Even More Freebies

A few more free items for your enjoyment. Comics, Flash Fiction, Audio Fiction, a free Wargame, and several e-books and short stories (including two by the infamous Regan Wolfrom).

[Art from Beyond the Waters of the World by Ruth Nestvold.]










Fiction E-Books 
At Author’s Site: "The Ocean Goddess and The Home Run Queen" by Regan Wolfrom. Contemporary Fantasy. [Via SF Signal]
     "Danger, my goddess would whisper softly to me whenever The Wolfman would approach. Danger."
At Author’s Site: "Rat Island" by Chris Beckett. Science Fiction. [Via SF Signal]
      "Incredible folly, blind recklessness, it all now seems – blazing electric light for no purpose at all except advertising and decoration – but it was a golden age, one of the pinnacles of history"
Reviewed at BestScienceFictionStories:  "The True Story of Merganther’s Run" by David D. Levine.

At Free eBooks Daily:  

• Beyond the Waters of the World by Ruth Nestvold. Science Fiction. 
• Exodus by Tara Saran . YA Zombie Fiction.
• Blood Born by Joshua Grover-David Patterson. Fantasy Horror.
• The Black Jewel by J Gordon Smith. Fantasy.

At Smashwords:

• "Vegans Are F**king Delicious" by Regan Wolfrom. Contemporary Fantasy. 6k.
• "Entertaining Angels" by Matthew Angelo. Urban Fantasy.
• "The Eleventh Question" by Dianne Gray. Contemporary Fantasy. 49k.
• "Gears of a Mad God: A Steampunk Lovecraft Adventure" by Brent Nichols. Steampunk. Horror. 28k.
• "Moment of Extinction" by Paul R. Hardy. Science Fiction. 5k.
• "Sub-Textual Evidence for the Existence of Alien Life and the Extrapolation of Internet Protocols" by Lazette Gifford. Science Fictions. 7k.
• "Courage For Profit" by John Leader. Science Fiction. 2k.

Flash Fiction
At Every Day Fiction: "Which Lagoon Was It, Again?" by Eric Del Carlo.
At Flashes in the Dark: "The Inheritance" by Matthew Guerruckey. Horror.
At Quantum Muse: "The Cupcake" by Harris Tobias. Speculative Fiction.
At 365 Tomorrows: "Surprise Party" by Duncan Shields. Science Fiction.

Comics
At Atomic Kommie Comics:  "Escape to Death" Sci-Fi.
At The Comic Book Catacombs: Marga the Panther Woman in "Ivory City" Adventure. 1940.
At The Comic Book Catacombs: "Death Ship" Sci-Fi. Horror. 1954.
At The Horrors of It All: "Crawling Evil" Horror. 1952
At Seduction of the Innocent!!: "Slaughter-House!" Horror. 1954.
At True Love Comics: "All for Love" Sci-Fi From Space Adventures 1953.

Audio Fiction
At Crime City Central: "Texas In The Fall" by R J Ellory. Crime.
At Every Day Fiction: “Serenity or Sails” by Dale Ivan Smith. Adventure. Pirates. Flash.
     "Alexander Simon had been on the deserted isle for at least two years when the sails appeared on the horizon. The bonfire burned from the peak — Jade Peak, he called it, since it was covered in green foliage"
 
Gaming 
At Bushido: "Bushido: New Dawn" Fantasy wargame in PDF download. [Via freewargamesrules]
     "Bushido is a game of savage battles, of cunning stratagems and last-ditch defences, and where debts of honour are paid in blood. In Bushido, the fate of the world hangs not on armies but on individual heroes, men and women of extraordinary capacity, attuned to the all-permeating life force known as Ki."

Sunday Freebies

A few classic genre comics and cool gaming items, including a free wargame, and some new audio fiction to start things off today, and more cool, free reading material. Today's highlighted fiction "The Gods of Dream" looks interesting.

Today's illustration is by one of the all time great comic book artists, Al Williamson, and is from "Food for Thought" below.






@Free eBooks Daily: The Gods of Dream by Daniel Arenson. Fantasy. [DRM]

"Phobetor, the god of Nightmare, was outcast from Dream. Now he seeks to destroy it. He sends his monsters into Dream, and Cade and Tasha find their sanctuary threatened, dying. To save it, the twins must overcome their past, journey into the heart of Nightmare, and face Phobetor himself."

@Pixel of Ink: [Kindle] "Blindsight: A Mirus Short Story" by Kait Nolan. Paranormal Romance.
@Free eBooks Daily: All [DRM]

"The Midnight Fair" by John Atkinson. Horror.
"Ghoul" by Phaedra Weldon. Horror.
"DEAD(ish)" by Naomi Kramer. Horror.
"A Space Between" by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. Fantasy.
"Origins (Spinward Fringe)" by Randolph Lalonde. Science Fiction.

@Smashwords:

"From Above" by Jeremy Robinson. Science Fiction.
"Stories" by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. Fantasy.
"Storm World: Speaker Of The Gods" by Jonathan DeCoteau. Fantasy.
"Storm World: The Wave Dancer" by Jonathan DeCoteau. Fantasy.
"Storm World: Rise Of The Stormbearer" by Jonathan DeCoteau. Fantasy.

