The Sentinel
By: Arthur C. Clarke
3.79
Format: 6 pages, Paperback
Written in 1948 and first published in 1951 as Sentinel of eternity, this is the short story on whi…
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1. The Mystery Knight (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #3)
By: George R.R. Martin
4.24
Format: 104 pages, ebook
The Mystery Knight is a novella published in 2010 as part of the Warriors anthology, edited by Geor… read more
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"One-and-twenty sorts of birds,"-George R.R. Martin, The Mystery Knight (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #3)
"Wine makes all things possible."-George R.R. Martin, The Mystery Knight (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #3)
"Kings rise and fall, Dunk thought, and cows and smallfolk go about their business."-George R.R. Martin, The Mystery Knight (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #3)
2. On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl on One Beautiful April Morning
By: Haruki Murakami
3.75
Format: 5 pages,
A short story by Haruki Murakami read more
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"What a wonderful thing it is to find and be found by your 100% perfect other. It's a miracle, a cosmic miracle."-Haruki Murakami, On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl on One Beautiful April Morning
3. The Sworn Sword (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #2)
By: George R.R. Martin
4.11
Format: 81 pages, ebook
The Sworn Sword is a novella by George R. R. Martin that first appeared in the Legends II anthology… read more
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"A modest fellow, this one,"-George R.R. Martin, The Sworn Sword (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #2)
"Common boys fight with wooden swords too, only theirs are sticks and broken branches."-George R.R. Martin, The Sworn Sword (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #2)
4. 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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"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
5. The Oval Portrait
By: Edgar Allan Poe
3.94
Format: None pages,
In this story of artistic obsession, a wounded man finds shelter in an abandoned chteau in the Appe… read more
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- short stories
- fiction
6. The Egg
By: Andy Weir
3.41
Format: None pages, ebook
A short story about the universe. read more
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7. "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman
By: Harlan Ellison , Rick Berry
4.43
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A rebel inhabits a world where conformity and punctuality are top priorities and the Ticktockman ca… read more
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8. The Hedge Knight (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #1)
By: George R.R. Martin
4.36
Format: 209 pages, ebook
A novella originally published August 25, 1998 in the Legends anthology, edited by Robert Silverber… read more
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9. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
4.02
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
A short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky written in 1877. It begins with a man walking St. Petersburg's … read more
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"I want to suffer so that I may love."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
"How anxiously I yearned for those I had forsake"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
"how anxiously I yearned for those I had forsaken."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
"أصبحت فجأة لا أغضب من الناس، بل ما عدت ألاحظ وجودهم."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
10. Dracula's Guest
By: Bram Stoker
4.36
Format: 39 pages,
A passage from the manuscript of Dracula. read more
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11. The Imp of The Perverse
By: Edgar Allan Poe
5.00
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Suspense, fear and the supernatural provide the center for this tale by the master prose writer. read more
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12. 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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"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
13. The Great Silence
By: Karen Joy Fowler , Ted Chiang
3.68
Format: 113 pages,
"Ted Chiang's very short story, 'The Great Silence' adds another set of questions to the Fermi Para… read more
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14. There Will Come Soft Rains
By: Ray Bradbury
4.07
Format: 154 pages, Paperback
First published in Collier's, May 6, 1950. The story concerns a household in Allendale, California,… read more
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15. The Minority Report
By: Philip K. Dick
4.08
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
In the world of The Minority Report, Commissioner John Anderton is the one to thank for the lack of… read more
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16. First Person Singular: Stories
By: Haruki Murakami
3.54
Format: 245 pages, Hardcover
A riveting new collection of short stories from the beloved, internationally acclaimed, Haruki Mura… read more
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"Hätte ich auf dem Jupiter umsteigen sollen?"-Haruki Murakami, First Person Singular: Stories
"It’s important in life to get used to losing."-Haruki Murakami, First Person Singular: Stories
"A circle that has many centers but no circumference"-Haruki Murakami, First Person Singular: Stories
"Nichts, was leicht zu haben ist, besitzt einen Wert."-Haruki Murakami, First Person Singular: Stories
17. What's Expected of Us
By: Ted Chiang
3.86
Format: 4 pages, ebook
A short science fiction story as a part of the collection 'Exhalation' by Ted Chiang. read more
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"It’s essential that you behave as if your decisions matter, even though you know they don’t."-Ted Chiang, What's Expected of Us
"El corazón de cada Pronostic consiste en un circuito con un retraso negativo del tiempo; envía una señal atrás en el tiempo."-Ted Chiang, What's Expected of Us
"The reality isn’t important; what’s important is your belief, and believing the lie is the only way to avoid a waking coma. Civilization now depends on self-deception. Perhaps it always has."-Ted Chiang, What's Expected of Us
"My message to you is this: Pretend that you have free will. It’s essential that you behave as if your decisions matter, even though you know they don’t. The reality isn’t important; what’s important …"-Ted Chiang, What's Expected of Us
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"You're a writer, so I thought you must be interested in patterns of human behavior. Writers are supposed to appreciate something for what it is, before they hand down a judgment."-Haruki Murakami, Barn Burning
19. Dacey's Patent Automatic Nanny
By: Ted Chiang
3.03
Format: 15 pages, None
The story concentrates on different emotional relationships that humans develop with machines. Regi… read more
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"The behaviorist psychologist B. F. Skinner designed a special crib for his daughter, and there’s a persistent myth that she grew up psychologically damaged and eventually committed suicide. It’s comp…"-Ted Chiang, Dacey's Patent Automatic Nanny
20. The Sentinel
By: Arthur C. Clarke
3.79
Format: 6 pages, Paperback
Written in 1948 and first published in 1951 as Sentinel of eternity, this is the short story on whi… read more
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21. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discove… read more
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