Free SF, Fantasy and Horror Fiction for 9/13/2013
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What’s special about today’s free fiction?
- Baen has four short stories (two each) excerpted from upcoming anthologies, In Space No One Can Hear You Scream and The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs, including stories by Arthur C. Clarke and Mercedes Lackey
Robert Armstrong had walked just over two miles, as far as he could judge, when his torch failed. He stood still for a moment, unable to believe that such a misfortune could really have befallen him. Then, half maddened with rage, he hurled the useless instrument away. It landed somewhere in the darkness, disturbing the silence of this little world. A metallic echo came ringing back from the low hills: then all was quiet again.
– Arthur C. Clarke, “A Walk in the Dark”
- Daily Science Fiction has a longer-than-usual fantasy story from Kalisa Ann Lessnau
We knew the witch was dead when her cat showed up on our doorstep. Mom found him sitting patiently beside the morning’s milk delivery, like he was waiting for his share of the cream. She only called to Dad, but the tone of her voice got us both up from the breakfast table until we all stood in the entryway to stare at the cat.
– “The Witch’s Cat”
- Nature has some science fiction flash from William Meikle
What Frank Green did wasn’t difficult. All it took was a large amount of computing power and many weeks of meticulous research in musty book stacks. By mid-July he felt ready to test his findings.
He wasn’t sure quite what he’d found, but the pattern was unmistakable. For most of recorded history, people have been disappearing without trace, often right in front of astonished friends and acquaintances.
– “Lacunae”
Written
- @Baen:
- From the Upcoming Anthology, In Space No One Can Hear You Scream, Edited by Hank Davis:
[Halloween-Themed Science Fiction Anthology]- “A Walk in the Dark” by Arthur C. Clarke
- “Frog Water” by Tony Daniel
- From the Upcoming Anthology, The Worlds of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Edited by Mike Resnick and Robert T. Garcia:
[Fantasy Adventure and Science Fantasy Anthology]- “Tarzan and the Great War” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- “The Fallen, A Tale of Pellucidar” by Mercedes Lackey
- From the Upcoming Anthology, In Space No One Can Hear You Scream, Edited by Hank Davis:
- @Daily Science Fiction: “The Witch’s Cat” by Kalisa Ann Lessnau [Fantasy]
Written – Flash
- @Nature: “Lacunae” by William Meikle [Science Fiction Flash]
Written – Serialized
- @Paizo: The Fencing Master by Dave Gross – Chapter Two: The First Trap [Shared World Fantasy]
- @Weird Fiction Review: The Divinity Student by Michael Cisco – Part Two: Chapters Three and Four [Neo-Gothic Horror]
Audio
- @Chilling Tales for Dark Nights: “Masterpiece” (aka “The Message”) [Horror]
Audio – Serialized
- Our Fair City – Season Four – Episode 13 – “Green Tidings” [Campy Post-Apocalyptic Epic]
Free eBooks (at time of listing)
- Science Fiction:
- Messages: Book 1 in the David Chance Series by John Michael Hileman
[Science Fiction Adventure / Thriller Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - “The Rise of Planet Rubicon – Part One” by Dasrim Hasik
[Science Fiction Short Story – First of Series – Amazon] - Stars Rain Down (Biotech Legacy #1) by Chris J. Randolph
[Space Opera Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - Wanderer’s Escape (Wanderer’s Odyssey) by Simon Goodson
[Science Fiction Adventure Novel – First of Series – Amazon]
- Messages: Book 1 in the David Chance Series by John Michael Hileman
- Fantasy:
- £6.19 per Witching Hour (Paranormal Personnel Saga #1) by Joanna Mazurkiewicz
[Paranormal Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - Black — Canto I of The Nephilim Codex by Charles Colyott
[Dark Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - Easy Bake Coven by Liz Schulte
[Paranormal Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - Exiles of Arcadia: Legionnaire by James Gawley
[Historical Fantasy Novella – Amazon] - The Forever Gate – Part One by Isaac Hooke
[Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Novelette – First of Series – Amazon] - The Ghost and The Graveyard (Knight Games) by Genevieve Jack
[New Adult Paranormal Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - Into the Shadows (Book 1 of the Into the Shadows Trilogy) by Karly Kirkpatrick
[YA Paranormal Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon | Smashwords] - Khe by Alexes Razevich
[Other World Dystopian Novel – Amazon] - @Barnes & Noble: Lore of the Underlings series by John Klobucher:
[Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Series] - Moonlit by Jadie Jones
[YA Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - Onyx Dragon (The Dragon Chronicles) by Shawn E. Crapo
[Epic Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - Wingling (Ellery Rider) by Megan McCabe
[YA Sword & Sorcery Novel – First of Series – Amazon]
- £6.19 per Witching Hour (Paranormal Personnel Saga #1) by Joanna Mazurkiewicz
- Horror:
- The Haunting of Pico (Pico, Texas – Book 1) by Patrick Kampman
[YA Horror Novel – First of Series – Amazon]
- The Haunting of Pico (Pico, Texas – Book 1) by Patrick Kampman
- Post-Apocalyptic & Dystopian:
- “2020: Episode 1? by Paul Moxham
[Post-Apocalyptic Short Story – First of Series – Amazon] - The Blight (Eden’s Root Trilogy) by Rachel Fisher
[YA Post-Apocalyptic Novelette – Prequel to Series – Amazon – B&N – Smashwords] - Dead, but Not for Long by Matthew Kinney and Lesa Kinney Anders
[Post-Apocalyptic Horror Novel – Amazon] - Forecast by Chris Keith
[Post-Apocalyptic Novel – Amazon]
- “2020: Episode 1? by Paul Moxham
QuasarDragon Birthdays – Free Fiction from authors on the anniversary of their birth
- September 11th: Celebrating the Births . . . Sharon Lee and Ray Vukcevich
Excerpts
- Excerpts from Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard:
[Historical Vampires – 20th Century – Pre-order Here] - @Wizards of the Coast: Excerpt from The Godborn by Paul S. Kemp
[Sword & Sorcery – PDF – Pre-order Here] - @Gollancz: Excerpt from Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson – Chapters 2 and 3
[YA Post-Apocalyptic – Pre-order Here] - @Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist: Excerpt from 23 Years on Fire by Joel Shepherd
[Science Fiction Adventure – Now Available] - @Tor: Excerpt from The Forever Endeavor by Chuck Wendig
[Serial Fiction – available at Fireside Fiction Company]
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