14 best-selling short stories books like Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023 by Neil Clarke

Cover of Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023 by Neil Clarke

Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

By: Neil Clarke

3.57

Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition

October 2023 issue (#205) contains: Original fiction by Suzanne Palmer ("Possibly Just About A C…

If you liked the short stories plot in Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023 by Neil Clarke , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Perdido Street Station (Bas-Lag, #1) by China Miéville

1. Perdido Street Station (Bas-Lag, #1)

By: China Miéville

3.80

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Beneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies the city of New Crobuzon, where th… read more

Similar categories in China Miéville's Perdido Street Station (Bas-Lag, #1) book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome by John Scalzi

2. Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome

By: John Scalzi

4.08

Format: 234 pages, ebook

A new near-future science fiction novella by John Scalzi, one of the most popular authors in modern… read more

Similar categories in John Scalzi's Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • science fiction
  • short stories
Cover of A Kiss With Teeth by Max Gladstone

3. A Kiss With Teeth

By: Max Gladstone

4.21

Format: None pages, ebook

Vlad has grown distant from his wife. His son has trouble at school. And he has to keep his sharp t… read more

Similar categories in Max Gladstone's A Kiss With Teeth book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • short stories
  • fantasy

4. Anyway: Angie

By: Daniel José Older

4.31

Format: 517 pages, ebook

Free online fiction from tor.com. Reza's job has put her in the face of every kind of death. Thanks… read more

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5. A Cup of Salt Tears

By: Isabel Yap

3.71

Format: 234 pages,

Makino's mother taught her caution, showed her how to carve her name into cucumbers, and insisted t… read more

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6. Cold Wind

By: Nicola Griffith

3.62

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

"Cold Wind", by Nicola Griffith, is a dark fantasy tale about a woman who enters a Seattle bar on a… read more

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7. The Insects of Love

By: Genevieve Valentine

4.38

Format: 83 pages, ebook

The Insects of Love,by Genevieve Valentine, is a dream-like science fiction/fantasy puzzle about tw… read more

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8. As Good as New

By: Charlie Jane Anders

4.47

Format: None pages, ebook

From the author of the Hugo-winning "Six Months, Three Days," a new wrinkle on the old story of thr… read more

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Cover of Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9) by Seanan McGuire

9. Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)

By: Seanan McGuire

4.09

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Dinosaurs and portals, and a girl who can find both in the latest book in the Hugo and Nebula Award… read more

Similar categories in Seanan McGuire's Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9) book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • fantasy
"Because all the ways we're not normal are the way our normal homes want us to be."

-Seanan McGuire, Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)

"We're your penance, silly, the whole chaotic bunch of us, and as part of your penance, I say you're not done suffering us yet."

-Seanan McGuire, Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)

"If you want a life without terrible surprises, you should always look at the worst possible answer until you understand it all the way down to the bottom. Once you can do that, you'll know what's com…"

-Seanan McGuire, Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)

"None of us is normal, and we'll either figure out how to pretend we are, or we'll find our doors home, and then we won't have to worry about it anymore, because all the ways we are not normal are the…"

-Seanan McGuire, Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)

Cover of The Mimicking of Known Successes (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1) by Malka Ann Older

10. The Mimicking of Known Successes (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1)

By: Malka Ann Older

3.64

Format: 169 pages, Hardcover

The Mimicking of Known Successes presents a cozy Holmesian murder mystery and sapphic romance, set … read more

Similar categories in Malka Ann Older's The Mimicking of Known Successes (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1) book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • science fiction
Cover of System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) by Martha Wells

11. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

By: Martha Wells

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

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12. On the Fox Roads

By: Nghi Vo

4.04

Format: 29 pages, ebook

While learning the ropes from a crafty Jazz Age bank robber, a young stowaway discovers their authe… read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's On the Fox Roads book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle, #4) by Nghi Vo

13. 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

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's Mammoths at the Gates (The Singing Hills Cycle, #4) book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1) by Nick Harkaway

14. Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1)

