Free SF, Fantasy and Horror Fiction for 03/28/2015
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Written
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies #169 – March 19, 2015 [Fantasy Magazine]
- “Sun, Stone, Spear” by Carrie Vaughn [also available in audio]
- “The Sixth Day” by Sylvia Anna Hivén
- Audio Vault #16 –“Blighted Heart” by Aliette de Bodard
- Cast of Wonders #159 – “There Are No Marshmallows in Camelot” by Christian McKay Heidicker [YA Fantasy]
- @The Colored Lens: “The Sycamore Tree” by David Kernot [Urban Fantasy]
- @Cosmos Magazine: “Plural” by Lia Swope Michell [Science Fiction]
- @Daily Science Fiction:
- “Everything’s Unlikely” by James Van Pelt [Slipstream]
- “The Fox Bride” by Mari Ness [Fairy Tale]
- @Escape Pod:
- #483 –“Boris’s Bar” by Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali [Science Fiction – also available in audio]
- #484 –“That Tear Problem” by Natalia Thodoridou [Science Fiction – also available in audio]
- #485 –“Supply Limited, Act Now” by Helen Marshall [Science Fiction – also available in audio]
- Far Fetched Fables #47 – “The Title of This Story” by Stephanie Campisi and “Dream Logic” by Barbara A. Barnett [Fantasy]
- @Lakeside Circus: “Sickly Sweet” by Evan Dorman [Fantasy]
- @Lightspeed Magazine:
- “A Face of Black Iron” by Matthew Hughes [Fantasy – also available in audio]
- “Hot Rods” by Cat Sparks [Science Fiction – also available in audio]
- “The Brains of Rats” by Michael Blumlein [Science Fiction – from 1986]
- “The Good Son” by Naomi Kritzer [Fantasy]
- @Mad Scientist Journal: “Sins and Dust” by James Fadeley [Mad Science]
- @Nightmare Magazine:
- “An Army of Angels” by Caspian Gray [Horror – also available in audio]
- “Featherweight” by Robert Shearman [Horror]
- @Omni Reboot: “Ice World Truckers” by Michael Medeiros [Science Fiction]
- @Short-Story.me:
- “Morvah” by Phil Carter [Fantasy]
- “The Wendigo” by Robert Campbell [Horror]
- @Tor:
- “The Museum and the Music Box” by Noah Keller [Science Fiction]
- “The Thyme Fiend” by Jeffrey Ford [Dark Fantasy]
- @Weird Fiction Review:
- “The Supper” by Alfonso Reyes, Translated by Michael Cisco [Weird]
- “The Wagon” by Khalida Asghar, Translated by Muhammad Umar Memon [Weird]
- @The WiFiles: “Soul” by Doug Hawley [Science Fiction]
Written – Flash
- @365 tomorrows:
- “At The Bottom Of The Well” by Bob Newbell [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Flicker” by Leif Hansen [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Fodder” by Tony Giansanti [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Mutter” by Jae Miles [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Occupational Hazards” by Connor Harbison [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Revolting” by Helstrom [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Second to Last Man Standing” by Jae Miles [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Severance Package” by Connor Harbison [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Small Mercies” by David Atos [Science Fiction]
- “The Theory of Fiction” by Gray Blix [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Time Streams” by Duncan Shields [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Torn and Frayed” by Joe Essid [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Tyrania” by Duncan Shields [Science Fiction Flash]
- @The Colored Lens: “The Right Decision” by Carl Grafe [Science Fiction Flash]
- @Daily Science Fiction:
- “A Domestic Lepidopterist” by Natalia Theodoridou [Magic Realism Flash]
- “Best Served” by L.C. Hu [Fantasy Flash]
- “Morytober” by C.C. Finlay [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Pot” by Chuck Rothman [Speculative Humor Flash]
- “Shamrock Disposal” by D.K. Holmberg [Fantasy Flash]
- “Tall Tales about Today My Great-great-granddaughter Will Tell” by Sean Williams [Science Fiction Flash]
- “The Other Side of Pain” by Haley Isleib [Science Fiction Flash]
- “The Vortex” by Aniket Sanyal [Science Fiction Flash]
- Escape Pod #486 – “Blight” by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam [Science Fiction Flash – also available in audio]
- @Every Day Fiction:
- “As Luck Would Have It” by Todd Thorne [Fantasy Flash]
- “Eraser” by Jeremiah Wolf [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Pioneer Possessions” by Lee Budar-Danoff [Fantasy Flash]
- “The Wish” by Carie Juettner [Fantasy / Humor Flash]
- @Farther Stars Than These:
- “Heritage to the Stars” by Jean-Paul L. Garnier [Science Fiction Flash]
- “Last Stand” by Adam Mac [Science Fiction Flash]
Written – Serialized
