Fantasy - Short Stories

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The Bone Key: The Necromantic Mysteri...

Sarah Monette

Kyle Murchison Booth is the unlikeliest of characters to gain a cult following, yet he has. Eccentric, socially awkward Booth is an introverted museum archivist, descended from a most unusual family, who frequently finds himself in th...

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Published: Oct 2011

The Sexiest Dead Man Alive

Jane Blackwood

When she accepts a job as the personal chef to a mysterious recluse, Rose Pisano, determined to one day open her own restaurant, is stunned to discover that her new boss is Declan McDonald, a dangerously sexy pop star whom the world b...

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Published: Mar 2004

Something Magic This Way Comes

Martin Harry Greenberg

In the earliest days of humankind, everything in the world seemed magical. Gods and demons, spirits and sprites were considered to be responsible for everything from life and death, to the turning of the seasons, to the abundance or f...

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Published: Mar 2008

The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fan...

Michael Ashley

A zany anthology of hilarious comic fantasy tales features both new and classic works including 'Happy Valley' by John Cleese and Connie Booth, Garry Kilworth's 'Attack of the Charlie Chaplins,' Esther Eisner's 'Gunsel and Gretel,' an...

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Published: Apr 2001

Cursed in New England: Stories of Dam...

Joseph A. Citro

A collection of riveting stories about preternatural revenge, numerous in Yankee lore, with each New England state providing its favorites. Some are well known, at least regionally. Others are nearly forgotten. All are cursed.

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Published: Sep 2004

Wings of Fire

Holly Black

Dragons: Fearsome fire-breathing foes, scaled adversaries, legendary lizards, ancient hoarders of priceless treasures, serpentine sages with the ages' wisdom, and winged weapons of war... Wings of Fire brings you all these dragons, an...

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Published: May 2010

Running with the Pack

Carrie Vaughn

Remember the werewolves of classic stories and films, those bloodthirsty monsters that transformed under the full moon, reminding us of the terrible nature that lives within all of us? Today's werewolves are much more suave - and even...

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Published: May 2010

Bewere the Night

Holly Black

Kitsune. Werewolves. Crane wives. Selkies. Every culture has stories of such strange creatures - animals turning into humans, humans shapeshifting into animals. Sometimes seductive, sometimes bloodthirsty, but always unpredictable lik...

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Published: Apr 2011

Crime Spells

Martin Harry Greenberg

Sixteen original stories about magic-fueled crimes and those who investigate them When magic is used for criminal purposes, all sorts of ethical and logistical questions arise beyond the realm of everyday law and order. Now, sixteen t...

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Published: Feb 2009

Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters ...

Clive Barker

Monsters: As old as the oldest of stories, as new as our latest imaginings. From the ancient stone corridors of the labyrinth to the graffitied alleyways of the contemporary metropolis, they stalk the shadows. Leering from the darknes...

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Published: Sep 2011

Head Rush (Disillusionist Trilogy)

Carolyn Crane

IJustine Jones faces her ultimate enemy: herself. Book Three in IThe Disillusionist Trilogy n an attempt to put her unhappy past behind her, Justine Jones throws herself into nursing school and planning her wedding to Otto Sanch...

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Published: Sep 2012

Night & Demons

David Drake

A collection of horrific, weird, and fantastic tales by a master storyteller and creator of best-selling military science fiction series including Hammer's Slammers. Introductions on each story provide detailed snapshots of the larger...

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Published: Nov 2013

Chicks and Balances (Chicks in Chainm...

Esther Friesner

ORIGINAL ANTHOLOGY featuring rollicking, tongue-in-cheek tales of women warrior fighting against the stodgy and in the name of freedom of expression, Chicks in Chainmail style!Continuing a great tradition, Chicks and Balances is not...

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Published: Jul 2015

The Darker Mask

Gary Phillips

Expanding on the concept behind Byron Preiss's Weird Heroes from the 1970s, George R. R. Martin's Wild Card series, and Michael Chabon's McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, The Darker Mask is a collection of original pros...

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Published: Aug 2008

Stagestruck Vampires: And Other Phant...

Suzy McKee Charnas

Themes of transgression, eroticism, and violence thread through this retrospective collection of short stories and essays. A psychotherapist falls under the spell of her vampire patient in 'Unicorn Tapestry' and in 'Beauty and the Ope...

