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What’s Special About Today’s Free Fiction?
- Clarkesworld #88 – January 2014
- The final issue: Electric Velocipede #27 – Winter 2013
- Kaleidotrope Winter 2014
Written
- @AE – The Canadian Science Fiction Review: “Dottie Hinkle, Originally from Baltimore” by Ken Gerber and Brian Hirt [Science Ficion]
- @Author’s Site: “Bonding” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch [Science Fiction]
- @Buzzy Mag: “Limited Artificial Intelligence” by Ann Dulhanty [Science Fiction]
- Clarkesworld #88 – January 2014: [Speculative Fiction Magazine]
- “Grave of the Fireflies” by Cheng Jingbo
- “Ship’s Brother” by Aliette de Bodard
- “The Clockwork Soldier” by Ken Liu [also available in audio]
- “Utriusque Cosmi” by Robert Charles Wilson
- “Wine” by Yoon Ha Lee
- @Daily Science Fiction: “The Dragon and the Bond” by Mari Ness [Fantasy]
- @Dark Futures: “The Closing Door” by Rachel Saunders [Dark Science Fiction]
- Drabblecast MP3 #308 – “Happy Old Year” by Tim Pratt [Urban Fantasy – also available in audio]
- Electric Velocipede #27 – Winter 2013 [Speculative Fiction Magazine]
- “Bones” by Helena Bell
- “Eating the Pomegranate” by Megan Kurashige
- “Ondine’s Curse” by Katherine Mankiller
- “Seven Ways of Bringing Down the Regime” by Daniel Ausema
- “Song of Mary” by Geoffrey W. Cole
- “The Beasts We Want to Be” by Sam J. Miller
- “The Carnival Was Eaten, All Except the Clown” by Caroline M. Yoachim
- “The Coronation Bout” by Lisa L. Hannett
- “The Fungi That Talk Softly” by Harry Markov
- “The Girls of the Forest” by Margaret Ronald
- @Escape Pod:
- #328 –“Paradise Left” by Evan Dicken [Science Fiction – also available in audio]
- #429 –“The Little Black Bag” by C.M. Kornbluth [Science Fiction – from 1950 – also available in audio]
- Kaleidotrope Winter 2014:
- “City of the Dying Sun” by Kristin Janz
- “Jealous Idols” by Jamie Lackey
- “Phantasy Punk” by Josh Storey
- “Stowaway to Mars” by H.S. Donnelly
- “Winter Bride” by A. Merc Rustad
- @Legend of the Five Rings: “Scenes from the Empire” by Seth Mason & Robert Denton [Shared World Fantasy Vignettes]
- @Mad Scientist Journal:
- “Little Gods” by Mathew Allen Garcia [Science Fiction]
- “Mendant’s Maggots” by Dr. J.A. Grier [Science Fiction]
- Mythic Delirium #0.3 – Jan – Mar 2014 [Speculative Fiction Magazine]
- “Present” by Nicole Kornher-Stace
- @Nightmare Magazine: “The Mad Butcher of Plainfield’s Chariot of Death” by Adam Howe [Horror]
- @Short-Story.me: “Forever” by B.J.Neblett [Fantasy]
- SQ Mag #12 – 1st January 2014:
- “Black Smoker Hero” by Rachael Acks [Frontier Science Fiction]
- “Crawler” by B.T. Joy [Psychological Horror]
- “Death In The Dust” by Rie Rose [Science Fiction Mystery]
- “Inside Ferndale” by Lee Murray [Psychological Horror]
- “Over The Bridge” by Lisamarie Lamb [Dark Fantasy]
- Serial Fiction: Clutter Coach by Tom Barlow – Part 1 of 2 [Dark Fantasy Serialization]
- “The Bridge of Lok-Altor” by Daniel Ausema [Fantasy]
- “The Colour of Tears” by Angela Meadon [Dark Fantasy]
- @Strange Horizons: “The Serial Killer’s Astronaut Daughter” by Damien Angelica Walters [Science Fiction – also available in audio]
- @The Colored Lens: “River God” by Nyki Blatchley [Fantasy]
- @The WiFiles:
- “Customer Support” by Adam Gaylord [Science Fiction]
- “Mago’s Legacy” by James Eastick [Mad Scientist]
- @Tor: “Ekaterina and the Firebird” by Abra Staffin-Wiebe [Fairy Tale]
Written – Flash
- @365 tomorrows:
- “Alive” by Scott Hatfield [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Borrowed Time” by Desmond Hussey [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Ghosts of Christmas to Come” by Mark Gorton [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Last Dance” by Jae Miles [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Legacy” by George R. Shirer [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Never Fade Away” by Glen Luke Flanagan [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Perception” by Samuel Hymas [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Reaping the Void” by Ian Hill [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Spacesuit” by David Stevenson [Science Fiction Flash]
- @Daily Science Fiction:
- “21st Century Dragonslayer’s Lament” by Susan E. Connolly [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Child Soldier” by J.W. Alden [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Highest Possible Setting” by Em Dupre [Science Fiction Flash]
- “The Christmas Zombie” by Marissa James [Zombie Flash]
- “The Decent Thing” by Dex Fernandez [Apocalyptic Flash]
- @Every Day Fiction:
- “A History, In Reverse” by Miranda Suri [Science Fiction Flash]
- “A Waste of Time” by Peter Wood [Science Fiction / Time Travel Flash]
- “Excerpted Electronic Archives from the Founding of the Demon Pitted Track Roller Derby Association” by Sarah Pinsker [Fantasy / Comedy Flash]
- “The Boy Who Loved the Wind” by Peter Padraic O’Sullivan [Fantasy Flash]
- “Three Dreams” by John Underwood [Surreal Flash]
- @Farther Stars Than These: “Complete” by Patrick Jones [Science Fiction Flash]
- @Kazka Press: “The Price of Awakening” by Brynn MacNab [Fantasy Flash]
- @Weirdyear:
- “Boysenberry Eyes Awhirl “ by Donal Mahoney [Weird Flash]
- “Doubt” by Aaron Polson [Weird Flash]
- @Yesteryear Fiction: “Poetic Justice” by Jeanelle Nicole Driver [Fantasy Flash]
Written – Serialized
- @Author’s Site: The Greenland Diaries by Patrick Marsh – Day 107 [Post-Apocalyptic Serialization]
- @Author’s Site: The Greenland Diaries by Patrick Marsh – Day 108 [Post-Apocalyptic Serialization]
- @Author’s Site: The Greenland Diaries by Patrick Marsh – Day 108 – Part Two [Post-Apocalyptic Serialization]
- @Author’s Site: Vessel by Andrew James Morgan – Chapter 18 [Science Fiction Serialization]
- @Author’s Site: Vessel by Andrew James Morgan – Chapter 19 [Science Fiction Serialization]
- @HiLobrow: King Goshawk by Eimar O’Duffy:
Audio
- @19 Nocturne Boulevard: Atomic Julie’s Galactic Bedtime Stories –“Ring Once for Death!” by Robert Arthur [Science Fiction – from 1954]
- Beware the Hairy Mango #197 – “Tired Out” by Matthew Sanborn Smith [Mango!]
