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A list of favourite science fiction, fantasy and horror stories of less than 40,000 words: short stories, novelettes and novellas.

I've seeded this with my favourite stories read in early 2017.

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1	Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang 4.25 avg rating — 132,444 ratings score: 598, and 6 people voted	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
2	The Last Question by Isaac Asimov 4.52 avg rating — 31,720 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	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
3	Binti (Binti, #1) by Nnedi Okorafor (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 82,704 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	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
4	Intruders: Short Stories by Mohale Mashigo 4.05 avg rating — 280 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
4	Scorpid by Adam Ressler (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
6	Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight by Ursula K. Le Guin 3.89 avg rating — 991 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
6	Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora by Sheree Renée Thomas (Editor) 4.17 avg rating — 1,472 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
8	Jeffty Is Five by Harlan Ellison 4.11 avg rating — 521 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
8	All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 408,198 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
10	The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang 4.38 avg rating — 6,218 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
11	The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary by Ken Liu (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 1,300 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	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
12	The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.37 avg rating — 57,975 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	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
13	"Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman by Harlan Ellison 4.12 avg rating — 4,148 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	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
14	The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.08 avg rating — 49,204 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	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
15	The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 40,643 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	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