Free SF, Fantasy and Horror Fiction for 6/24/2014
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What’s Special About Today’s Free Fiction?
- Journal of Unlikely Cartography #9 – June 2014
- A whole slew of author stories:
- “Anger” by Vincent Asaro
- “Far-farfetched “ by Robert Reed
- “The Voyage of the Plastic Beagle” by Graham Edwards
Written
- @AE – The Canadian Science Fiction Review: “Bed 17” by KJ Kabza [Science Fiction]
- @Black Gate: “The Shadow of Dia-Sust” by David C. Smith [Heroic Fantasy]
- @Buzzy Mag: “The Economist and the Dragon” by Cameron Johnston [Epic Fantasy]
- @The Colored Lens: “The Opening” by Peter J. Enyeart [Near Future Science Fiction]
- @Daily Science Fiction:
- “The Things They Were Not Allowed to Carry” by Helena Leigh Bell [Science Fiction]
- “Your New Voice and You” by Rene Sears [Fairy Tale]
- @Dark Futures: “Car Wrecks” by Roy C. Booth and Nicholas Johnson [Post-Apocalyptic]
- Drabblecast #329 – “The Gravity Mine” by Stephen Baxter [Science Fiction – also available in audio]
- @Enchanted Conversation: “That Cinderella” by Moira Gardener [Fairy Tale]
- Ideomancer #13.2 [Speculative Fiction Magazine]
- “Always Forever Now” by Drew Rhys White
- “Virtual Goods” by Michael J. DeLuca [Post-Apocalyptic]
- @IEEE Spectrum: “Someone to Watch Over Me” by Nancy Kress [Science Fiction]
- Journal of Unlikely Cartography #9 – June 2014 [Speculative Fiction Magazine]
- “All of Our Past Places” by Kat Howard
- “How a Map Works” by Sarah Pinsker
- “How to Recover a Relative Lost During Transmitter Shipping, In Five Easy Steps” by Carrie Cuinn
- “The Cartographer’s Requiem” by Shira Lipkin
- “The Occluded” by Rhonda Eikamp
- “This Gray Rock, Standing Tall” by James Van Pelt
- @Mad Scientist Journal: “Learning to Walk” by J. J. Green [Time Travel]
- @Short-Story.me: “War of Conquest” by George Ebey [Vampires]
- @Tor: “Combustion Hour” by Yoon Ha Lee [Speculative Fiction]
- @Universes End Productions: “The Thief” by KD Smith [Science Fiction]
- @Weird Fiction Review:
- “Backwater” by J.W. McCormack [Weird]
- “The Eunuchs” by Marcel Schwob [Weird]
- “The Red Dress” by Nadine Monfils [Dark Fantasy]
- @The WiFiles:
- “Shem Dating Service” by David Macpherson [Fantasy]
- “The Fortune Cookie” by Catherine Carlson [Fantasy]
- @Author’s Site: “Anger” by Vincent Asaro [Horror]
- @Author’s Site: “Far-farfetched “ by Robert Reed [Science Fiction]
- @Author’s Site: “The Voyage of the Plastic Beagle” by Graham Edwards [Fantasy]
Written – Flash
- @365 tomorrows:
- “Empathy Won” by Steve Smith [Science Fiction Flash]
- “In Our Shadow, Infinity” by Duncan Shields [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Insurance” by Jae Miles [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Midnight” by Mae Thann [Science Fiction Flash]
- “My Caverns They Shine” by Clint Wilson [Science Fiction Flash]
- “My Clone Sleeps Alone” by Roger Dale Trexler [Science Fiction Flash]
- “No Rest For The Weary” by S. Tyrel Murray [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Oni” by Jae Miles [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Practical” by Aaron Koelker [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Scrapped” by George R. Shirer [Science Fiction Flash]
- “The First Man on Mars” by W. Jason Petruzzi [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Treated and Released” by Bob Newbell [Science Fiction Flash]
- @Daily Science Fiction:
- “Mephisto” by Alan Baxter [Fantasy Flash]
