20 best-selling short stories books like First Law by Isaac Asimov

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First Law

By: Isaac Asimov

3.48

Format: 6 pages, Kindle Edition

Short-short tale recounting a singular exception to the First Law of Robotics.

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1. The Lurking Fear

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.66

Format: 22 pages, ebook

"The Lurking Fear" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in November … read more

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2. The Quest of Iranon

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.48

Format: 10 pages, Paperback

"The Quest of Iranon" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. It was written on February 28, 1921, and… read more

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"Wherefore do ye toil; is it not that ye may live and be happy? And if ye toil only that ye may toil more, when shall happiness find you? Ye toil to live, but is not life made of beauty and song? And …"

-H.P. Lovecraft, The Quest of Iranon

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3. The Nameless City

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.62

Format: 23 pages, Kindle Edition

"The Nameless City" is a horror story written by H. P. Lovecraft in January 1921 and first publishe… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
"That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die."

-H.P. Lovecraft, The Nameless City

"But as always in my strange and roving existence, wonder soon drove out fear; for the luminous abyss and what it might contain presented a problem worthy of the greatest explorer."

-H.P. Lovecraft, The Nameless City

"When I drew nigh the nameless city I knew it was accursed. I was travelling in a parched and terrible valley under the moon, and afar I saw it protruding uncannily above the sands as parts of a corps…"

-H.P. Lovecraft, The Nameless City

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4. The Tomb

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.51

Format: 46 pages, Kindle Edition

Jervas Dudley was only a child when he found the mausoleum of the Hyde family. The place becomes ve… read more

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"In relating the circumstances which have led to my confinement within this refuge for the demented, I am aware that my present position will create a natural doubt of the authenticity of my narrative…"

-H.P. Lovecraft, The Tomb

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5. Interesting Times (Discworld, #17; Rincewind, #5)

By: Terry Pratchett

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Mighty battles! Revolution! Death! War! (and his sons Terror and Panic, and daughter Clancy) The… read more

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"Er wollte sagen: Wie könnt ihr so nett und gleichzeitig so dumm sein?"

-Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times (Discworld, #17; Rincewind, #5)

"So funktioniert die Geschichte leider nicht. Erst das Blut, dann der Verstand."

-Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times (Discworld, #17; Rincewind, #5)

"Und jetzt sink auf die Knie, wenn du nicht auf andere Weise kleiner werden willst."

-Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times (Discworld, #17; Rincewind, #5)

"Der Mann schien für seine Freunde mindestens ebenso gefährlich zu sein wie für seine Feinde."

-Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times (Discworld, #17; Rincewind, #5)

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6. The Picture in the House

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.50

Format: 25 pages, Kindle Edition

The Picture in the House by Howard Phillips Lovecraft read more

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7. The Tree

By: H.P. Lovecraft

2.99

Format: 77 pages, ebook

Kalos and Musides are two Greek sculptors who are asked to sculpt statues for a competition. But wh… read more

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8. The Black Cat

By: Edgar Allan Poe

3.40

Format: 300 pages,

"The Black Cat" is one of Edgar Allan Poe's most memorable stories. The tale centers around a black… read more

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9. The Terrible Old Man

By: H.P. Lovecraft

4.18

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

"The Terrible Old Man" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft, written on January 28, 1920, and first … read more

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10. From Beyond

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.57

Format: 208 pages,

"From Beyond" is a short story by science fiction and horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
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11. The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar

By: Edgar Allan Poe

2.83

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

Suspense, fear and the supernatural provide the center for this tale by the master prose writer. In… read more

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12. Facts Concerning The Late Arthur Jermyn and his Family

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

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13. The Pit and the Pendulum

By: Edgar Allan Poe

4.15

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Get set for true terror in one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous short stories. We enter the mind… read more

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"How at least shall we distinguish its shadows from those of the tomb?"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum

"In the deepest slumber-no! In delirium-no! In a swoon-no! In death-no! even in the grave all is not lost."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum

"In death - no! even in the grave all is not lost. Else there is no immortality for man. Arousing from the most profound slumbers, we break the gossamer web of some dream. Yet in a second afterward, (…"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum

"He who has never swooned, is not he who finds strange palaces and wildly familiar faces in coals that glow; is not he who beholds floating in mid-air the sad visions that the many may not view; is no…"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum

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14. The Shunned House

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.98

Format: 480 pages,

H. P. Lovecraft was one of the greatest horror writers of all time. His seminal work appeared in th… read more

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15. Dagon

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.94

Format: 489 pages,

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16. Herbert West: Reanimator

By: H.P. Lovecraft

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Herbert West: Reanimator" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It w… read more

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  • science fiction
  • short stories
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17. The Statement of Randolph Carter

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.99

Format: 380 pages,

"The Statement of Randolph Carter" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft. Written December 1919, it w… read more

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18. The Outsider

By: H.P. Lovecraft

4.10

Format: 290 pages,

"The Outsider" is a short story by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written between March an… read more

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19. The Street

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.87

Format: 291 pages,

"The Street" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in late 19… read more

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20. The Temple

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.80

Format: 8 pages,

"The Temple" is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft in 1920, and first published in the pulp m… read more

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21. The Moon-Bog

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.80

Format: 8 pages,

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22. Ex Oblivione

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.93

Format: 592 pages, Kindle Edition

"Ex Oblivione" is a prose poem by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in late 1… read more

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23. The Cats of Ulthar

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.81

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

"The Cats of Ulthar" is a short story written by H.P. Lovecraft in June 1920. In the tale, an unnam… read more

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24. Celephaïs

By: H.P. Lovecraft

3.79

Format: 477 pages,

"Celephais" is a fantasy story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in early … read more

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25. The Doom That Came to Sarnath

By: H.P. Lovecraft

4.10

Format: None pages,

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26. El Aleph

By: Jorge Luis Borges

4.29

Format: 16 pages, ebook

Cuento "El Aleph", de Jorge Luis Borges, originalmente publicado en el libro El Aleph, en 1949. read more

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"La segunda, que un famoso poeta es menos inventor que descubridor."

-Jorge Luis Borges, El Aleph

"Dilatar la vida de los hombres era dilatar su agonía y multiplicar el numero de sus muertes."

-Jorge Luis Borges, El Aleph

"Un hombre se confunde, gradualmente, con la forma de su destino; un hombre es, a la larga, sus circunstancias."

-Jorge Luis Borges, El Aleph

"I am not certain whether I ever believed in the City of the Immortals; I think the task of finding it was enough for me."

-Jorge Luis Borges, El Aleph

27. Nyarlathotep

By: H.P. Lovecraft , Chuck BB

3.84

Format: 223 pages, Hardcover

Presents horror legend HP Lovecraft's short prose piece Nyarlathotep. This book presents Lovecraft'… read more

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28. 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

29. Azathoth

By: H.P. Lovecraft

4.29

Format: None pages, ebook

The modern world has been stripped of imagination and belief in magic when a man gazing from his wi… read more

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30. First Law

By: Isaac Asimov

3.48

Format: 6 pages, Kindle Edition

Short-short tale recounting a singular exception to the First Law of Robotics. read more

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31. La busca de Averroes

By: Jorge Luis Borges

3.13

Format: 7 pages, ebook

Cuento "La busca de Averroes", de Jorge Luis Borges, originalmente publicado en el libro El Aleph, … read more

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7 Best fiction books like Herbert West: Reanimator by H.P. Lovecraft

Transform Your Habits

The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar

Edgar Allan Poe

2.83

Transform Your Habits

The Voice in the Night

William Hope Hodgson

3.47

Transform Your Habits

Manuscript Found in a Bottle

Edgar Allan Poe

4.27

Transform Your Habits

R Is for Rocket

Ray Bradbury

5.00

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