13 best-selling short stories books like A Better Way to Die: The Collected Short Stories by Paul Cornell

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A Better Way to Die: The Collected Short Stories

By: Paul Cornell

3.27

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

Paul Cornell has written Doctor Who for the BBC, Batman & Robin for DC, and Wolverine for Marvel. H…

"Most people would be full of questions,"

-Paul Cornell, A Better Way to Die: The Collected Short Stories

"Most people would be full of questions,"

-Paul Cornell, A Better Way to Die: The Collected Short Stories

If you liked the short stories plot in A Better Way to Die: The Collected Short Stories by Paul Cornell , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. How the Marquis Got His Coat Back

By: Neil Gaiman

4.05

Format: 37 pages, Kindle Edition

A Neverwhere short story from one of the brightest, most brilliant writers of our generation - the … read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
"The Marquis de Carabas did not trust people. It was bad for business and it could set an unfortunate precedent. He did not trust his friends or his occasional lovers, and he certainly never trusted h…"

-Neil Gaiman, How the Marquis Got His Coat Back

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2. False Gods (The Horus Heresy, #2)

By: Graham McNeill

4.12

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

The human Imperium stands at its height of glory - thousands of worlds have been brought to heel by… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"The truth is useless if no one can hear it."

-Graham McNeill, False Gods (The Horus Heresy, #2)

"History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future." - Warmaster Horus"

-Graham McNeill, False Gods (The Horus Heresy, #2)

"Those with courage and character to speak the truth always seem sinister to the ignorant." - First Chaplain Erebus"

-Graham McNeill, False Gods (The Horus Heresy, #2)

"Las palabras moldean el pensamiento, remueven los sentimientos y accionan las fuerzas. Matan y reviven, corrompen y curan."

-Graham McNeill, False Gods (The Horus Heresy, #2)

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3. Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.17

Format: 50 pages,

Originally appearing in the Dangerous Women anthology and now available as a solo ebook, Shadows fo… read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
"Hush now, my dear one... be not afraid. Night comes upon us, but sunlight will break. Sleep now, my dear one... let your tears fade. Darkness surrounds us, but someday we'll wake...."

-Brandon Sanderson, Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell

"What would it take?" she asked. "For you to see a miracle instead of a coincidence?" "It would take a miracle,obviously," Silence said, picking up her knife. "Instead of just a coincidence."

-Brandon Sanderson, Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell

Cover of Rogues by Gillian Flynn, Daniel Abraham, George R.R. Martin, Carrie Vaughn, Michael Swanwick, Matthew Hughes, Garth Nix, Joe Abercrombie, Neil Gaiman, Steven Saylor, Cherie Priest, Patrick Rothfuss, Gardner Dozois, Joe R. Lansdale, Scott Lynch, Connie Willis, Walter Jon Williams, Paul Cornell, Bradley Denton, Phyllis Eisenstein, Lisa Tuttle, David  Ball

4. Rogues

By: Gillian Flynn , Daniel Abraham , George R.R. Martin , Carrie Vaughn , Michael Swanwick , Matthew Hughes , Garth Nix , Joe Abercrombie , Neil Gaiman , Steven Saylor , Cherie Priest , Patrick Rothfuss , Gardner Dozois , Joe R. Lansdale , Scott Lynch , Connie Willis , Walter Jon Williams , Paul Cornell , Bradley Denton , Phyllis Eisenstein , Lisa Tuttle , David Ball

3.72

Format: None pages,

If you're a fan of fiction that is more than just black and white, this latest story collection fro… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
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5. Horus Rising

By: Dan Abnett

2.83

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

After thousands of years of expansion and conquest, the imperium of man is at its height. His dream… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy

6. Foundation and Empire (Foundation #2)

By: Isaac Asimov

3.82

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

Led by its founding father, the great psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and taking advantage of its supe… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Life, the Universe and Everything (Hitchhiker's Guide, #3) by Douglas Adams

7. Life, the Universe and Everything (Hitchhiker's Guide, #3)

By: Douglas Adams

3.71

Format: None pages, Paperback

The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads-so… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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8. Anansi Boys

By: Neil Gaiman

4.30

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

God is dead. Meet the kids. Fat Charlie Nancy's normal life ended the moment his father dropped dea… read more

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  • fantasy

9. Gardens of the Moon (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)

By: Steven Erikson

3.87

Format: 144 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting, an… read more

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10. The Slow Regard of Silent Things (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2.5)

By: Patrick Rothfuss , Nate Taylor

3.88

Format: 159 pages, Hardcover

Deep below the University, there is a dark place. Few people know of it: a broken web of ancient pa… read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
"Estaba harta de ser tan única."

-Patrick Rothfuss, The Slow Regard of Silent Things (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2.5)

"Some days simply lay on you like stones."

-Patrick Rothfuss, The Slow Regard of Silent Things (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2.5)

"...and he was absolutely not a selas sort."

-Patrick Rothfuss, The Slow Regard of Silent Things (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2.5)

"Her name was like an echo of an ache in her."

