Short Stories category: 50364 books

A woman finds an odd rock and gains a lifelong companion. A Mermaid befriends a Werewolf and together they fight crime. A Djinn finds love and freedom in his rescuer. Eight short stories explore love in all its forms from unlikely friendships to partnerships which span centuries as the author answers...

The latest stunning collection of short stories, including the winning entry of the 2011 Asham Short Stories Award, which was set up 1995 to encourage and promote new writing. It is the only short story competition whose winners and runners-up are published alongside some of our best known women writers....

This collection of twelve short stories, with subjects ranging from sci-fi to spy thriller, from humour to history and from family to finance is written by the author of the trilogy of novels 'Cashback', 'Their Own Game' and 'Motorbike Men', also published by Smashwords....

Talleyman Ghost and Other Short Stories for Girls is the latest short story collection from the anthologizer Joe Wheeler. Joe has complied 12 of the best short mystery stories ever written for girls. These stories are sure to entertain, inform, and even raise an eyebrow or two. From Glory Haddon's life-changing...

The Secret of Creeping Desert and Other Mysteries for Boys is the latest short story collection from anthologizer Joe Wheeler. Joe has curated 12 of the best short mystery stories ever written for boys.These curated 12 of the best short mystery stories ever written for boys. These stories are sure to...

A child wandering alone through a racecourse; an elderly lady grasping at a thread of memory; a young girl watching prostitutes from her window as they ply their trade; an Indian taxi driver living in his cab: these are some of the fractured lives and fragile hearts we meet in The House on Parkgate...

This book has nine lives. Nine female lives. Nine women at various stages of their lives, facing various problems of varying descriptions and magnitudes. See what sisterhood really means to a hopefully optimistic ten-year-old in The Girl Who Would Be King. Learn just how many times the course...

In this, his second anthology, Neal James takes you on another trip into the world which is his imagination. Fans of science fiction will rub shoulders with those of crime, the paranormal, romance, humour and horror. ‘Short Stories Volume Two’ is another book for the coffee break, or simply to...

"Short Stories depict the life of the middle and lower-middle class Afro-Asian societies with focus on some hitherto untouched aspects, in the range of my vision. For a man is a man irrespective of his caste, colour, creed or country: a suffering, a suffering to whoever it affects. Tolerance-testing...

Joseph Dylan offers a splendid collection of short stories in his new collection "My Crescent Ring". Words that sparkle, themes that reverberate and shine a focused light into the human heart. The stories range across a spectrum of unique worlds. His unerring eye for detail and a range of...

Ten sharp and quirky tales for people on the move and ideal for sunbathers, travellers and anybody who wants a short and snappy infusion of innovative storytelling. Focussing on the unique twisting and innovative storylines, Mantrottafield avoids overly descriptive scene setting...

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica} A wonderful collection of ‘flash fiction’ - stories typically of less than two pages. Including the Fish Flash Fiction prize-winning ‘Passing Over Paradise’ - described by judge Chris Stewart as a “satisfyingly...

From the outside most of us have caught brief but shocking glimpses of the street children of South America. In this collection of short stories Robin Lloyd-Jones shows us, vividly and authentically, the view from the inside looking out. We feel what it is like to be only ten years old and yet to prefer...

Here's a truly eclectic collection of well-written short stories, ranging from the futuristic THE PERFECT WOMAN and THE LAST SOLDIER to the ethnic BLACKJACK and SUPERSTEIN. The enigmatic title story, TO CHANGE THE WORLD, is also included for a memorable reading experience. The compactness of many...