5 must-read science fiction books like Nobody Here But— by Isaac Asimov

Nobody Here But—

By: Isaac Asimov

3.51

Format: None pages, ebook

"Nobody Here But—" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the …

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Cover of Pinocchio by John Boyne, Unknown, Monteiro Lobato, Carlo Collodi

1. Pinocchio

By: John Boyne , Unknown , Monteiro Lobato , Carlo Collodi

3.85

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

A timeless classic to be read over and over. This is the story of Pinocchio, filled with harrowi… read more

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"Hunger is the best cook."

-John Boyne, Pinocchio

"A conscience is that still small voice that people won't listen to."

-John Boyne, Pinocchio

"Would it be possible to find a more ungrateful boy, or one with less heart than I have!"

-John Boyne, Pinocchio

"Laziness is a serious illness and one must cure it immediately; yes, even from early childhood. If not, it will kill you in the end."

-John Boyne, Pinocchio

Cover of The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe

2. The Masque of the Red Death

By: Edgar Allan Poe

4.06

Format: 9 pages, Paperback

The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by … read more

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  • short stories
"Existem cordas, nos corações dos mais indiferentes, que não podem ser tocadas sem emoção."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death

"Even with the utterly lost, to whom life and death are equally jests, there are matters of which no jest can be made."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death

"There was much of the beautiful, much of the wanton, much of the bizarre, something of the terrible, and not a little of that which might have excited disgust."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death

"And the life of the ebony clock went out with that of the last of the gay. And the flames of the tripods expired. And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Masque of the Red Death

Cover of The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1) by Peter S. Beagle

3. The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

By: Peter S. Beagle

4.16

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780451450524 She was magical, beautiful beyond belief—and comp… read more

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"I love whom I love."

-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

"The last unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone."

-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

"You're in the story with the rest of us now, and you must go with it, whether you will or no."

-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

"The most professional curse ever snarled or croaked or thundered can have no effect on a pure heart."

-Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)

Cover of Diary of a Madman and Other Stories by Nikolai Gogol

4. Diary of a Madman and Other Stories

By: Nikolai Gogol

4.35

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

Hailed by Nabokov as "the greatest artist that Russia has yet produced," Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) … read more

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  • short stories
Cover of Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

5. Timequake

By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

2.57

Format: 210 pages, Kindle Edition

Think of Timequake, Kurt Vonnegut's 19th and last novel (or so he says), as a victory lap. It's a c… read more

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  • science fiction
Cover of The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins, Carolyn G. Heilbrun

6. The Moonstone

By: Wilkie Collins , Carolyn G. Heilbrun

3.38

Format: None pages, Paperback

"The Moonstone is a page-turner," writes Carolyn Heilbrun. "It catches one up and unfolds its amazi… read more

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7. The Machine Stops

By: E.M. Forster

3.57

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

"The Machine Stops" is a science fiction short story (12,300 words) by E. M. Forster. After initial… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
Cover of The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft

8. The Shadow Over Innsmouth

By: H.P. Lovecraft

4.11

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" is a short novel about a weird hybrid race of humans and creatures rese… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
Cover of Troll Bridge (Discworld #16.5) by Terry Pratchett

9. 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

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  • short stories

10. Binti (Binti, #1)

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.95

Format: 145 pages, ebook

Her name is Binti, and she is the first of the Himba people ever to be offered a place at Oomza Uni… read more

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11. The Rats in the Walls

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.55

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

"The Rats in the Walls" is a short story by H.P. Lovecraft. Written in August-September 1923, it wa… read more

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12. The Gift of the Magi

By: O. Henry , Lisbeth Zwerger

4.11

Format: 26 pages, Hardcover

O. Henry's classic tale of the wisest gifts of Christmas is itself a gift to share and treasure. … read more

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  • short stories
"Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating."

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

"There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl."

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

"There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with snif…"

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

"Единственное, что тут можно было сделать, это хлопнуться на старенькую кушетку и зареветь. Именно так Делла и поступила. Откуда напрашивается философский вывод, что жизнь состоит из слез, вздохов и у…"

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

13. Paula

By: Isabel Allende

3.94

Format: 229 pages,

Paula es el libro mas conmovedor, mas personal y mas intimo de Isabel Allende. Junto al lecho en qu… read more

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Cover of Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) by Richard K. Morgan

14. Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)

By: Richard K. Morgan

4.04

Format: 544 pages, Kindle Edition

Four hundred years from now mankind is strung out across a region of interstellar space inherited f… read more

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  • science fiction
"You smoke?"

-Richard K. Morgan, Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)

"Catholics get on well with tyranny. It's in the culture."

-Richard K. Morgan, Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)

"Kültür, kirli hava gibidir. Farkında olmasanız dahi etkilenirsiniz."

-Richard K. Morgan, Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)

"What we thought of as personality was no more than the passing shape of one of the waves in front of me."

-Richard K. Morgan, Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1)

15. Nobody Here But—

By: Isaac Asimov

3.51

Format: None pages, ebook

"Nobody Here But—" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the … read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • artificial intelligence

7 Top short stories books like Nobody Here But— by Isaac Asimov

Transform Your Habits

The Masque of the Red Death

Edgar Allan Poe

4.06

Transform Your Habits

Diary of a Madman and Other Stories

Nikolai Gogol

4.35

The Machine Stops

E.M. Forster

3.57

Transform Your Habits

The Shadow Over Innsmouth

H.P. Lovecraft

4.11

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13 Best fiction books like The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins, Carolyn G. Heilbrun

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Tess of the D’Urbervilles

Thomas Hardy , Tim Dolin , Margaret R. Higonnet

3.83

Transform Your Habits

Bleak House

Charles Dickens , Hablot Knight Browne , Nicola Bradbury

4.02

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North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell , Alan Shelston

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Vanity Fair

William Makepeace Thackeray , John Carey

4.28

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