Free SF, Fantasy and Horror Fiction for 9/21/2013
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- Aphelion #177.17 – September 2013
When I landed on Bishop 13, one of the manmade moons of Mars and therefore Corporation property and under strict Corp laws, I was prepared for all the usual bribes and red tape that means. I had the bribe credits ready, all my paperwork up to date and in order, and my ship in pretty good condition, which is to say, meeting all the absolute minimum requirements to dock on the tiny satellite.
– “Blue Plate Special”, by Kate Thornton
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies #130 – September 19, 2013
Constant Sterry rode almost doubled over the neck of his horse, his fists clutching leather reins and his cheek continually brushed by the feather-touch of the mane. Slowly and steadily the horse bore him through the woods, for the pain in Constant’s gut grew insupportable with the jostling of anything more than a walk.
– “The Black Veil”, by M. Bennardo
- Buzzy Mag has an urban fantasy short story from Davyne DeSye
Come in, come in, and welcome! See something you like? Looking for anything in particular? Oh, no problem, no problem. Just look, and let me know if I can help with anything.
Yes, that is a fine piece. Retrieved and fixed that one up myself. Yes, I do my own work. Learned the trade from my father and he from his father before him. That’s right. Sort of a hereditary business. My boy’s not really interested, but my daughter—she’s only seven—she seems to have the interest and, what is more, the gift. It isn’t everybody who can spot shattered hopes and scattered dreams and tell the worthwhile ones from the flotsam, but she has got a promising eye.
– “Shattered”
Written
- Aphelion #177.17 – September 2013: [Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine]
- “Intelligent Drain-o” by Rick Grehan
- “Blue Plate Special” by Kate Thornton
- “God/head” by McCamy Taylor
- “Maggie’s Farm” by Charles Ebert
- “The Devil Is In This House” by Peter Cushnie
- “Shirasawa’s Rage” by Jay Hill
- “The Lighthouse” by David Ames
- “Asteroid” by E.S. Strout
- “When Angels Dare to Weep” by Barney E. Abrams
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies #130 – September 19, 2013: [Fantasy Magazine]
- “The Black Veil” by M. Bennardo
- “Now Ix, He Was a Lover” by Hannah Strom-Martin
- Audio: “The Goblin King’s Concubine” by Raphael Ordoñez
- @Buzzy Mag: “Shattered” by Davyne DeSye [Urban Fantasy]
- @Daily Science Fiction: “The Titanium Geisha” by Elias Barton [Science Fiction]
Written – Flash
- @365 tomorrows: [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Solid State” by Jae Miles
- “Sweet Dreams” by Glen Luke Flanagan
- @Daily Science Fiction: “Finally Free” by Frances Silversmith [Fantasy Flash]
- @Every Day Fiction: “Robot For Sale” by Scott Shipp [Science Fiction Flash]
- @Flashes in the Dark: “The Tomb of Nagaresh” by David Nordahl [Horror Flash]
- @Nature: “Reach for the stars” by Priya Chand [Science Fiction Flash]
- @Weirdyear: “We Want Some Definite Answers” by Michael Liesch [Weird Flash]
Written – Serialized
- @HiLobrow: The Man with Six Senses by Muriel Jaeger – Chapter 11 of 20 [Science Fiction Romance – from 1927]
- @Mad Scientist Journal: Dr. Derosa’s Resurrection by R.G. Summers – Part III [Science Fiction]
- @Paizo: The Fencing Master by Dave Gross – Chapter Three: The Second Duel [Shared World Fantasy]
- @Weird Fiction Review: The Divinity Student by Michael Cisco – Chapters Seven and Eight [Neo-Gothic Horror]
- @Author’s Site: The Greenland Diaries by Patrick Marsh – Day 87 [Post Apocalyptic Serial]
- @Author’s Site: Tickling Butterflies by Guy Hasson – Part 12: The Magical Planet Earth – “The Stranger and the Bubbles” [Epic Fantasy]
Audio
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies Podcast #111 – “The Goblin King’s Concubine” by Raphael Ordoñez [Fantasy]
- @Boxcars711: The Haunting Hour – “Revenge” [Supernatural Radio Drama – from 1945]
- @Chilling Tales for Dark Nights: “The Grab” by Richard Laymon [Horror]
- PodCastle #278 – “Nor The Moonlight” by Andrew Penn Romine [Fantasy]
- @SFFaudio: “The Story Of The Inexperienced Ghost” by H.G. Wells [Ghost Story]
- StarShipSofa #305 – “And Then Some” by Matthew Hughes [Science Fiction]
- Tales To Terrify #89 – “And the Coyotes Sang” by S. A. Hunter and “Grandmother’s Road Trip” by Cat Rambo [Horror]
Audio – Serialized
- Our Fair City: Season Four – Episode 14 – “A Meeting of Minds and Heads” [Campy Post-Apocalyptic Epic]
Free eBooks (at time of listing)
- Science Fiction:
- Admiral Who? (A Spineward Sectors Novel) by Luke Sky Wachter
[Space Opera Comedy Novel – First Book of Series – Amazon] - Arcana Universalis: “Terminus” by Chris J. Randolph
[Science Fantasy Short Story – First of Series – Amazon] - The Fringe Worlds (The Human Chronicles – Book One) by T.R. Harris
[Space Opera Novelette – First of Series – Amazon] - “Glitch” by N.M. Lombardi
[Science Fiction Short Story – Amazon] - Good Cop, Dead Cop (An AfterNet Mystery 1) by Jennifer Petkus
