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Side Jobs: Stories from the Dresden Files (The Dresden Files #12.5) by Jim Butcher (2010)

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0100

Side Jobs: Stories from the Dresden Files (The Dresden Files #12.5) by Jim Butcher (2010)

Author: Jim Butcher
First Published: October 26, 2010
Series: The Dresden Files Book 12.5
Score: 7/10

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Here, together for the first time, are the shorter works of #1 “New York Times” bestselling author Jim Butcher-a compendium of cases that Harry and his cadre of allies managed to close in record time. The tales range from the deadly serious to the absurdly hilarious. Also included is a novella exclusive to this collection that takes place after the cliff-hanger ending of the April 2010 hardcover, “Changes.” This is a must-have collection for every devoted Harry Dresden fan as well as a perfect introduction for readers ready to meet Chicago’s only professional wizard.

Merlin's Gun by Alastair Reynolds (2000)

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 16:30:00 +0100

Merlin’s Gun by Alastair Reynolds (2000)

Author: Alastair Reynolds
First Published: May 1, 2000
Score: 8/10

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When Sora’s swallowship is taken out by a swarm during the war she is rescued by Merlin, a legendary man who has allegedly discovered a super-weapon built by the Way creators; a gun so powerful it I said to have stopped the previous war. Sora is sceptical, though, for Merlin has been missing for ten thousand years, yet he has not aged a day. As the current war between aliens and humans intensifies, the need to find this weapon becomes unquestionably urgent. They must find the gun before the enemy does and incinerates them. Can their quest to save humanity and end the war be achieved with Merlin’s gun?

The New Space Opera edited by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan (2007)

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0100

The New Space Opera edited by Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan (2007)

Editors: Gardner Dozois and Jonathan Strahan
Authors: Gwyneth Jones and Ian McDonald and Robert Reed and Paul J. McAuley and Greg Egan and Kage Baker and Peter F. Hamilton and Ken Macleod and Tony Daniel and James Patrick Kelly and Alastair Reynolds and Mary Rosenblum and Stephen Baxter and Robert Silverberg and Gregory Benford and Walter Jon Williams and Nancy Kress and Dan Simmons
First Published: June 1, 2007
Score: 7/10

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SAVING TIAMAAT • Gwyneth Jones VERTHANDI’S RING • Ian McDonald HATCH • Robert Reed WINNING PEACE • Paul J. McAuley GLORY • Greg Egan MAELSTROM • Kage Baker BLESSED BY AN ANGEL • Peter F. Hamilton WHO’S AFRAID OF WOLF 359? • Ken Macleod THE VALLEY OF THE GARDENS • Tony Daniel DIVIDING THE SUSTAIN • James Patrick Kelly MINLA’S FLOWERS • Alastair Reynolds SPLINTERS OF GLASS • Mary Rosenblum REMEMBRANCE • Stephen Baxter THE EMPEROR AND THE MAULA • Robert Silverberg THE WORM TURNS • Gregory Benford SEND THEM FLOWERS • Walter Jon Williams ART OF WAR • Nancy Kress MUSE OF FIRE • Dan Simmons

The Gift by Freida McFadden (2022)

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 23:00:00 +0000

The Gift by Freida McFadden (2022)

Author: Freida McFadden
First Published: December 4, 2022
Score: 6/10

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It’s Christmas Eve and Stella Hansen is broke.

She is so broke that despite working two jobs, she can’t even afford a present for her husband on their first Christmas as man and wife. But then a mysterious storekeeper at a pawn shop offers Stella an intriguing trade.

Stella wants more than anything to buy her husband the Christmas gift of his dreams. But will it come at a terrible price?

I Found Puppets Living In My Apartment Walls (I Found Horror Series) by Ben Farthing (2023)

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 22:00:00 +0000

I Found Puppets Living In My Apartment Walls (I Found Horror Series) by Ben Farthing (2023)

Author: Ben Farthing
First Published: August 1, 2023
Series: I Found Horror
Score: 6/10

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Johnny awakes. A puppet looms over his bed.

