Robert Silverberg, Ian R. MacLeod, and More

A few more free goodies because there can never be too many.

E-Fiction
New at Manybooks.net, Starman's Quest by Robert Silverberg (1958).

"The Lexman Spacedrive gave man the stars--but at a fantastic price. Interstellar exploration, colonization, and trade became things of reality. The benefits to Earth were enormous. But because of the Fitzgerald Contraction, a man who shipped out to space could never live a normal life on Earth again." (There's a full review at Majipoor.com Here.)

Available in Free E-Book formats HERE.





And at Best SF Presents, "Isabel of the Fall" by Ian R. MacLeod, originally published in Interzone 169, July 2001.

"Once, in the time which was always long ago, there lived a girl. She was called Isabel and — in some versions of this tale, you will hear of the beauty of her eyes, the sigh of her hair, the falling of her gaze which was like the dark glitter of a thousand wells, but Isabel wasn’t like that."

Online HERE. [via SF Signal]



Other Cool
SFFaudio has its 15th podcast up, with a discussion of many, many things related to science fiction and fantasy audio.

Streaming and in MP3 HERE.





StarShipSofa has their latest Engine Room podcast up.

"Joining Tony this week deep in the StarShipSofa's Engine Room is Danie Ware from Forbidden Planet. Join Tony and Danie as they talk shop!"

Available in MP3 (right click to save).


In a manner similar to Brian Murphy's recent thorough and thought-provoking look at Tolkien's writings at The Silver Key, Kate Nepveu is posting an in-depth look at The Lord of the Rings at Tor.com. Nepvei's look at chapter one is HERE.


An though there is no free version of the trilogy, it should be available cheaply almost anywhere.