E-Books, Hobbit, Trek, and Science News, and More

Some more free goodies for you!  There's a new audio fiction story at the always amazing Clarkesworld Magazine, and some good sounding E-Books, including the short story collection Essential Reading in Science Fiction by David Scholes. There's a newly discovered lost fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson (believed to be his first) and more including Science and Movie News.



[Art from Essential Reading in Science Fiction linked below]

 




Audio 

• At Clarkesworld: "The Wisdom of Ants" by Thoraiya Dyer.

     "As I plunged shoulder-deep into fetid sink-silt, I had time to think, I’m not fit to take Mother’s place, before the arboreal ant’s nest I’d been reaching for dropped after me, cracking open on my upturned face."

E-Books

• At Amazon: Essential Reading in Science Fiction by David Scholes. Science Fiction.
• At Amazon: "White Witch" by Trish Milburn. Paranormal. [Via Pixel of Ink]

 At Free e Books Daily:

• The Undead Situation by Eloise J. Knapp.
• Prince In The Mist by Claudy Conn. Fantasy Romance.
• Wicked Sense by Fabio Bueno. YA Paranormal.
• Deke Brolin Rhol by Doug Backus. Sci-Fi, Fantasy.

Other Genres

• At Politiken. "The Tallow Candle" by Hans Christian Andersen. Fairy Tale. [Via DiscoveryNews]
• At Free eBooks Daily: Walking with Bilbo by Sarah Arthur. YA. Religious. Lit Crit.

Science News

• "NASA Eyes Mission to Jupiter Moon Europa" Space.com.
• "Three New Species of Venomous Primates ID'd" Science Daily.
• "Confusion on Internet Future After UN Treaty Split" Phys.org
• "Extending Einstein: Researchers Demonstrate a New Kind of Quantum Entanglement" Phys.org
• "Moon Probes Set for Smashing End" Science News.
• "Mysterious star deaths are really mergers in disguise" New Scientist.
• "Wired Science Space Photo of the Day: Shooting Star From Space" Wired.
• "Asteroid Toutatis Slow Tumbles by Earth" NASA [video]
• "Chinese probe snaps close-ups of asteroid" NBC

Hobbit and Star Trek News

• "Peter Jackson and his ‘Hobbit’ cameo" The One Ring.
• "'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Review: The Best Middle Earth Movie Since 'Fellowship Of The Ring'" Forbes
• "Review: 'Hobbit' movie more interesting than story itself" KTXS.
• "FILM REVIEW: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)" SF Signal.
• "Is ‘The Hobbit’ a ‘Christian’ film? Yes and no." Wahington Post.
• "Peter Jackson's Latest Hobbit Video Blog Wraps Up An Unexpected Journey" Cinema Blend.
• "Debbie's 'Hobbit' Video Diary" The Insider.[Video]
• "'The Hobbit' Steals $37.5 Million on Friday" BoxOffoceMojo.
• "Star Trek Into Darkness Behind The Scenes: The Geniuses Who Make It Happen" Cinema Blend.
• "‘Star Trek Into Darkness’: The Visual Effects, Weaponry & New Klingon Design" Screen Rant.
• "Star Trek Into Darkness: What we know so far" Tulsa World.
• "J.J. Abrams Talks Star Trek Into Darkness Romances" Access Hollywood. [Video]

Free E-Books and More

Some good free e-books and comics as well as science and Hobbit news and more. 


[Art from "Cat Men of Phoebus" in comics below]





E-Books
At Free eBooks Daily:

• Night of the Pentagram by Barrymore Tebbs. Horror.
• Blakewood by Sable Grey.  Gothic Vampire Romance.
• Burning Bridges by Nadege Richards. YA Dystopia/SciFi Romance.
• Bound to Night by Nina Croft. Paranormal Romance.
• The Last Praetorian by Mike Smith. Science Fiction Adventure Romance.
• The War of the Worlds: Aftermath by Tony Wright. Science Fiction.
• The Prometheus Project (Book 2): Captured by Douglas E. Richards. Science Fiction.
• Wolf Dawn by Susan Cartwright.  SciFi Thriller Romance.
• Windigo Soul by Robert Brumm. Science Fiction.
• Incoming Alert by Arlene Webb. Science Fiction Adventure.

Via Pixel of Ink:

• The Boat by Christine Dougherty. Horror.

At Smashwords:

• "The Search" by Susan Noble. YA Fantasy. 17k.
• "Peter Pan & Anahita" by Anita Saran. Children's Fantasy. 7k. 
• "Spader dam" by Frida Arwen Rosesund. Horror. 2k.
• "The Devil's Bike: Love Potion" by Giovanni Flores. Horror. 5k.  
• "Zombie Dash" by Mark Matthews. Horror. Zombie. 5k.
• "The Big Game" by Ian Hillbeck. Science Fiction. Soccer.
• "The Net 7.0" by Cassal Sigonlos. Science Fiction.

Comics

• At Atomic Kommie Comics: "Cat Men of Phoebus" Sci-Fi. 1950.
• At Atomic Kommie Comics:"Dark 'O the Moon" Sci-Fi. 1950.
• At The Horrors of It All: "Kill, My Minions of Death!" Horror. 1953.
• At Seduction of the Innocent: "Doomsmoke" Horror. 1954.

