Free SF, Fantasy and Horror Fiction for 10/31/2013
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What’s special about today’s free fiction?
- Tor has a fantasy story from Aaron Corwin and a mummy horror story from Paul Cornell
- Weird Fiction Review has a weird short story from Leonid Andreyev, in English as well as the original Russian
- Beware the Hairy Mango #193 – “Swinging Shingles”
Written
- @Tor:
- “Brimstone and Marmalade” by Aaron Corwin [Fantasy]
- “Ramesses on the Frontier” by Paul Cornell [Horror]
- @Weird Fiction Review: “He: An Unknown’s Story” by Leonid Andreyev, Translated by Vlad Zhenevsky [Weird]
Written – Flash
- @Daily Science Fiction: “Nesting” by Mariel Herbert [Science Fiction Flash]
- @Yesteryear Fiction: “The Men of Oakshire “ by Nicholas Slade [Fantasy Flash]
Written – Serialized
- @Paizo: Inheritance by Gabrielle Harbowy – Chapter Four: People and Causes [Shared World Fantasy Serialization]
Audio
- Beware the Hairy Mango #193 – “Swinging Shingles” by Matthew Sanborn Smith
- @Clarkesworld Magazine: “A Night at the Tarn House” by George R.R. Martin [Fantasy]
- @SFFaudio: “The Hedgehog” by Saki [Ghost Story]
Audio – Serialized
- @Cast of Wonders: Camp Myth: Phoenix Watching by Chris Lewis Carter – Chapter 6 [YA Contemporary Fantasy Serialization]
Free eBooks (at time of listing)
- Science Fiction:
- “Ant Apocalypse” by Will Swardstrom
[Dark Science Fiction Short Story – Amazon] - Cemetery Planet I by J. Joseph Wright
[Space Opera Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - Dinosaur Wars: Earthfall by Thomas Hopp
[Science Fiction Adventure Novel – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - Fulcrum (The Adventures of Letho Ferron) by Doug Rickaway
[Space Opera Novel – Amazon] - Lunara: Seth and Chloe by Wyatt Davenport
[Science Fiction Adventure Novel – First of Series – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - Marin’s Dale by Evan Bollinger
[Dark Science Fiction Novella – Amazon] - Season Of The Harvest (Harvest Trilogy, Book 1) by Michael R. Hicks
[Technothriller Novel – First of Series – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - Shadow Unit 1 by Will Shetterly, Emma Bull, Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette
[Science Fiction Adventure Novel – Amazon | Kobo | Smashwords] - Shark & The Wolf: Predators and Prey by Daniel D. Shields
[Science Fiction Adventure Novel – Amazon]
- “Ant Apocalypse” by Will Swardstrom
- Fantasy:
- Audrey’s Guide to Witchcraft (Audrey’s Guides) by Jody Gehrman
[Paranormal Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - Branded (Fall of Angels) by Keary Taylor
[YA Paranormal Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - Cloak by James Gough
[YA Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - Destiny (Salem Trilogy: Book I) by ShawnMarie Cullity
[YA Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - The Grimm Chronicles, Vol. 1 by Isabella Fontaine and Ken Brosky
[YA Contemporary Fantasy Omnibus – Amazon] - Hike up Devil’s Mountain by Penny Estelle
[YA Sword and Sorcery Novelette – Amazon] - Kill Me by Alex Owens
[Urban Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - Magian High by Lia London
[YA Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - Markings by S.B. Roozenboom
[YA Paranormal Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - No Reflection (The Furies) by Spencer Hughes
[Contemporary Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - One Ghost Per Serving by Nina Post
[Paranormal Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - The Queen’s Blade by T C Southwell
[Sword & Sorcery Novel – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - Reluctant Gods by A.J. Aaron
[Fantasy Novel – Amazon | B&N | Smashwords] - Sword Bearer (Return of the Dragons) by Teddy Jacobs
[YA Epic Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - The Unfinished Song: Initiate (An Epic Faerie Tale) by Tara Maya
[YA Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon | Kobo | Smashwords] - “The Wandering Earth” by Cixin Liu
[Fantasy Short Story – Amazon]
- Audrey’s Guide to Witchcraft (Audrey’s Guides) by Jody Gehrman
- Horror:
- Awakened Within, A Lost Souls Novel by Michelle Matkins
[Ghost Thriller Novel – Amazon] - Aymaran Shadow (Eternal Visitation) by Hemanth Gorur
[Horror Novella – Amazon] - Chain of Souls (Salem VI #2) by Jack Heath
[Horror Novel – Second of Series – Amazon] - Dead Roots (The Analyst) by Brian Geoffrey Wood
[Psychological Horror Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - Fresh Flesh by Todd Russell
[Psychological Horror Novel – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - Severed (A Tale of Sleepy Hollow) by Dax Varley
[YA Horror Novel – Amazon]
- Awakened Within, A Lost Souls Novel by Michelle Matkins
- Zombies:
- 100 Days in Deadland by Rachel Aukes
[Zombie Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - Keep Mama Dead by S. James Nelson
[Historical Zombie Novel – Amazon] - Kellie’s Diary #1 by Thomas Jenner
[Zombie Graphic Novel / Novella – First of Series – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - When Graveyards Yawn (The Apocalypse Trilogy) by G. Wells Taylor
[Zombie Gothic Horror / Mystery Novel – First of Series – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (Escaping the Dead) by W. J. Lundy
[Zombie War Novella – Amazon]
- 100 Days in Deadland by Rachel Aukes
- Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian:
- Desperate Times by Nicholas Antinozzi
[Post-Apocalyptic Novel – Amazon | B&N | Smashwords] - The Underlighters (The Nightmare Cycle) by Michelle Browne
[Post-Apocalyptic / Dystopian Novel – Amazon] - Xenofreak Nation, Book One: XBestia by Melissa Conway
[YA Dystopian Novel – First of Series – Amazon]
- Desperate Times by Nicholas Antinozzi
Excerpts
- @Suvudu: Excerpt from Eat the Dark by Joe Schreiber
[Horror Novel – Available Now]