He recognizes the furry Grandpa was its puppeteer on the children’s television show R-City Street. But Grandpa went missing a year ago. He disappeared from this very apartment building, which was converted from the old R-City Street studio.

Nightflyers & Other Stories by George R.R. Martin (1985)

Sat, 18 May 2024 16:00:00 +0100

Nightflyers & Other Stories by George R.R. Martin (1985)

Author: George R.R. Martin
First Published: January 1, 1985
Score: 8/10

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On a voyage toward the boundaries of the known universe, nine misfit academics seek out first contact with a shadowy alien race.

But another enigma is the Nightflyer itself, a cybernetic wonder with an elusive captain no one has ever seen in the flesh. Soon, however, the crew discovers that their greatest mystery – and most dangerous threat – is an unexpected force wielding a thirst for blood and terror….

Precious Little Things (Made Things Book 0.5) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2017)

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 22:30:00 +0000

Precious Little Things (Made Things Book 0.5) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2017)

Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky
First Published: November 10, 2017
Series: Made Things Book 0.5
Score: 7/10

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A prequel to the magical novella Made Things.

Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches #6) by John Scalzi (2023)

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 21:00:00 +0000

Slow Time Between the Stars (The Far Reaches #6) by John Scalzi (2023)

Author: John Scalzi
First Published: June 27, 2023
Series: The Far Reaches Book 6
Score: 7/10

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An artificial intelligence on a star-spanning mission explores the farthest horizons of human potential—and its own purpose—in a mind-bending short story by New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi. Equipped with the entirety of human knowledge, a sentient ship is launched on a last-ditch journey to find a new home for civilization. Trillions of miles. Tens of thousands of years. In the space between, the AI has plenty of time to think about life, the vastness of the universe, everything it was meant to do, and—with a perspective created but not limited by humans—what it should do.

Just Out of Jupiter's Reach (The Far Reaches #5) by Nnedi Okorafor (2023)

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 21:00:00 +0000

Just Out of Jupiter’s Reach (The Far Reaches #5) by Nnedi Okorafor (2023)

Author: Nnedi Okorafor
First Published: June 27, 2023
Series: The Far Reaches Book 5
Score: 7/10

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A revolutionary experiment in space opens a woman’s eyes to the meaning of solitude in a thought-provoking short story by New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor. Tornado Onwubiko is one of seven people on Earth paired with sentient ships to explore and research the cosmos for twenty million euros. A decade of solitary life for a lifetime of wealth. Five years into the ten-year mission of total isolation comes a a temporary meetup among fellow travelers. A lot can happen in a week. For Tornado, who left a normal life behind, a little company can be life-changing.

The Long Game (The Far Reaches #4) by Ann Leckie (2023)

Sat, 16 Sep 2023 21:00:00 +0100

The Long Game (The Far Reaches #4) by Ann Leckie (2023)

Author: Ann Leckie
First Published: June 27, 2023
Series: The Far Reaches Book 4
Score: 7/10

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An inquisitive life-form finds there’s more to existence than they ever dreamed in an imaginative short story by New York Times bestselling and Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Ann Leckie. On a far-off colony, humans tower over the local species who grow the plants they need. Narr keeps the workers in line—someone has to. But when Narr learns just how short-lived their species is, the little alien embarks on a big to find out why their people die and how to stop it. Stubborn and hopeful, Narr has a plan for the locals, for humans, and for the future.

Falling Bodies (The Far Reaches #3) by Rebecca Roanhorse (2023)

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 21:00:00 +0100

Falling Bodies (The Far Reaches #3) by Rebecca Roanhorse (2023)

Author: Rebecca Roanhorse
First Published: June 27, 2023
Series: The Far Reaches Book 3
Score: 6/10

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A young man caught between two disparate worlds searches for his place in the universe in a wrenching short story by New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse.

