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Name: Endangered species
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)
Author: Gene Wolfe

Endangered Species brings together more than thirty of Gene Wolfe’s most memorable short stories, spanning a wide range of genres including science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and magical realism. Each tale appears as a stand‑alone narrative, yet the collection as a whole showcases Wolfe’s fluid storytelling and his capacity to weave richly imagined worlds, intricate plots, and subtle philosophical questions into compact, powerful pieces. Readers encounter inventive speculative concepts, detective intrigue, and unexpected twists that exemplify the author’s skill in blending genre conventions with a distinctive literary style.

First publish date: 1989

Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories

Authors: Gene Wolfe

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