Fantastic Hope
A mixed-genre anthology of 16 new speculative stories, each aimed at delivering hope, twists, and standout series tie-ins.
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The Mystery Boxes
Seven short graphic stories by different creators explore the surprises, dangers, and wonders hidden inside mysterious boxes.
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A varied mid-century SF collection of ten idea-driven stories exploring time, Mars, identity, robots, and human nature.
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Tailored Realities
A non-Cosmere short fiction collection of sci-fi and fantasy ideas, including a new novella, author notes, and illustrations.
Your Utopia
Eight Korean sci-fi stories explore AI, immortality, grief, and social injustice in bleak, wry near-future worlds.
Zoo
Eleven dark, twisty short stories probe human cruelty, grief, and uncanny survival with horror, mystery, and sci-fi edges.
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Sneeze: Naoki Urasawa Story Collection
A varied manga anthology mixing speculative shorts, music vignettes, and autobiographical tributes from Naoki Urasawa.
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Рассказы о Родине
A satirical short-story collection uses surreal, SF-tinged fables to skewer modern Russia’s power, corruption, and myths.
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Ten Philip K. Dick short stories collected as the source material for Electric Dreams, built around reality, tech, and human anxiety.
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The Truth and Other Stories
Twelve chronologically arranged Lem stories probe alien contact, AI, and human limits with irony, dread, and invention.
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Forward: Stories of Tomorrow
Six near-future sci-fi stories explore AI, apocalypse, genetics, memory, and quantum tech as tomorrow arrives too soon.
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Jewel Box
A 22-story speculative collection of fairy-tale, fable, sci-fi, and horror tales exploring power, grief, and hope.
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