Free SF/F/H Fiction for 10/10/2012
Now that Dave Tackett’s Quasar Dragon is back, I obviously need to up my game. I’ve done so by blatantly stealing from Quasar’s Free Fiction listings. Plus, there will be another king-sized free fiction post on Thursday. Take that, Tackett!
What’s special about today’s free fiction?
- The last story from Ray Gun Revival (for the time being): “Barbeque” by Michael S. Roberts
- The first story from Eclipse Online: “The Contrary Gardener” by Christopher Rowe
- The first story from John Joseph Adam’s Nightmare Magazine: “Property Condemned” by Jonathan Maberry
Written
- Abyss & Apex #44 – 4th Quarter 2012:
- “Viewed” by N. E. Chenier
- “Dancing Day” by Lindsey Duncan
- “Hoarding” by John Glass
- “Rose Petals, Lavender and Glitter” by Sheila Crosby
- “Lace Downstairs” by Arkady Martine
- “They Shall Falter Against the Stone I Become” by Berrien Henderson
- “Every Body Is More Than Human” by Andrew S. Taylor
- @AE: “Grangy” by Michael Hodges [Science Fiction]
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies #105 – October 4, 2012:
- “Three Little Foxes” by Richard Parks [Fantasy]
- “Luck Fish” by Peta Freestone [Fantasy]
- @Black Gate: “The Quintessence of Absence” by Sean McLachlan [Fantasy]
- @Buzzy Mag: “Blue Tag Sale” by Beth Cato [Urban Fantasy]
- @Buzzy Mag: “And Down Will Come Baby, Madmen And All by By” by Damien Walters Grintalis [Science Fiction]
- @Buzzy Mag: “Reformed” by Michael Haynes [Science Fiction]
- @The Colored Lens: “A Land of Deepest Shade” by Francesca Forrest [Slipstream]
- @The Colored Lens: “The Korgun” by David Morel [Fantasy]
- @Cosmos: “Automation of a Salesman” by Gregg Jansen [Science Fiction]
- @Daily Science Fiction: “Mama’s Science” by Shane D. Rhinewald [Slipstream]
- @Daily Science Fiction: “What the Sea Wants” by P. Djeli Clark [Fantasy]
- @Eclipse Online: “The Contrary Gardener” by Christopher Rowe
- Electric Velocipede #24 – Summer 2012:
- “To Dive Into a Godling, Where Life Begins” by Jacques Barci
- “Heaven Under Earth” by Aliette de Bodar
- “For They Heard the First Sound and Trembled” by Jessica Breheny
- “The Mezzo” by Eli Effinger-Weintraub
- “Under the Tree” by Tania Hershman
- “The Leaf” by Erik T. Johnson
- “Night’s Slow Poison” by Ann Leckie
- “Cutting” by Ken Liu
- “The Lotus Eaters” by Michelle Muenzler
- Fusion Fragment #18:
- “The Benefit Of All” by K.A. Dean [Science Fiction]
- “The Circuit” by Edward W. Robertson [Science Fiction]
- “Glass Eyes” by Chris Tepedino [Science Fiction]
- Heroic Fantasy Quarterly #14:
- “Day’s End at the Three Eels” by Al Onia [Fantasy]
- “A Song for the New King” by Sam Taylor [Fantasy]
- “Death and Dignity” by Michael R. Fletcher [Fantasy]
- Kaleidotrope Autumn 2012:
- “I Am a Being Under Enchantment” by Patricia Russo
- “Someone Is Eating America’s Chess Masters” by Mary A. Turzillo
- “A Time Before” by Vincent Pendergast
- “Rule 88” by Andrew Kaye
- “The Unwinding House” by Jared Millet
- “No Woman, No Plaything” by Lisa Shapter
- “Hostile Universe” by K. Eason
- “Fall From Grace” by David Tallerman
- “Dead Merchandise” by Ferrett Steinmetz
- @Lightspeed: “The Black Bird” by David Barr Kirtley [Fantasy]
- @Lightspeed: “Nearly Departed” by Pat Cadigan [Science Fiction]
- Liquid Imagination #14: (all stories also available in audio)
- “The House of Unrighteous Images” by Megan Arkenberg
- “Love Story” by John Biesecker
- “The Circle of Stones” by Patrick McCarty
- “A Head Full of Pigs” by Ken Goldman
- @Mad Scientist Journal: “A Call For Retroaction” by Rebecca L. Brown [Science Fiction]
- @Nightmare: “Property Condemned” by Jonathan Maberry [Horror]
- Niteblade #21 – September 2012:
- “What We All Heard and What Was Denied” by Mary M. Alexander
- “Scavengers” by Anna Sykora
- “The Thing in the Rain” by Jeremy Rozen
- “Where Dreams are Grown” by Suzanne van Rooyen
- Plasma Frequency #2 – October / November 2012
- @Ray Gun Revival: “Barbeque” by Michael S. Roberts [Science Fiction]
- @The WiFiles: “Terminal” by Sean Hallinan [Science Fiction]
- @Wily Writers: “The Sentinels of San Saba” by H.J. Hill
- @World SF Blog: “Valletta, City of Guilt” by Michael Vella
Written – Serialized
- @Shadow Unit: “Chapter 17: Underworld” by Elizabeth Bear [Science Fiction]
- @Strange Horizons: “In the Library of Souls – Part 2 of 2” by Jennifer Mason-Black
- @Author’s Site: Trust by David Moody – Chapter 22 [“Anti-” Science Fiction]
Audio
- @Beneath Ceaseless Skies: “Worth of Crows” by Seth Dickinson [Fantasy]
- Journey Into… #45 – “Barry Koleman, Hero” by Mur Lafferty