- @Calamities Press: Along the Winter Rails by Fanni Sütő – Episode 30 – “It’s a Small World” [Post-Apocalyptic Serial]
- @Calamities Press: Stony Point Station by Joseph Crowe: [Military Science Fiction Serialization]
- @Paizo: Diamond in the Rough by Evey Brett – Chapter Four: Crimson Flowers [Shared World Fantasy Serialization]
- @Author’s Site: New Dawn by Andrew James Morgan – Chapter 30 [Science Fiction Novel Serialization]
- @Author’s Site: Musketeer Space by Tansy Rayner Roberts: [Space Opera Serialization]
Audio
- Beam Me Up! Podcast #441 – “Timothy’s Offensive Life” by Michael Juby and “New Generation” by David Scholes [Science Fiction]
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies Audio Vault #16 – “Blighted Heart” by Aliette de Bodard
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies Podcast #46 – “Sun, Stone, Spear” by Carrie Vaughn
- Beware the Hairy Mango #255 – “Fancy Feet” by Matthew Sanborn Smith [Mangoliciousness]
- @Clarkesworld Magazine: “Cassandra” by Ken Liu [Fantasy]
- @Drabblecast:
- #351 –“The Spider” and “One Night in Bangkok” by Camille Griep [Fantasy]
- #352 –“Snow Day” by Nalo Hopkinson [Science Fiction]
- #353 –“Primrose or Return to Il’maril” by Mary McMyne [Science Fiction]
- @Escape Pod:
- #483 –“Boris’s Bar” by Khaalidah Muhammad-Ali [Science Fiction]
- #484 –“That Tear Problem” by Natalia Thodoridou [Science Fiction]
- #485 –“Supply Limited, Act Now” by Helen Marshall [Science Fiction]
- #486 –“Blight” by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam [Science Fiction]
- Far Fetched Fables #48 – “Clockwork Fairies” by Cat Rambo and “When Robot Mermaids Attack” by Oliver Buckram [Speculative Fiction]
- @Lightspeed Magazine:
- “A Face of Black Iron” by Matthew Hughes [Fantasy]
- “Hot Rods” by Cat Sparks [Science Fiction]
- @Nightmare Magazine: “An Army of Angels” by Caspian Gray [Horror]
- @PodCastle:
- #353 –“Irregular Verbs” by Matthew Johnson [Fantasy]
- #354 –“The Sea of Wives” by Nathaniel Lee [Fantasy]
- #355 –“Flock” by Caspian Gray [Fantasy]
- @Pseudopod:
- #427 –“Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose” by Kelly Link [Horror]
- #428 –“When It Ends, He Catches Her” by Eugie Foster [Horror]
- “#429 – Flash On The Borderlands XXIV: Femmes Fatales” [Horror]
- #430 –“Thing In The Bucket” by Eric Esser [Horror]
- @StarShipSofa:
- #376 –“The Fitter” by Timons Esaias and “To My Father” by David G. Blake [Science Fiction]
- #377 –“Mammals” by David D. Levine [Science Fiction]
- #378 –“Ninety-Five Percent Safe” by Caroline M. Yoachim [Science Fiction]
- @Tales To Terrify:
- #164 –“The Children of Moloch” by Simon Bestwick [Horror]
- #165 –“Afterward” by Edith Wharton [Horror]
- @Toasted Cake:
- #139 –“Pas de Deux” by Anatoly Belilovsky [Near-Future Science Fiction]
- #140 –“Brink City” by Andrew S. Fuller and “Stutter” by Deborah Walker [Science Fiction]
Audio – Radio Dramas
- @Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod:
- Dark Fantasy –“Pennsylvania Turnpike” [Horror Radio Drama – from 1942]
- Lights Out –“Sub-Basement” [Horror Radio Drama – from 1943]
- X Minus One –“Knock” [Science Fiction Radio Drama – from 1955]
- @Relic Radio:
- Nightmare –“The Hybrid” [Horror Radio Drama – from 1954]
- Space Patrol –“The Magic Space Pictures” [Science Fiction Radio Drama – from 1953]
- The Creaking Door –“The Haunting” [Horror Radio Drama – from 1965]
- The Mysterious Traveler –“The House Of Death” [Strange / Weird Radio Drama – from 1944]
Audio – Serialized
- @Author’s Site: Ghost Train to New Orleans by Mur Lafferty – Episode 20 [Urban Fantasy Novel Serialization]
- @Author’s Site: Ghost Train to New Orleans by Mur Lafferty – Episode 21 [Urban Fantasy Novel Serialization]
- @Author’s Site: Ghost Train to New Orleans by Mur Lafferty – Episode 22 [Urban Fantasy Novel Serialization]
- @Cthulhu: #193 – The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers: [Horror Collection Serialization]
- @Welcome to Night Vale:
- #64 –“We Must Give Praise” [Fantasy Serial]
- Bonue Episode #3 –“‘The Librarian’ Horoscopes” [Fantasy Serial]
Free eBooks – Science Fiction
First Contact (The Last War Trilogy #1) by Michael R. Hicks
The Terran survey ship Aurora makes a startling discovery in an uncharted star system: two planets inhabited by an advanced, and decidedly unfriendly, non-human civilization. Disabled by gigantic alien warships before it can escape, the Aurora is boarded by nightmarish blue-skinned warriors with claws and fangs who slaughter the crew in ritual combat using primitive weapons. The sole survivor, Midshipman Ichiro Sato, is returned to Earth as a messenger bearing a device that warns of an impending attack.
