Best Short Story Cycles - April 2024

Exhalation: Stories

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARA NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Exhalation by Ted Chiang is a collection of short stories that will make you think, grapple with big questions, and feel more human. The best kind of science fiction.” —Barack ObamaFrom the acclaimed author of Stories of Your Life and Others—the basis for the Academy Award –nominated film Arrival: a groundbreaking new collection of short fiction."THE UNIVERSE BEGAN AS AN ENORMOUS BREATH BEING HELD."In these nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories, Ted Chiang tackles some of humanity’s o... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1101947888
• ASIN: 1101947888
• ISBN: 1101947888
• Manufacturer: Knopf

Extinction Lost: A Team Ghost Short Story (Kindle Single) (Extinction Cycle)

Extinction Lost was originally published in SNAFU: Black Ops. This short story can be read as a stand-alone for new readers, but Extinction Cycle readers might want to read it after Extinction Aftermath. _________________________The war continues...   Two days after the events of Extinction Aftermath, European Unified Command calls on Team Ghost for a top secret mission. The residents of a small Inuit fishing village in Greenland have gone missing and reports of Variants unaffected by Kryptonite have surfaced.    Fatigued, injured, and unaware of the events back in the ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B06WLL2XG2
• ASIN: B06WLL2XG2
• Manufacturer: Great Wave Ink, Inc

Ursula K. Le Guin: The Complete Orsinia (LOA #281): Malafrena / Stories and Songs (Library of America Ursula K. Le Guin Edition)

The inaugural volume of Library of America’s Ursula K. Le Guin edition gathers her complete Orsinian writings, enchanting, richly imagined historical fiction collected here for the first time. Written before Le Guin turned to science fiction, the novel Malafrena is a tale of love and duty set in the central european country of Orsinia in the early nineteenth century, when it is ruled by the Austrian empire. The stories originally published in Orsinian Tales (1976) offer brilliantly rendered episodes of personal drama set against a history that spans Orsinia’s emergence as an indep... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1598534939
• ASIN: 1598534939
• ISBN: 1598534939
• Brand: Library of America
• Manufacturer: Library of America

The Selected Short Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin Boxed Set: The Found and the Lost; The Unreal and the Real

Combining The Found and the Lost and The Unreal and the Real, this comprehensive boxed set contains many of Ursula K. Le Guin’s award-winning short stories and novellas.For the first time, the legendary Ursula K. Le Guin's most iconic short stories and novellas have been combined into one boxed set. Coming in at over fourteen hundred pages, this collection is the perfect addition to your bookshelf. In 2014 Le Guin was awarded the Medal For Distinguished Contribution to American Letters by the National Book Foundation. Among her many accolades, Le Guin has been awarded the National Book Award... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1481489461
• ASIN: 1481489461
• ISBN: 1481489461
• Brand: Gallery / Saga Press
• Manufacturer: Gallery / Saga Press

The Betrayed Series: The 1st Cycle Omnibus collection - with 3 full length novels + 4 short stories: Extremely controversial historical thrillers (Betrayed Series Boxed set)

The Betrayed 1st cycle collection is here! Not only do you get all released books in the Betrayed series including Ambush, 30 Pieces of Silver, Targeted, Havoc, Covert, Shiva, and exclusively Mayhem the post-Shiva short story. Get it for youself or give it as a gift to the thriller lover in your life!The Omnibus collection is the only place to find out how married life is treating Rebecca and Brandt!Praise for the Betrayed Series..."Suspend all reality for a time and read this can't put down mystery adventure.Vince Brandt-Special Forces and Dr Rebecca Monroe a paleoarchaeoligist are dispatche... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00AHRE74G
• ASIN: B00AHRE74G

The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin

A collection of short stories by the legendary and iconic Ursula K. Le Guin—selected with an introduction by the author, and combined in one volume for the first time.The Unreal and the Real is a collection of some of Ursula K. Le Guin’s best short stories. She has won multiple prizes and accolades from the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to the Newbery Honor, the Nebula, Hugo, World Fantasy, and PEN/Malamud Awards. She has had her work collected over the years, but this is the first short story volume combining a full range of her work. Stories include: -Brothers... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01E4A32TC
• ASIN: B01E4A32TC
• Manufacturer: Gallery / Saga Press