By: Nick Harkaway

4.03

Format: 236 pages, Hardcover

A virtuosic mashup of Philip K. Dick and Raymond Chandler by way of Marvel—the story of a detective… read more

Similar categories in Nick Harkaway's Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1) book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"In her hands, a corpse is like one of those old Bibles chained up in a dusty room, not only the printed text and the rich colours of the pictures, but the records of marriages and births and deaths i…"

-Nick Harkaway, Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1)

Cover of Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law (Judge Dee, #1) by Lavie Tidhar

15. Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law (Judge Dee, #1)

By: Lavie Tidhar

4.02

Format: 32 pages, ebook

No vampire is ever innocent… The wandering Judge Dee serves as judge, jury, and executioner for … read more

Similar categories in Lavie Tidhar's Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law (Judge Dee, #1) book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by Kelly Weinersmith

16. A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?

By: Kelly Weinersmith

4.06

Format: 448 pages, ebook

Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Weinersmith's A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

"For now, if leaving Earth is humanity leaving the cradle, well, humanity is going straight to its neighbor's basement."

-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?

"The Moon isn't just sort of a gray Sahara without air. Its surface is made of jagged, electrically charged microscopic glass and stone, which clings to pressure suits and landing vehicles. Nor is Mar…"

-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?

Cover of Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky, #2) by Rebecca Roanhorse

17. Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky, #2)

By: Rebecca Roanhorse

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

There are no tides more treacherous than those of the heart. —Teek saying The great city of Tova… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Roanhorse's Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky, #2) book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"He had only wanted to be seen for a moment. Recognized as a man, not a god."

-Rebecca Roanhorse, Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky, #2)

"But perhaps unforgivable acts are what is required to save this city. I tried kindness, again and again, and I failed."

-Rebecca Roanhorse, Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky, #2)

"Duty is a fine thing for those whose shoulders are stooped to the yoke, but it smothers those born to the wing. —Exhortations for a Happy Life"

-Rebecca Roanhorse, Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky, #2)

"Some have called me a fool for seeking to master the wild magics. But they have called me a fool only once, and the plaints of the dead matter not. —From The Manual of the Dreamwalkers, by Seuq, a sp…"

-Rebecca Roanhorse, Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky, #2)

Cover of Cosmic Detective by Jeff Lemire

18. Cosmic Detective

By: Jeff Lemire

3.48

Format: 168 pages, ebook

In a dark and grimy city, an unnamed detective gets called to a local murder, something unlikely an… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Lemire's Cosmic Detective book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Red Team Blues (Martin Hench #1) by Cory Doctorow

19. Red Team Blues (Martin Hench #1)

By: Cory Doctorow

3.90

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

A grabby next-Tuesday thriller about cryptocurrency shenanigans that will awaken you to how the wor… read more

Similar categories in Cory Doctorow's Red Team Blues (Martin Hench #1) book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • science fiction
"I miss the days when forensic accountancy and security engineering were distinct fields."

-Cory Doctorow, Red Team Blues (Martin Hench #1)

Cover of The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet by Jeff Goodell

20. The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet

By: Jeff Goodell

4.32

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The world is waking up to a new wildfires are now seasonal in California, the Northeast is getting… read more

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Cover of Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

21. Some Desperate Glory

By: Emily Tesh

4.06

Format: 438 pages, Hardcover

While we live, the enemy shall fear us. All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge … read more

Similar categories in Emily Tesh's Some Desperate Glory book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"While Earth's children live, the enemy shall fear us."

-Emily Tesh, Some Desperate Glory

"While we live, the enemy shall fear us. We are what's left. We are what must survive."