For that is the way of the Kreelan Empire, which has waged war against countless civilizations across the stars in its quest for a savior, one not of their own blood, foretold in an ages-old prophecy. With only a few generations left before their ancient species faces extinction, the Kreelans will wage their last war against humanity, hoping against hope for redemption of sins long past.
[Military Science Fiction – First of Series – Amazon]
The Calypsis Project by Brittany M. Willows
It’s the year 2438. Ten years ago, an ill-fated encounter on a mining world triggered a devastating war between the United Nations Planetary Defense and an alien organization known as the Drocain Royal Empire. With no sign of a conclusion in sight, and with mankind’s very existence at stake, the men and women of the UNPD have been forced into desperation. When Corporal Alana Carmen stumbles upon an encrypted communications device, she learns that there is more to the conflict than a simple war-for-worlds, and to uncover the truth, she must make allies of those she once considered enemies.
And now, the fate of the entire galaxy may rest on the shoulders of a single alien warrior…
[Military Science Fiction Novel – Amazon]
Trespassing by Pat Griffith
They live among us. They live within us. As entities made of pure energy, the Elbie must have human hosts to survive on Earth. For some people, being a host is a great benefit.For others, it is a nightmare.
Lysandra, a headstrong mercenary, gives no thought to either side until she is hired by the Elbie that want her brother.Separated at birth, Lysandra and Brendan grew up living very different lives. She is a successful career criminal and he works for a branch of Homeland Security known as the Department of Planetary Affairs. A reunion is not something she ever wanted and now cannot escape, literally.
Esben, the man who hired her, has been an Elbie host for years. Lysandra is important to the Elbie for one reason; they need Brendan and he will do anything for his sister. As Esben attempts to compel Lysandra to their cause, he realizes that while it’s Brendan they need, it’s Lysandra he wants.
Lysandra has lived her entire life loyal only to herself, but now, trapped between her brother’s doting attention and Esben’s determined interest, she must choose between saving her brother and betraying him.
[Military Science Fiction Novel – Amazon]
Free eBooks – Post-Apocalyptic and Dystopian
Plague: Original Cut by Jeremiah Donaldson
An unseen traveler lurked within flight 308 to Paris, France. A traveler that infected everyone aboard, and raced across the world while those in charge of its containment denied the real danger.
[Post-Apocalyptic Novel – Amazon]
“Purple, Silver, Olive, Orange” by Helen Smith
Sarah wanted a sensitive, poetic, romantic boyfriend who would bring her flowers. Ryan ticks all the boxes. So why isn’t Sarah happy?
[Dystopian Science Fiction Satire – Short Story – Amazon]
Survive Ruinland by C.J. Anderson
The machines threatened her life and her child. Now they will pay the price.
[Post-Apocalyptic Novelette – Amazon]
Free eBooks – Cyberpunk
Eternity Falls (Rick Macey #1) by Kirk Outerbridge
Rick Macey is former military, and he’s got the bionic enhancements to show for it. Now he’s a detective specializing in religious counter-terrorism. Which is ironic, because Macey long ago lost his faith.
Now the company that produces “the miracle treatment,” an expensive elixir that causes people to halt the decay of their DNA (and thus halt aging indefinitely) has come calling for Macey—by name.
[Cyberpunk Novel – First of Series – Amazon]
Free eBooks – Fantasy
Afterburn (The American Geological Survey #1) by Karen L. Abrahamson
Vallon Drake, secret agent of the American Geological Survey, finds her latest partner entombed in the wall of a parking garage that didn’t exist just a few hours earlier.
The AGS protects America from the changes that foreign terrorists and the Gifted population can make to the landscape, but now Vallon must investigate not only a series of agents deaths, but also a mysterious, desert-scented, stranger with power beyond anything she knows. With his help, Vallon must unravel clues to her own past or leave Seattle the victim of a power beyond even hers to control.
[Urban Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon]
Hero, Second Class (The Hero Complex #1) by Mitchell Bonds
Have at You! Cyrus Solburg is a young man who dreams of becoming a Hero in a fantasy world in which Heroes owe monthly dues and Villains are allowed only one eclipse per fiscal quarter. Cyrus becomes the apprentice to Sir Reginald Ogleby, also known as the Crimson Slash, a towering swordsman with a titanic sword and a penchant for self-narrating his own battles. It’s up to Reginald to train Cyrus in the essentials of Heroism so that one day, at the conclusion of his first Quest, Cyrus may become a Hero, Second Class.
[Epic Fantasy Novel – First of Series – Amazon]
