Hot Scifi Summer is back – pick out a free short story from Smashwords through the end of the month (July 31)! Here are some of the short stories you can get for free on Smashwords:
Call of the Void
“I picked up his trail at the edge of a crater. Over my shoulder, three moons dangled in the reddish-purple sky. Faint starlight outlined the junky little craft I use for rescue trips. My spacecraft has no frills, no creature comforts: just two seats and basic life support. With luck, that’s all I’ll need to save this kid’s life.” Ryan is a kid with a past. In order to find his future, he has to help someone else find theirs. What will he find out there on an uncharted moon: ruin, remorse, or … redemption? He better find out fast, because time is running out.
The Battle of Victoria Crater
In the desolate Martian frontier of Victoriaville, a brave community of settlers faces relentless threats from mercenary bandits working for a powerful Earth corporation, WTO. Led by Captain Junior and an enigmatic gunfighter named Pete, the settlers must defend their hard-won home against repeated attacks. Victoriaville’s resilience and determination shine through as they thwart the mercenaries and maintain their claim on the Martian land. But as tensions escalate, the settlers wonder if peace is possible, knowing that their struggle to secure their future on Mars is far from over.
Necktie Party
Just as their small Southern town began to experience a re-birth on a new way of industry related to neurocybernetic technology, a terrorist attack destroys their city and someone is going to pay. Now, two old men must talk a mob of angry, frightened people out of murder at a broken down motel in post-collapse America.
I’m so glad that Hot Scifi Summer is back because it gives me new free short stories to give away. Grab one for yourself.