Revelations Cycle Boxed Set: Books 1-4 (The Revelations Cycle Book 13)

It’s the Twenty-Second Century. The galaxy has opened up to humanity as a hyperactive beehive of stargates and new technologies, and we suddenly find ourselves in a vast playground of different races, environments, and cultures. There’s just one catch: we are pretty much at the bottom of the food chain.Enter the Four Horsemen universe, where only a willingness to fight and die for money separates Humans from the majority of the other races. This boxed set contains the first four books of The Revelations Cycle, detailing each of the four "Horsemen" mercenary companies--who they are and what... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07M5R3FCG
• ASIN: B07M5R3FCG
• Manufacturer: Seventh Seal Press

The Tsathoggua Cycle: Terror Tales of the Toad God (Call of Cthulhu Fiction)

Can a god be a pet? Even a devil-god who relishes human sacrifice? It is hard to deny that for his creator and godfather, Clark Ashton Smith and H. P. Lovecraft, Tsathoggua was exactly that. They found the Saturnian-Hyperborean-N'klaian toad-bat-sloth-deity as cute and adorable as horrific, and this strange ambivalence echoes throughout their various tales over which Great Tsathoggua casts his batrachian shadow! Some are droll fables of human foibles; others are terrifying adventures of human delvers who perish in the fire of a religious fanaticism fully as awful as its super-sub-human object ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 156882131X
• ASIN: 156882131X
• ISBN: 156882131X
• Manufacturer: Chaosium Inc.

Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You: Stories (The Kirkman Family Cycle)

Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You is rich with the music of the Southern mountains and the stories of their people. Jess Kirkman's grandmother is dying, and Jess remembers the tales she and his mother have passed down to him--a chorus of women's voices that sing and share and celebrate the common song of life.

• ASIN: 0312168349
• ASIN: 0312168349
• ISBN: 0312168349
• Manufacturer: Picador

Chasing Her Curves: A BBW & Motorcycle Bad Boy Romance (His Curvy Beauty)

This motorcycle bad boy spends his life saving others, but nothing can save him from this curvy beauty.It was supposed to be a routine dance with the cops -- they think I did something illegal. Which, fine, I do break the law -- just not how or why they think. I do what they can't do and provide justice to women who desperately need it.Then, I meet her. She's everything that's been missing in my life. I thought I was fine living alone, my only companions my motorcycle club, but...man I was wrong. When she joked about who her dad is, I never dreamed she was serious.Turns out, she was telling th... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1703843738
• ASIN: 1703843738
• ISBN: 1703843738
• Manufacturer: Independently published

Delaney's People: A Novel In Small Stories

“There are diamonds in the red clay of northeast Alabama. Delaney is one of them.”When you meet Delaney Robinson, she is a two-year-old with a serious attachment to her wonderful great-grandmother, who guides her through life with the wisdom of a nonagenarian. Margaret's reminiscences, along with the rest you will read, tell the story of how this adorable little girl came to be.There is murder, mayhem, humor, romance—and a bit of heartbreak. The stories are about her parents, grandparents, distant ancestors, and family friends, from Delaney’s Irish forebears and how they settled in Ala... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0615568440
• ASIN: 0615568440
• ISBN: 0615568440
• Brand: Brand: The Art of Dixie
• Manufacturer: The Art of Dixie

The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm: Tales from Alagaësia (Volume 1: Eragon)

The internationally bestselling fantasy sensation is back, with brand-new stories set in the world of Eragon and the Inheritance Cycle!A wanderer and a cursed child. Spells and magic. And dragons, of course. Welcome back to the world of Alagaësia.It's been a year since Eragon departed Alagaësia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold, wrangling with suppliers, guarding dragon eggs, and dealing with belligerent Urgals and haughty elves. Then a vision from the Eldunarí, unexpect... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1984894862
• ASIN: 1984894862
• ISBN: 1984894862
• Manufacturer: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Ridin' High Livin' Free Ralph Sonny Barger: Hell-Raising Motorcycle Stories

