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Cover of The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future – A Masterful Illustrated Sci-Fi Anthology for Teens about Friendship, Hope, and Technology by Veronica Roth

The End and Other Beginnings: Stories from the Future – A Masterful Illustrated Sci-Fi Anthology for Teens about Friendship, Hope, and Technology

Veronica Roth · 2019 · Carve the Mark

Six illustrated YA sci-fi novellas explore future worlds where love, grief, and hope collide with strange technologies.

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Plot structure labels: short-form collection · episodic · standalone stories · mixed continuity · two linked stories · abrupt endings · open endings · slice of larger world

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Distance: 0.0986

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Aliens: Bug Hunt

Jonathan Maberry, Heather Graham, Yvonne Navarro · 2017 · Aliens / Predator / Prometheus Universe

An Alien-universe anthology of Colonial Marines missions, mixing xenomorph hunts, new monsters, and alternate viewpoints.

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Plot structure labels: short story collection · varied perspectives · mixed quality anthology · vignette-driven · episodic structure · framing by shared universe · some stories feel self-contained · some stories feel incomplete · open endings · abrupt endings · alternate viewpoint stories · chronological spread · prequel tales · interstitial tales

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Distance: 0.1393

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Astro City, Vol. 1: Life in the Big City

Kurt Busiek · 1999 · Astro City

An anthology of short superhero stories revealing how a city of capes changes the lives of heroes and ordinary people.

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Plot structure labels: short stories · one-shots · self-contained chapters · episodic structure · interwoven vignettes · nonlinear chronology · limited continuity · background continuity · bookended stories · standalone tales

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Distance: 0.1403

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My Dear You

Rachel Khong · 2026

A themed short story collection where surreal premises probe love, identity, race, and what it means to be human.

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Plot structure labels: short story collection · episodic · themed collection · varied premises · standalone stories · cohesive throughline · open-ended endings · short form

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Distance: 0.1105

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Drinking from Graveyard Wells: Stories

Yvette Lisa Ndlovu · 2023 · University Press of Kentucky New Poetry & Prose Series

A Zimbabwe-centered short story collection where Black women, folklore, and speculative forms confront power, memory, and survival.

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Plot structure labels: story collection · standalone stories · interconnected details · episodic structure · fragmentary scenes · fable-like structure · flash fiction feel · nonlinear elements · multiple time periods

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Distance: 0.1448

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Assorted Crisis Events Volume 1

Deniz Camp · 2025 · Assorted Crisis Events

An anthology of ordinary people navigating a world where time fractures, realities collide, and crisis becomes daily life.

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Plot structure labels: anthology format · standalone issues · loosely connected stories · episodic structure · one-shot stories · nonlinear storytelling · fragmented structure · unresolved mystery · parallel narratives · repetition · circular structure

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Distance: 0.1464

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The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

Ken Liu · 2016

A cross-genre short story collection where Asian diaspora, myth, technology, and history collide in emotional speculative fiction.

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Plot structure labels: story collection · varied story lengths · experimental opener · documentary format · novella-length pieces · episodic structure · retrospective collection · shifts across subgenres

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Distance: 0.1464

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Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction

Joshua Whitehead · 2019

An Indigenous queer anthology of nine speculative stories imagining post-apocalyptic futures shaped by love, land, and survival.

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Plot structure labels: short story collection · varied standalone stories · anthology arc · linked thematic unity · open endings · mixed-length pieces · snapshot storytelling

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Distance: 0.1174

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Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology

L.J. Hachmeister, Kelley Armstrong, Jennifer Blackstream, Patricia Briggs, Jim Butcher, D.J. Butler, Lucienne Diver, Hailey Edwards, Alex Erickson, Eliza Eveland, A.J. Hartley, John G. Hartness, Faith Hunter, Sam Knight, Seanan McGuire, L.E. Modesitt Jr., R.R. Virdi · 2023 · Mercy Thompson World

A multi-author anthology of animal-centered fantasy and sci-fi stories, with rescue themes and many shared-world tie-ins.

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Plot structure labels: short story collection · multiple standalone stories · shared universe entries · side stories · prequel · post-series story · scene retelling · alternate POV · interlinked worlds · partial context dependence