The Crane Husband
By: Kelly Barnhill
3.88
Format: 118 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Kelly Barnhill brings her singular talents to The Crane Husband, a raw, powerf…
Want to Read $ 11.99"Your mother doesn't know these things,"-Kelly Barnhill, The Crane Husband
"But Michael was only six. He should be worrying about learning how to tie his shoes, not about our mother’s checking account."-Kelly Barnhill, The Crane Husband
"I was, as I said, only nine. But my mother often spoke to me as though I were a peer rather than a child and expected me to understand things for which I did not yet have context. I didn’t know then to resent her for it."-Kelly Barnhill, The Crane Husband
"My dad told me stories of weavers who stitched the world and spun fortunes and pulled on strings to change someone's fate. Was there a string I could pull to stop my father from dying? Was there a patch I could secure to block my mother from going away?"-Kelly Barnhill, The Crane Husband
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1. 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
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- magical realism
- novella
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"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)
2. 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
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- novella
- adult
- fiction
3. Thornhedge
By: T. Kingfisher
4.00
Format: 111 pages, Hardcover
Thornhedge is the tale of a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone … read more
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- fairy tales
- retellings
- novella
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Thorns die from the inside out, like priests."-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
"She was theirs; they were hers. The love of monsters was uncomplicated."-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
"Two hundred years. It was immense—unthinkable—and ultimately meant nothing at all. Two years or two hundred or two thousand. The magic endures"-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
"Greenteeth did not slap one another—not out of any virtue, but because a slap was such a useless thing underwater. When greenteeth brawled, it was with teeth and strangling fingers, spines and claws."-T. Kingfisher, Thornhedge
4. Feed Them Silence
By: Lee Mandelo
3.52
Format: 105 pages, Hardcover
Lee Mandelo dives into the minds of wolves in Feed Them Silence, a novella of the near future.What … read more
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- novella
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
5. The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)
By: Nghi Vo
4.17
Format: 128 pages, ebook
The Hugo Award-Winning Series returns with its newest standalone entry: a gothic mystery involving … read more
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- novella
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"The world starts with a story. So do dynasties and eras and wars. So does love, and so does revenge. Everything starts with a story."-Nghi Vo, The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)
6. 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
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- novella
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
7. What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
By: T. Kingfisher
3.89
Format: 165 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of The Twisted Ones comes a gripping and atmospheric retelling of Edg… read more
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- retellings
- novella
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"You shouldn't joke about fairies."-T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
"The dead don’t walk. Except, sometimes, when they do."-T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
"Most of us go to the Devil without him having to personally oversee things."-T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
"I had a strong urge to step back from them, and an even stronger urge to poke them with a stick."-T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)
8. A House with Good Bones
By: T. Kingfisher
3.69
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
A haunting Southern Gothic from an award-winning master of suspense, A House With Good Bones explor… read more
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- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Like many family dynamics, it didn't have to be healthy, it just had to work."-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones
"He's got an alibi. People with alibis in the first half of the show are always suspicious."-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones
"I could research it. I am a champion researcher. It's why they pay me the meager academic bucks."-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones
"I understood Grand Mae then, I think. I could not pity the adult she had become, but I could pity the girl she had been."-T. Kingfisher, A House with Good Bones
9. The Salt Grows Heavy
By: Cassandra Khaw
3.59
Format: 106 pages, Hardcover
From USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw comes The Salt Grows Heavy, a razor-sharp and bewi… read more
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- retellings
- novella
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"And you shall know her by the trail of dead"-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy
"There is nothing wrong with being a monster."-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy
"A thousand mythologies contributed to my conception."-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy
"The truth liberates; it cannot cripple or maul, cannot injure, not unless one declares themselves its apostate."-Cassandra Khaw, The Salt Grows Heavy
10. Lone Women
By: Victor LaValle
3.72
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
Blue skies, empty land—and enough wide-open space to hide a horrifying secret. A woman with a past,… read more
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- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"A home is never finished, it’s only saved from decay."-Victor LaValle, Lone Women
