Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Five Stories High | 2016 | K.J. Parker | N/A |
| 2 | The Best Story I Can Manage Under the Circumstances | 2016 | K.J. Parker | Buy |
| 3 | Priest’s Hole | 2016 | K.J. Parker | Buy |
| 4 | Gnaw | 2016 | K.J. Parker | Buy |
| 5 | Maggots | 2016 | K.J. Parker | Buy |
| 6 | Skin Deep | 2016 | K.J. Parker | Buy |
Five Stories High is a collaborative anthology built around a single concept: five authors, five floors of a haunted apartment building, five stories that share a setting but tell very different tales. The collection was published in 2016 as both a combined volume and as individual ebook releases for each story. K.J. Parker’s contribution sits alongside work from other genre writers, each bringing their own style to the shared premise.
The individual stories range from quiet supernatural dread to more overt horror. Parker’s entry has the dry, cerebral quality his readers expect, while the other contributors bring their own sensibilities to the building’s strange atmosphere. Readers interested in shared-world fiction or looking for a sampler of different horror styles will find this an efficient package.