Fantastical Short Story Collections

1.
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3)
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 507,258 ratings
2.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating — 279,643 ratings
3.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man 4.13 avg rating — 105,370 ratings
4.
The Complete Tales of Edgar Allan Poe
The Complete Tales of Edgar Allan Poe 4.34 avg rating — 7,175 ratings
5.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,240 ratings
6.
First Person Singular: Stories
First Person Singular: Stories 3.54 avg rating — 48,857 ratings
7.
The Golden Apples of the Sun
The Golden Apples of the Sun 4.05 avg rating — 10,389 ratings
8.
Stories of Your Life and Others
Stories of Your Life and Others 4.25 avg rating — 120,107 ratings
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The Birthday of the World and Other Stories (Hainish Cycle, #9)
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories (Hainish Cycle, #9) 4.33 avg rating — 6,032 ratings
10.
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
by: Ken Liu
4.36 avg rating — 36,819 ratings
11.
Buy Jupiter and other stories
Buy Jupiter and other stories 3.97 avg rating — 4,010 ratings
12.
Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love
Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love 3.76 avg rating — 4,219 ratings
12.
Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers
Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers 4.66 avg rating — 59 ratings
14.
In the Forest of Forgetting
In the Forest of Forgetting 3.94 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
15.
Spirits Abroad
Spirits Abroad
by: Zen Cho
4.17 avg rating — 1,965 ratings
16.
An Apple for the Creature (Wheeler Large Print Book Series)
An Apple for the Creature (Wheeler Large Print Book Series) 3.87 avg rating — 8,023 ratings
17.
Night Shift
Night Shift 4.04 avg rating — 194,127 ratings
18.
Again, Dangerous Visions
Again, Dangerous Visions 4.15 avg rating — 4,284 ratings
19.
The Bread We Eat in Dreams
The Bread We Eat in Dreams 4.08 avg rating — 862 ratings
20.
Dangerous Visions
Dangerous Visions 4.14 avg rating — 9,909 ratings
20.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke 4.30 avg rating — 6,277 ratings
22.
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories 3.87 avg rating — 23,068 ratings
23.
Books & Broadswords, Volume One
Books & Broadswords, Volume One really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,110 ratings
24.
Runaway: Stories
Runaway: Stories 3.97 avg rating — 27,363 ratings
25.
Solaris Rising 2: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction (2)
Solaris Rising 2: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction (2) 3.72 avg rating — 125 ratings
26.
Once and Forever: The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa
Once and Forever: The Tales of Kenji Miyazawa 3.88 avg rating — 770 ratings
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Selected Stories
Selected Stories 4.27 avg rating — 7,179 ratings
28.
Tales from High Hallack Volume Three (The Collected Short Stories of Andre Norton)
Tales from High Hallack Volume Three (The Collected Short Stories of Andre Norton) 4.18 avg rating — 129 ratings
29.
The Tell-Tale Heart (Penguin Little Black Classics, #31)
The Tell-Tale Heart (Penguin Little Black Classics, #31) 4.24 avg rating — 117,101 ratings
30.
How Long 'til Black Future Month?
How Long 'til Black Future Month? 4.27 avg rating — 17,830 ratings
31.
The Early Asimov: Volume 3
The Early Asimov: Volume 3 3.91 avg rating — 406 ratings
32.
The Early Asimov: Book Two
The Early Asimov: Book Two really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 642 ratings
33.
The Early Asimov: Book One
The Early Asimov: Book One 3.82 avg rating — 892 ratings
34.
Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories
Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories 3.68 avg rating — 23,815 ratings
34.
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (Callahan's #1)
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (Callahan's #1) 4.17 avg rating — 10,575 ratings
36.
Nine Tomorrows
Nine Tomorrows 4.16 avg rating — 5,392 ratings
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The Wind's Twelve Quarters
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 4.06 avg rating — 7,605 ratings
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Nebula Award Stories 8
Nebula Award Stories 8 3.76 avg rating — 108 ratings
38.
The Hugo Winners Vol 1 and 2 1955-1970
The Hugo Winners Vol 1 and 2 1955-1970 4.36 avg rating — 537 ratings
40.
Earth Is Room Enough
Earth Is Room Enough 4.05 avg rating — 10,117 ratings
41.
Best of British Science Fiction 2018
Best of British Science Fiction 2018 3.97 avg rating — 100 ratings
42.
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories 4.14 avg rating — 15,930 ratings
43.
The Martian Way and Other Stories
The Martian Way and Other Stories 4.01 avg rating — 4,771 ratings
44.
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories 4.04 avg rating — 1,041 ratings
45.
The Gold-Bug and Other Tales
The Gold-Bug and Other Tales 3.91 avg rating — 2,629 ratings
46.
The Best Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe
The Best Short Stories of Edgar Allan Poe 4.20 avg rating — 5,287 ratings
47.
Through A Glass, Clearly
Through A Glass, Clearly 3.84 avg rating — 277 ratings
48.
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury 3.91 avg rating — 1,856 ratings
48.
Thirteen Unpredictable Tales
Thirteen Unpredictable Tales 3.86 avg rating — 151 ratings
48.
Dreamless Roads
Dreamless Roads
by: Jan Hawke
4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
48.
Something with Blood in the Title
Something with Blood in the Title liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
48.
