Free SF, Fantasy and Horror Fiction for 10/19/2013
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What’s special about today’s free fiction?
- Daily Science Fiction has a superhero short story from Anaea Lay
- Escape Pod has a science fiction short story from Michael Swanwick, in text and audio (and remember to support Escape Artists with a one-time donation or subscription to keep Escape Pod flying)
- The Classic Tales Podcast has a chilling audio story from William Hope Hodgson
Written
- @Buzzy Mag: “Arkbod” by Sean Patrick Hannifin [Science Fiction]
- @Daily Science Fiction: “Doomsday Will Come With Flame” by Anaea Lay [Superhero]
- Escape Pod #418 – “The Dala Horse” by Michael Swanwick [Science Fiction] (also available in audio)
- @WMG Publishing: “The Retrieval Artist” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch [Science Fiction]
Written – Flash
- @365 tomorrows: “Storm Rider” by Desmond Hussey [Science Fiction Flash]
- @Nature: “The meaning of life” by Ronald D. Ferguson [Science Fiction Flash]
- @Weirdyear: “Detour “ by Eric Suhem [Weird Flash]
Written – Serialized
- @HiLobrow: The Man with Six Senses by Muriel Jaeger – Chapter 15 of 20 [Science Fiction Romance Serialization – from 1927]
- @Author’s Site: The Greenland Diaries by Patrick Marsh – Day 94 [Post-Apocalyptic Serial]
Audio
- @Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod: X Minus One – “The Sense Of Wonder” [Science Fiction Radio Drama – from 1956]
- @Chilling Tales for Dark Nights: [Horror]
- “The Calamander Chest” by Joseph Payne Brennan
- “Death in a Dark Mirror” by John Macklin
- The Classic Tales Podcast #336 – “The House Among the Laurels” by William Hope Hodgson [Horror – from 1910]
- Escape Pod #418 – “The Dala Horse” by Michael Swanwick [Science Fiction]
- Pseudopod #356 – “The Night Wire” by H.F. (Henry Ferris) Arnold [Horror – from 1926]
- Tales To Terrify #93 – “Oh, Whistle and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” by M.R. James [Horror – from 1904]
Free eBooks (at time of listing)
- Science Fiction:
- The Beach by Jaye Frances
[Science Fiction Short Story – Amazon] - “Captive Girl” by Jennifer Pelland
[Science Fiction Short Story – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - The Course of Empire (Jao Empire) by Eric Flint and K.D. Wentworth
[Space Opera Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - “Derelict” by Albert Berg
[Science Fiction Thriller Short Story – Amazon | Kobo | Smashwords] - Greenshift (From the World of Ambasadora) by Heidi Ruby Miller
[Military Science Fiction Romance Novel – Amazon] - The Honour of the Knights (The Battle for the Solar System) by Stephen Sweeney
[Military Science Fiction Novel – Amazon | B&N] - The Last Spartan: Different Paths by A. E. McCullough
[Military Science Fiction Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - “Virginia Day Zero” by Sean Cregan
[YA Alien Invasion Short Story – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords]
- The Beach by Jaye Frances
- Fantasy:
- A Mage’s Power (Journey to Chaos) by Brian Wilkerson
[YA Sword & Sorcery Novel – Amazon] - Birthrights (The Awakening Trilogy) by Christine Butler
[Paranormal Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon | B&N | Smashwords] - Child of the Sword, Book 1 of The Gods Within by J. L. Doty
[YA Sword & Sorcery Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - City of Whispers by Katherine Sorin
[Vampire Thriller Novel – Amazon] - The Norns’ Quest by Kyle Jones
[YA Sword & Sorcery Novel – Amazon] - The Prophecy of the Kings – Omnibus Edition by David Burrows
[Sword & Sorcery Omnibus – Amazon] - Sebastian Cupid (The Arrows) by JJ Martin
[Paranormal Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - Shadow of the Sun (Timeless #1) by Laura Kreitzer
[YA Paranormal Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon | Smashwords] - Thirst (Ava Delaney #1) by Claire Farrell
[Dark Paranormal Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - To Kill A Warlock (Dulcie O’Neil) by H.P. Mallory
[Urban Fantasy Novel – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - Voodoo Dues (Lian and Figg) by Stephany Simmons
[Dark Urban Fantasy Novella – Amazon] - Worlds Apart by Daniel Kelley
[Fantasy Collection – Amazon]
- A Mage’s Power (Journey to Chaos) by Brian Wilkerson
- Horror:
- The Accidental Exorcist by Joshua Graham
[Horror / Thriller Novelette – Amazon] - Baby Talk – Book 1 by Mike Wells
[Horror Comedy Novella – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - “Creep” (Cassandra: Hunter of Darkness #1) by William Cook
[Horror Short Story – Amazon] - Dead Drunk: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse… One Beer at a Time by Richard Johnson
[Zombie Novel – Amazon] - “The Line Unseen” by Joe Hart
[Horror Short Story – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - “To Read or Not to Read” by Vincent Hobbes
[Horror Short Story – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - Wings of the Divided: The Divided Book 1 by C.J. Sullivan
[Horror Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - Underneath by Heather Marie Adkins
[Horror Novelette – Amazon | Kobo | Smashwords] - Woman King by Evette Davis
[Horror Novel – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - “Words With Fiends” by Matt Schiariti
[Horror Short Story – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - The Wyckham House (The Devil’s Mansion Book 1) by Sharon Gerlach
[Horror Novel – First of Series – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords]
- The Accidental Exorcist by Joshua Graham
- Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian:
- Children of Genesis (The Gateway Series) by Toby Minton
[YA Dystopian Novel – Amazon] - The Education of Lilanoir Rue (Sanguis City Series) by Morgan Jane Mitchell
[Vampire Romance Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - Forecast by Chris Keith
[Post-Apocalyptic Novel – Amazon] - “Poetry from the Silo” (A Silo Story) by Thomas Robins
[Post-Apocalyptic Short Story – Amazon] - Point Apocalypse by Alex Bobl
[Post Apocalyptic Novel – Amazon] - The Sky Used to be Blue: a Silo story (Karma #1) by Patrice Fitzgerald
[Post-Apocalyptic Novelette – First of Series – Amazon] - Tempered Steel (Dystopia Trilogy) by Janet McNulty
[Dystopian Novel – Second of Series – Amazon] - This Plague of Days, Season Two (The Zombie Apocalypse Serial) by Robert Chazz Chute
[Post-Apocalyptic Serial Omnibus – Amazon]
- Children of Genesis (The Gateway Series) by Toby Minton
- Steampunk:
- Fate War: Alliance by E.M. Havens
[Steampunk Novel – Amazon]
- Fate War: Alliance by E.M. Havens
Excerpts
- @Gollancz: Excerpt from The Last Dark by Stephen Donaldson – Chapter Three – PDF
[Epic Fantasy Novel – Tenth of Series – Available Now] - @Tor: Excerpt from Watcher of the Dark by Joseph Nassise
[Horror / Supernatural Thriller Novel – Pre-Order]
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