Free SF/F/H Fiction for 9/06/2012

A day late, because, seriously, have you seen how much free fiction is on here?

Be sure to let your friends and enemies know about the SF Signal Free Fiction listing. If everyone tells three friends, we could grind the world economy to a halt. Or something.

Written

• @Angry Robot: “The Alchemist’s Friend” by Emma Newman [Fantasy]
• @Anotherealm: “Tough Negotiator” by George Schaade [Science Fiction]
• Apex #40 – September 2012:
  • “During the Pause” by Adam-Troy Castro [Science Fiction]
  • “Sexagesimal” by Katharine E.K. Duckett [Science Fiction]
  • “Sacrifice” by Jennifer Pelland [Dark Fantasy]
  • “Sonny Liston Takes the Fall” by Elizabeth Bear [Science Fiction]
• Beneath Ceaseless Skies #102 – August 23, 2012:
  • “The Angel Azrael Delivers Small Mercies” by Peter Darbyshire [Fantasy] (also available in audio)
  • “Beyond the Shrinking World” by Nathaniel Katz [Fantasy]
• Clarkesworld #72 – September 2012:
  • “The Found Girl” by David Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell [Science Fiction] (also available in audio)
  • “Robot” by Helena Bell [Science Fiction]
  • “muo-ka’s Child” by Indrapramit Das [Science Fiction]

• @Daily Science Fiction: “Let’s All Sing Like the Birdies Sing” by Paul G Di Filippo [Science Fiction]
• @Daily Science Fiction: “The Taste of Salt” by Rachel Halpern [Fantasy]
• @Daily Science Fiction: “Overheard at The Platonic Ideal Bar and Grill” by Aimee Vanessa Blume [Science Fiction]
• Electric Spec #7.3 – August 31, 2012:
  • “False Negative” by Andy Goldman [Science Fiction]
  • “My One and Only” by James Bizzel [Science Fiction]
  • “10,000 Bones” by Joe Ollinger [Science Fiction]
  • “The Chronicles of Zer” by Simon Kewin [Fantasy]
• @GigaNotoSaurus: “The King’s Huntsman” by Jennifer Mason-Black [Fantasy]
• Ideomancer #11.3:
  • “The Bohemians” by Alexei Collier [Science Fiction]
  • “Gastrophidia” by Nathaniel Lee [Fantasy]
  • “Judge” by James Will Brady [Gamesmanship]
• @Kasma SF: “The Pleasing Shapes” by Franco Raud [Science Fiction]
• Kazka Press #2.1 – September 2012:
  • “The Dragon Weeps” by J.W. Alden [Fantasy Flash]
  • “The Last Incantation” by Alex Schvartsman [Fantasy Flash]
  • “What We Do For Love” by Rose Blackthorn [Fantasy Flash]
  • “An Unexpected Roommate” by Rachel Green [Fantasy Flash]
• @Lightspeed: “My Wife Hates Time Travel” by Adam-Troy Castro [Science Fiction] (also available in audio)
• @Lightspeed: “The Last Supper” by Scott Edelman [Fantasy]
• Luna Station Quarterly #11
• @Mad Scientist Journal: “A Thread Finer than Hope” by Jack N. Waddell [Science Fiction]
• Mirror Dance Autumn 2012:
  • “Glint” by Lucien Brodeur [Fantasy]
  • “Fire and Lye” by Stefan Milicevic [Fantasy]
  • “Ceviche Azul” by Aaron DaMommio [Fantasy]
  • “Red Sand” by Rachel J. Bailey [Fantasy]
  • “The Wolf Skin – A Story of the Crow Witch” by Mike Phillips [Fantasy]
• New Myths #20:
  • “Separation Anxiety” by J.C. Conway [Science Fiction]
  • “Godblocker” by Terry Edge [Science Fiction]
  • “Strong Enough to Shatter” by J.T. Glover [Fantasy]
  • “Triple Blind” by Nick Tramdack [Fantasy]
  • “Moon Magic Eclipse” by Daniel Ausema [Fantasy]
  • “Strings” by Jason Sturner [Fantasy]
• @Ray Gun Revival: “Sword of Saladin” by Michael S. Roberts [Science Fiction]
• Redstone Science Fiction #28 – September 2012 – Final Issue:
  • “Earthrise” by Lavie Tidhar [Science Fiction]
  • “My Heart is a Quadratic Equation” by Shane Halbach [Science Fiction]
• Residential Aliens #6.5 – September 2012:
  • “Things Lost in the War” by Candra Hope [Science Fiction]
  • “Things We Break” by Waite Jorin [Science Fiction]
  • “A Compassionate Death” by Ash Krafton [Spiritual Suspense]
  • “Dead Jealous” by J M Lawrence [Spiritual Suspense]
  • “What Rough Beast” by Ryan Notch [Supernatural Thriller]
• @Silver Blade: “Sword of the Ironskin” by Matt Hiebert [Fantasy]
• @Silver Blade: “I Love Death” by Arthur Lorenz [Fantasy]
• Sorcerous Signals Aug – Oct 2012 Issue
• SQ Mag #4 – September 2012:
  • “Toy” by Gary McMahon [Horror]
  • “Sunflower” by M.K. Charles [Fantasy]
  • “Killing The Creation” by Christopher Nadeau [Horror]
  • “Down In The Ship Mines” by Jay Lake [Science Fiction]
  • “Halo in the Sky” by Gerry Huntman [Steampunk]
  • “The Mermithergate Grin” by S Marston [Horror]
• @Weird Fiction Review: “Where All Things Perish” by Tanith Lee [Weird]
• @World SF Blog: “Electric Sonalika” by Samit Basu [Science Fiction]
• @World SF Blog: “The Good Things in Life” by H.H. Løyche [Science Fiction]
• @Author’s Site: “Homecoming” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch [Science Fiction]