[Science Fiction Police Procedural Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - Ros by Dee DeTarsio
[Science Fiction Romance Adventure Novel – Amazon] - Sharc by Paul Rudd
[Science Fiction Adventure Novel – Amazon] - Star One: Tycho City: Discovery by Raymond L. Weil
[Space Opera Novelette – First of Series – Amazon]
- Admiral Who? (A Spineward Sectors Novel) by Luke Sky Wachter
- Fantasy:
- Airborne (The Airborne Saga #1) by Constance Sharper
[YA Urban Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - Amber Sparkle and the Ancient Prophecy (The Sparkle Trilogy) by Nathan Davey
[YA Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - Audrey’s Guide to Witchcraft (Audrey’s Guides) by Jody Gehrman
[Paranormal Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - The Color of Dusk (Dark #2) by Gail Roughton
[Vampire Romance Novel – Second of Series – Amazon] - Golden Mane, Book One of The Adventures of Sarah Coppernick by SJB Gilmour
[YA Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - Graveyard Shift (Lana Harvey, Reapers Inc.) by Angela Roquet
[Paranormal Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - HeartsBlood by Carolyn McCray
[Dark Paranormal Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - His Dark Empire (Tears of Blood, Book One) by M.R. Forbes
[YA Sword & Sorcery Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - The Hungering Saga Complete by Heath Pfaff
[Sword & Sorcery Omnibus – Amazon] - The Jade Owl (The Jade Owl Legacy #1) by Edward C. Patterson
[Historical Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - “The King, His Son, Their Sorcerer and His Lover” (Vengar the Barbarian) by Chris J. Randolph
[Sword & Sorcery Short Story – Amazon] - Mauria by Steve North
[Epic Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - Protector (Anniversary of the Veil, Book 1) by Vanna Smythe
[YA Epic Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon – B&N – Smashwords] - Rebel Elements (First Seal of the Duelists) by Jasmine Giacomo
[YA Sword & Sorcery Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - Sapphire Magic: Breaking Glass (The Magic Series) by John Booth
[YA Paranormal Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - To Walk in the Way of Lions (Tails from the Upper Kingdom) by H. Leighton Dickson
[Post-Apocalyptic Epic Fantasy Novel – Second of Series – Amazon]
- Airborne (The Airborne Saga #1) by Constance Sharper
- Horror:
- 13 Drops of Blood by James Roy Daley
[Horror Collection – Amazon | B&N | Smashwords] - Fiddleback by Jeff Vrolyks
[Psychological Horror Novel – Amazon | B&N | Smashwords]
- 13 Drops of Blood by James Roy Daley
- Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian:
- @Barnes & Noble: Aftermath (Invasion of the Dead) – Part 1 by Owen Baillie
[Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Novelette – First of Series – B&N | Smashwords] - Forsada: Volume II in the New Eden series by Peter J Dudley
[Post-Apocalyptic Novel – Second of Series – Amazon] - The Phoenix Project by M. R. Pritchard
[Dystopian Novel – Amazon] - The Time of Chaos (The Survivors) by Gia Scott
[Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Novel – First of Series – Amazon]
- @Barnes & Noble: Aftermath (Invasion of the Dead) – Part 1 by Owen Baillie
- Steampunk:
- Fate War: Alliance by E.M. Havens
[Steampunk Novel – Amazon]
- Fate War: Alliance by E.M. Havens
Free Audiobooks
- @LibriVox: Uncle Wiggily’s Travels by Howard R. Garis [Children’s Fantasy Collection]
QuasarDragon Birthdays – Free Fiction from authors on the anniversary of their birth
- September 18th: Celebrating the Birth . . . Gertrude Barrows Bennett
- September 19th: Celebrating the Births . . . Tanith Lee and Damon Knight
Excerpts
- @Civilian Reader: Excerpt from The Winter Witch by Paula Brackston – Chapter 4
[Historical Fantasy Romance Novel – Second of Series] - @Gollancz:
- Excerpt from The Falconer by Elizabeth May – Chapter Three
[YA Historical Fantasy – Pre-Order Here] - Excerpt from Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson – Chapter 4
[YA Post-Apocalyptic – PDF – Pre-Order Here]
- Excerpt from The Falconer by Elizabeth May – Chapter Three
- @Tor:
- Excerpt from Book of Iron by Elizabeth Bear – Chapters One and Two
[Fantasy Novella – Pre-Order Here] - Excerpt from The Cusanus Game by Wolfgang Jeschke – Chapter II
[Time Travel Novel – Pre-Order Here] - Excerpt from The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M. Valente – Chapter I
[Fairy Tale Novel – Pre-Order Here]
- Excerpt from Book of Iron by Elizabeth Bear – Chapters One and Two
For Post-Apocalyptic Lovers: The Post Apocalyptic Link Roundup for 9/21/2013
And For Writers: Speculative Fiction Writing Wroundup for 9/21/2013
In the audio line, the most recent BBC Drama of the Week, “Exuberant”, may be of associational interest. “Exuberant” is about a pair of rival meteorite hunters, both semi-deranged by their obsession; quite funny. The BBC Dramas of the week are only available for one week, but “Exuberant” still has five days of availability left.