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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

Semantic match: ranked by plot structure

Distance: 0.0986

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Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1953

Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson · 2016 · Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.

Young Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. tackle folkloric horrors, occult mysteries, and early Cold War shadows across 1950s England and America.

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Plot structure labels: short story collection · anthology format · standalone tales · multi-part finale · interlinked stories · slow-burn arc · series setup · worldbuilding-heavy · self-contained episodes

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Distance: 0.1368

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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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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