Books like 'Short Story Strands: Halloween 2012 Edition'
Readers who enjoyed Short Story Strands: Halloween 2012 Edition by L'Poni Baldwin, P.L. Blair, L.M. Bolez, Jade Kerrion, Patrick Ottuso, Sharon L. Reddy, Ch'kara SilverWolf, Lisa Williamson, Edwin Stark, Michael Youngblood, Sheenah Freitas, Linell Jeppsen, Sam Kates, T. Jackson King & Lalo LaFleur also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsHarrow the Ninth, the sequel to Gideon the Ninth, turns a galaxy inside out as one necromancer struggles to survive the wreckage of herself aboard the Emperor's haunted space station.She answered the Emperor's call.She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend.In victory, her world has turned to ash... -
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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 74 ratingsThe Emperor needs necromancers.The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman.Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead bullshit.Brought up by unfriendly, ossifying nuns, ancient retainers, and countless skeletons, Gideon is ready to abandon a life of servitude and an afterlife as a reanimated corpse... -
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The Definitive H.P. Lovecraft by H.P. Lovecraft
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis Halcyon Classics ebook contains sixty-seven of celebrated horror and occult writer H.P. Lovecraft's best works central to his 'Cthulhu mythos.' Although Lovecraft's (1890-1937) readership was limited during his life, his reputation has grown over the decades, and he is now regarded as one of the most influential horror writers of the 20th century...Categorized as:
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Death Becomes Her by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 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... -
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Out of this World by J.D. Robb, Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 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... -
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Odder Than Ever by Bruce Coville
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeloved for his hilarious and unexpectedly moving novels, Bruce Coville is also a master of the short story. In this follow-up to Oddly Enough, he again presents a collection of unusual breadth and emotional depth... -
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Daughter of Discord by J.J. Green
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA galactic empire in turmoil...Rival clans fighting for supremacy…Dark secrets bursting into the light…Time’s running out for Carina Lin. She’s given up her merc life in the hope of finding others like her: mages. But it’s a dicey endeavor. She can’t stay in one place too long because if her powers are revealed, she faces nasty consequences... -
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Thrum by Meg Smitherman
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAmi awakes from years in stasis to find she’s at the edges of deep space, and the only surviving member of her crew. Utterly alone and unable to contact Earth, she sends out a distress beacon, not expecting a response. When she gets one from a being who calls himself Dorian, she’s welcomed onto his ship as he offers his assistance in any way he can. But nothing on Dorian’s ship is as it seems... -
![The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex by Tamsyn Muir]()
The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex by Tamsyn Muir
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEach of the Empire's houses keeps secrets, even from themselves. For the bookish academics of the Sixth, every secret is a mystery, and every mystery is a puzzle to be solved or a paper to be published. Deep in the bowels of their house, one such secret is about to reveal itself...Categorized as:
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![Risen by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan]()
Risen by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat has been awakened is unbound. The Boy is getting his first taste of freedom. As their comrades fall, fear threatens to consume the survivors in part four of The Boy in the Iron Box.Liev’s get his men out of this ancient stone prison, take their chances with the wolves, and descend the summit at first light. But in this snowbound hell, there’s soon to be a frightening new twist to survival... -
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Forger of Worlds by Simon Archer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCraft your own World. Trade with neighboring Empires. Become a God. Garrett thought Terra Forma was just a game, but in reality, it was a test created by a devastatingly beautiful ancient goddess to find the most creative man in the universe... -
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Keepers & Killers by Donna Augustine
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 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... -
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New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color by Nisi Shawl, Rebecca Roanhorse
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 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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![The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence]()
The Girl and the Stars by Mark Lawrence
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn the ice, east of the Black Rock, there is a hole into which broken children are thrown.On Abeth the vastness of the ice holds no room for individuals. Survival together is barely possible. No one survives alone.To resist the cold, to endure the months of night when even the air itself begins to freeze, requires a special breed. Variation is dangerous, difference is fatal... -