Serial Fiction
@L5R: "Goddesses (Part 3 of 4)" by Shawn Carman. Fantasy.
@White Wolf: "Silent Knife (part 14)" by David Nurenberg. Horror. Urban Fantasy.







@Beam Me Up: "First Flight" by Andrew Bale and "Paid (part 3)" by Deanna Knippling. Science Fiction.
@Drabblecast: "At the End of the Hall" by Nick Mamatas. and "Mommy Issues" by Rish Outfield.
@Journey Into: "In Spite of Himself" by Nathaniel Lee, read by Mat Weller. Superhero.
@PodCastle: Miniature #65 "Blood Willows" by Caroline M. Yoachim, read by Vashtriel Bloodfrost. Fantasy.

Non-Fiction Podcasts
@Comics Podcast Network: Where Monsters Dwell #158 with Nathan Edmondson and #159 with Todd Dezago. Comics.
@The Tome Show: Ep #179 "WorldBreakers and Play Styles" Gaming. [via RPG Bloggers]







@DriveThruRPG: GROMM: Fantasy Skirmish wargame and the Arcadian Empire, Faction Book for GROMM.

"GROMM is a fantasy skirmish game, set in a world torn apart by war and destruction. In GROMM, many factions are at war with one another, leaving room for a unique gaming experience."

@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [Magic Item] "Candlestaff"
@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [Spell] "Blood of Crows"
@Blog on the Borderlands: [Magic Item] "Dart of Wounding"
@Field Guide to Doomsday: [Monsters] "Apephibian," "Glotus," and "Razorex" Mutant Future.
@Kobold Quarterly: [Magic Items] "Gordian Knot," "Izellia’s Branch," "King’s Mirror," "Liberty," and "War Band of the Last Mead Hall" 4E.
@Land of NOD: [NPCs] "Friends in High Places" Golden-Age Superheroes for Mystery Men!.
@Netherwerks: [Monster] "Monoptrian"
@RPG Creatures: [Monster] "Emphaerian Goat" For most fantasy RPGs







@Atomic Kommie Comics: "Strong Bow Meets the Stone Men from Space"Space Western.
@Digital Comics Museum*: Jo-Jo #24 Adventure, Mysteries Of Unexplored Worlds #12 Sci-Fi, and Hand of Fate #8 Horror.
@Comic Book Catacombs: Samar in "Captured by the Amazons" Adventure. 1940.
@Golden Age Comic Book Stories: "Food for Thought" (1955) B&W. Science Fiction.
@Golden Age Comic Book Stories: "Time to Leave" (1955) B&W. Science Fiction.
@Grantbridge Street: "Which Witch is Which?" Horror. Sci-Fi. ["R" rated site but PG Story]
@Horrors of It All: "The Phantom Witch Doctor" (1953) Horror.
@Pencil Ink: Two Son of Sinbad stories. (1950) Adventure.

*Free membership required.

QuasarDragon Presents "Around Infinity" and Gaming Links

"Around Infinity" by Oliver E. Saari, from Wonder Story Annual 1952 Edition, originally published in Captain Future (Winter 1940).
"THROUGH the three quartz windows showed darkness, far deeper than the black of interstellar space. It made one feel totally alone, forever removed from the familiar things of Earth."

A short, but mildly interesting idea driven story, which is less implausible than when it was written.

Full story HERE.








@A Character For Every Game: "Challenge of the Frog Idol"
"Challenge of the Frog Idol is an adventure aimed towards clever Labyrinth Lord" [or D&D] "characters of levels 3-6. The encounters may be a bit rough (didn’t get much playtest time in on this, being that it was a throw-together for a challenge), and the treasures are fairly skimpy."





@DriveThruRPG: [Game] Chronicles of Blood - Solo War Game.
"Chronicles of Blood is a game where you, the reader, takes on the role of an army commander in the world of Arax. It is your job to fight lead your troops to glory, destroying the enemy and either saving or conquering the world, depending on the army you choose."





@DriveThruRPG: [Game] Badass by Stargazer Games.
"BADASS kicks that logic in the face, twists its arm behind its back and makes it cry for its momma. Kick a reinforced metal fire door down off its hinges? BADASS Catch a bullet with your teeth? BADASS"



@RPG Creatures: [Monster] "Con'Laih."
"In deep burrows, inside the great glaciers and polar ice sheets, live the Con’laihs. The natural cracks and shafts produced by water are intersected by extensive mazes of Con’laih produced tunnels and caves. They hunt in the areas surrounding these ices, and occasionally send out groups to scout and find food in regions further away. "




@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [Spell] "Mystic Internment."
@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [Magic item] "Banner of the Two-Tailed Serpent."
@DriveThruRPG: "Observatory - Free Paper Model"
@Sea of Stars: [Magic Item] "Stone Axe of Blasphemy"
@A Field Guide to Doomsday: [Monster] "Landloach" Mutant Future.
@WotC: [Cartoons] "Alignments #1" and Aaron Williams' "Epic Campaign #1"
@WotC: [Monster Makeover] "The Demilich" 4E