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24 alternatives to Beaks & Geeks: DARK MATTER author Blake Crouch

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Beaks & Geeks: DARK MATTER author Blake Crouch launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs▲67

   The astounding interconnectedness of the universe

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Matter▲185

   A new magazine built on Medium

   2014 · its alternatives →

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   Dark Matter▲73

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   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Mayday! Deep Space▲103

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   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

   The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   A page for funded creators to tell their story

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Gutshot: Stories▲128

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   Ship it▲281

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   Lean Out▲101

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   2015 · its alternatives →

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    Fictionhub, a place to share fiction▲46

    2015 · fictionhub.io · its alternatives →

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    WeWrite▲90

    Crowdsourced Storytelling

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Startupland▲118

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    2015 · its alternatives →

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    The Unsplash Book▲107

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    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Valley of the Gods▲65

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    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Looking for Feedback on My “Computer Science Fiction” Novel Blue Screen▲60

    This has been my Covid burnout project and I would love any thoughts or input, especially about the Bash code. I just am finishing the first chapter of the audiobook and would love any thoughts, positive or negative. The full pdf here: https://KyleBenzle.com/BlueScreen.pdf Free first chapter of the audiobook: https://soundcloud.com/landgrant/blue-screen-chapter-1 Giving away the Amazon ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084GHLYSX Blurb: Peter Gustafson wants to save the world. In the year 2984, Peter is an average kid with a secret; he’s…

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Blurb▲89

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    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Inkshares▲101

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    2014 · its alternatives →

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    We Need Diverse Books▲87

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    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Storybird▲77

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    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Dark Territory▲69

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    2016 · its alternatives →

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    2016 · its alternatives →

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    2016 · its alternatives →

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