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]]> 34335877 7 Ralph Ellison luisa 4 short-stories 3.60 1944
author: Ralph Ellison
name: luisa
average rating: 3.60
book published: 1944
rating: 4
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]]> 25555340 13 Malinda Lo luisa 4 short-stories PAIN. idk how i survived this 3.62 2011
author: Malinda Lo
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average rating: 3.62
book published: 2011
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PAIN. idk how i survived this
]]> 52471727 Joanna Russ luisa 5 short-stories 4.5 stars � men arrive on whileaway after being wiped out thirty generations ago. katy and janet fear the disruption and what it could mean for their lives and their children. They contemplate what parts of their culture will change as men become a part of daily life and society. It’s a story that highlights the fear of losing aspects of culture and societal standing.]]> 3.85 1972
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4.5 stars � men arrive on whileaway after being wiped out thirty generations ago. katy and janet fear the disruption and what it could mean for their lives and their children. They contemplate what parts of their culture will change as men become a part of daily life and society. It’s a story that highlights the fear of losing aspects of culture and societal standing.
]]> 1417063 Alyx, assassin and thief � meet her in palaces and back alleys, on the frozen wastes of a distant planet

Since the time of the ancient Phoenicians, Alyx has courted danger like a lover, sweeping through centuries of intrigue, passion and plunder.

Venture with her to the wicked city of Ourdh, to rescue an innocent heiress whose fortune flames a murderous lust. Escape to adventure on pirate-infested seas when she signs on with the ruthless Blackbeard. Plunge into battle as Alyx attacks the cunning Barbarian who traps her in murder and blackmail. Journey 4,000 years to a future world, where her cunning and courage save stranded wayfarers from planetary war.

But be warned—for the right price, Alyx will serve the Devil himself!

Contents:
- Bluestocking (1967)
- I Thought She Was Afeard till She Stroked My Beard (1967)
- The Barbarian (1968)
- Picnic on Paradise (1968)
- The Second Inquisition (1970)

]]> 192 Joanna Russ 0671459007 luisa 5 favorites, short-stories 4.5 stars � loved it, huge fan]]> 3.67 1968
author: Joanna Russ
name: luisa
average rating: 3.67
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4.5 stars � loved it, huge fan
]]> 23574147 35 James Tiptree Jr. luisa 3 short-stories 3.72 1973
author: James Tiptree Jr.
name: luisa
average rating: 3.72
book published: 1973
rating: 3
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]]> 34803468 The Adventures of Charls follows the dealings of a humble cloth merchant in the days before the royal Ascension.

Set after the events of Kings Rising and The Summer Palace.]]> 26 C.S. Pacat 0987622315 luisa 5 short-stories 4.46 2017
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average rating: 4.46
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]]> 33230173 "When all this is over, we could take horses and stay a week in the palace..."

Set after the events of the Captive Prince trilogy, The Summer Palace is a story about Damen and Laurent. It's an epilogue of sorts to the Captive Prince series.]]> 30 C.S. Pacat 0987622307 luisa 5 short-stories 4.43 2017
author: C.S. Pacat
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]]> 286957
In a private journal, the woman records her growing obsession with the “horrid� wallpaper. Its strange pattern mutates in the moonlight, revealing what appears to be a human figure in the design. With nothing else to occupy her mind, the woman resolves to unlock the mystery of the wallpaper. Her quest, however, leads not to the truth, but into the darkest depths of madness.

A condemnation of the patriarchy, The Yellow Wallpaper explores with terrifying economy the oppression, grave misunderstanding, and willful dismissal of women in late nineteenth-century society.

First published in January 1892 in The New England Magazine.

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Out of another I get a lovely view of the bay and a little private wharf belonging to the estate. There is a beautiful shaded lane that runs down there from the house. I always fancy I see people walking in these numerous paths and arbors, but John has cautioned me not to give way to fancy in the least. He says that with my imaginative power and habit of story-making a nervous weakness like mine is sure to lead to all manner of excited fancies, and that I ought to use my will and good sense to check the tendency. So I try.]]> 62 Charlotte Perkins Gilman 1558611584 luisa 5 short-stories 4.11 1892
author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> 17864882 44 Philip K. Dick 1627550496 luisa 4 short-stories 3.60 1954
author: Philip K. Dick
name: luisa
average rating: 3.60
book published: 1954
rating: 4
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]]> 2260460
The story concerns a household in Allendale, California, in the aftermath of a nuclear war.]]> 30 Ray Bradbury 089598962X luisa 5 short-stories 4.24 1950
author: Ray Bradbury
name: luisa
average rating: 4.24
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rating: 5
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]]> 17828345 18 Judith Merril luisa 3 short-stories 3.56 1948
author: Judith Merril
name: luisa
average rating: 3.56
book published: 1948
rating: 3
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]]> 16090003 Also available in Pump Six and Other Stories

