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Every morning I sift through a list of new free ebooks available for Kindle. I do this not only for myself but for the voracious reading monster I’m raising–my daughter. Amazon sells a butt load of ebooks, but did you know they sell short stories as well as full length novels? If you’re looking for more bite sized fiction, Tor Books has an ever growing selection of free short stories. Here are a few but I recommend checking out all the Tor Books on Amazon for a complete list of free fiction and many more that are $0.99 and up.
A truck driver on a lonely stretch of road, a hitchiker, and an ancient curse— a brilliant and moving tale, steeped in folklore, by the masters of modern Fantasy. In 1999 “The Burned Tower” was awarded the “Interpresscon” as the best short story of the year on the international SF-convention in St-Petersburg. Now, for the first time, in English. Also contains a preview of the upcoming Tor book, The Scar (publication date: 2/28/12).
Two original, exciting and engaging short stories from Alexey Pehov that feature master thief Shadow Harold, the protagonist of the Chronicles of Siala epic fantasy series.
In “The Snake”, Harold, the most accomplished thief in the world (and reluctant hero of Alexey Pehov’s award-winning series, Chronicles of Siala) may have finally met his match in what could prove to be his most dangerous escapade. A stand-alone short story appearing for the very first time.
“Battle of the Margend Horseshoe” is an additional scene from SHADOW BLIZZARD, Pehov’s upcoming conclusion to the Chronicles of Siala. Harold and friends, old and new, prepare for a spirited offensive attack after cleverly cornering the Orc army at the Margend Horsehoe river bend. An exciting taste of the masterful battle scenes that are Pehov’s forte.
A collection of some of the best original short fiction published on Tor.com in 2011. Includes stories by Charlie Jane Anders, James Allan Gardner, Yoon Ha Lee, Nnedi Okorafor, Paul Park, Matthew Sandborn Smith, Michael Swanwick, and Harry Turtedove.
Amanda Makepeace's Imagination Run Amok 
This is great — thank you! I think it’s funny that your daughter is a voracious reading monster — and it’s great. I was one of those as a child, and I still am.
Happy reading!
Jo, now that she has a Kindle it’s even worse! LOL
Great share Amanda! I still think of a great short story that I read – years ago – by the author Liz Williams, it was in one of the genres story collections. And I still want her to make it into a book, and maybe some day she will. It is amazing that you can keep up with all this on top of everything else that you do!!!! Wow! 😀
How cool! I don’t know that I’ve ever had a short story stick with me like that, but a few novels yes. 😉
I have a feeling in a few months time things will be different. I have way too much on my plate. LOL
hey, not sure if you know about this one, but there are thousands, apparently over 30,000 free ebooks (epub, pdf, and other formats) done by “project gutenburg”. I’m not sure if they have amazon’s format at all… i use a nook. Mostly classics and older books that no longer have a copyright, but if you like that stuff, check it out.
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
Oh, yes. Very aware. 🙂 Thanks, Mike.