Other Genres

• Audio at Gypsy Audio: "TamLynn PI: Casefile V Not Every Thorn has a Rose" by Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard. Mystery.
• Audio at 19 Nocturne Boulevard: "Two If By Sea" by Julie Hoverson. Comedy.
• Music at Composer's Site: "Star Wars & Batman Christmas Songs" by John Anealio.

Science News

• "Black Holes Act Like Both Solids and Liquids" Science Daily.
• "Dino-Killing Asteroid Also Did in 'Obamadon'" Science Daily.
• "Do We Live in a Computer Simulation?" Science Daily.
• "An older Vega: New insights about the star all others are measured by" Phys.org
• "Hacking the Human Brain: The Next Domain of Warfare" Wired.
• "Bizarre Weather Around the Solar System" Slate.
• "Video: A Magical Nighttime Journey Through a Fluorescent Reef" Wired.
• "Opportunity, a Mars Rover Past Its Best-By Date, Keeps Going"  NYT.
• "Real-Life 'Hobbit' Face Revealed" Discovery.
• "Contact Lenses Could Send Texts to Your Eyes" Discovery.

 Genre Film News

• "‘Hobbit’ knockoff release blocked by judge"
• "Foxtrot Comic goofs on The Hobbit"
• "The Hobbit Games" Parody (Video)
• "Tolkien fans wait and worry about 'Hobbit' movie"
• "Another Trailer for 'Oz: The Great and Powerful'"
• "Star Trek Into Darkness Revelations"
• "'Star Trek Into Darkness': Cumberbatch's Identity, Carol Marcus, And A New 'Trek' Villain Theory"
• "'Star Trek Into Darkness' Plot: What We Learned On Behind-The-Scenes Trip To Bad Robot"
• "The New Man of Steel Trailer is Now Online"
• "The Trailer for After Earth, Starring Will and Jaden Smith"

Saturday

Just a few freebies today as well as some news. The image is from the Sorcerer and the White Snake, which looks good, despite some rather weak CGI. Back tomorrow.






Audio Fiction
At Escape Pod: "Chandra’s Game" by Samantha Henderson. Science Fiction.
     "Chandra’s Game roots in the side of a barren asteroid moon like a tick.  Over the years we’ve burrowed deeper into rock and ice until poor Chandra is mostly Game.  We loop the twin wormholes, Gehenna and Tartarus, roundabout in a figure eight, ready to catch the freighters as they escape from hell’s dark maw.  We strip them of goods and drink their heat, load them up and send them into another hell.  It’s a profitable game, Chandra’s."

At LibriVox: "Tanks" by Murray Leinster.
    "Two miles of American front had gone dead. And on two lone infantrymen, lost in the menace of the fog-gas and the tanks, depended the outcome of the war of 1932."  First Published in Astounding Stories of Super-Science No. 1, January, 1930

Flash Fiction

• At Every Day Fiction: "The Unwilling Trophy Wife" by Chad Stroup. Horror.
• At 365 Tomorrows: "The Things We Do for Love" by Ian Florida. Science Fiction/

E-Books
At Free eBooks Daily"

• The Supreme Warrior by John Viril. Fantasy.
• Parallel Spirits by T.S. Welti. Paranormal Romance.

At Smashwords:

• "Thursday Night Game" by David Haywood Young. Weird. 11k.
• "Mingo and Marla's Excellent Apocalypse - The End Times holiday gift set" by Steven J. Nixall. SF. 49k.
• "Tales of the Airship Neverland Vol 1.5 : Fairy Dust Never Rusts" by John White. Steampunk. 38k.
• "Nightfall" by Eric Dulin. Science Fiction. 60k.

Other Genres
Audio at Radio Drama Revival: "A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens.
Fiction at Online Pulps: "Nursery Crime" by Joe Archibald. Crime 1945. and "Gunman's Christmas" by Caddo Cameron. Western 1946.

Science News

• "Brown Dwarf Stars Could Host Earth-Size Planets, Study Finds" Space.com
• "Space bursts provide insight to 'theory of everything'" NBCnews
• "Florida Wants to Fight Disease With Genetically Modified Mosquitoes" ABCnews.
• "Apple's downward spiral accelerates" Japan Today.
• "Unlocking a Lake’s Bacterial Secrets, Beneath 20 Meters of Ice" Science Friday (Audio)

Genre Film/TV News

•  "‘Hobbit’ exclusive clip: Gandalf warns Saruman of a powerful evil"
• "'The Hobbit' is a safe kind of danger: Peter Jackson"
• "Andy Serkis talks Gollum reprisal for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" 
• "Tim Burton’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ is Getting a Sequel"
• "Star Trek Into Darkness" (Trailer)
• "Star Trek Into Darkness Trailer: Five Questions Raised"
• "‘Game of Thrones’ Season 3 Teaser Trailer: Ice vs. Fire"
• "‘The Sorcerer and the White Snake’ Trailer: Snake Women and Ancient Chinese ‘Inception’ Horns"