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Other Worlds

Jon Scieszka, Shaun Tan, Ray Bradbury, Neal Shusterman, Tom Angleberger, Rebecca Stead, Shannon Hale, D.J. MacHale, Eric S. Nylund, Kenneth Oppel

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Premise labels used: multiple worlds, interlinked anthology, portal to the unknown, varied author showcase, speculative short fiction, genre sampler

Setting labels used: other worlds, outer space, desert, New York City, fantastical reality, mythic reality, futuristic setting, medieval fantasy

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Word Puppets

Mary Robinette Kowal · 2015 · Lady Astronaut Universe

A chronological short-story collection blending fantasy, sci-fi, and alternate history, with recurring themes of loss, AI, and time travel.

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Premise labels: speculative short fiction · genre-bending stories · varied settings · problem-driven stories · character-centered shorts · interlinked universe stories · Lady Astronaut universe · alternate history space travel

Setting labels: near future · distant future · alternate history · outer space · alien planet · Mars · India · fantasy realms

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Anchored

Bridget E. Baker · 2021 · Anchored

A runaway teen wakes between Earth and a hidden world, where her secret power could save—or doom—both realities.

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Premise labels: dual worlds · alternate reality · hidden power · secret identity · runaway · missing past · dream world · worlds colliding · prophecy · chosen one · interworld connection · two-life protagonist

Setting labels: Earth · Terra · alternate reality · contemporary setting · fantasy realm · parallel worlds · urban fantasy setting · mythic world

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Distance: 0.1777

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Reclaim the Stars: 17 Tales Across Realms & Space

Zoraida Córdova · 2022

Seventeen Latinx YA stories span space, magic, and myth, blending queer love, folklore, and speculative worlds.

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Premise labels: Latin American diaspora · interconnected anthology · speculative tales · space and magic · cross-realm stories

Setting labels: space · future · present day · contemporary setting · post-apocalyptic · urban fantasy · alternate reality

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Distance: 0.1785

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Blue Adept

Piers Anthony · 1987 · Apprentice Adept

A serf-turned-adept shuttles between rival worlds, battling assassins, contests, and divided loyalties to survive.

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Premise labels: parallel worlds · portal fantasy · dual life · tournament quest · assassination threat · hidden identity · magic vs technology

Setting labels: parallel worlds · futuristic society · magic world · domed city · alternate reality · competitive arena · imaginary places

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L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future, Volume 40

Jody Lynn Nye, Rosalyn Robilliard · 2024

An illustrated anthology of new sci-fi and fantasy voices, pairing contest-winning stories with bonus art, essays, and tips.

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Premise labels: new voices · contest winners · imaginative worlds · future worlds · magic and technology · human condition · multiple standalone stories · varied premises

Setting labels: space · distant future · new planet · virtual world · bayou · nursing home · assisted living · historical past · alternate history · fantasy realm · dystopian future · post-apocalyptic world · Earth and offworld

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The Number of the Beast

Robert A. Heinlein · 1980 · The World as Myth

Four brilliant travelers flee hostile aliens in a dimension-hopping car and tumble through the multiverse of fiction.

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Premise labels: parallel universes · interdimensional travel · first contact · alien pursuit · multiworld adventure · fictional universes · meta-fiction

Setting labels: alternate universes · parallel Earths · fictional worlds · space-time travel · multiverse

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Distance: 0.1887

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The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020

Diana Gabaldon · 2020 · The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy

An annual, guest-edited anthology of 20 science fiction and fantasy stories spotlighting varied voices and styles.

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Premise labels: best-of anthology · annual anthology · mixed-genre selection · short fiction sampler · editor-curated selection

Setting labels: near future · far future · alternate present · alternate past · dystopian present · spacefaring settings · contemporary America · mythic fantasy settings

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Split Infinity

Piers Anthony · 1987 · Apprentice Adept

A serf-gamesman escapes assassination by moving between a high-tech world and a magic realm where his double has died.

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Premise labels: parallel worlds · dual worlds · science vs magic · alternate self · identity swap · games competition · survival quest · assassination threat · cross-world escape · double life

Setting labels: distant future · alternate reality · domed city · high-tech world · magic realm · planetary setting · parallel universe · science-fantasy world · fictional planets

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The Dream Cycle of H.P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death

H.P. Lovecraft · 2003

A Lovecraft anthology of dream-linked tales where eerie dreamlands, cosmic terror, and forbidden knowledge blur reality.

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Premise labels: dream worlds · forbidden knowledge · cosmic horror · dream journeys · alternate reality

Setting labels: dreamlands · imaginary places · New England · cosmic setting · alternate dimension · moon · ancient city · fantastical realm

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Distance: 0.1936

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The Circle Trilogy

Ted Dekker · 2008 · The Circle

A man trapped between two linked realities must survive terror, revelation, and spiritual war to save both worlds.

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Premise labels: parallel realities · dream travel · dual worlds · apocalyptic threat · virus outbreak · spiritual warfare · chosen hero · end-times allegory

Setting labels: modern world · alternate world · two realities · dreamscape · apocalyptic setting · symbolic fantasy world

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Distance: 0.1949

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Circle Series 4-in-1

Ted Dekker · 2011 · The Circle

A man split between two realities must race to save both worlds from catastrophe, evil, and a fate tied to his dreams.

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Premise labels: dual worlds · dream exchange · parallel realities · apocalyptic stakes · hero between worlds · faith allegory · good vs evil

Setting labels: contemporary world · alternate world · future world · fantasy world · physical spiritual realm · forest setting · apocalyptic setting · cyclical time

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Arcanum Unbounded: The Cosmere Collection

Brandon Sanderson · 2016 · The Cosmere Universe

A Cosmere anthology of linked novellas and stories, with maps, notes, and new lore spanning Sanderson’s shared worlds.

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Premise labels: shared universe · cosmere collection · linked worlds · short fiction collection · story cycle · magic systems · worldbuilding

Setting labels: secondary world · multiple worlds · multiple planets · multiple systems · shared universe · fantasy world

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