Light-years from home, it’s Ira’s second chance. Just another anonymous student at a space station university. Not the orphan whose Earther heritage was erased. Not some social experiment put on display by his adoptive father. Not the criminal recruited by the human rebels. But when Ira’s loyalties clash once again, two wars break one on the ground and one within himself. Which will Ira stand with? Which will take him down?

The Private Life of Elder Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Adam Gauntlett and Keris McDonald (2016)

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:00:00 +0100

The Private Life of Elder Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Adam Gauntlett and Keris McDonald (2016)

Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Adam Gauntlett and Keris McDonald
First Published: January 1, 2016
Score: 6/10

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From the wastes of the sea to the shadows of our own cities, we are not alone. But what happens where the human world touches the domain of races ancient and alien? Museum curators, surveyors, police officers, archaeologists, mathematicians; from derelict buildings to country houses to the London Underground, another world is just a breath away, around the corner, watching and waiting for you to step into its power. The Private Life of Elder Things is a collection of new Lovecraftian fiction about confronting, discovering and living alongside the creatures of the Mythos.

Void (The Far Reaches #2) by Veronica Roth (2023)

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:00:00 +0100

Void (The Far Reaches #2) by Veronica Roth (2023)

Author: Veronica Roth
First Published: June 27, 2023
Series: The Far Reaches Book 2
Score: 7/10

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An intergalactic luxury cruise to a distant port is a world unto itself in this piercing short mystery by #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth. Traveling faster than light, the transport ship Redundancy is cut off from communication as effectively as an ancient ocean liner. The isolation suits crew member Ace Vance just fine—she’s got nowhere else to be. But when a wealthy passenger turns up dead during a routine voyage, Ace will have to connect with the passengers and crew to uncover the truth. Tragedy will strike again—it’s only a matter of time. Veronica Roth’s Void is part of The Far Reaches , a collection of science-fiction stories that stretch the imagination and open the heart. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.

How It Unfolds (The Far Reaches #1) by James S.A. Corey (2023)

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 21:00:00 +0100

How It Unfolds (The Far Reaches #1) by James S.A. Corey (2023)

Author: James S.A. Corey
First Published: June 27, 2023
Series: The Far Reaches Book 1
Score: 7/10

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An astronaut’s interstellar mission is a personal journey of a thousand second chances in an exhilarating short story by James S. A. Corey, the New York Times bestselling author of The Expanse series. Roy Court and his crew are taking the trip of a lifetime—several lifetimes in fact—duplicated and dispatched across the galaxies searching for Earthlike planets. Many possibilities for the future. Yet for Roy, no matter how many of him there are, there’s still just one painful, unchangeable past. In what world can a broken relationship be reborn? The universe is so vast, there’s always room for hope.

Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King (1999)

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0100

Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King (1999)

Author: Stephen King
First Published: September 14, 1999
Series: Stephen King Novels
Score: 7/10

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Five interconnected, sequential narratives, set in the years from 1960 to 1999. Each story is deeply rooted in the sixties, and each is haunted by the Vietnam War.

Stephen King, whose first novel, Carrie, was published in 1974, the year before the last U.S. troops withdrew from Vietnam, is the first hugely popular writer of the TV generation. Images from that war – and the protests against it – had flooded America’s living rooms for a decade. Hearts in Atlantis, King’s newest fiction, is composed of five interconnected, sequential narratives, set in the years from 1960 to 1999. Each story is deeply rooted in the sixties, and each is haunted by the Vietnam War.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber (1939)

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:30:00 +0000

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber (1939)

Author: James Thurber
First Published: January 1, 1939
Score: 5/10

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The mild-mannered Mitty escapes his extremely humdrum and ineffectual existence by leaping into a myriad of fantasies - imaginative daydreams that range from piloting a Navy plane to performing as a brilliant surgeon to coolly leaning against the wall of a firing squad, all while escorting his wife on their regular shopping trip to Danbury, Connecticut.

