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Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse

John Joseph Adams, Ann Aguirre, Megan Arkenberg, Paolo Bacigalupi, Christopher Barzak, Lauren Beukes, David Brin, Orson Scott Card, Junot Díaz, Cory Doctorow, Tananarive Due, Toiya Kristen Finley, Milo James Fowler, Maria Dahvana Headley, Hugh Howey, Keffy R.M. Kehrli, Jake Kerr, Nancy Kress, Joe R. Lansdale, George R.R. Martin, Jack McDevitt, Seanan McGuire, Maureen F. McHugh, D. Thomas Minton, Rudy Rucker, Ramsey Shehadeh, Robert Silverberg, Bruce Sterling, Rachel Swirsky, Genevieve Valentine, James Van Pelt, Christie Yant

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Plot structure labels used: varied standalone stories, mixed quality, anthology format, experimental forms, multiple viewpoints, some stories bleak, some hopeful, causes and consequences, after the apocalypse, during the apocalypse, post-apocalyptic survival

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After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia

Ellen Datlow · 2012 · Across the Universe

Nineteen YA short stories imagine what survives after collapse, from plague and war to monsters, walls, and strange new orders.

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Plot structure labels: standalone stories · multiple authors · varied quality · open endings · cliffhanger endings · twist endings · sudden reveals · implied larger worlds · partial worldbuilding · fragmentary narrative · short-form compression · vignette-like

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

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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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A Phoenix First Must Burn

Patrice Caldwell, Elizabeth Acevedo, Amerie, Dhonielle Clayton, Jalissa Corrie, Somaiya Daud, Charlotte Nicole Davis, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Justina Ireland, Danny Lore, L.L. McKinney, Danielle Paige, Rebecca Roanhorse, Karen Strong, Ashley Woodfolk, Ibi Zoboi · 2020

Sixteen YA speculative stories center Black girls and Black women across fantasy, sci-fi, myth, and magic.

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Plot structure labels: multiple standalone stories · varied anthology pacing · mixed hits and misses · short-form compression · story-by-story variety · interconnected theme · varied endings

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Friday Black

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah · 2018

A debut short-story collection where ordinary Black lives collide with near-future horrors, satire, and social violence.

Why this is here

Plot structure labels: standalone stories · anthology-like structure · varied quality across stories · opening knockout · shift between realism and speculative setups · allegorical escalation · slim collection

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Blue World

Robert McCammon · 1990

A short-story collection of macabre, uncanny tales that culminates in a forbidden attraction between a priest and a porn star.

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Plot structure labels: mixed-length collection · story cycle · varied tones · standalone tales · builds to novella · cliffhanger chapters · episodic structure · twist endings · open endings · variety of endings

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A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers

Victor LaValle, Charlie Jane Anders, A. Merc Rustad, Lizz Huerta, Maria Dahvana Headley, Malka Ann Older, Sam J. Miller, Tananarive Due, Ashok K. Banker, Omar El Akkad, Daniel José Older, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Justina Ireland, Violet Allen, Gabby Rivera, Tobias S. Buckell, Hugh Howey, Jamie Ford, G. Willow Wilson, N.K. Jemisin, Charles Yu, Kai Cheng Thom, Daniel H. Wilson, Catherynne M. Valente, Seanan McGuire, Alice Sola Kim · 2019

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Plot structure labels: multiple standalone stories · varied quality · mixed endings · open-ended stories · near-future extrapolation · issue-driven premises · interlocking thematic unity · anthology arc

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A Thousand Beginnings and Endings

Ellen Oh, Melissa de la Cruz, Julie Kagawa, Renée Ahdieh, Roshani Chokshi, Aliette de Bodard, Cindy Pon, Alyssa Wong, Sona Charaipotra, Aisha Saeed, Lori M. Lee, Shveta Thakrar, Preeti Chhibber, E.C. Myers, Rahul Kanakia · 2018

An own-voices YA anthology reimagines East and South Asian myths, folktales, and legends across fifteen short stories.

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Plot structure labels: short-form variation · multiple standalone stories · retelling plus author note · anthology dip and rise · mixed quality · story-by-story structure · different endings · loose retellings · compact narrative arcs · reimagining with explanation

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Sneeze: Naoki Urasawa Story Collection

Naoki Urasawa · 2020

A varied manga anthology mixing speculative shorts, music vignettes, and autobiographical tributes from Naoki Urasawa.

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Plot structure labels: short-form · anthology structure · mixed bag · standalone stories · episodic variety · loose thematic links · unpredictable turns · quick-moving

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The Tangleroot Palace

Marjorie M. Liu · 2021

A lush short-story collection of dark fairy tales, queer romance, dangerous magic, and women claiming their own power.

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Plot structure labels: short story collection · anthology format · novella closer · standalone stories · varied subgenres · episodic · compressed worldbuilding · drop-in medias res · open-ended · time jumps · brief author notes

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The Starlit Wood

Dominik Parisien, Margo Lanagan, Marjorie M. Liu, Seanan McGuire, Garth Nix, Naomi Novik, Sofia Samatar, Karin Tidbeck, Catherynne M. Valente, Genevieve Valentine, Amal El-Mohtar, Charlie Jane Anders, Aliette de Bodard, Jeffrey Ford, Max Gladstone, Theodora Goss, Daryl Gregory, Kat Howard, Stephen Graham Jones · 2016 · The Universe of Xuya

An anthology of fairy tale retellings that reworks familiar and obscure tales across fantasy, SF, horror, and western modes.

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Plot structure labels: anthology structure · standalone stories · varied endings · multiple retellings · author notes · mixed lengths · riff on source tales

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