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October 23, 2008 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker —
... to Kailash by Mike Allen, Clockwork Phoenix edited by Mike Allen, and The Duke in the Castle by Vera Nazarian. Here's a 2006 interview with Orson Scott Card by Mike Allen. Dark SF in the Modern World by Deb Taber. I previously linked to John Klima's blog entry on the Espresso. You can listen to Australia's ABC Radio National's take on it (MP3). If you're not yet a Weird Tales reader, you can download a free copy of last month's issue.And if you haven't read them yet, check out these two ...
SF Tidbits for 10/23/08
SF Signal —
Free Fiction [courtesy of QuasarDragon]: I saw Joe R. Lansdale earlier this year at the Nebula Awards weekend and he owned the room. Check out Joe's reading of Flaming London at The Agony Column and see why. The Summer issue of Weird Tales is downloadable as a PDF. [Nick Mamatas] @Feedbooks: "The Tree on the Hill" by H. P. Lovecraft (1934). Audio Fiction @A Bite of Stars, A Slug of Time, and Thou, read by Elisha Sessions: "The Squirrel Cage" by ...
Weird Tales, F Paul Wilson Audio, Flying Disc Man From Mars and Much More
QuasarDragon —
... has released Spaceman Blues, the first novel by Brian Francis Slattery as a free e-book in HTML, Sony, Mobi, and PDF formats A “literary retro-pulp science-fiction–mystery–superhero novel.” Available HERE (free registration required)[via SF Signal] Weird Tales has it July-August 2008 issue available for free download in PDF format HERE. [via SF Signal] This issue features fiction by Norman Spinrad, among others, and looks very good inside. Perhaps it ...
Free Issue of Weird Tales
dashPunk —
Weird Tales magazine is giving away free copies of their July/August issue for free!
Download it here.
Need a reason to get it? Check out the table of contents:
Fiction
ALL IN | Peter Atwood
Now this is truly organized gambling.
HOW I GOT HERE | Ramsey Shehadeh
Between Heaven and Hell lie the streets of D.C.
BELAIR PLAZA | Adam Corbin Fusco
There is no such thing as a cursed shopping center.
AN INVITATION VIA EMAIL | ...
Friday Free Fiction for 24th October
Futurismic —
... , the summer issue of Weird Tales is available as a free PDF download, for an unspecified limited period… ...
News: Predator Offer, Steampunk Con, Italian Pirates, Weird Tales, German Shriek, and More
Ecstatic Days —
... , and they’re offering the entire last issue for free download. Great fiction by Peter Atwood, Nick Mamatas, Kelly Barnhill, Norman Spinrad, Karen Heuler, and others. One of my favorite stories of the year is also in this issue: Ramsey Shehadeh’s “How I Got Here”. I know some reviewers and genre gatekeepers are having difficulty adjusting to the new Weird Tales. All I can say is: you’re missing out. Shehadeh’s “How I Got Here” coupled with his “Creature” in a prior issue constitute an amazing one-two punch for a new ...
Weird Tales Reinvents Modern Spooky in Website Relaunch [Weird Tales]
io9 —
... WeirdTalesMagazine.com has more. While you're there, don't forget to download that free issue, because it has enough marvelous fiction, poetry, and book reviews to fill an entire afternoon — not to mention an exploration of sleep terrors and funky masks, a guided tour through Lovecraftian Dreamland, and an interview with Hellboy's Mike Mignola. ...
Weekend Getaway: Weird Tales
Tor.com —
... 1. DOWNLOAD A COMPLETE ISSUE, FREE! For readers who’ve heard of Weird Tales but want a closer look before they plunk down their hard-earned cash, we’re offering—for a limited time only—a free, full PDF download of the July/August issue, chock full of strange sorcery, angelic gangster wars, and mecha-telepathic orphans. Featuring original fiction from Norman Spinrad, Nick Mamatas, and Karen Heuler; an in-depth interview with Hellboy creator Mike Mignola; a journey into H.P. Lovecraft’s dreamlands; an exclusive excerpt from Stephen Hunt’s steampunk epic The Court of ...
The Year in Review: I Think Ann VanderMeer Deserves a Medal
Ecstatic Days —
... because for Weird Tales she’s doing the hardest thing you can do as a fiction editor: pick work primarily by new writers. This is a rare skill because you can’t reply on the crutch of someone’s reputation. Many of the writers appearing in Weird Tales this year represent the next generation of exciting dark fantasy writers, and you’ll see their names appearing more frequently in part because of Ann’s patronage. (Check out this free, downloadable issue.) ...
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