Free SF, Fantasy and Horror Fiction for 10/1/2013
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What’s special about today’s free fiction?
- Kaleidotrope Autumn 2013
- A threesome of Emma Jane Holloway Steampunk stories on Scribd: “The Adventure of Wollaston Ritual”, “The Strange and Alarming Courtship of Miss Imogen Roth”, and “The Steamspinner Mutiny”
- Beware the Hairy Mango #191 – “Easy Bake Lovin’”
Written
- @Aurora Wolf:
- “Make a Wish” by Edward Ahern [Fantasy]
- “The Path of the Sun” by Lillian Csernica [Fantasy]
- @Black Gate: “Vestments of Pestilence” by John C. Hocking [Fantasy]
- Kaleidotrope Autumn 2013: [Speculative Fiction Magazine]
- “Mister Bob” by Dan Campbell
- “Lightning Strikes” by Lindsey Duncan
- “Lone White Seagull” by Geoffrey W. Cole
- “Camouflage” by Eden Robins
- “Heart-Song” by Danielle Davis
- “Nice” by Jamie Mason
- @Mad Scientist Journal: “My Gran the Time Traveler” by Adam Sear [Science Fiction]
- @Random House (via Scribd): [Steampunk]
- “The Adventure of Wollaston Ritual” by Emma Jane Holloway
- “The Strange and Alarming Courtship of Miss Imogen Roth” by Emma Jane Holloway
- @Suvudu: “The Steamspinner Mutiny” by Emma Jane Holloway [Steampunk]
- @Author’s Site: “The Voodoo Project” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch [Science Fiction]
Written – Flash
- @365 tomorrows: [Science Fiction Flash]
- “After” by Ryan C.
- “Breaking Barriers” by Aron White
- @Daily Science Fiction: “Worldbuilding” by Alex Shvartsman [Fantasy Flash]
- @Every Day Fiction:
- “Croak Tree” by Matt Athanasiou [Horror Flash]
- “The Ghosts of Becca Wolf” by Richard M. O’Donnell [Horror Flash]
- @Dark Futures: “Wild Winds” by Rachel Saunders [Fantasy Flash]
- @Flashes in the Dark: “Siobhan” by Jim Mountfield [Horror Flash]
- @Quantum Muse: “Pipes” by Harris Tobias [Dark Fantasy Flash]
Written – Serialized
- @Legend of the Five Rings: Face the Madness by Shawn Carman and Seth Mason – Part 3 [Shared World Fantasy Serialization]
- @Weird Fiction Review: The Divinity Student by Michael Cisco – Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen [Neo-Gothic Horror Novel Serialization]
- @Author’s Site: The Greenland Diaries by Patrick Marsh – Day 89 – Part Two [Post-Apocalyptic Serialization]
- @Author’s Site: Tickling Butterflies by Guy Hasson – Part 12: The Magical Planet Earth: [Epic Fantasy Serialization]
- @Author’s Site: Vessel by Andrew J. Morgan – Chapter 5 [Science Fiction Serialization]
Audio
- Beware the Hairy Mango #191 – “Easy Bake Lovin’” by Matthew Sanborn Smith [Mango Cuisine]
- @Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod:
- Cast of Wonders #97 – “The Monster & Mrs. Blake” by Alethea Kontis [YA Fantasy]
- @Clarkesworld Magazine: “First Principle” by Nancy Kress [Science Fiction]
- Every Day Fiction Podcast #137 – “And What About Me” by Irena Pasvinter [Science Fiction]
- Pseudopod #353 – Flash on the Borderlands XVII: Keeping Up Appearances [Horror Flash]
- @Relic Radio:
- “Escape” by M.R. James [Horror]
- “The Whistler” by [Weird]
- Toasted Cake #90 – “Curse” by Samantha Henderson [Fantasy]
Audio – Serialized
- Beam Me Up! Podcast #379 – Part 3 of Dave by Dean Giles by [Science Fiction]
- @Author’s Site: The Bones Are White – Nine Disturbing Short Stories by Scott Sigler – #12 – “Hero” [Horror]
Free eBooks (at time of listing)
- Science Fiction:
- Cemetery Planet I by J. Joseph Wright
[Science Fiction Romance Novelette – First of Series – Amazon] - Felix and the Frontier by Chester Burton Brown
[Science Fiction Novella – Amazon] - Marin’s Dale by Evan Bollinger
[Alien Invasion Novella – Amazon] - Proxy (The Infected) by P.S. Power
[Science Fiction Adventure Novel – First of Series – Amazon]
- Cemetery Planet I by J. Joseph Wright
- Fantasy:
- The Builder (The Young Ancients) by P.S. Power
[YA Epic Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - Cloak by James Gough
[YA Urban Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - Done With Death by David Babineau
[Contemporary Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - @Author’s Site: “The Last Train Home” by Gareth P. Jones
[Fantasy Short Story – PDF] - Mythical (Stone Soldiers #1) by C.E. Martin
[Dark Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon | Smashwords] - Servant of Steel (Chaos Awakens) by Heath Pfaff
[Sword & Sorcery Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - The Touch by Allison Rios
[Fantasy Romance Novel – Amazon]
- The Builder (The Young Ancients) by P.S. Power
- Horror:
- @Project Gutenberg: Incredible Adventures by Algernon Blackwood
[Weird / Horror Collection – from 1914 – Project Gutenberg | B&N]
- @Project Gutenberg: Incredible Adventures by Algernon Blackwood
- Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian:
- Edge of Mercy by C. C. Marks
[YA Dystopian Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - “The Sickness: Monte’s Story” (Rise of the Plague Series) by Jeannie Rae
[Post-Apocalyptic Short Story – Amazon] - When Gods Fail by Nelson Lowhim
[Post-Apocalyptic Novella – Amazon | B&N | Smashwords]
- Edge of Mercy by C. C. Marks
- Steampunk:
- “And They Called Her Spider” (Bartleby and James Adventures) by Michael Coorlim
[Steampunk Short Story – Amazon | B&N | Smashwords]
- “And They Called Her Spider” (Bartleby and James Adventures) by Michael Coorlim
Audiobooks
- @LibriVox: Short Ghost and Horror Collection 022 [Ghost Story and Horror Collection]
QuasarDragon Birthdays – Free Fiction from authors on the anniversary of their birth
- Sept 28th: Celebrating the Births . . . Michael G. Coney and Terra LeMay
- Sept 29th: Celebrating the Birth . . . Scott Baker
- Sept 30th: Celebrating the Births . . . Nicola Griffith, S. M. Stirling, and H. B. Fyfe
Excerpts
- @Suvudu: “Excerpt from Republic of Thieves” by Scott Lynch
[Epic Fantasy Novel – Pre-Order Here] - @Tor:
- “Excerpt from The Carpet People” by Terry Pratchett
[Science Fiction Novel – Ages 8 and up – Pre-Order Here] - “Excerpt from Two Serpents Rise” by Max Gladstone
[Urban Fantasy Novel – Pre-Order Here]
- “Excerpt from The Carpet People” by Terry Pratchett
For Post-Apocalyptic Lovers: The Post Apocalyptic Link Roundup for 10/1/2013
And For Writers: Speculative Fiction Writing Wroundup for 10/1/2013