"History is simple, but the past is complicated. I, for one, embrace the complications."-Victor LaValle, Lone Women
"As vast as the land could seem, it shrank in comparison to all that he—that anyone—kept within."-Victor LaValle, Lone Women
"Better to have a human cause for this horror. Something that could be understood by all, explained easily, brought to justice."-Victor LaValle, Lone Women
11. Untethered Sky
By: Fonda Lee
3.90
Format: 150 pages, Hardcover
From World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee comes Untethered Sky, an epic fantasy fable about… read more
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- novella
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"People have short memories, but nature is patient and implacable."-Fonda Lee, Untethered Sky
"When you love a person, you are expected to give them their freedom, but when you love a monster, you keep it caged."-Fonda Lee, Untethered Sky
"I know this as much as God knows every creature, because I once thought there was no reason for me to be alive, no logic to survival, no meaning to be found past endurance of loss, yet there was."-Fonda Lee, Untethered Sky
12. The Saint of Bright Doors
By: Vajra Chandrasekera
3.71
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
The Saint of Bright Doors sets the high drama of divine revolutionaries and transcendent cults agai… read more
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- magical realism
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
13. The Crane Husband
By: Kelly Barnhill
3.88
Format: 118 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Kelly Barnhill brings her singular talents to The Crane Husband, a raw, powerf… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Kelly Barnhill's The Crane Husband book and Kelly Barnhill's The Crane Husband
- fairy tales
- adult fiction
- retellings
- magical realism
- novella
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Your mother doesn't know these things,"-Kelly Barnhill, The Crane Husband
"But Michael was only six. He should be worrying about learning how to tie his shoes, not about our mother’s checking account."-Kelly Barnhill, The Crane Husband
"I was, as I said, only nine. But my mother often spoke to me as though I were a peer rather than a child and expected me to understand things for which I did not yet have context. I didn’t know then …"-Kelly Barnhill, The Crane Husband
"My dad told me stories of weavers who stitched the world and spun fortunes and pulled on strings to change someone's fate. Was there a string I could pull to stop my father from dying? Was there a pa…"-Kelly Barnhill, The Crane Husband
14. The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
By: Roshani Chokshi
3.70
Format: 289 pages, Hardcover
A sumptuous, gothic-infused story about a marriage that is unraveled by dark secrets, a friendship … read more
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- magical realism
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Whatever you have let me know of you, I have loved, and still love."-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
"We looked less like two distinct beings and more like a torn reflection."-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
"Look how I will carve myself to fit into your life. Who will not do less?"-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
"I was left with everything and nothing. I was free and forever trapped. I was a multitude of blues."-Roshani Chokshi, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
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
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- novella
- 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
16. Into the Riverlands (The Singing Hills Cycle, #3)
By: Nghi Vo
4.03
Format: 100 pages, Hardcover
Wandering cleric Chih of the Singing Hills travels to the riverlands to record tales of the notorio… read more
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- novella
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
17. The Lies of the Ajungo (Forever Desert, #1)
By: Moses Ose Utomi
4.21
Format: 87 pages, Hardcover
Moses Ose Utomi's debut novella, The Lies of the Ajungo, follows one boy’s epic quest to bring wate… read more
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- novella
- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
18. The Butcher of the Forest
By: Premee Mohamed
3.94
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A world-weary woman races against the clock to rescue the children of a wrathful tyrant from a dang… read more
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- fairy tales
- novella
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
19. Someone You Can Build a Nest In
By: John Wiswell
4.07
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
Discover this creepy, charming monster-slaying fantasy romance—from the perspective of the monster—… read more
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- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"No young woman of means has gone through her entire life without at least once surveying her opportunities and wishing for a dragon instead."-John Wiswell, Someone You Can Build a Nest In
"Homily professed her love by digging a second crossbow bolt of Shersheshin's body. It was so much clearer a declaration of affection than any of those speeches spun by poets or playwrights. And stuff…"-John Wiswell, Someone You Can Build a Nest In
20. Linghun
By: Ai Jiang
3.96
Format: 178 pages, Paperback
WELCOME HOME. Follow Wenqi, Liam, and Mrs. in this modern gothic ghost story by Chinese-Canadian… read more
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- novella
- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"In HOME, Liam was a dream. Here, he's a flawed but beautiful reality. Whispers of our future together lull us both into a dreamless sleep. It's the first time we find such emptiness comforting."-Ai Jiang, Linghun
"Feelings, emotions, experiences, are all part of humanity's shared language, and in Linghun, that shared language is grief. Grief is a language that tears us apart, but it is also what brings us toge…"-Ai Jiang, Linghun
