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	Drabbledark: An Anthology of Dark Drabbles by Eric S. Fomley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jonathan Ficke (Goodreads Author), Zoey Hedman (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chronos: An Anthology of Time Drabbles by Eric S. Fomley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andrea Allison (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Tiffany Michelle Brown (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.83 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Timeshift: Tales of Time by Eric S. Fomley (Goodreads Author), Mike Resnick, Ken Liu (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drabbledark II: An Anthology of Dark Drabbles by Eric S. Fomley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ai Jiang (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Taylor Rae (Contributor) 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forsaken (The Exiled Crown #1) 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Short Horror Stories (Shacklebound Books Drabble Anthologies) by Eric S. Fomley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Taylor Rae, Alyson Tait (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sins and Other Worlds (Shacklebound Books) by Eric S. Fomley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert Silverberg, Mike Resnick 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dystopia Drabble Showcase: Volume 1 (Shacklebound Books) 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drabbledark III: An Anthology of Dark Drabbles (Shacklebound Books) by Eric S. Fomley (Goodreads Author), Liam Hogan, Dawn Vogel (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flash Futures 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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