Conservation of Shadows
No romance or no physical intimacy at all.
Closed door. No anatomical or crude language.
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"In this debut collection of short fiction from one of science fiction and fantasy's most notable new writers, Yoon Ha Lee often integrates tropes of science fiction with elements of myth to create tales that are both wonderfully fresh and deeply ancient. No matter what the theme, her wide variety of stories are strikingly original and always indelible"--P. [4] of cover.
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Another multi-author short story collection with varied voices, but trades speculative myth-tinged SF for cozy contemporary teen holiday romance.
Summer days and summer nights
Same appeal of sampling many writers in one book, though these summer-set love stories stay grounded and light rather than strange and cosmic.
Everything and the Moon
Shares the seed's interest in duty versus desire, but trades mythic speculative imagery for a straightforward, warmer Regency courtship with real heat.
The sum of all kisses
Like the seed, it circles old wounds and consequence, though here the register is witty banter and a guaranteed happy ending rather than cosmic strangeness.
The People We meet On Vacation
Keeps the seed's attention to memory and the ache of years passing, but in a light contemporary key with friends-to-lovers comfort instead of speculative myth.
A Million Junes
Closest to the seed's blend of myth and lyric grief, with magic woven into family curses; slower, softer, and centered on a teen love story.