8 must-read horror books like Our Fruiting Bodies by Nisi Shawl

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Our Fruiting Bodies

By: Nisi Shawl

3.81

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Our Fruiting Bodies collects stories of old growth and fresh decay, of stubborn rebirth and the fai…

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1. Night Sky Mine

By: Melissa Scott

4.67

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

Melissa Scott's award-winning work is known for its vividly imagined settings that explore humanity… read more

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2. Fire Logic (Elemental Logic, #1)

By: Laurie J. Marks

2.86

Format: 442 pages, Paperback

Earth * Air * Water * Fire These elements have sustained the peaceful people of Shaftal for generat… read more

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3. 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

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"(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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4. The Pram

By: Joe Hill

3.77

Format: 58 pages, Kindle Edition

A husband’s obsessive desire for a child leads to an unexpected manifestation of his yearning in a … read more

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  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
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5. The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy, #1)

By: Chelsea Abdullah

4.01

Format: 468 pages, Hardcover

Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hun… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Abdullah's The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy, #1) book and Nisi Shawl's Our Fruiting Bodies

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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6. Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America

By: Michael Harriot

4.59

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed columnist and political commentator Michael Harriot, a searingly smart and bitingly… read more

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Cover of Void (The Far Reaches, #2) by Veronica Roth

7. Void (The Far Reaches, #2)

By: Veronica Roth

3.86

Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition

An intergalactic luxury cruise to a distant port is a world unto itself in this piercing short myst… read more

Similar categories in Veronica Roth's Void (The Far Reaches, #2) book and Nisi Shawl's Our Fruiting Bodies

  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
"... I realized that what's out there is oblivious to us. There's no menace to it, because there's no intent. We're just fragile, and we break sometimes. And time keeps moving. I don't know. I think i…"

-Veronica Roth, Void (The Far Reaches, #2)

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8. The Long Game (The Far Reaches, #4)

By: Ann Leckie

3.65

Format: 31 pages, Kindle Edition

An inquisitive life-form finds there’s more to existence than they ever dreamed in an imaginative s… read more

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  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
Cover of Falling Bodies (The Far Reaches, #3) by Rebecca Roanhorse

9. Falling Bodies (The Far Reaches, #3)

By: Rebecca Roanhorse

3.68

Format: 35 pages, Kindle Edition

A young man caught between two disparate worlds searches for his place in the universe in a wrenchi… read more

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  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • short stories
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10. Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches, #6)

By: John Scalzi

4.18

Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition

An artificial intelligence on a star-spanning mission explores the farthest horizons of human poten… read more

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  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
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11. House of Hunger

By: Alexis Henderson

3.66

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

WANTED - Bloodmaid of exceptional taste. Must have a keen proclivity for life's finer pleasures. Gi… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"To love is to devour"

-Alexis Henderson, House of Hunger

"In the end there are only those who eat and those who bleed. - Countess Lisavet Bathory"

-Alexis Henderson, House of Hunger

"I’ve staked my time on it, and when you’re as busy as I am there’s no gamble so big as that."

-Alexis Henderson, House of Hunger

"I’ve built you a house out of my bones and still it’s as if you believe there are cracks in it."

-Alexis Henderson, House of Hunger

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12. 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

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"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?

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13. How It Unfolds (The Far Reaches, #1)

By: James S.A. Corey

4.01

Format: 38 pages, Kindle Edition

An astronaut’s interstellar mission is a personal journey of a thousand second chances in an exhila… read more

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  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
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14. Just Out of Jupiter's Reach (The Far Reaches, #5)

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.87

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

A revolutionary experiment in space opens a woman’s eyes to the meaning of solitude in a thought-pr… read more

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  • fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • short stories
Cover of Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk

15. Even Though I Knew the End

By: C.L. Polk

3.85

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago's divine monsters to secure a future with the… read more

Similar categories in C.L. Polk's Even Though I Knew the End book and Nisi Shawl's Our Fruiting Bodies

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"A warm firework blossomed in my chest, the brilliant sparks flying along my nerves. I barely stopped myself from reaching across the table for her hand."

