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John Ringo: Eye of the Storm (Baen, 2009)
Also available on this freely distributable CD.
Notes:
A novel.

The 2011 Hugo Awards Ballot

Novels

Lois McMaster Bujold: Cryoburn (Baen, 2010)
Also available on this freely distributable CD.
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 2011.
Notes:
A novel.

Mira Grant: Feed (Orbit, 2010)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 2011.
A novel.

Not freely available online!

Ian McDonald: The Dervish House (Gollancz, 2010)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 2011.
A novel.

Not freely available online!

Connie Willis: Blackout/ All Clear (Spectra, 2010)
Hugo for Best Novel 2011.
Nebula for Best Novel 2010.

Not freely available online!

Novellas

Ted Chiang: The Lifecycle of Software Objects (Subterranean, 2010)
Hugo for Best Novella 2011.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 2010.
Notes:

Elizabeth Hand: The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon (Stories Anthology, 2010)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 2011.
World Fantasy Award for Best Novella 2011.

Not freely available online!

Geoffrey A. Landis: The Sultan of the Clouds (Asimov's, September 2010)
Available as part of this magazine.
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 2011.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 2010.
Reviews: Notes:
Featured in Gardner Dozois's "Year's Best SF #28".
On Tilton's 'best fiction from 2010' list.
Audio version serialized. Part 2. Part 3.

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Alastair Reynolds: Troika (Godlike Machines Anthology, 2010)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 2011.

Not freely available online!

Rachel Swirsky: The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window (Subterranean Online, Summer 2010)
Available as part of this magazine.
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 2011.
Nebula for Best Novella 2010.
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Novella 2011.
Review: Notes:
Audio version serialized. Part 2. Part 3.

Novelettes

Aliette de Bodard: The Jaguar House, in Shadow (Asimov's, July 2010)
Available as part of this magazine.
Hugo Nomination for Best Novelette 2011.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2010.
Reviews: Notes:

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

James Patrick Kelly: Plus or Minus (Asimov's, December 2010)
Alternate link. Available as part of this magazine.
Hugo Nomination for Best Novelette 2011.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2010.
Reviews: Notes:

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Sean McMullen: Eight Miles (Analog, September 2010)
Available as part of this magazine.
Hugo Nomination for Best Novelette 2011.
Reviews: Notes:

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Allen Steele: Available as part of this magazine (Asimov's, June 2010)
Hugo for Best Novelette 2011.
Reviews: Notes:

Eric James Stone: That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made (Analog, September 2010)
Available as part of this magazine.
Hugo Nomination for Best Novelette 2011.
Nebula for Best Novelette 2010.
Reviews: Notes:

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Short Stories

Kij Johnson: Ponies (Tor.com, November 2010)
Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 2011.
Nebula for Best Short Story 2010.
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Short Story 2011.
Reviews: Notes:
Tied winner of the Nebula award.

Mary Robinette Kowal: For Want of a Nail (Asimov's, September 2010)
Alternate link. Available as part of this magazine.
Hugo for Best Short Story 2011.
Reviews: Notes:

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Carrie Vaughn: Amaryllis (Lightspeed, June 2010)
Alternate link. Available as part of this anthology.
Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 2011.
Reviews: Notes:
Featured in Gardner Dozois's "Year's Best SF #28".

Peter Watts: The Things (Clarkesworld #40, January 2010)
Alternate link. Available as part of this magazine.
Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 2011.
Review: Notes:
Featured in Gardner Dozois's "Year's Best SF #28".

The 2011 World Fantasy Awards Awards Ballot

Novels

Luren Beukes: Zoo City (Angry Robot, 2010)
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Novel 2011.

Not freely available online!

N. K. Jemisin: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Orbit, 2010)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 2010.
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Novel 2011.

Not freely available online!

Graham Joyce: The Silent Land (Gollancz, 2010)
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Novel 2011.

Not freely available online!

Guy Gavriel Kay: Under Heaven (Roc, 2010)
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Novel 2011.

