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30 Short Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books

The first 5 books are recommended by Karin Tidbeck: "Short sci fi deliver stories with more punch – it's 'concentrated fruit juice for the brain', says author Karin Tidbeck. They talk us through their five top choices, taking in first encounters, space operas and multiverses along the way – all in perfectly crafted short novels."
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Finna (Nino Cipri)
Finna
1
Nino Cipri
Navigational Entanglements (Aliette De Bodard)
Navigational Entanglements
2
Aliette De Bodard
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
3
Nnedi Okorafor
The Mothman Prophecies (John A. Keel)
The Mothman Prophecies
4
John A. Keel
Stories of Your Life and Others (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life and Others
5
Ted Chiang
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
6
Lois Lowry
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Becky Chambers)
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy
7
Becky Chambers
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
8
Becky Chambers
Every Heart a Doorway: Audio (Seanan McGuire - Read by Cynthia Hopkins)
Every Heart a Doorway: Audio
9
Seanan McGuire - Read by Cynthia Hopkins
Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
10
Daniel Keyes
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
11
Jeff Vandermeer
This Is How You Lose the Time War (Amal El-Mohtar)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
12
Amal El-Mohtar
All Systems Red (Martha Wells)
All Systems Red
13
Martha Wells
Artificial Condition (Martha Wells)
Artificial Condition
14
Martha Wells
Rogue Protocol (Martha Wells)
Rogue Protocol
15
Martha Wells
Exit Strategy (Martha Wells)
Exit Strategy
16
Martha Wells
Fugitive Telemetry (Martha Wells)
Fugitive Telemetry
17
Martha Wells
Mammoth at the Gates (Nghi Vo)
Mammoth at the Gates
18
Nghi Vo
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (Nghi Vo)
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
19
Nghi Vo
The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
20
Neil Gaiman
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
21
Ray Bradbury
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Douglas Adams, John Carnell, Steve Leialoha)
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
22
Douglas Adams, John Carnell, Steve Leialoha
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
23
H.G. Wells
Childhood's End (Arthur C. Clarke)
Childhood's End
24
Arthur C. Clarke
Pulling the Wings off Angels (K.J. Parker)
Pulling the Wings off Angels
25
K.J. Parker
Annie Bot (Sierra Greer)
Annie Bot
26
Sierra Greer
The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Color of Magic
27
Terry Pratchett
To Be Taught, If Fortunate (Becky Chambers)
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
28
Becky Chambers
Pet (Akwaeke Emezi)
Pet
29
Akwaeke Emezi
The Deep (Rivers Solomon)
The Deep
30
Rivers Solomon
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