- “Off The Map “ by Liz A. Vogel [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Pieces of My Body” by Caroline M. Yoachim [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Schrodinger’s Wife “ by Preston Grassmann [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Strange Attractors “ by S.B. Divya [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Time Monkeys and the Fullness of Glasses “ by Dawn Bonanno [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Unnatural Family Planning “ by Nicky Drayden [Science Fiction Flash]
- @Every Day Fiction:
- “May I Take Control Now?” by Carroll Dale Short [Surreal Flash]
- “Restores to Original Condition” by Sarah Crysl Akhtar [Fantasy Flash]
- “The Hunger of Rats” by Moriah Geer-Hardwick [Horror Flash]
- @Farther Stars Than These: “Digital Repatriation “ by E.S. Wynn [Science Fiction Flash]
- @MicroHorror:
- “To Be Eaten” by Noah C. Patterson [Horror Flash]
- “Wine Taster” by Jane Fell [Horror Flash]
- “Without a Trace” by Jeremy Szal [Horror Flash]
- @Nature: “Emancipation” by João Ramalho-Santos [Science Fiction Flash]
- @Short-Story.me: “Creepy Crawlies” by Saul Greenblatt [Horror Flash]
Written – Serialized
- @HiLobrow: King Goshawk by Eimar O’Duffy: [Satirical Science Fiction Serialization – from 1926]
- @Kat and Mouse: Guns for Hire: In The Name Of The Father by Abner Senires – Part Six [Cyberpunk Serial]
- @madgeniusclub: Elf Blood by Sarah A. Hoyt – Chapter 22 [Fantasy Novel Serialization]
- @Short-Story.me: Revelations by Andy Morris: [Horror Serialization]
- @Author’s Site: The Greenland Diaries by Patrick Marsh: [Post-Apocalyptic Serialization]
Audio
- Beam Me Up! Podcast #411 by [Science Fiction]
- @Clarkesworld Magazine: “Lambing Season” by Molly Gloss [Science Fiction]
- Protecting Project Pulp #98 – “The Eyes of Thar” by Henry Kuttner [Science Fiction – from 1944]
- Toasted Cake #111 – “The Roommate Situation” by Josh Roseman
- @Tor’s Rocket Talk:
- #4 –“In the Greenwood” by Mari Ness [Historical Fantasy]
- #9 –“Brimstone and Marmalade” by Aaron Corwin [Fantasy]
- #13 –“The Litany of Earth” by Ruthanna Emrys [Dark Fantasy]
Audio – Radio Dramas
- @Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod:
- The Black Mass –“A Country Doctor” [Dark Fantasy Radio Drama – from 1964]
- The Hall Of Fantasy –“Dance Of Devil Dolls” [Dark Fantasy Radio Drama – from 1953]
- The Haunting Hour –“Unidentified Body” [Horror / Suspense Radio Drama – from 1945]
- The Sealed Book –“The Man With The Stolen Face” [Science Fiction Thriller Radio Drama – from 1945]
- The Witch’s Tale –“The Devil Doctor” [Dark Fantasy Radio Drama – from 1934]
- Weird Circle –“Falkland” [Fantasy Radio Drama – from 1944]
- X Minus One –“Bad Medicine” [Science Fiction Radio Drama – from 1956]
- @Relic Radio:
- Dark Fantasy –“Resolution 1841” [Horror Radio Drama – from 1942]
- Suspense –“The Man From Tomorrow” [Science Fiction Radio Drama – from 1957]
- The Clock –“Aunt Emmy” [Weird Radio Drama – from 1955]
- The Hall Of Fantasy –“The Return From Death” [Horror Radio Drama – from 1953]
- The Sealed Book –“King Of The World” [Weird Radio Drama – from 1945]
- The Weird Circle –“The Goblet” [Weird Radio Drama – from 1944]
Audio – Serialized
- @via The Hole Behind Midnight: Crooked by Richard Pett – Part 3 [Dark Fantasy Serial]
- @Author’s Site: Nocturnal by Scott Sigler: [Horror Novel Serialization]
Free eBooks – Science Fiction
A Not So Singular World by Patrick Hatt
Jeremiah has spent his whole life searching for his parents with nothing but a faded picture of them to keep him going. His search had hit a dead end until his birthday rolled around and he received a gift, being run down by a car that seemed to have no driver. And that was the best part of his day.