Written – Serialized

• @Philippine Genre Stories: “The Nameless Ones (Part 1)” by Gabriela Lee [Science Fiction]
• @Silver Blade: “Embers – Chapter 11” by Selena Casha [Fantasy]
• @Silver Blade: “We Apologize for the Interruption – Part 3” by Eliyanna Kaiser [Science Fiction]
• @SQ Mag: Avoiding The Searchers – Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 by MF Burbaugh [YA Science Fiction]
• @Strange Horizons: “The Grinnell Method – Part 1 of 2” by Molly Gloss [Apocalypse]
• @Author’s Site: Trust – Chapter 11 – Chapter 12 by David Moody [“Anti-” Science Fiction]

Audio

• Beam Me Up #329 – The Dive p2 – Ed McKeown + Addiction – Natalie J.E. Potts [Science Fiction]
• @Beneath Ceaseless Skies: “The Angel Azrael Delivers Small Mercies” by Peter Darbyshire [Fantasy]
• Cast of Wonders #51 – “Off Button” by Shannon M Wendt [YA Fantasy]
• @Clarkesworld: “The Found Girl” by David Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell [Science Fiction]
• Dark Fiction Magazine #12 – Night Legends:
  • “Eskragh” by Martin McGrath [Horror]
  • “Bones are Rising to the Surface” by Simon Kewin [Horror]
  • “Bad Call” by Mark Morris [Horror]
  • “The Head” by Edward Gauvin [Horror]
• PodCastle #224 – “The Navigator and the Sky” by Ian McHugh [Fantasy]
• Toasted Cake #36 – “Vermilion Dreams” by Claude Lalumière [Weird]

Audio – Serialized

• Drabblecast #254 – “The Wreck of the Charles Dexter Ward pt. 1” by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette [Science Fiction]
• @Author’s Site: “The Wreck of the Godspeed” – Part 2 (fixed) – Part 3 by James Patrick Kelly [Science Fiction]

Free eBooks (at time of listing)

• @Amazon:
  • Auraria: A Novel by Tim Westover [Fantasy Novel]
  • Chasing the Sandman by Brandon Meyers [Horror Collection]
  • Evan Burl and the Falling by Justin Blaney [Fantasy Novel]
  • Neverywhere (Atopia Chronicles) by Matthew Mather [Science Fiction Novella – Book Five of Series]
  • “Peshtigo” by Regan Wolfrom [Post-Apocalyptic Short Story]
• @Project Gutenberg:
  • The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson [Horror Novel]
• @Smashwords:
  • “Foul is Fair” by Chantal Halpin [Urban Fantasy Short Story]
  • Lore of the Underlings: Episodes 1 & 2 by John Klobucher [Epic Fantasy Novelette]

Novel Excerpts

• @Darkfuse: Excerpt from Snowblind by Michael McBride [Horror]
• @Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist: Excerpt from The Tainted City by Courtney Schafer [Fantasy]
• @Tor: Excerpt from A Memory of Light – Chapter 11 by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson [Fantasy]