-C.L. Polk, Even Though I Knew the End

"I never told her how she had saved me. I never told her how she became the dearest friend I’d ever had. I told her I loved her, but never enough. My Edith of the sparrows. My heart. My world."

-C.L. Polk, Even Though I Knew the End

"Ten years. It wasn't enough time, but I would live every blessed second of it. "We're going to San Fransisco." She smiled up at me. "We'll get a house in North Beach." "Right away," I said. "I've got…"

-C.L. Polk, Even Though I Knew the End

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16. Flowers for the Sea

By: Zin E. Rocklyn

3.43

Format: 108 pages, Paperback

Flowers for the Sea is a dark, dazzling debut novella that reads like Rosemary's Baby by way of Oct… read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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17. A Snake Falls to Earth

By: Darcie Little Badger

3.95

Format: 377 pages, Kindle Edition

Nina is a Lipan girl in our world. She's always felt there was something more out there. She still … read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Hey Daysona!"

-Darcie Little Badger, A Snake Falls to Earth

"And their voices had a keenly musical quality. It wasn't that the animal people barked out literal instrumental notes or sand when they spoke. Rather, their words ignited emotional responses Nina had…"

-Darcie Little Badger, A Snake Falls to Earth

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18. The Scourge Between Stars

By: Ness Brown

3.59

Format: 165 pages, Paperback

Ness Brown's The Scourge Between Stars is a tense, claustrophobic sci-fi/horror blend set aboard a … read more

Similar categories in Ness Brown's The Scourge Between Stars book and Nisi Shawl's Our Fruiting Bodies

  • fiction
  • horror
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19. Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth and Sky, #3)

By: Rebecca Roanhorse

4.31

Format: 597 pages, Hardcover

The interwoven destinies of the people of Meridian will finally be determined in this stunning conc… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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20. The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

By: Sonora Reyes

4.27

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

A debut novel about a queer Mexican American girl navigating Catholic school, while falling in love… read more

Similar categories in Sonora Reyes's The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School book and Nisi Shawl's Our Fruiting Bodies

  • fiction
"…any way you engage with your own culture is authentic, because it’s yours."

-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

"Let's just say there's not a lot of melanin over there. I could probably pay my tuition selling sunscreen between classes."

-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

"I know I can't take all that shame away from him. But I can start by showing him how much I'm not ashamed. Not only am I not ashamed, I'm proud. I can't make him love himself. The closest I can get i…"

-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School

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21. Akata Woman (The Nsibidi Scripts, #3)

By: Nnedi Okorafor

4.21

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

From the moment Sunny Nwazue discovered she had magic flowing in her blood, she sought to understan… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"There are times where you have all the tools you need and all there is to do is to do it."

-Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Woman (The Nsibidi Scripts, #3)

"There are places where you belong, where blood gives you access. However, they aren't always the best places to go."

-Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Woman (The Nsibidi Scripts, #3)

"Common sense is the result of the truest education. Education is like wine. It takes time. It's a process. The young sometimes have to go through it. And sometimes, they die trying. Sincerely, The Ob…"

-Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Woman (The Nsibidi Scripts, #3)

Cover of The Battle Drum (The Ending Fire Trilogy #2) by Saara El-Arifi

22. The Battle Drum (The Ending Fire Trilogy #2)

By: Saara El-Arifi

4.36

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

Murder. Secrets. Sacrifice: Three women seek the truth of the empire's past. And the truth they fin… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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23. You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

By: Kalynn Bayron

3.59

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

At Camp Mirror Lake, terror is the name of the game . . . but can you survive the night?This heart-… read more

Similar categories in Kalynn Bayron's You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight book and Nisi Shawl's Our Fruiting Bodies

  • fiction
  • horror
"I turn my Black ass right around and book it back to my cabin, where I close and lock the door."