- Liquid Imagination #14:
- “The House of Unrighteous Images” by Megan Arkenberg
- “Love Story” by John Biesecker
- “The Circle of Stones” by Patrick McCarty
- “A Head Full of Pigs” by Ken Goldman
- @Nightmare: “Property Condemned” by Jonathan Maberry [Horror]
- PodCastle Minature #71 – “We Clever Jacks” by Greg van Eekhout [Fantasy]
- Protecting Project Pulp #10 – Cordwainer Smith [Science Fiction]
- Radio Drama Revival #299 – “The Damned Are Playing at Godzilla’s Tonight” by J. Michael Straczynski [Horror]
- SFFAudio #179 – “The Murders In The Rue Morgue” by Edgar Allan Poe [Horror]
- Toasted Cake #41 – “The Tailor and the Fairy” by Samantha Henderson [Fairy Tale]
- @Wily Writers: “The Sentinels of San Saba” by H.J. Hill
Audio – Serialized
- Classic Tales Podcast #270 – “The Lost World, part 1 of 9” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Science Fantasy]
- Classic Tales Podcast #271 – “The Lost World, part 2 of 9” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Science Fantasy]
- Classic Tales Podcast #272 – “The Lost World, part 3 of 9” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Science Fantasy]
- Classic Tales Podcast #273 – “The Lost World, part 4 0f 9” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Science Fantasy]
- Classic Tales Podcast #274 – “The Lost World, part 5 of 9” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Science Fantasy]
- Classic Tales Podcast #275 – “The Lost World, part 6 of 9” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Science Fantasy]
- Classic Tales Podcast #276 – “The Lost World, part 7 of 9” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Science Fantasy]
- Classic Tales Podcast #277 – “The Lost World, part 8 of 9” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Science Fantasy]
- Classic Tales Podcast #278 – “The Lost World, part 9 of 9” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Science Fantasy]
- Scott Sigler – Blood Is Red:
- Episode #1: Wolf
- Episode #2: Hunter Hunterson & Sons (Part 1)
- Episode #3: Hunter Hunterson & Sons (Part 2)
- Episode #4: Red Man
- Episode #5: Iowa Typhoon
- Episode #6: The Great Snipe Hunt, Part 1
- Episode #7: The Great Snipe Hunt, Part 2
- Episode #8: “Number One With A Bullet” Part 1
- Episode #9: “Number One With A Bullet” Part 2
- Episode #10: “Mt. Fitzroy, Chap. 1”
- Episode #11: “Sacred Cow”
- @Author’s Site: “The Wreck of the Godspeed – Part Eight” by James Patrick Kelly [Science Fiction]
Free eBooks (at time of listing)
- @Amazon:
- Becoming Jolie by Monique O’Connor James [Horror Novel]
- “Drop Dead Tavern” by Chad P. Brown [Zombie Short Story]
- Everflame by Dylan Peters [Epic Fantasy Novel]
- Plasma Frequency #2 – October / November 2012 (MOBI, EPUB, PDF) [Speculative Fiction Magazine]
- @Project Gutenberg:
- “A Traveler in Time” by August William Derleth [Science Fiction Short Story]
- Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson [Collection of Supernatural Detective Stories]
- “Desire No More” by Algis Budrys [Science Fiction Short Story]
- “Exploiter’s End” by James Causey [Science Fiction Short Story]
- “Luna Escapade” by Horace Brown Fyfe [Science Fiction Short Story]
- “The Mating of the Moons” by Kenneth O’Hara [Science Fiction Short Story]
- “Potential Enemy” by Mack Reynolds [Science Fiction Short Story]
- “Tony and the Beetles” by Philip K. Dick [Science Fiction Short Story]
- @Smashwords:
- “Broken Angel: A Zombie Love Story” by Joely Sue Burkhart [Horror Short Story]
- “Half Full – Half Empty” by Matthew L Williams [Science Fiction Adventure Short Story]
- “Scavenger” by C M Weller [Science Fiction Short Story]
Free Audiobooks (at time of listing)
- @Audible:
- Legion (unabridged) by Brandon Sanderson [Fantasy Novel]
- @Librivox:
- A Spaceship Named McGuire by Randall Garrett [Science Fiction Novelette]
- Hellhounds of the Cosmos by Clifford Simak [Science Fiction Novelette]
Novel Excerpts
- @Titan Books: Excerpt from Lo’Life – Romeo Spikes by Joanne Reay [Supernatural Thriller]
Other
- @Tor: “Finding Your Namesake in a Classic Olaf Stapledon Classic Novel” by John Bonner [Comic]
Have suggestions for Free Fiction? Please let me know.
Lol!! Thanks Regan, though it’s hard to call it stealing when SF Signal has always had explicit permission to use any QD links (Not that permission would even be necessary.) Looking forward to your Thursday post. And love the ending alliteration – Stan Lee and Gary Gygax would be proud.
It’s your very reasonableness that makes you such a fearsome enemy.