The open road, a well-tuned machine, and a fine "old lady" hanging on to your back. That's freedom. That's living.Ridin' High, Livin' FreeSonny Barger is the number one spokesman for the outlaw biker life. His New York Times bestseller Hell's Angel was an exhilarating history of his experiences with the world's most notorious motorcycle club. Now the Angel spreads his wings even wider to bring us rousing, moving, wildly entertaining true-life stories of his renegade brothers and sisters in black leather and their relentless pursuits of liberty, individuality, and the "ultimate ride."And what s... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0060006021
• ASIN: 0060006021
• ISBN: 0060006021
• Manufacturer: William Morrow

The Three Questions [Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy]

• ASIN: 0439199964
• ASIN: 0439199964
• ISBN: 0439199964
• Brand: Scholastic Press
• Manufacturer: Scholastic Press

Earth for Inspiration: And Other Stories (The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak Book 9)

From tales of alien invasions and intergalactic war to visions of dystopian tomorrows, an astonishing collection from one of literary science fiction’s all-time greats, Hugo Award winner Clifford D. Simak. The twentieth century’s so-called golden age of science fiction produced many great writers—including Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, and Robert Heinlein—yet none is greater than Clifford D. Simak, named Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. His bold visions of and ingenious speculations about humankind’s future, always enriched with empathy and a de... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01FGVUVX8
• ASIN: B01FGVUVX8
• Manufacturer: Open Road Media Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Solo: A Star Wars Story Men's Chewie Co-Pilot Short Sleeve Graphic T-Shirt, up to Size 2XL

Blast off to a galaxy far, far away with the coolest co-pilot of all time in this Star Wars and Realtree cobranded screen printed t-shirt. Featuring Chewbacca and the Millennium Falcon combined with the Realtree

• UPC: 298374743
• Model: MB4601
• Color: Black
• Size: S
• Rating: 4.0

Solo: A Star Wars Story Men's Han And Chewie Short Sleeve Graphic T-Shirt, up to Size 2XL

Rep the most infamous duo in the galaxy in this Star Wars and Realtree cobranded screen printed t-shirt. Featuring Han Solo and Chewbacca combined with the classic Realtree Xtra camo pattern, this screen printed t-shirt

• UPC: 534320249
• Model: MB4601
• Color: Black
• Size: S
• Rating: 1.0

Solo: A Star Wars Story Men's "I Got This" Short Sleeve Graphic T-Shirt, up to Size 2XL

Be ready for anything in this Star Wars and Realtree cobranded screen printed t-shirt. Featuring Han Solo combined with the Realtree Edge camo pattern, this screen printed t-shirt is perfect addition to your collection. The

• UPC: 509665446
• Model: MB4601
• Color: Black
• Size: S
• Rating: 5.0

The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoyevsky

9781420938036

• UPC: 21019188
• Rating: 4.25

The Best American Short Stories 2018

Best-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short

• UPC: 746152764

Best Korean Short Stories Collection 2 대한민국 베스트 단편 소설모음집 2

Meet the very finest of Korean short stories. This compilation of 17 short stories bring you the essence of Korean literature, covering the early 1900's to the late 1900's. Also ideal for advanced Korean

• UPC: 813426023

Best Korean Short Stories Collection 대한민국 베스트 단편 소설모음집

Meet the very finest of Korean short stories. This compilation of 25 short stories bring you the essence of Korean literature, covering the early 1900's to the late 1900's. Also ideal for advanced Korean

• UPC: 365957756

The Best American Short Stories 2017

Best-selling author Meg Wolitzer guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short

• UPC: 55971052
• Rating: 5.0

The Best American Short Stories 2005

The Best American Series First, Best, and Best-SellingThe Best American series has been the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction since 1915. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from

• UPC: 34682001
• Rating: 3.75

The Best American Short Stories 2009

The oldest and bestselling Best American, THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2009 will be selected by  Alice Sebold, author of the bestseller THE LOVELY

• UPC: 10976107
• Rating: 3.5