Free SF, Fantasy and Horror Fiction for 9/16/2013
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What’s special about today’s free fiction?
- Escape Pod has a science fiction story from Lawrence Watt-Evans; did you know that Escape Pod has a text as well as audio version?
Harry’s was a nice place — probably still is. I haven’t been back lately. It’s a couple of miles off I-79, a few exits north of Charleston, near a place called Sutton. Used to do a pretty fair amount of business until they finished building the Interstate out from Charleston and made it worthwhile for some fast-food joints to move in right next to the cloverleaf; nobody wanted to drive the extra miles to Harry’s after that. Folks
used to wonder how old Harry stayed in business, as a matter of fact, but he did all right even without the Interstate trade. I found that out when I worked there.– “Why I Left Harry’s All-Night Hamburgers”
- Wily Writers has Wily SpecFicNZ Winner AJ Fitzwater‘s story, also in text and audio.
I’m sorry MJ.
No ifs, no buts.
I know those words are meaningless. There’s nothing I can do about that now. It wasn’t your fault. It’s not mine. Blaming the assholes who blew the Sydney terminal is too easy a cop out. They were just doing what they thought they had to do.
– “The Mary-Jane Effect”
- I’m finally on board the Welcome to Night Vale train. Audio, no text, but then again, you’re gonna want the audio on this one.
- Escape Pod #413 – “Why I Left Harry’s All-Night Hamburgers” by Lawrence Watt-Evans [Science Fiction] (also available in audio)
- @Short-Story.me: “Tammy Lynn’s Burden” by Rachel Villalobos [Horror]
- @Silver Blade: “Believe” by C.R. Hodges [Fantasy]
- @Wily Writers: “The Mary-Jane Effect” by AJ Fitzwater [Near Future Dystopian Science Fiction] (also available in audio)
- @Every Day Fiction: “Becoming Sugar Free” by Sierra July [Fantasy Flash]
- @Mad Genius Club: Elf Blood by Sarah A. Hoyt – Chapter 4 [Fantasy]
- @Author’s Site: Tickling Butterflies by Guy Hasson – Part 12: The Magical Planet Earth – “The Magic of Butterflies” [Epic Fantasy]
- @Author’s Site: Vessel by Andrew J. Morgan – Chapter 3 [Science Fiction]
- Beware the Hairy Mango #190 – “Straw Poll” by Matthew Sanborn Smith [MangoMarginsOfError]
- Cast of Wonders #95 – “You Bet” by Alex Shvartsman [YA Fantasy]
- @Chilling Tales for Dark Nights: “Black Coffee” by Christian Dives [Horror]
- @Clarkesworld: “One Flesh” by Mark Bourne and Elizabeth Bourne [Science Fiction]
- Escape Pod #413 – “Why I Left Harry’s All-Night Hamburgers” by Lawrence Watt-Evans [Science Fiction]
- Radio Drama Revival #348 – Trying to Find Mother and Discovering a Paradox [Modern Fairy Tale]
- Toasted Cake #88 – “Extracts from the Parahistorical Literature Review, Volume 1 (Fall 2026)” by Benjamin Blattberg [Science Fiction]
- @Wily Writers: “The Mary-Jane Effect” by AJ Fitzwater [Near Future Dystopian Science Fiction]
- Beam Me Up #377 – “Long Shot” by Kevin Phyland and Part 1 of Dave by Dean Giles [Science Fiction]
- Welcome to Night Vale #31 – “A Blinking Light up on the Mountain” [Paranormal Fake News Radio]
- @Author’s Site: The Bones Are White – Nine Disturbing Short Stories by Scott Sigler – #10 – “Passenger, Part 2? [Horror]
- @Author’s Site: The Shambling Guide to New York City by Mur Lafferty – Chapters 19 and 20 [Contemporary Fantasy]
- Science Fiction:
- @Smashwords: The Final Battle by Anna Wu
[Science Fiction Adventure Novel – First of Series – Smashwords] - Lost Cargo by Hollister Ann Grant
[Science Fiction Novel – Amazon] - The Second Intelligent Species: The Cyclical Earth by Dale Langlois
[Science Fiction Adventure Novel – Amazon]
- @Smashwords: The Final Battle by Anna Wu
- Fantasy:
- The Adventures of Benjamin Skyhammer by Nicole Sheldrake
[YA Sword & Sorcery Novel – Amazon] - Creatures of Fire: Demons die harder by J.B. Brooklin
[Paranormal Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - Elizabeth’s Heart by M.L. Gardner
[Urban Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - Illicit Magic (Book 1, Stella Mayweather Series) by Camilla Chafer
[Urban Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon – B&N – Smashwords] - Shadow of the Sun (Timeless #1) by Laura Kreitzer
[Paranormal Fantasy Novel – Amazon – B&N – Smashwords]
- The Adventures of Benjamin Skyhammer by Nicole Sheldrake
- Horror:
- @Barnes & Noble: “65? by Ramon Rios
[Horror Flash Fiction – B&N – Smashwords] - @Barnes & Noble: “Ache” by J. Paul Wallace
[Zombie Short Story – B&N – Smashwords] - Dark Matter Heart by Nathan Wrann
[YA Horror Novella – First of Series – Amazon – B&N – Smashwords]
- @Barnes & Noble: “65? by Ramon Rios
- September 15th: Celebrating the Births . . . Norman Spinrad, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Howard Waldrop, and Jane Lindskold
- @Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist: Excerpt from Autumn Bones: Agent of Hel by Jacqueline Carey
[Urban Fantasy Novel – Pre-order Here] - @Suvudu: Excerpt from A Study in Silks by Emma Jane Holloway
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