conan Doyle , Howard Haycraft

3.78

Transform Your Habits

The Five Orange Pips (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #5)

Arthur Conan Doyle

3.72

Transform Your Habits

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

Ursula K. Le Guin

4.37

Transform Your Habits

The Color Out of Space

H.P. Lovecraft

4.00

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