“The People of Sand and Slag� starts as straight military sf � and then twists. It was nominated for both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 2004.]]> 20 Paolo Bacigalupi luisa 3 short-stories 3.73 2004
author: Paolo Bacigalupi
name: luisa
average rating: 3.73
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rating: 3
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]]> 23637334 22 Raccoona Sheldon luisa 4 short-stories 4.09 1977
author: Raccoona Sheldon
name: luisa
average rating: 4.09
book published: 1977
rating: 4
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]]> 39935303 Clifford D. Simak luisa 4 short-stories 3.31
author: Clifford D. Simak
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i appreciate how funny this is. very fun short story abt machines collecting data on an average joe.
]]> 27305688 15 Lord Dunsany 1681463385 luisa 4 short-stories 3.44 1908
author: Lord Dunsany
name: luisa
average rating: 3.44
book published: 1908
rating: 4
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]]> 722655
For the girl was Shambleau, and across the galaxy that name meant death--or worse.

Now available after too long an absence is C.L. Moore's fantastic vision of the worlds of the future and the weird creatures that inhabit them.]]> 176 C.L. Moore 0722161565 luisa 3 short-stories 3.73 1933
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]]> 4711854 The Machine Stops is a science fiction short story (12,300 words) by E. M. Forster. After initial publication in The Oxford and Cambridge Review (November 1909), the story was republished in Forster's The Eternal Moment and Other Stories in 1928.

After being voted one of the best novellas up to 1965, it was included that same year in the populist anthology Modern Short Stories. In 1973 it was also included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two.

The book is particularly notable for predicting new technologies such as instant messaging and the internet.]]> 35 E.M. Forster 140990329X luisa 5 short-stories
“I have seen them, spoken to them, loved them. They are hiding in the mist and the ferns until our civilization stops.�]]> 4.06 1909
author: E.M. Forster
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average rating: 4.06
book published: 1909
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literally predicted zoom and made me cry. It's beautiful that kuno, someone who grew up underground surrounded by the machine, represents our humanity and humans' curiosities about the unknown. the effects of the machine couldn’t stomp it out entirely.

“I have seen them, spoken to them, loved them. They are hiding in the mist and the ferns until our civilization stops.�
]]> 4413300 0 Robert E. Howard 9997303997 luisa 1 short-stories 3.51 1934
author: Robert E. Howard
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]]> 114230 Moby-Dick�Bartleby the Scrivener is simply one of the most absorbing and moving novellas ever. Set in the mid-19th century on New York City's Wall Street, it was also, perhaps, Herman Melville's most prescient story: what if a young man caught up in the rat race of commerce finally just said, "I would prefer not to"?

The tale is one of the final works of fiction published by Melville before, slipping into despair over the continuing critical dismissal of his work after Moby-Dick, he abandoned publishing fiction. The work is presented here exactly as it was originally published in Putnam's magazine—to, sadly, critical disdain.]]> 64 Herman Melville 0974607800 luisa 5 short-stories 3.91 1853
author: Herman Melville
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average rating: 3.91
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]]> 93261 108 Washington Irving 0809594080 luisa 4 short-stories 3.71 1820
author: Washington Irving
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average rating: 3.71
book published: 1820
rating: 4
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]]> 175516
"The Fall .. " recounts the terrible events that befall the last remaining members of the once-illustrious Usher clan before it is -- quite literally -- rent asunder. With amazing economy, Poe plunges the reader into a state of deliciously agonizing suspense. It's a must-read for fans of the golden era of horror writing. "The Fall .." is one of Poe's best known short stories - if not the best.

Librarian's note: this entry is for the short story, "The Fall of the House of Usher." Collections of short stories by the author, such as "The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales," can be found elsewhere on Ĺ·±¦ÓéŔÖ.]]> 36 Edgar Allan Poe 1594561796 luisa 4 short-stories 3.90 1839
author: Edgar Allan Poe
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average rating: 3.90
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