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Tor.com / Reactor Short Fiction Bundle is science fiction and fantasy, set in contemporary. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Tor.com / Reactor Short Fiction Bundle is 8 books, 2023–2025.

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Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card
F & SF Anniversary Anthologies
VALIS
American Gods
Whileaway
The Midnight World
K-PAX
Richard Forthrast
Wandering Stars

Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott CardSeries

seriesOrson Scott Card9 books1979

Science fiction, set in contemporary.

“Like Card's novels, most of the stories have a science fiction or fantasy theme.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with The Changed Man →

F & SF Anniversary AnthologiesSeries

seriesEdward L. Ferman, Gordon Van Gelder, Robert P. Mills & Kristine Kathryn Rusch8 books1960

Science fiction and fantasy.

Start with A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction →

VALISSeries

seriesPhilip K. Dick4 books1981

About faith and religion.

“The title is an acronym for Vast Active Living Intelligence System, Dick's gnostic vision of God.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with VALIS →

American GodsSeries

seriesNeil Gaiman10 books1999

Mythic fantasy, about gods.

“Gaiman's 2005 novel Anansi Boys is set in the same mythological world and shares the trickster god Mr. Nancy, but follows a different protagonist and story, making it a loose companion rather than a direct sequel.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story →

WhileawaySeries

seriesJoanna Russ4 books1972

About gender and society.

Start with When It Changed →

The Midnight WorldSeries

seriesMatt Haig2 books2020

Emotional in tone, about second chance.

“In particular, they frequently wonder how different things might have been had they made other choices at pivotal moments in their lives.”
from the catalogue description of The Midnight Library

Start with The Midnight Library →

K-PAXSeries

seriesGene Brewer4 books1995

Science fiction, mysterious in tone, about aliens, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with K-PAX →

Richard ForthrastSeries

seriesNeal Stephenson2 books2011

About virtual reality, set in north america and virtual world.

“The sequel Fall; or, Dodge in Hell shifts registers entirely, following Richard's digitally preserved mind after death into an afterlife simulation built from his scanned brain.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Reamde →

Wandering StarsSeries

seriesJack Dann2 books1974

About faith and religion.

Start with Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction →

Why these

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Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

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What should I read after Tor.com / Reactor Short Fiction Bundle?: Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card — the closest match to Tor.com / Reactor Short Fiction Bundle on what it is about, not on what sells.
How big is Tor.com / Reactor Short Fiction Bundle?: Tor.com / Reactor Short Fiction Bundle is 8 books, 2023–2025.

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