Skeleton Crew by Stephen King (1985)

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 19:40:00 +0000

Skeleton Crew by Stephen King (1985)

Author: Stephen King
First Published: June 21, 1985
Series: Stephen King Novels
Score: 7/10

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In a bumper collection of truly chilling tales, we meet Gramma - who only wanted to hug little George, even after she was dead; The Raft - a primeval sea creature with an insatiable appetite; The Monkey - an innocent-looking toy with sinister powers; the unspeakable horror of The Mist. And there is a gruesome host of other stories, each with the distinctive blend of unimaginable terror and realism that typifies King’s writing.

Four Past Midnight by Stephen King (1990)

Sun, 11 Sep 2022 17:00:00 +0100

Four Past Midnight by Stephen King (1990)

Author: Stephen King
First Published: January 1, 1990
Series: Stephen King Novels
Score: 8/10

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One Past Midnight: “The Langoliers” takes a red-eye flight from LA to Boston into a most unfriendly sky. Only eleven passengers survive, but landing in an eerily empty world makes them wish they hadn’t. Something’s waiting for them, you see.

Two Past Midnight: “Secret Window, Secret Garden” enters the suddenly strange life of writer Mort Rainey, recently divorced, depressed, and alone on the shore of Tashmore Lake. Alone, that is, until a figure named John Shooter arrives, pointing an accusing finger.

Night Shift by Stephen King (1978)

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 21:00:00 +0100

Night Shift by Stephen King (1978)

Author: Stephen King
First Published: February 1978
Series: Stephen King Novels
Score: 7/10

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Never trust your heart to the New York Times bestselling master of suspense, Stephen King. Especially with an anthology that features the classic stories “Children of the Corn,” “The Lawnmower Man,” “Graveyard Shift,” “The Mangler,” and “Sometimes They Come Back”-which were all made into hit horror films.

From the depths of darkness, where hideous rats defend their empire, to dizzying heights, where a beautiful girl hangs by a hair above a hellish fate, this chilling collection of twenty short stories will plunge readers into the subterranean labyrinth of the most spine-tingling, eerie imagination of our time.

Forward: Stories of Tomorrow by Blake Crouch, Veronica Roth, N.K. Jemisin, Amor Towles, Paul Tremblay and Andy Weir (2019)

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 21:00:00 +0100

Forward: Stories of Tomorrow by Blake Crouch, Veronica Roth, N.K. Jemisin, Amor Towles, Paul Tremblay and Andy Weir (2019)

Authors: Blake Crouch, Veronica Roth, N.K. Jemisin, Amor Towles, Paul Tremblay and Andy Weir
First Published: September 17th 2019
Score: 5/10

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For some, it’s the end of the world. For others, it’s just the beginning. With brilliant imagination, today’s most visionary writers point to the future in a collection curated by bestselling author Blake Crouch. These stories range from darkly comic to deeply chilling, but they all look forward. Featuring stories by Andy Weir, Amor Towles, Veronica Roth, N. K. Jemisin, Paul Tremblay, and Blake Crouch; with narration by Evan Rachel Wood, David Harbour, Jason Isaacs, Rosa Salazar, Steven Strait, and Janina Gavankar.

Different Seasons by Stephen King (1982)

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 21:00:00 +0100

Different Seasons by Stephen King (1982)

Author: Stephen King
First Published: August 27th 1982
Series: Stephen King Novels
Score: 8/10

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A “hypnotic” (The New York Times Book Review) collection of four novellas from Stephen King bound together by the changing of seasons, each taking on the theme of a journey with strikingly different tones and characters. “The wondrous readability of his work, as well as the instant sense of communication with his characters, are what make Stephen King the consummate storyteller that he is,” hailed the Houston Chronicle about Different Seasons.