Algis Budrys "Citadel" and More

Today's roundup of some of the web's free SF and Fantasy (very loose definitions) in various formats. Likely more later, but no promises.

E-Short Stories
From Astounding Science Fiction, February 1955 comes Algis Budrys' "Citadel."

"He was looking for a privacy his strange personality needed. And never quite seemed to achieve it. All his efforts were, somehow great triumphs of the race, and great failures for him!" Approx. 9,808 words.

Available from Manybooks.net Here and Project Gutenberg Here.

And from Amazing Stories, December 1957, James A. Cox's "A Choice of Miracles" illustrated by Virgil Finlay.

"You're down in the jungle with death staring you in the face. There is nothing left but prayer. So you ask for your life. But wait! Are you sure that's really what you want above all else?" Approx. 4,768 words.

Available from Manybooks.net Here and Project Gutenberg Here.

Audio
From the Internet Archive, a classic, six-part British SF story Orbit One. The story of the search for a mysterious gamma ray source in space and of a strange, possibly connected cylinder. The complete storu runs approximately three hours and is available Here.



Comics
(via SF Signal) Tor.com has released the long awaited The Leviathan " sequential-art story" (i.e. comic book). Available online and downloadable for older readers (PG-13ish) Here. The comments there are quite positive, though to be honest, I more than a little underwhelmed by the ugly art and vague, surreal story.


And The Horrors Of It All severs up a gruesome dish of feline revenge in "Vengeance of the Tiger Queen" a tale of tigers to warm Blake's heart. Available Here.