[Science Fiction Adventure Novel – Amazon]
Life, Inc. by Kevin George
If you could learn the exact moment of your death, would you?
If you could see a deceased loved one for one more day – at the price of a year of your life – would you?
These are the answers Life, Inc. wants to know…
[Near-Future Science Fiction Novel – Amazon]
The Inner Circle (Comet Clement series, #1) by Kevin George
1908… Siberia… A tiny comet rips through Earth’s atmosphere and explodes above the Tunguska region of Siberia, instantly engulfing thousands of square acres of the mostly desolate region. The explosion is heard for hundreds of miles, the light of the comet seen halfway across the globe. Had the comet hit a few hours earlier in a more populated area, millions would have been killed…
A century later, another comet – this one hundreds of times bigger and more powerful – encounters a black hole in deep space and is pushed onto a new, deadly course leading straight to Earth…
[Science Fiction Adventure Novel – First of Series – Amazon]
Free eBooks – Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian – Young Adult
Open Minds (Book One of the Mindjack Trilogy) by Susan Kaye Quinn
When everyone reads minds, a secret is a dangerous thing to keep.
[YA Dystopian Novel – First of Series – Amazon | Kobo | Smashwords]
The Park Service (Book One) by Ryan Winfield
What if the plan to save Earth includes the extinction of humankind?
Sometimes the best intentions ultimately lead to evil ends. That’s what fifteen-year-old Aubrey VanHouten learns when he stumbles onto a post-apocalyptic paradise where the few remaining humans live on the run from deadly drones controlled by a mysterious Park Service.
[Post-Apocalyptic Novel – First of Series – Amazon | Kobo]
Free eBooks – Steampunk
Chasing the Star Garden (The Airship Racing Chronicles) by Melanie Karsak
An opium-addicted beauty.
An infamous poet living in self-imposed exile.
An ancient treasure about to fall into the wrong hands.
[Steampunk Novel – Amazon]
Free eBooks – Fantasy – Young Adult
Drinking Life (Keeper of the Water , #1) by Kevin George
Nia Ammo only wants to win the field hockey state championship. But it’s not the other team she has to worry about stopping her – it’s the two soldiers in ancient battle armor who attack during the game! Nia has always been a little quicker, a little stronger, a little more agile than everyone else. She quickly learns that hand-to-hand combat is another skill she possesses…
[YA Paranormal Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon]
The Master’s Chair (The Chronicles of Terah) by Mackenzie Morgan
Since the beginning of time, two sister worlds, Earth and Terah, have coexisted in different planes, surrounded by an immense field of energy.
When Master Sorcerer Badec realizes that his unborn son, Myron, will be his one and only heir, he protects the child by arranging for him to grow up on Earth. Myron is scheduled to be returned to Terah on his twenty-fifth birthday, at which time he’ll learn who he is and begin to study magic as well as everything else he’ll need to know in order to assume his role as Terah’s next Master Sorcerer.
[YA Sword & Sorcery Novel – First of Series – Amazon | B&N | Kobo | Smashwords]
Free eBooks – Zombies
LZR-1143: Infection (Book One) by Bryan James
Until he was convicted of murdering his wife and condemned to a life sentence in a psychiatric prison, Mike McKnight was a movie star. A real, live action hero. But the mysterious circumstances surrounding his beloved wife’s death pointed a damning finger at just one person: him. He was tried by a world that hated him. He was convicted by a jury who never doubted his guilt. He was discarded and forgotten, locked away by a society that moved on.
At least until the zombies showed up.
[Zombie Novel – First of Series – Amazon | Smashwords]
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