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".

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Praise for this book

"Full of haunting prose, Harrow’s stories are pitch-perfect. Ardent fans and new readers will love this delightful collection of tales across time."—Library Journal, STARRED review



Praise for Alix E. Harrow:

“This book has everything you could possibly want this fall...a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid & eerie setting—plus, characters willing to risk everything.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club October ’23 Pick) on Starling House

"[The Everlasting] is a feat of the ages. An utter masterpiece...I loved every single page." —Rachel Gillig, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of One Dark Window



"I was utterly trapped in its pages— and now free, already long to return."--Caitlin Starling, Bram Stoker Award Winner and USA Today bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence on The Everlasting



"No one writes about why we read quite like Alix Harrow…A wildly inventive, truly magical tour de force.” —Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning, on The Everlasting

"Mesmerizing.... Written in Alix’s trademark lyrical voice, this is a spellbinding book to savor and devour all at once." --Rebecca Ross, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Divine Rivals on Starling House



"Starling House will no doubt take its place alongside fiction’s most memorable haunted houses.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Alix E. Harrow is an exceptional, undeniable talent." —Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author, on Starling House



“Alix E. Harrow is a fantasy author who just does not miss.” —Paste Magazine




About the AuthorAlix 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.
Title: The Slantwise Histories : Collected Stories
Author(s): Alix E. Harrow
ISBN: 9781250345370
Copyright 2026
Release Date: October 20, 2026
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
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