The Slantwise Histories: Collected Stories
Oct 2026 · Sold by Tordotcom
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Dive into a dazzling collection of short fiction from Alix E. Harrow, the New York Times bestselling author of The Everlasting and Starling House.
These are stories about the past as it wasn’t quite, but might have been—or could still be.
These are stories about dreamers and liars and lovers and ghosts; people just like you.
These are stories about places the world has seen, and some that hide just beyond the periphery of possibility.
Most of all, these are stories for anyone who ever wanted more.
What’s a legend, except a history told slantwise?
The Slantwise Histories: Collected Stories presents the best known short fiction of Alix. E. Harrow, including the Hugo-award winning "A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies" as well as five all-new stories. The collection also includes the author's preferred text of previously published stories "The Long Way Up", "Roadside Attraction", "Mr. Death", "The Ransom of Miss Coraline Connelly", "The Sycamore and the Sybil", "Do Not Look Back, My Lion", "The Whisper in the Weld", "Dustbaby", and Amazon Original short stories, "The Six Deaths of the Saint" and "The Knight and the Butcherbird".
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
These are stories about the past as it wasn’t quite, but might have been—or could still be.
These are stories about dreamers and liars and lovers and ghosts; people just like you.
These are stories about places the world has seen, and some that hide just beyond the periphery of possibility.
Most of all, these are stories for anyone who ever wanted more.
What’s a legend, except a history told slantwise?
The Slantwise Histories: Collected Stories presents the best known short fiction of Alix. E. Harrow, including the Hugo-award winning "A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies" as well as five all-new stories. The collection also includes the author's preferred text of previously published stories "The Long Way Up", "Roadside Attraction", "Mr. Death", "The Ransom of Miss Coraline Connelly", "The Sycamore and the Sybil", "Do Not Look Back, My Lion", "The Whisper in the Weld", "Dustbaby", and Amazon Original short stories, "The Six Deaths of the Saint" and "The Knight and the Butcherbird".
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Dive into a dazzling collection of short fiction from Alix E. Harrow, the New York Times bestselling author of The Everlasting and Starling House.
These are stories about the past as it wasn’t quite, but might have been—or could still be.
These are stories about dreamers and liars and lovers an...
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About the author
Alix E. Harrow is the New York Times–bestselling, Locus Award, and Hugo Award–winning author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Once and Future Witches, Starling House, The Everlasting and various short fiction. A former Kentuckian, Harrow now lives in Virginia with her husband and their two semi-feral kids.
Alix E. Harrow is the New York Times–bestselling, Locus Award, and Hugo Award–winning author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Once and Future Witches, Starling House, The Everlasting and various short fiction. A former Kentuckian, Harrow now lives in Virginia with her husband and their t...
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