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Published: Oct 2006

The Urban Fantasy Anthology

Peter S. Beagle

Star-studded and comprehensive, this imaginative anthology brings a myriad of modern fantasy voices under one roof. Previously difficult for readers to discover in its new modes, urban fantasy is represented here in all three of its d...

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Published: Aug 2011

Best New Paranormal Romance 2

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An annual anthology of outstanding stories of love and wonder are compiled and honored as the best of the year. Enchanting and enchanted lovers, magical romance, dark desires, otherworldly sensations, ethereal encounters, paranormal t...

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Published: Jun 2007

Sages & Swords: Heroic Fantasy Anthol...

Tanith Lee

Featuring thirteen fantasy stories by popular and critically acclaimed writers, this anthology offers a fascinating and unique roster of authors whose gripping tales run the gamut of fantasy themes and settings. Each original tale sho...

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Published: Apr 2006

Obsession: Tales of Irresistible Desi...

Lawrence Block

Legends and myths of all cultures tell of those possessing captivating allure we are powerless to resist. Sirens, demon lovers, femme fatales, and others compel our love, drawing us into realms of forbidden desire and uncontrollable p...

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Published: Jun 2012

Straight Outta Deadwood

David Boop

Things that Go Bump at High Noon! Tales of the Weird Wild West from Charlaine Harris, Mike Resnick, D.J. Butler, Stephen Graham Jones, and more.THE WEIRD AND WILD RIDE AGAIN! First there was Straight Outta Tombstone. Now we venture t...

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Published: Oct 2019

The Cutting Room: Dark Reflections of...

Ellen Datlow

The credits have rolled, but the lights are still off. Something is lurking on the other side of the screen. There are dark secrets, starving monsters, and haunted survivors who refuse to be left on the cutting room floor. But that's ...

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Published: Oct 2014

New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird

Neil Gaiman

For more than 80 years H.P. Lovecraft has inspired writers of supernatural fiction, artists, musicians, filmmakers, and gaming. His themes of cosmic indifference, the utter insignificance of humankind, minds invaded by the alien, and ...

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Published: Nov 2011

In The Forest Of Forgetting

Theodora Goss

In the Forest of Forgetting showcases such stories as 'The Rose in Twelve Petals,' 'The Rapid Advance of Sorrow,' 'Lily, With Clouds,' 'In the Forest of Forgetting,' 'Sleeping With Bears' and many more, with an introduction by Terri W...

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Published: Jun 2007

He Said, Sidhe Said

Tanya Huff

In these seven contemporary fantasies from Tanya Huff, we see a dog's eye view of loyalty and a cat's eye view of sea serpents. We learn that some Brownies could use a shave – although cookies will still be sold – and that there a...

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Published: Jun 2016

The Demon's Den and Other Tales of Va...

Tanya Huff

Tanya Huff delivers seven fantastical tales featuring the young Herald Jors, set in Mercedes Lackey's legendary realm of Valdemar.In Valdemar, only the true of heart are Chosen to wear the Whites and become Heralds―guardians who jou...

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Published: Sep 2018

Shenanigans (Valdemar)

Mercedes Lackey

This sixteenth anthology of short stories set in the beloved Valdemar universe features tales by debut and established authors and a brand-new story from Lackey herself. The Heralds of Valdemar are the kingdom's ancient order of pr...

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Published: Dec 2022

High Stakes: A Wild Cards Novel

George R. R. Martin

Perfect for old fans and new readers alike, High Stakes (Wild Cards) delves deeper into the world of aces, jokers, and the hard-boiled men and women of the Fort Freak police precinct in a pulpy, page-turning novel of superheroics and ...

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Published: May 2017

Bloodlines

Seanan McGuire

16 Journeys on the Dark Streets of Urban Fantasy. Original stories by Seanan McGuire, Joanne Anderton, Alan Baxter, Nathan Burrage, Dirk Flinthart, Rebecca Fung, Stephanie Gunn, Kelly Hoolihan, Kathleen Jennings, Pete Kempshall, Marti...

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Published: Oct 2015

Dreams of Distant Shores

Patricia A. McKillip

Featuring three brand-new stories and an original introduction by Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn.Bestselling author Patricia A. McKillip (The Riddle-Master of Hed) is one of the most lyrical writers gracing the fantasy ge...

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Published: Jun 2016

In the Mean Time

Paul Tremblay

A history teacher begins his unorthodox senior course with clips from an ominous surveillance video, causing a student's home life to deteriorate along with the lessons. A girl with a second head that changes into different historical...

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Published: Oct 2010
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