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The Slantwise Histories collects Alix E Harrow’s short fiction with five new stories

The Slantwise Histories collects Alix E Harrow’s short fiction with five new stories
NewsMythscribe21 October 2026

Alix E. Harrow’s The Slantwise Histories reaches its October 20 publication date with a collection mixing established short fiction and five new stories. Tordotcom’s official listing describes a 304-page fantasy volume gathering tales of altered histories, ghosts, lovers and worlds near the edges of possibility.

Alix E. Harrow’s The Slantwise Histories reaches its October 20 publication date with a collection mixing established short fiction and five new stories. Tordotcom’s official listing describes a 304-page fantasy volume gathering tales of altered histories, ghosts, lovers and worlds near the edges of possibility. The

contents include the Hugo-winning A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies, alongside the author’s preferred texts of previously published work. The publisher also lists The Six Deaths of the Saint and The Knight and the Butcherbird. A book tour begins on the publication date and continues

into November. Source: Official source. Image credit: Tordotcom / Macmillan; official cover.

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