-Patrick Rothfuss, The Slow Regard of Silent Things (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2.5)

11. Nemesis Games (The Expanse #5)

By: James S.A. Corey

3.76

Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition

The fifth novel in Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series--now being produced for televi… read more

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12. Defiant (Skyward, #4)

By: Brandon Sanderson

4.34

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson comes the final book in an epic ser… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"The raging river is never kind to the lone leaf."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

"The love of the oppressed found the souls of the broken, and the result was light."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

"Empathy for an enemy's pain was good, but you couldn't let that lead you into the fallacy of accepting their actions."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

"Rig,' I declared to him, 'I need science.' 'You need therapy.' 'You need better jokes.' 'You need a better sense of humor."

-Brandon Sanderson, Defiant (Skyward, #4)

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13. Contact

By: Carl Sagan

4.15

Format: 375 pages, Kindle Edition

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and astronomer Carl Sagan imagines the greatest adventure of all—the … read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"Our God Is Alive and Well. Sorry About Yours."

-Carl Sagan, Contact

"Black holes collect problems faster than they collect matter."

-Carl Sagan, Contact

"Why should God be so clear in the Bible and so obscure in the world?"

-Carl Sagan, Contact

"For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love."

-Carl Sagan, Contact

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14. A Stroke of the Pen

By: Terry Pratchett

4.03

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Far away and long ago, when dragons still existed and the only arcade game was ping-pong in black a… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
"Dragons Invade The Crumbling Castle Area,’ shouted the first page (this was the headline), and then he said in an ordinary voice: ‘For full details hear Page Three."

-Terry Pratchett, A Stroke of the Pen

Cover of A Year and a Day in Old Theradane by Scott Lynch

15. A Year and a Day in Old Theradane

By: Scott Lynch

4.15

Format: 105 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to Theradane, a city of deep magic, ruled by a council of eternally feuding wizards! A cit… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
"What the hell did I just drink, anyway?"

-Scott Lynch, A Year and a Day in Old Theradane

Cover of The Rogue Prince, or, a King's Brother by George R.R. Martin

16. The Rogue Prince, or, a King's Brother

By: George R.R. Martin

3.74

Format: 33 pages, None

None read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
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17. Tough Times All Over

By: Joe Abercrombie

3.81

Format: 42 pages, ebook

Carcolf, courier and operative, is transporting a package through the underbelly of Sipani, a city … read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy

18. Bent Twig

By: Joe R. Lansdale

3.03

Format: 80 pages, Kindle Edition

None read more

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  • fantasy
Cover of Diamonds from Tequila (Dagmar Shaw, #3.5) by Walter Jon Williams

19. Diamonds from Tequila (Dagmar Shaw, #3.5)

By: Walter Jon Williams

3.64

Format: None pages, ebook

Sean Makin was a washed-up child actor, until Dagmar Shaw made him a star. Now he's starring in a b… read more

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  • short stories

20. Tawny Petticoats

By: Michael Swanwick

3.03

Format: 60 pages, None

None read more

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  • fantasy
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21. Roaring Twenties

By: Carrie Vaughn

3.63

Format: 33 pages, Kindle Edition

An invisible speakeasy, flappers and gangsters, hot action, cool jazz — and a whole lot of magic. I… read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy

22. The Inn of the Seven Blessings

By: Matthew Hughes

3.31

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

None read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
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23. The Lightning Tree

By: Patrick Rothfuss

3.96

Format: 93 pages, None

The Lightning Tree is a companion short story in The Kingkiller Chronicle series. It was first publ… read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
Cover of A Better Way to Die: The Collected Short Stories by Paul Cornell

24. A Better Way to Die: The Collected Short Stories

By: Paul Cornell

3.27

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

Paul Cornell has written Doctor Who for the BBC, Batman & Robin for DC, and Wolverine for Marvel. H… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
"Most people would be full of questions,"

-Paul Cornell, A Better Way to Die: The Collected Short Stories

21 best-selling fantasy books like A Better Way to Die: The Collected Short Stories by Paul Cornell

Transform Your Habits

How the Marquis Got His Coat Back

Neil Gaiman

4.05

Transform Your Habits

False Gods (The Horus Heresy, #2)

Graham McNeill

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell

Brandon Sanderson

4.17

Transform Your Habits

Rogues

Gillian Flynn , Daniel Abraham , George R.R. Martin , Carrie Vaughn , Michael Swanwick , Matthew Hughes , Garth Nix , Joe Abercrombie , Neil Gaiman , Steven Saylor , Cherie Priest , Patrick Rothfuss , Gardner Dozois , Joe R. Lansdale , Scott Lynch , Connie Willis , Walter Jon Williams , Paul Cornell , Bradley Denton , Phyllis Eisenstein , Lisa Tuttle , David Ball

3.72

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9 best-selling fiction books like The Rogue Prince, or, a King's Brother by George R.R. Martin

Transform Your Habits

How the Marquis Got His Coat Back

Neil Gaiman

4.05

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The Love of the Last Tycoon

F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.64

Transform Your Habits

The Slow Regard of Silent Things (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2.5)

Patrick Rothfuss , Nate Taylor

3.88

Transform Your Habits

The Narrow Road Between Desires (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #0.6)

Patrick Rothfuss

4.07

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