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Short Stories Book Summaries

Greatest Hits Summary

by Harlan Ellison 2024 468 pages

Science Fiction

Labyrinths Summary

Selected Stories & Other Writings

by Jorge Luis Borges 1964 260 pages

Magical Realism

Sucker Punch Summary

by Scaachi Koul 2025 272 pages

The Wood at Midwinter Summary

The Wood at Midwinter

by Susanna Clarke 2024 60 pages

The Cambodian Curse and Other Stories Summary

The Cambodian Curse and Other Stories

by Gigi Pandian 2018 270 pages

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories Summary

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

by Ken Liu 2016 450 pages

Science Fiction

Hot for Slayer Summary

by Ali Hazelwood 2025 94 pages

Sword of Destiny Summary

Sword of Destiny

by Andrzej Sapkowski 2015 405 pages

Krambambuli Summary

by Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach 1896 27 pages

German Literature

The Lost Sisters Summary

The Lost Sisters

by Holly Black 2018 50 pages

Sour Candy Summary

by Kealan Patrick Burke 2015 84 pages

The Drowning Faith Summary

The Drowning Faith

by R.F. Kuang 2020 15 pages

Historical Fiction

Don't Look Now and Other Stories Summary

Don't Look Now and Other Stories

by Daphne du Maurier 2013 214 pages

Tôi Thấy Hoa Vàng Trên Cỏ Xanh Summary

Tôi Thấy Hoa Vàng Trên Cỏ Xanh

by Nguyễn Nhật Ánh 2010 380 pages

Prime Meridian Summary

by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 2017 122 pages

Science Fiction

The River of Silver Summary

The River of Silver

Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy

by S.A. Chakraborty 2022 242 pages

A Beautiful Wedding Summary

A Beautiful Wedding

by Jamie McGuire 2013 146 pages

The Goodbye Cat Summary

The Goodbye Cat

by Hiro Arikawa 2023 285 pages

The Beast You Are Summary

The Beast You Are

by Paul Tremblay 2023 352 pages

Tales from Tiressia Summary

Tales from Tiressia

A Collection of Spicy Stories from the Witch Walker World

by Charissa Weaks 2024 234 pages

Los jefes / Los cachorros Summary

Los jefes / Los cachorros

by Mario Vargas Llosa 2001 160 pages

Spanish Literature

Multiple Choice Summary

Multiple Choice

by Alejandro Zambra 2014 128 pages

Merry Ever After Summary

Merry Ever After

by Tessa Bailey 2024 58 pages

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain Summary

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

by George Saunders 2021 403 pages

Distance Forever Summary

Distance Forever

by Luna Mason 2024 38 pages

Bonus Epilogue Tears of Tess Summary

Bonus Epilogue Tears of Tess

by Pepper Winters 2016 114 pages

The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings Summary

The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings

by Edgar Allan Poe 2003 488 pages

Tales of the Greatcoats Vol. 1 Summary

Tales of the Greatcoats Vol. 1

Swashbuckling Fantasy Stories

by Sebastien de Castell 2021 304 pages

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2011 62 pages

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Summary

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

by George R.R. Martin 2015 368 pages

Tales of the Celestial Kingdom Summary

Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

by Sue Lynn Tan 2024 153 pages

Secret History Summary

by Brandon Sanderson 2016 155 pages

El ruletista Summary

by Mircea Cărtărescu 2012 64 pages

The Custom of the Army Summary

The Custom of the Army

by Diana Gabaldon 2010 76 pages

Historical Fiction

The Best of H.P. Lovecraft Summary

The Best of H.P. Lovecraft

Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre

by H.P. Lovecraft 2002 406 pages

Night of the Shadow King Summary

Night of the Shadow King

by Sylvia Mercedes 2022 16 pages

The Lord Sorcier Summary

The Lord Sorcier

by Olivia Atwater 2022 44 pages

Historical Fiction

The Latch Key Summary

by Olivia Atwater 2022 42 pages

Historical Fiction

It's Not About You Summary

It's Not About You

A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

by Tom Rath 2019 38 pages

In Time Summary

by Alexandra Bracken 2013 89 pages

The Knight and the Butcherbird Summary

The Knight and the Butcherbird

by Alix E. Harrow 2025 36 pages

Half Lies Summary

by Sally Green 2014 72 pages

Memento Summary

by Amie Kaufman 2020 84 pages

Science Fiction

Buried Deep and Other Stories Summary

Buried Deep and Other Stories

by Naomi Novik 2024 430 pages

The Summer War Summary

by Naomi Novik 2025 144 pages

The Hellbound Heart Summary

The Hellbound Heart

by Clive Barker 1986 164 pages

Half Truths Summary

by Sally Green 2015 78 pages

Lives of Girls and Women Summary

Lives of Girls and Women

by Alice Munro 2001 277 pages

Apart in the Dark Summary

Apart in the Dark

by Ania Ahlborn 2018 384 pages

Better Than Before Summary

Better Than Before

by Lynn Painter 2023 42 pages

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