Free SF, Fantasy and Horror Fiction for 11/13/2013

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What’s Special About Today’s Free Fiction?

1. Drabblecast #301 – “Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned”
2. Escape Pod #421 – “Bright Moment”
3. Silver Blade Magazine #20 – November 2013

Written

• @Black Gate: “Draugr Stonemaker” by Vaughn Heppner [Fantasy Adventure]
• @The Colored Lens: “Autumn in the Woods” by Cory Cone [Slipstream]
• @DargonZine: “Harvest Ale” by Jon Evans [Shared World Fantasy]
• @Dark Futures: “Lightning Flashed” by Adam Gaylord [Dark Science Fiction]
• Drabblecast #301 – “Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned” by Wells Tower [Historical Fantasy – also available in audio]
• Escape Pod #421 – “Bright Moment” by Daniel Marcus [Science Fiction]
• @Lightspeed Magazine:
  • “And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill’s Side” by James Tiptree, Jr. [Science Fiction]
  • “The Insect and the Astronomer: A Love Story” by Kelly Barnhill [Fantasy – also available in audio]
• @Mad Scientist Journal: “Damned Souls and Statistics” by Robert Dawson [Science Fiction]
• @Short-Story.me:
  • “Peace of Mind” by Carol A. Griffin [Horror]
  • “Seven Seconds” by B.J.Neblett [Horror]
• Silver Blade Magazine #20 – November 2013: [Speculative Fiction and Poetry Magazine]
  • “A Dangerous Magic” by Juliet Kemp [Fairy Tale]
  • “The Black Knight’s Curse” by Barry Sykes [Fantasy]
  • “The Boatman’s Price” by David Wright [Apocalyptic]
  • “The Dragon’s Cook” by Erik Bundy [Fantasy]
  • “Love Song for a Cyborg” by Anekin Hal [Science Fiction]
• @Strange Horizons: “The Mythology of Salt” by O.J. Cade [Science Fiction – also available in audio]
• @The WiFiles: “Flesh Sins” by Celso P. Santos [Science Fiction]

Written – Flash

• @365 tomorrows: [Science Fiction Flash]
  • “A Game of Chess” by Duncan Shields
  • “The Machine” by Kellie Warren
  • “Natural Selection” by Jae Miles
  • “Who We Think We Are” by Glen Luke Flanagan
• @Daily Science Fiction: “The Girl with Flowers for Hair” by Elizabeth Shack [Fantasy Flash]
• @Every Day Fiction:
  • “Coffee Shop Crisis” by Dale Ivan Smith [Superhero Flash]
  • “Powerball” by Dart Humeston [Science Fiction Flash]

Written – Serialized

• @DargonZine: Sowing Seeds – Part 1 by Keith English [Shared World Fantasy Serialization]
• @madgeniusclub: Elf Blood by Sarah A. Hoyt – Chapter 9 [Fantasy Serialization]
• @Author’s Site: After The Fires Went Out: Coyote by Regan Wolfrom:  [Post-Apocalyptic Novel Serialization]
  • Episode Two, Part 1 – Saturday, December 8th
  • Episode Two, Part 2 – Sunday, December 9th
• @Author’s Site: The Greenland Diaries by Patrick Marsh – Day 99 [Post-Apocalyptic Serial]
• @Author’s Site: Tickling Butterflies – Part 13: The Lost Fairy Tales by Guy Hasson [Epic Fantasy Serialization]
  • “The Tale of the Searcher”
  • “The Imbalance”
• @Author’s Site: Vessel by Andrew J. Morgan – Chapter 11 [Science Fiction Serialization]

