Books like 'Short Things'
Readers who enjoyed Short Things by John Gregory Betancourt, Alan Dean Foster, Darrell Schweitzer, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Kevin J. Anderson, Pamela Sargent, Allen M. Steele, Allan Cole & Paul Di Filippo also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Bedside Manor by Jack Townsend
6 ratings“We were a thousand miles away from home when the car gave up the ghost…” When Jack’s car breaks down in the middle of a cross-country road trip, the mysterious house at the top of the hill is a beacon of hope. If he can borrow a phone to call for help, he’ll be on his way in no time. But someone - or something - has other plans... -
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Driving to Geronimo's Grave and Other Stories by Joe R. Lansdale
6 ratingsFrom the Dusty Great Depression to the far future, to the wild west, to the era of big fin automobiles, soda shops and double features, as well as dark journey on an icy ocean full of ravenous sharks and a fantastic shipwreck that leads its survivors into a nightmarish Lovecraftian world of monsters and mystery, Joe R. Lansdale returns with a pack of stories for your consumption and enjoyment... -
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Leviathan by Robert Shea, Robert Anton Wilson
12 ratingsThe ultimate weapon isn't this plague out in Vegas, or any new super H-bomb. The ultimate weapon has always existed. Every man, every woman, and every child owns it. It's the ability to say No and take the consequences. - Hagbard Celine, LeviathanIlluminatus! Part III cheerfully ushers in the apocalyptic high-camp conclusion of the Illuminatus! Trilogy... -
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The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross
24 ratingsBob Howard, from The Laundry, secret UK agency against evil forces, narrates boarding yacht of Ellis Billington for Gravedust device that talks with dead. Ellis plans to raise Jennifer Morgue, monster from deep sea, rule world. U.S. Black Chamber sends lethal Ramona Random, in conflict with her bosses. Includes: Pimpf tale - Bob in virtual game; Afterword; Glossary... -
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Fistful of Feet by Jordan Krall
6 ratingsA bizarro tribute to Spaghetti westerns, H.P. Lovecraft, and foot fetish enthusiasts.Screwhorse, Nevada is legendary for its violent and unusual pleasures, but when a mysterious gunslinger drags a wooden donkey into the desert town, the stage is set for a bloodbath unlike anything the west has ever seen. His name is Calamaro, and he's from New Jersey... -
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It's the Apocalypse, Dave: Try to Have Fun by A.R. Wise
6 ratingsDave's a bit of a loser. Even he'd admit that was true. He's no good at relationships, he's a terrible employee, and he's got no clue what to do with his life. Quite frankly, the world doesn't seem to have a place for him. But that's okay, because the world's just about to end. An experiment thousands of miles away is about to initiate a world-wide apocalypse that's going to change everything... -
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Overtime by Charles Stross
16 ratingsIntroduced to readers in the novels The Atrocity Archive and The Jennifer Morgue, the Laundry is a secret British government agency charged with preventing dark interdimensional entities from destroying the human race... -
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The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross
26 ratingsNEVER VOLUNTEER FOR ACTIVE DUTY ...Bob Howard is a low-level techie working for a super-secret government agency. While his colleagues are out saving the world, Bob's under a desk restoring lost data. His world was dull and safe - but then he went and got Noticed... -
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Bubba and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers by Joe R. Lansdale
6 ratingsSubterranean Press is thrilled to announce the novel-length prequel to the classic story, "Bubba Ho-Tep."Before Bubba Ho-Tep, there was Bubba and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers... -
![The Drive-in 2: Not Just One of them Sequels by Joe R. Lansdale]()
The Drive-in 2: Not Just One of them Sequels by Joe R. Lansdale
10 ratingsJust when they thought it was safe to leave the drive-in, the survivors of the Orbit's weekly All-Night Horror Show discover that their old world has been reduced to a single cracked highway, surrounded on all sides by a prehistoric jungle filled with man-eating dinosaurs... -
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The Challenge From Beyond by Stanley G. Weinbaum, Donald Wandrei
6 ratingsTwo collaborative novels, one by fantasy, one by science fiction greats... -
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Atomic Robo & The Shadow From Beyond Time by Brian Clevinger, Christopher Golden
12 ratingsA nightmare from beyond space,beyond physical law, beyond the boundaries of the universe itself threatens all of reality as we know it. It's up to ATOMIC ROBO to defend existence itself from THE SHADOW FROM BEYOND TIME! Guest starring: H.P. Lovecraft, the horrible solution to Quantum Gravity, Charles Fort, the Science Agents of Tesladyne, Carl Sagan, the Tunguska Even, and. .Categorized as:
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