{"title":"Short Stories \u0026 Anthologies","description":"\u003cp\u003eShort story collections and themed anthologies: the Book of Extraordinary series of Sherlock Holmes and mystery stories, the Murder Most and Speaking of anthologies, American vampire collections, Jewish fantasy and mystery anthologies, and literary story collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelated: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/mystery-detective-books\"\u003eMysteries \u0026amp; Detective Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/horror-books\"\u003eHorror\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/literary-fiction\"\u003eLiterary Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"medium-hero-and-other-stories","title":"Medium Hero: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInside this book are stories about insects, piano teachers, talking birds, dead birds, ex-convicts, suicide attempts, tarot cards, and bible verses. 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And the truth he needs to know is that, despite considerable advances in science and industry, the world is still a big fat piece of magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1681625075\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781681625072\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Korby Lenker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40540288024763,"sku":"9781681623740","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40540288057531,"sku":"9781681625072","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781681625072_FC_mockup_v2_1623717485_2145d53b-56b2-4ab7-8a5c-f87fb9d992b7.jpg?v=1790968364"},{"product_id":"until-we-have-faces-stories","title":"Until We Have Faces: Stories","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn a style reminiscent of John Cheever and Alice Munro, Michael Nye's second collection of stories, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUntil We Have Faces\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, contend with transfixing themes: marital and familial estrangement, ways of trespass, the intractable mysteries and frights of modern life, the uncertainty of knowledge and truth, the gulfs between people and the technology we use, the frailty of our economic lives―while underlining throughout the persistency of love. 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He is Lovecraft. He is Bradbury. He is VanderMeer.\" —Chuck Palahniuk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this new collection, Richard Thomas has crafted fourteen stories that push the boundaries of dark fiction in an intoxicating, piercing blend of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. 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