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![Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales by Kelly Link, Gavin J. Grant]()
Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales by Kelly Link, Gavin J. Grant
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 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... -
![The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick]()
The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA bold, genre-bending epic that chronicles madness, obsession, and creation, from the Paleolithic era through the Witch Hunts and into the space-bound future.Four linked stories boldly chronicle madness, obsession, and creation through the ages... -
![Satan Burger by Carlton Mellick III]()
Satan Burger by Carlton Mellick III
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAbsurd philosophies, dark surrealism & the end of the human race... God hates you. All of you. He closed the gates of Heaven & wants you to rot on Earth forever. Not only that, he is repossesing your souls & feeding them to a large vagina-like machine called the Walm-an interdimensional doorway that brings His New Children into the world... -
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Saga, Book Two by Brian K. Vaughan
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAt long last, it's finally time for the second hardcover collection of SAGA, the New York Times bestselling series praised by everyone from Alan Moore to Lin-Manuel Miranda! Created by the multiple Eisner Award-winning team of artist FIONA STAPLES (Mystery Society, North 40, Archie Comics) and writer BRIAN K... -
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Saga, Book Three by Brian K. Vaughan
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAt long last, it's finally time for the THIRD massive hardcover collection of SAGA, the critically acclaimed sci-fi/fantasy series from the multiple Eisner Award-winning team of artist FIONA STAPLES and writer BRIAN K. VAUGHAN... -
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Saga, Volume 7 by Brian K. Vaughan
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsFrom the worldwide bestselling team of Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan, “The War for Phang” is an epic, self-contained Saga event! Finally reunited with her ever-expanding family, Hazel travels to a war-torn comet that Wreath and Landfall have been battling over for ages... -
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Saga, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 59 ratingsMultiple storylines collide in this cosmos-spanning new volume. While Gwendolyn and Lying Cat risk everything to find a cure for The Will, Marko makes an uneasy alliance with Prince Robot IV to find their missing children, who are trapped on a strange world with terrifying new enemies.Collects: Saga #25-30... -
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Saga #8 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fonografiks
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFormer soldier and new mom Alana has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies and alien monstrosities, but now she faces her greatest challenge yet: the in-laws... -
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Saga #6 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fonographiks
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe epic hit series continues, as Alana and her baby finally reach the legendary Rocketship Forest, where everything changes forever... -
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Saga #10 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fonografiks
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMarko and Alana's long-lost babysitter Izabel finally returns to the fold, but at what... -
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Saga #3 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fonographiks
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsBrian K. Vaughan's and FIONA STAPLES' controversial epic continues! Stranded on a mystical alien world, new parents Marko and Alana encounter their greatest fear... -
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Saga #7 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fonografiks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBrian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples' smash-hit ongoing series returns! An all-new adventure begins, as new parents Marko and Alana make an unexpected discovery in the vast emptiness of outer space... -
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Saga #4 by Brian K. Vaughan, Fonographiks
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to SEXTILLION, a distant planet where even your darkest fantasies become reality. See why everyone's talking about this hit new ongoing adventure from BRIAN K... -
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Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 75 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling writer BRIAN K.VAUGHAN (Y: THE LAST MAN, EX MACHINA) and critically acclaimed artist FIONA STAPLES (MYSTERY SOCIETY, NORTH 40), SAGA is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the worlds... -
![Ascender, Vol. 1: The Haunted Galaxy by Jeff Lemire]()
Ascender, Vol. 1: The Haunted Galaxy by Jeff Lemire
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPowerhouse creative team Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen launch an all new series in Ascender! Set 10 years after the conclusion of Descender's storyline, here magic has taken the place of machinery and the rules are very different indeed.. -
![Black Hammer, Vol. 1: Secret Origins by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston]()
Black Hammer, Vol. 1: Secret Origins by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOnce they were heroes, but the age of heroes has long since passed...
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