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Debbie Urbanski
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If you could go anywhere, where would you go? And what happens to the people you leave behind?
From the author of After World comes a genre-busting collection of stories that reveal our lives in a startling new light, perfect for fans of Kelly Link and Carmen Maria Machado
In Portalmania, Debbie Urbanski wields sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and realism to build a dark mirror that she holds up to the ordinary world. Within the sharply imagined landscape of this collection, portals appear in linen closets, planetary gateways materialize in boarding schools, monsters wait in bathroom vents, and transformations of women’s bodies are an everyday occurrence. Political division causes physical rifts that break apart the Earth’s crust. A son on another planet sends dispatches home to the mother who failed him, and a wife turns to the supernatural to escape her abusive marriage. Portals are not only doorways found in children’s classics, but separations, escapes, dead ends, desertions, and choices that will change these characters’ lives forever.
Against a fantastical backdrop, these stories dive bravely into the shadowy depths of betrayal, parenthood, revenge, murder, coercive sex, open marriages, asexuality, neurodiversity, and second chances. What if we’re not the ideal parents for our children? What if we’re not the ideal person to live our own life? Portalmania questions why we love as we do and asks if we have enough courage to reimagine desire.
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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2 out of 5 stars
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2 out of 5 stars
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful story, couldn’t stop listening
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 7
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not my cup of tea
- De Jeffery A. Smith en 05-19-25
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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4 out of 5 stars
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Didn’t want to stop reading.
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De: Brendan Slocumb
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The Manor of Dreams
- De: Christina Li
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 8
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5 out of 5 stars
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Eerily Well-Written!
- De KC en 05-21-25
De: Christina Li
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Feeders
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General4 out of 5 stars 5
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 5
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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2 out of 5 stars
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Mistitled
- De Anonymous User en 06-12-25
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Something I Keep Upstairs
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- De: J.D. Barker
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- Duración: 15 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great ghost story
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General4 out of 5 stars 5
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 5
Yetunde awakens aboard a slave ship en route to the United States with the spirit of her dead sister as her only companion. Desperate to survive the hell that awaits her at their destination, Yetunde finds help in an unexpected form—the Devil himself. The Devil, seeking a way to reenter the pearly gates of heaven, decides to prove himself to an indifferent God by protecting Yetunde and granting her a piece of his supernatural power. In return, Yetunde makes an incredible sacrifice.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Very hard to follow
- De Amazon Customer en 05-24-25
De: Rickey Fayne