-Emily Tesh, Some Desperate Glory

Cover of The Pale House Devil by Richard Kadrey

22. The Pale House Devil

By: Richard Kadrey

3.67

Format: 123 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping, snappy creature feature from the master of horror noir about two detectives—one dead, o… read more

Similar categories in Richard Kadrey's The Pale House Devil book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of The Locked Coffin: A Judge Dee Mystery (Judge Dee, #6) by Lavie Tidhar

23. The Locked Coffin: A Judge Dee Mystery (Judge Dee, #6)

By: Lavie Tidhar

3.98

Format: 32 pages, ebook

While visiting the mysterious castle of Maidstone for an investigation, Judge Dee and Jonathan disc… read more

Similar categories in Lavie Tidhar's The Locked Coffin: A Judge Dee Mystery (Judge Dee, #6) book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Ivy, Angelica, Bay by C.L. Polk

24. Ivy, Angelica, Bay

By: C.L. Polk

4.16

Format: 51 pages, Kindle Edition

When Hurston Hill is threatened by a suspiciously powerful urban development firm, Miss l'Abielle s… read more

Similar categories in C.L. Polk's Ivy, Angelica, Bay book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of The Passing of the Dragon by Ken Liu

25. The Passing of the Dragon

By: Ken Liu

4.10

Format: 46 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman who fears she's failing as a painter and as an artist seeks inspiration from one of her fav… read more

Similar categories in Ken Liu's The Passing of the Dragon book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
"We’re all doing our best to see the dragon and record its passing."

-Ken Liu, The Passing of the Dragon

"Seven-and-seventy years in a shoebox, The penciled dates fading, gone, Scales of the dragon I can never know . . ."

-Ken Liu, The Passing of the Dragon

"We’re all trying to tell our own story, And we make other people parts of our own stories. We’re meant to bring our stories together, to speak and listen and know that the stories are real and they m…"

-Ken Liu, The Passing of the Dragon

"Life is one long story we tell ourselves to make sense of the world, and in our quest for meaning, we make other people players in our own psychomachia. Sometimes the consequence of doing that can be…"

-Ken Liu, The Passing of the Dragon

Cover of Sun River by Nisi Shawl

26. Sun River

By: Nisi Shawl

3.00

Format: 20 pages, ebook

Princess Mwadi of Everfair teams up with American actress Rima Bailey on a reconnaissance mission i… read more

Similar categories in Nisi Shawl's Sun River book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark

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

Similar categories in P. Djèlí Clark's The Dead Cat Tail Assassins book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Combustion Hour by Yoon Ha Lee

28. Combustion Hour

By: Yoon Ha Lee

3.43

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

This story is about the eschatology of shadow puppets.At the publisher's request, this title is bei… read more

Similar categories in Yoon Ha Lee's Combustion Hour book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023 by Neil Clarke

29. Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

By: Neil Clarke

3.57

Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition

October 2023 issue (#205) contains: Original fiction by Suzanne Palmer ("Possibly Just About A C… read more

Similar categories in Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023 book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Uncanny Magazine Issue 51, March/April 2023 by Charlie Jane Anders

30. Uncanny Magazine Issue 51, March/April 2023

By: Charlie Jane Anders

3.97

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

The March/April 2023 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. Featuring new fiction by Charlie… read more

Similar categories in Charlie Jane Anders's Uncanny Magazine Issue 51, March/April 2023 book and Neil Clarke's Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023

  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of Uncanny Magazine Issue 57: March/April 2024 by Nghi Vo

31. Uncanny Magazine Issue 57: March/April 2024

By: Nghi Vo

3.81

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

The March/April 2024 issue of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine.Featuring new fiction by Nghi Vo,… read more

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20 Top fantasy books like Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023 by Neil Clarke

Transform Your Habits

Perdido Street Station (Bas-Lag, #1)

China Miéville

3.80

Transform Your Habits

A Kiss With Teeth

Max Gladstone

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known (Wayward Children, #9)

Seanan McGuire

4.09

Transform Your Habits

System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

Martha Wells

4.22

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21 Top fiction books like The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djèlí Clark

Transform Your Habits

The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)

Nghi Vo

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth and Sky, #3)

Rebecca Roanhorse

4.31

Transform Your Habits

The Stardust Grail

Yume Kitasei

3.78

Transform Your Habits

When Among Crows

Veronica Roth

3.73

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