-Kalynn Bayron, You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight

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24. Walking Practice

By: Dolki Min

3.59

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Squid Game meets The Left Hand of Darkness meets Under the Skin in this radical literary sensation … read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"I’ve invested close to ten years of my time figuring out what exactly their criteria are. My conclusion is that there are no such criteria."

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

"Criteria are like glass. As long as they are respected and held without dropping them, they’ll stay solid and won’t break. I made myself complicit in humanity’s scam and adapted myself to the local e…"

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

"Do I exist in the same physical space as other people? Can I really seek joy and pleasure together with them? Why does the path become narrower the further I walk down it? Why is every place I go to …"

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

"He’s a real fucking dog. Ah, forgive me. I’ve accidentally lumped dogs in with the likes of him. I would like to give a sincere apology to all the dogs of Earth. I can almost hear their complaints no…"

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

Cover of The World Wasn't Ready for You by Justin C. Key

25. The World Wasn't Ready for You

By: Justin C. Key

4.22

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Black Mirror meets Get Out in this gripping story collection reminiscent of the work of Octavia E. … read more

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  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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26. The Beautiful Ones

By: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a sweeping romance with a dash o… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"I think she wanted nothing from me, nothing at all but to let her love me."

-Silvia Moreno-Garcia, The Beautiful Ones

"I think she wanted nothing from me," Hector added, "nothing at all but to let her love me."

-Silvia Moreno-Garcia, The Beautiful Ones

Cover of Shadow Speaker (The Desert Magician's Duology, #1) by Nnedi Okorafor

27. Shadow Speaker (The Desert Magician's Duology, #1)

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Niger, West Africa, 2074 It is an era of tainted technology and mysterious mysticism. A great c… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"I want you to write yourself into history because no matter what history books say, even you are a part of it."

-Nnedi Okorafor, Shadow Speaker (The Desert Magician's Duology, #1)

Cover of Like Thunder (The Desert Magician's Duology #2) by Nnedi Okorafor

28. Like Thunder (The Desert Magician's Duology #2)

By: Nnedi Okorafor

3.98

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This brand-new sequel to Nnedi Okorafor’s Shadow Speaker contains the powerful prose and compelling… read more

Similar categories in Nnedi Okorafor's Like Thunder (The Desert Magician's Duology #2) book and Nisi Shawl's Our Fruiting Bodies

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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29. The Dragon Eater

By: J. Scott Coatsworth

4.19

Format: None pages, ebook

Raven’s a thief who just swallowed a dragon. A small one, sure, but now his arms are growing sca… read more

Similar categories in J. Scott Coatsworth's The Dragon Eater book and Nisi Shawl's Our Fruiting Bodies

  • fantasy
"Both of us are broken."

-J. Scott Coatsworth, The Dragon Eater

"Ancient technology really was magic."

-J. Scott Coatsworth, The Dragon Eater

"The lie slipped from him as easily as air."

-J. Scott Coatsworth, The Dragon Eater

"Being grateful to his once-nemesis was difficult."

-J. Scott Coatsworth, The Dragon Eater

Cover of Escaping Exodus (Escaping Exodus, #1) by Nicky Drayden

30. Escaping Exodus (Escaping Exodus, #1)

By: Nicky Drayden

3.76

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Escaping Exodus is a story of a young woman named Seske Kaleigh, heir to the command of a biologica… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"The price is high, and the price, it will change you. But the winner of life isn’t the one who gets through with the least number of scars."

-Nicky Drayden, Escaping Exodus (Escaping Exodus, #1)

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31. Our Fruiting Bodies

By: Nisi Shawl

3.81

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Our Fruiting Bodies collects stories of old growth and fresh decay, of stubborn rebirth and the fai… read more

Similar categories in Nisi Shawl's Our Fruiting Bodies book and Nisi Shawl's Our Fruiting Bodies

  • science fiction fantasy
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy

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