Squint: And 10 More Surprising Short Stories
Squint: And 10 More Surprising Short Stories 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings
48.
Tales of Kaiatan (Unexpected Heroes, #5)
Tales of Kaiatan (Unexpected Heroes, #5) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
48.
Tales From the Liminal
Tales From the Liminal 4.17 avg rating — 30 ratings
48.
Toad Words and Other Stories
Toad Words and Other Stories 4.35 avg rating — 1,912 ratings
48.
Time Travellers Strictly Cash (Callahan's, #2)
Time Travellers Strictly Cash (Callahan's, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 3,870 ratings
48.
The Open Window and Other Short Stories
The Open Window and Other Short Stories
by: Saki
3.95 avg rating — 2,033 ratings
48.
Acres of Perhaps
Acres of Perhaps 4.21 avg rating — 38 ratings
59.
Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales
Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales 4.11 avg rating — 4,757 ratings
59.
Unexpected Tales: Four Stories of Kaiatan
Unexpected Tales: Four Stories of Kaiatan 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings
59.
Big Cat and Other Stories
Big Cat and Other Stories 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings
59.
M Is for Magic
M Is for Magic 3.81 avg rating — 18,805 ratings
63.
Jackalope Wives and Other Stories
Jackalope Wives and Other Stories 4.48 avg rating — 2,134 ratings
63.
Skeleton Crew
Skeleton Crew 3.97 avg rating — 134,445 ratings
63.
Death's Excellent Vacation
Death's Excellent Vacation 3.72 avg rating — 10,478 ratings
63.
City of Saints and Madmen (Ambergris, #1)
City of Saints and Madmen (Ambergris, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 7,863 ratings
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Stinetinglers
Stinetinglers 3.71 avg rating — 831 ratings
68.
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders 3.95 avg rating — 71,649 ratings
68.
Emerald Magic: Great Tales of Irish Fantasy
Emerald Magic: Great Tales of Irish Fantasy 3.70 avg rating — 453 ratings
68.
The Melancholy of Mechagirl
The Melancholy of Mechagirl 4.01 avg rating — 1,080 ratings
68.
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances
Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances 3.91 avg rating — 62,823 ratings
68.
A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend and Folklore
A Treasury of Irish Myth, Legend and Folklore 4.17 avg rating — 1,431 ratings
68.
Ficciones
Ficciones 4.40 avg rating — 75,857 ratings
68.
Stinetinglers 3: MORE Chilling Stories by the Master of Scary Tales
Stinetinglers 3: MORE Chilling Stories by the Master of Scary Tales 3.79 avg rating — 147 ratings
75.
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions 4.01 avg rating — 73,249 ratings
75.
Tales Through Time
Tales Through Time
by: Various
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
75.
Dark Tales
Dark Tales really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9,084 ratings
75.
Stinetinglers 2: 10 MORE New Stories by the Master of Scary Tales
Stinetinglers 2: 10 MORE New Stories by the Master of Scary Tales 3.89 avg rating — 281 ratings
79.
The Future Is Short
The Future Is Short 4.30 avg rating — 33 ratings
79.
Other Worlds Other Gods
Other Worlds Other Gods
by: Mayo Mohs
3.77 avg rating — 77 ratings
79.
Saving Face and Other Stories
Saving Face and Other Stories 3.86 avg rating — 28 ratings
79.
The Very Best of Caitlín R. Kiernan
The Very Best of Caitlín R. Kiernan 4.06 avg rating — 445 ratings
79.
The Girl Who Married a Skull: and Other African Stories
The Girl Who Married a Skull: and Other African Stories 3.86 avg rating — 867 ratings
79.
Stinetinglers 4: 3 Chilling Tales by the Master of Scary Stories
Stinetinglers 4: 3 Chilling Tales by the Master of Scary Stories 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings
85.
Tarot Tales
Tarot Tales 3.62 avg rating — 32 ratings
85.
Hauntings: Is There Anybody There?
Hauntings: Is There Anybody There? 3.67 avg rating — 113 ratings
85.
The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women
The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women 3.54 avg rating — 214 ratings
85.
The Door in the Air and Other Stories
The Door in the Air and Other Stories 4.33 avg rating — 119 ratings
89.
Other Worlds Other Seas
Other Worlds Other Seas 3.33 avg rating — 21 ratings
89.
Women in the Old Testament: Twenty Psychological Portraits
Women in the Old Testament: Twenty Psychological Portraits 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings
89.
Pretty Monsters: Stories
Pretty Monsters: Stories 3.91 avg rating — 6,163 ratings
92.
Pwning Tomorrow
Pwning Tomorrow 3.60 avg rating — 72 ratings
92.
Open Secrets
Open Secrets 4.03 avg rating — 6,539 ratings
92.
The Love of a Good Woman
The Love of a Good Woman really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9,551 ratings
92.
Laughter at the Academy
Laughter at the Academy 4.36 avg rating — 711 ratings
92.
Men of the Otherworld (Otherworld Stories, #1)
Men of the Otherworld (Otherworld Stories, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 16,733 ratings
97.
Ride on Rapunzel
Ride on Rapunzel 4.21 avg rating — 42 ratings
97.
By Any Other Name
By Any Other Name 3.88 avg rating — 464 ratings
97.
Dear Life
Dear Life 3.75 avg rating — 39,627 ratings
97.
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are? 3.90 avg rating — 7,191 ratings
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