Books like 'The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas 2015'
Readers who enjoyed The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas 2015 by Paula Guran, Seth Chambers, James S.A. Corey, Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen, Nancy Kress, John P. Murphy, K.J. Parker, Mary Rickert, Patrick Rothfuss & Genevieve Valentine also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Death Becomes Her by Michael Anderle
18 ratingsThe UnknownWorld is about to suffer change. For a thousand years, it has felt stifled by Michael's strictures, the rules they must follow on pain of death. As the first and most powerful vampire in existence, he has the power to keep the power struggles under the radar from the rest of humanity. Unfortunately that is changing... -
Out of this World by J.D. Robb, Laurell K. Hamilton
18 ratingsLove, Supernatural StyleLove is the universal language. And nowhere is this more apparent than in these extraordinary stories from four of today’s hottest authors... -
The Wizard's Dilemma by Diane Duane
20 ratingsThe Barnes & Noble ReviewIt's the wonderful world of wizardry, and adolescent spell casters Kit and Nita are about to face their biggest challenges yet in The Wizard's Dilemma, the fifth book in Diane Duane's magical Young Wizards series. Things between Kit and Nita are unusually tense these days, and they find themselves going their separate ways...Categorized as:
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Writers of the Future Volume 31 by L. Ron Hubbard, Kevin A. Anderson
6 ratingsThe future is here…the future is now! Orson Scott Card, Kevin J. Anderson and Larry Niven have seen the future. Now, you can, too. A constellation of the brightest lights in the Science Fiction and Fantasy firmament have judged these authors to be the best, the brightest, the truest emerging stars in the field... -
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The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Thirteenth Annual Collection by Ellen Datlow, Elizabeth Engstrom
6 ratingsFor more than a decade, readers have turned to The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror to find the most rewarding fantastic short stories. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling continue their critically acclaimed and award-winning tradition with another stunning collection of stories...Categorized as:
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Keepers & Killers by Donna Augustine
14 ratingsThe Alchemy Series, Book #2: The story of Jo and Cormac continues on in this fast paced drama.It's very hard to work with someone who tried to murder me. But when the mysterious senator reappears on the scene, I'm desperate enough to take whatever help I can get, even if it is from Cormac. Dealing with him is nothing compared to losing a few hundred lives and that's the best case scenario... -
New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color by Nisi Shawl, Rebecca Roanhorse
12 ratingsNew Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color showcases emerging and seasoned writers of many races telling stories filled with shocking delights, powerful visions of the familiar made strange. Between this book’s covers burn tales of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their indefinable overlappings...Categorized as:
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Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales by Kelly Link, Gavin J. Grant
14 ratingsFifteen top voices in speculative fiction explore the intersection of fear and love in a haunting, at times hilarious, darkly imaginative volume.Predatory kraken that sing with - and for - their kin; band members and betrayed friends who happen to be demonic; harpies as likely to attract as to repel... -
Black Hammer, Vol. 1: Secret Origins by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston
18 ratingsOnce they were heroes, but the age of heroes has long since passed...Categorized as:
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: On Your Own by Andrew Chambliss, Scott Allie
16 ratingsWith the Scooby gang on the skids, Buffy finds herself increasingly alone. When faced with some tough decisions grounded in “real world” problems (i.e., not the slaying of pesky demons), Buffy is determined to make her own choices, but that doesn’t mean she won't need a little handholding along the way. Cue Spike, compelled to stand by his best friend in her moment of need... -
How to Survive a Horror Movie: All the Skills to Dodge the Kills by Seth Grahame-Smith, Wes Craven
16 ratingsWritten by best-selling author, screenwriter, and producer Seth Grahame-Smith (The Lego Batman Movie; Stephen King’s It), with an introduction by horror icon Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street), this is a hilarious must-read for any horror movie fan...and it just might save your life... -
The Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way, Gabriel Bá
33 ratingsIn an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born to women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, "To save the world."These seven children form the Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers...Categorized as:
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