Audio

• Beam Me Up! Podcast #385 – “Battle At Times End” by David Scholes [Science Fiction]
• Cast of Wonders #103 – “The View from Stickney Crater” by Rick Kennett [YA Science Fiction]
• @Clarkesworld Magazine: “The Aftermath” by Maggie Clark [Science Fiction]
• Drabblecast #301 – “Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned” by Wells Tower [Historical Fantasy]
• Escape Pod #421 – “Bright Moment” by Daniel Marcus [Science Fiction]
• @Journey Into…: “Superhero Marathon Spectacular – Day 8: ThunderBeast – Enter The Hunter” by Robbie Latham [Superhero]
• @Lightspeed Magazine: “The Insect and the Astronomer: A Love Story” by Kelly Barnhill [Fantasy]
• PodCastle #285 – “Dragonslayer” by Nathaniel Lee [Fantasy]
• Protecting Project Pulp #68 – “A World Is Born” by Leigh Brackett [Science Fiction – from 1941]
• @Strange Horizons: “The Mythology of Salt” by O.J. Cade [Science Fiction]

Audio – Radio Dramas

• @Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod: Dimension X – “Beyond Infinity” [Science Fiction Radio Drama – from 1950]
• @Relic Radio:
  • Inner Sanctum – “Melody Of Death” [Dark Fantasy Radio Drama – from 1944]
  • Quiet Please – “Some People Don’t Die” [Horror Radio Drama – from 1947]
  • Suspense – “Man From Tomorrow” [Science Fiction Radio Drama – from 1957]

Audio – Serialized

• @Journey Into…: Superhero Marathon Spectacular – The Adventures of Superman: Dr. Bly’s Confidence Gang (also featuring Batman):  [Superhero]
  • 1 of 13
  • 2 of 13
  • 3 of 13
• @Author’s Site: Nocturnal by Scott Sigler – Episode #3 [Horror]
• @Author’s Site: The Shambling Guide to New York City by Mur Lafferty – Chapter 27 [Contemporary Fantasy Serialization]

Free eBooks (at time of listing)

• Science Fiction:
  • Erasmus Hobart and the Golden Arrow by Andrew Fish
    [Time Travel Comedy Novel – Amazon | B&N | Kobo]
  • The Rise of Planet Rubicon – Part One by Dasrim Hasik
    [Science Fiction Novella – First of Series – Amazon]
• Fantasy:
  • The Beholder by Ivan Amberlake
    [Urban Fantasy Novel – Amazon]
  • Blood and Sacrifice (Blood Ties) by Jessica Gibson
    [Paranormal Fantasy Novella – Second of Series – Amazon]
  • Descended (Fallen Guardian Saga #1) by Debra Ann Miller
    [Paranormal Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon]
  • Drinking Life (Keeper of the Water , #1) by Kevin George
    [Paranormal Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon]
  • Elias and the Legend of Sirok by Edward G. Kardos
    [YA Sword & Sorcery Novella – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords]
  • Silent Orchids (The Age of Alandria: Book One) by Morgan Wylie
    [YA Urban Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords]
  • Seasons of the Moon Series by SM Reine: [YA Dark Fantasy Series – Amazon]
    • Six Moon Summer (#1)
      [YA Dark Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords]
    • All Hallows’ Moon (#2)
      [YA Dark Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon | Kobo]
  • Sundered: The Nevermore Trilogy Book 1 by Shannon Mayer
    [Paranormal Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon]
• Horror:
  • Tortured Dreams (The Dreams & Reality Series) by Hadena James
    [Horror Novel – Amazon]
• Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian:
  • Forecast by Chris Keith
    [Post-Apocalyptic Novel – Amazon]
  • The Sundered by Ruthanne Reid
    [Post-Apocalyptic Novel – Amazon]
  • Tempered Steel (Dystopia Trilogy) by Janet McNulty
    [Post-Apocalyptic Novel – Second of Series – Amazon]
  • Under a Broken Sun by Kevin P. Sheridan
    [Post-Apocalyptic Novel – Amazon]

Excerpts

• @Tachyon Publications: Preview from Beyond the Rift by Peter Watts – “Flesh Made Word”
  [Science Fiction Collection – Available Now]
• @Tachyon Publications: Preview from In the Company of Thieves by Kage Baker – “The Carpet Beds of Sutro Park”
  [Science Fiction Collection – Available Now]
• @Weird Fiction Review: Excerpt from The Trepanist by Leena Krohn
  [Contemporary Fantasy Novella – Available Now]

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