12 must-read short stories books like The Electric Ant by Philip K. Dick

The Electric Ant

By: Philip K. Dick

3.90

Format: 15 pages, None

The Electric Ant is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. First published in Fantasy and…

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

1. 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
  • fiction
"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 Egg by Andy Weir

2. The Egg

By: Andy Weir

3.41

Format: None pages, ebook

A short story about the universe. read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of They're Made Out of Meat by Terry Bisson

3. They're Made Out of Meat

By: Terry Bisson

3.70

Format: None pages, ebook

Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 1991. read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
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4. Other People

By: Neil Gaiman

4.23

Format: None pages, ebook

Free online fiction. "Time is fluid here," said the demon. read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of I Don't Know Timmy, Being God is a Big Responsibility by Sam  Hughes, qntm

5. I Don't Know Timmy, Being God is a Big Responsibility

By: Sam Hughes , qntm

4.17

Format: None pages, ebook

A short story that is exploring the consequences of Simulation Argument (http://www.simulation-argu… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of The Garden of Forking Paths by George Guidall, Jorge Luis Borges

6. The Garden of Forking Paths

By: George Guidall , Jorge Luis Borges

3.31

Format: None pages, Audiobook

"The Garden of Forking Paths" (original Spanish title: "El jardin de senderos que se bifurcan") is … read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction

7. A Perfect Day for Bananafish

By: J.D. Salinger

4.70

Format: 84 pages,

"A Perfect Day for Bananafish" is a short story by J. D. Salinger, originally published in the Janu… read more

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8. Bloodchild and Other Stories

By: Octavia E. Butler

4.02

Format: 293 pages, Paperback

A perfect introduction for new readers and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable B… read more

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9. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

By: Ambrose Bierce

3.50

Format: 262 pages, ebook

The condemned man stands on a bridge, his hands bound behind his back. A noose is tied around his n… read more

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10. Butcher's Crossing

By: John Williams , Michelle Latiolais

4.28

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

In his National Book Award-winning novel Augustus, John Williams uncovered the secrets of ancient R… read more

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11. Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius

By: Jorge Luis Borges

3.68

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

Here is a handsome edition of one of Borges' "ficciones," in a translation first published in "Laby… read more

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12. 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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13. The Last Question

By: Isaac Asimov , Bob E. Flick , None

3.78

Format: None pages, Audio CD

The last question was asked for the first time, half in jest, on May 21, 2061, at a time when human… read more

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14. The Star

By: Arthur C. Clarke

4.44

Format: 212 pages, ebook

The Staris a science fiction short story by English writer Arthur C. Clarke. It appeared in the sci… read more

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15. Remote Control

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.85

Format: 156 pages, Kindle Edition

The new book by Nebula and Hugo Award-winner, Nnedi Okorafor."She’s the adopted daughter of the Ang… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Exhalation by Ted Chiang

16. Exhalation

By: Ted Chiang

4.28

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

In these nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories, Ted Chiang tackles some of hu… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The universe began as an enormous breath being held."

-Ted Chiang, Exhalation

"I am not that air, I am the pattern that it assumed, temporarily."

-Ted Chiang, Exhalation

"Contemplate the marvel that is existence, and rejoice that you are able to do so. I"

-Ted Chiang, Exhalation

"even if a universe’s life span is calculable, the variety of life that is generated within it is not."

-Ted Chiang, Exhalation

Cover of All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury

17. All Summer in a Day

By: Ray Bradbury

4.00

Format: 4 pages, ebook

Margot is a nine-year-old girl whose family moved from Earth to Venus when she was four. She rememb… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I think the sun is a flower. That blooms for just one hour."

-Ray Bradbury, All Summer in a Day

"It had been raining for seven years; thousands upon thousands of days..."

-Ray Bradbury, All Summer in a Day

"Sabía que creían recordar un calor, un ardor en las mejillas, en el cuerpo, en los brazos y las piernas, en las manos temblorosas. Pero luego despertaban siempre al tamborileo trepidante, al intermin…"

-Ray Bradbury, All Summer in a Day

"It was as if, in the midst of a film concerning an avalanche, a tornado, a hurricane, a volcanic eruption, something had, first, gone wrong with the sound apparatus, thus muffling and finally cutting…"

-Ray Bradbury, All Summer in a Day

Cover of The Jaunt by Stephen        King

18. The Jaunt

By: Stephen King

4.18

Format: 25 pages, None

"The Jaunt" is a horror short story by Stephen King first published in The Twilight Zone Magazine i… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook

19. The Electric Ant

By: Philip K. Dick

3.90

Format: 15 pages, None

The Electric Ant is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. First published in Fantasy and… read more

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  • cyberpunk
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook

20. He-y, come on ou-t!

By: Shinichi Hoshi

4.08

Format: None pages, ebook

None read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of The Road: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Manu Larcenet

21. The Road: A Graphic Novel Adaptation

By: Manu Larcenet

4.49

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The first-ever graphic novel adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize–winning postapocalyptic… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fiction

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