All E-Fiction Post

All e-fiction today, a mixture of fantasy and SF, new and old. (Yes, one of the sites has a new audio story - I'll link to it in my next post!)


E-Fiction
At Beneath Ceaseless Skies, "The Tinyman and Caroline" by Sarah L. Edwards.
"None but the tinymen and the rats ran these dark streets beneath the streets, where the river was piss and planks served for bridges. There was a time when Jabey would have traded a hand for a candle, but he’d been a new runner then, and young. Since then long terrified scrambles in this darkness had taught his feet as no map could do."

Online HERE.

And "System, Magic, Spirit" by T.D. Edge.
"When I saw Prince Jestin rushing to join my carriage, nose carving the air like a tiny, snotty shark’s fin, I actually wanted to die in the Spirit Ring tomorrow."

Online HERE.



At Book View Cafe, "Home is Where" by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, first published in Analog Nov 1991.

"Some families move from one place to another, following a parent's job. The Jones family also travels in time. In that context, teenage rebellion can take on an entirely new character."

Online HERE.





Also at Book View Cafe, "The Dog at the End of the World" by Nancy Jane Moore.

"Where we live it hasn’t rained in five years, seven months, and twenty-three days. Nothing grows. There’s no topsoil to put a plant in. Plenty of dirt, but it’s all blowing through the air."

Online HERE.



At Manybooks, "Of Time and Texas" by William F. Nolan from Fantastic Universe November 1956.

"introduces us to the capricious Time Door of Professor C. Cydwick Ohms, guaranteed to solve the accumulated problems of the world of the year 2057. Open the C. Cydwick Ohms Time Door, take but a single step, and--"

In e-book downloads HERE.



"Two Plus Two Makes Crazy" by Walter J. Sheldon, from Fantastic Universe March 1954.

"The Computer could do no wrong. Then it was asked a simple little question by a simple little man."

In e-book downloads HERE.



"Benefactor" by George H. Smith, from Fantastic Universe August 1958.

"We can anticipate that robots will be fiercely resented, at first, in a society that will see them as the latest--and an indestructible--widespread threat to the workers whom they will replace. The men who will seek to alter the status quo will be called..."

In e-book downloads HERE.


And finaly from Manybooks, "Palos of the Dog Star Pack" by J.U. Giesy (1918).

"The two men renewed their acquaintance at once. Gatua Kahaun taught Croft Hindustani and the mysteries of the Sanskrit tongue. When Croft's mission was finished he prevailed upon him to visit India before returning home."

In e-book downloads HERE.





Even More
Free Speculative Fiction Online has added even more free fiction to their impressive database.

Tons of good stuff HERE. [via SF Signal]





And Planet Free Books is free book site with many classic books (including some SF) available for free pdf download HERE.