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Burning Chrome – William Gibson

2017-01-24

Collecting ten of William Gibson’s early cyberpunk short stories from the late 1970s and early 1980s, dark visions of a globalized, high-tech, and deadly future.

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Borderline – Lawrence Block

2016-12-11

Four tales from Lawrence Block’s early days, living on the border between sleaze and crime: south-o-the-border short novel Border Lust, two short stories, and the detective novella “Stag Party Girl.”

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Five Stories High – Jonathan Oliver, ed.

2016-12-03

“One House, Five Hauntings, Five Chilling Stories” is the tagline for this anthology of five novellas, each one set in the same nefarious house – Irongrove Lodge

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Slipping – Lauren Beukes

2016-11-25

The first collection by South African author Lauren Beukes, Slipping contains 21 short stories in a science fiction/horror vein, along with 5 nonfiction pieces.

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Nightmares – Ellen Datlow, ed.

2016-10-31

A collection of some great horror short fiction of the last decade, including stories by: Caitlín R. Kiernan, Laird Barron, Gene Wolfe, Brian Hodge, Gemma Files, Lisa Tuttle, Garth Nix, and more

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The Ballad of Black Tom – Victor LaValle

2016-10-27

When he delivers an occult tome to an old woman in Queens, a street-smart hustler opens a door to deeper kind of magic and attracts the attention of things best left sleeping…

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The Stuff of Dreams – Edward Lucas White

2016-10-19

A collection of weird fiction and dark, supernatural fantasies inspired by dreams and nightmares, written by the now-overlooked Edward Lucas White.

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Grotto of the Dancing Deer – The Complete Clifford D. Simak, Vol. 4

2016-09-17

In the span of his fifty-five year career, Clifford Simak penned some of the most iconic science fiction ever written: …

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Arson Plus and Other Stories – Dashiell Hammett

2016-09-10

Three of Hammett’s early Continental Op stories from October, 1923 issues of the Black Mask pulp: “Arson Plus,” “Crooked Souls,” and “Slippery Fingers.”

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Invaders – Jacob Weisman, Ed.

2016-04-17

An intriguing collection of 22 genre stories written by literary/mainstream authors not usually noted for writing SFF.

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DJSturbia – David J. Schow

2016-02-24

Thirteen piece of short fiction, and thirteen nonfiction articles/essays, by the masterful David J. Schow.

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