# Sci-Fi short stories online? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 5, 2010, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680 "2010-09-05T10:07:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gozu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gozu/32/6615_2.png) [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2010, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680/1 "2010-09-05T10:07:48Z")
Hi guys, I’ve been stuck in a hospital for a couple of weeks because of a skydiving accident and I was starting to get bored when someone over at [reddit](http://reddit.com) linked a short story by Asimov [here](http://www.abelard.org/asimov.php) that I had somehow missed. I also ended up reading “and then there were none” on the same site which was also enjoyable. Now I’m hungry for more and I was wondering if you guys know of other websites that offer more short stories (I’ve already read “up and down in the magic kingdom”). Thanks for your time! ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2010, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680/2 "2010-09-05T10:47:50Z")
There’s both novels and some short story collections at the [Baen Free Library](http://www.baen.com/library/). The collected stories of HP Lovecraft are available at [Dagonbytes](http://dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/index.html). ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2010, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680/3 "2010-09-05T10:50:05Z")
[Here](http://mars.spaceports.com/~wysardry/tales/index.htm) you go! ---
**Author:** ![Gozu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gozu/32/6615_2.png) [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680/4 "2010-09-05T14:21:14Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > There’s both novels and some short story collections at the [Baen Free Library](http://www.baen.com/library/). > > The collected stories of HP Lovecraft are available at [Dagonbytes](http://dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/index.html). > [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > [Here](http://mars.spaceports.com/~wysardry/tales/index.htm) you go! Thanks! Are there any short stories you would recommend me? I see a lot of full length books out there! ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680/5 "2010-09-05T14:40:57Z")
Skydiving accident? That sounds pretty damn scarey. What happened? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2010, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680/6 "2010-09-05T15:05:18Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > Skydiving accident? That sounds pretty damn scarey. What happened? Seconded. How about a “Ask the Guy” thread. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gozu/32/6615_2.png) [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680/7 "2010-09-05T15:22:15Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > Skydiving accident? That sounds pretty damn scarey. What happened? > [@runner pat](#): > > > [@RikWriter](#): > > > > Skydiving accident? That sounds pretty damn scarey. What happened? > > Seconded. How about a “Ask the Guy” thread. It’s not a very interesting story. It was my first day and my second jump. The first one had gone well. The second time around, the one-way radio the ground crew used to guide us newbies got stuck to my sweaty chest and the sound was muffled and incomprehensible I was looking at the ground and when I estimated I was less than 10 feet from the ground, I started applying the brakes. It turned out that I had miscalculated and I was a few feet higher than that so I ended up landing at an angle on my right foot. Next thing I knew, my foot was dangling at a 90 degree angle from where it should’ve been and I was later told that I had shattered my ankle and broken my tibia for good measure 🙂 I should be able to walk within a year or so, assuming the physical therapy goes well. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680/8 "2010-09-05T15:42:23Z")
Jeez, that sucks. Sorry, hope you have a quick recovery. ---
**Author:** ![Kim\_o\_the\_Concrete\_Jungle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ee7513/32.png) [@Kim\_o\_the\_Concrete\_Jungle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kim_o_the_Concrete_Jungle)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680/9 "2010-09-05T15:53:56Z")
The [Tor](http://www.tor.com/) website publishes a few SF stories. [Strange Horizons](http://www.strangehorizons.com/) has a new story roughly once a week. [Revolution SF](http://www.revolutionsf.com/) will publish a short story every now and again. Though they don’t do stories, [Tales of Future Past](http://davidszondy.com/future/futurepast.htm) and [Paleo-Future](http://www.paleofuture.com/) are a couple of time-sinks full of science-fictional goodness. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gozu/32/6615_2.png) [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680/10 "2010-09-06T09:46:04Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > Jeez, that sucks. Sorry, hope you have a quick recovery. RECOVERIES DO NOT WORK THAT WAY! GOODNIGHT! > [@Kim\_o\_the\_Concrete\_Jungle](#): > > The [Tor](http://www.tor.com/) website publishes a few SF stories. [Strange Horizons](http://www.strangehorizons.com/) has a new story roughly once a week. [Revolution SF](http://www.revolutionsf.com/) will publish a short story every now and again. > > Though they don’t do stories, [Tales of Future Past](http://davidszondy.com/future/futurepast.htm) and [Paleo-Future](http://www.paleofuture.com/) are a couple of time-sinks full of science-fictional goodness. Oh, excellent! Revolutionsf seems to be down but the other links are alive and full of deliciousness. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680/11 "2010-09-06T10:04:32Z")
If you get bored, you can always write up some reviews and reports on the sites and sstories. I hope you have an unexciting recovery, without any complications or drama in real life. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gozu/32/6615_2.png) [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680/12 "2010-09-06T11:55:27Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > If you get bored, you can always write up some reviews and reports on the sites and sstories. > > I hope you have an unexciting recovery, without any complications or drama in real life. Thanks. This whole ordeal has opened my eyes to the awesomeness of nurses and the madness of surgeons. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680/13 "2010-09-06T11:58:46Z")
There’s a lot of stuff on Project Gutenburg, including most of the H. Beam Piper stuff that isn’t part of the _Paratime/Gunpowder God_ or _Little Fuzzy_ universe series. Otherwise, best wishes for a speedy recovery! ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680/14 "2010-09-06T12:59:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Thanks. This whole ordeal has opened my eyes to the awesomeness of nurses and the madness of surgeons. I’ve had a few hospital stays myself. Most of the nurses and orderlies who were involved in my care were indeed awesome. There were a couple of bad ones, though, who are memorable. ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680/15 "2010-09-06T21:23:18Z")
[Little Brother](http://craphound.com/littlebrother/download/). And you might want to check out some of the classics on Project Gutenberg, including Stapledon’s [Last and First Men](http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0601101h.html). ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-short-stories-online/552680/16 "2010-09-07T03:13:48Z")
> [@Martini\_Enfield](#): > > There’s a lot of stuff on Project Gutenburg, including most of the H. Beam Piper stuff that isn’t part of the _Paratime/Gunpowder God_ or _Little Fuzzy_ universe series. > > Otherwise, best wishes for a speedy recovery! Piper’s “Lone Star Planet” is a quick read and it’s funny, too. You could try some true classic SF, like the stories of H.G. Wells. [The Short Stories of H. G. Wells, ebook, etext](http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0609221h.html#c36) “Tales of Space and Time” has some good stories. “The Man Who Could Work Miracles” is a classic. Less SF-type but still good stories are in “The Stolen Bacillus And Other Stories.” “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid” is a good one.