- Cast of Wonders #110 – “The Alchemist’s Children” by Nathaniel Lee [YA Fantasy]
- @Clarkesworld Magazine:
- “The Clockwork Soldier” by Ken Liu
- “The Pure Product” by John Kessel
- Drabblecast MP3 #308 – “Happy Old Year” by Tim Pratt [Urban Fantasy]
- @Escape Pod:
- #328 –“Paradise Left” by Evan Dicken [Science Fiction]
- #429 –“The Little Black Bag” by C.M. Kornbluth [Science Fiction – from 1950]
- Every Day Fiction Podcast #151 – “The Grim Rufus” by Peter Wood [Fantasy]
- PodCastle #293 – “The High King Dreaming” by Daniel Abraham [Fantasy]
- Pseudopod #367 – Flash On The Borderlands XVIII: Pseudopod Forum 2013 Flash Contest Winners by [Horror Flash]
- @Strange Horizons: “The Serial Killer’s Astronaut Daughter” by Damien Angelica Walters [Science Fiction]
- @Tales To Terrify:
- #103 –“The Ambiguities” by Richard Chwedyk [Horror]
- #104 –“Songs of Leaving” by Peter Crowther [Horror]
- The Classic Tales Podcast #347 – “The Yellow Sign” by Robert W. Chambers [Horror]
- The Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine #150 – “Office Visit” by Rish Outfield [Horror]
- Toasted Cake #96 – Safe Road by Caroline M. Yoachim [Fantasy]
Audio – Serialized
- @Author’s Site: Nocturnal by Scott Sigler – Episode #10 [Horror Serialization]
- @Author’s Site: Nocturnal by Scott Sigler – Episode #11 [Horror Serialization]
- Beam Me Up! Podcast #393 by [Science Fiction]
- @Cast of Wonders: Camp Myth: Phoenix Watching by Chris Lewis Carter – Chapter 15 [YA Contemporary Fantasy Serialization]
- Cthulhu #164 – The Wrong Side of the Tracks by T.C. Mcqueen [Lovecraftian Horror Serialization]
- Welcome to Night Vale #38 – “Orange Grove” by [Fantasy]
Free eBooks – Science Fiction
- Monk by Gregg Vann
[Science Fiction Novella – Amazon] - Quexistence: The Quest for the Meaning of Existence: TIME DREAMS by Tom Stafford
[Science Fiction Novel – Amazon]
Free eBooks – Fantasy
- Fortuna’s Bastard (A Great and Continuous Malignity) by David S. Wellhauser
[Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - In Your Dreams by Amy Martin
[YA Fantasy Novel – Amazon | Kobo | Smashwords] - Moonlit (Book #1 of the Moonlit Series) by Jadie Jones
[YA Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon] - My Guardian Idiot ~ fantasy tales for your funny bone by Barbra Annino
[Fantasy / Comedy Collection – Amazon] - Of Spiders And Falcons (The Exodus Sagas) by Jason R Jones
[Epic Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - Renegade Reprisal (The Renegade Series) by J.C. Fiske
[YA Sword & Sorcery – Amazon] - Sorcerer’s Code (The Elements of Sorcery) by Christopher Kellen
[Dark Fantasy Novelette – Amazon | B&N] - The Touch by Lisa Olsen
[Urban Fantasy Novel – Amazon] - Wandering Djinn: An Anthology of Fantasy by Ahmed Al-Sheikh
[Fantasy Collection – Amazon]
Free eBooks – Horror
- “Crawlspace” by Evans Light
[Horror / Thriller Short Story – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords] - Sherlock Holmes and Count Dracula: The Adventure of the Solitary Grave (The Supernatural Casefiles of Sherlock Holmes) by Christian Klaver
[Dark Supernatural Mystery Novelette – Amazon]
Free eBooks – Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian
- @Author’s Site: After The Fires Went Out: Coyote by Regan Wolfrom
[Post-Apocalyptic Novel Serialization – EPUB, MOBI, PDF – Author’s Site]
Excerpts
- @Black Gate: Excerpt from Sword Sisters by Tara Cardinal and Alex Bledsoe [Sword & Sorcery]