Not freely available online!

Karen Lord: Redemption In Indigo (Small Beer Press, 2010)
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Novel 2011.

Not freely available online!

Nnedi Okorafor: Who Fears Death (DAW, 2010)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 2010.
World Fantasy Award for Best Novel 2011.

Not freely available online!

Novellas

Elizabeth Bear: Bone and Jewel Creatures (Subterranean, 2010)
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Novella 2011.

Not freely available online!

Michael Byers: The Broken Man (PS Publishing, 2011)
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Novella 2011.

Not freely available online!

Elizabeth Hand: The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon (Stories Anthology, 2010)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 2011.
World Fantasy Award for Best Novella 2011.

Not freely available online!

Tim Lebbon: The Thief of Broken Toys (ChiZine Publications, 2011)
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Novella 2011.

Not freely available online!

George R. R. Martin: The Mystery Knight (Warriors Anthology, 2010)
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Novella 2011.

Not freely available online!

Rachel Swirsky: The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window (Subterranean Online, Summer 2010)
Available as part of this magazine.
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 2011.
Nebula for Best Novella 2010.
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Novella 2011.
Review: Notes:
Audio version serialized. Part 2. Part 3.

Short Fiction

Christopher Fowler: Beautiful Men (Visitants Anthology, 2010)
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Short Story 2011.

Not freely available online!

Karen Joy Fowler: Booth's Ghost (What I Didn't See and Other Stories Collection, 2010)
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Short Story 2011.

Not freely available online!

Kij Johnson: Ponies (Tor.com, November 2010)
Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 2011.
Nebula for Best Short Story 2010.
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Short Story 2011.
Reviews: Notes:
Tied winner of the Nebula award.

Joyce Carol Oates: Fossil-Figures (Stories Anthology, 2010)
World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story 2011.

Not freely available online!

Mercurio D. Rivera: Tu Sufrimiento Shall Protect Us (Black Static, August 2010)
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Short Story 2011.

Not freely available online!

The 2010 Nebula Awards Final Ballot

Novels

M. K. Hobson: The Native Star (Spectra, 2010)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 2010.

Not freely available online!

N. K. Jemisin: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Orbit, 2010)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 2010.
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Novel 2011.

Not freely available online!

Mary Robinette Kowal: Shades of Milk and Honey (Tor, 2010)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 2010.

Not freely available online!

Jack McDevitt: Echo (Ace, 2010)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 2010.

Not freely available online!

Nnedi Okorafor: Who Fears Death (DAW, 2010)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 2010.
World Fantasy Award for Best Novel 2011.

Not freely available online!

Connie Willis: Blackout/ All Clear (Spectra, 2010)
Hugo for Best Novel 2011.
Nebula for Best Novel 2010.

Not freely available online!

Novellas

Paolo Bacigalupi: The Alchemist (Subterranean, 2010)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 2010.

Not freely available online!

J. Kathleen Cheney: Iron Shoes (Alembical Anthology #2, 2010)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 2010.

Not freely available online!

Ted Chiang: The Lifecycle of Software Objects (Subterranean, 2010)
Hugo for Best Novella 2011.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 2010.
Notes:

Geoffrey A. Landis: The Sultan of the Clouds (Asimov's, September 2010)
Available as part of this magazine.
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 2011.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 2010.
Reviews: Notes:
Featured in Gardner Dozois's "Year's Best SF #28".
On Tilton's 'best fiction from 2010' list.
Audio version serialized. Part 2. Part 3.

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Paul Park: Ghosts Doing the Orange Dance (F & SF, January 2010)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novella 2010.
Reviews:

Not freely available online!

Rachel Swirsky: The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window (Subterranean Online, Summer 2010)
Available as part of this magazine.
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 2011.
Nebula for Best Novella 2010.
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Novella 2011.
Review: Notes:
Audio version serialized. Part 2. Part 3.

Novelettes

Chris Barzak: Map of Seventeen (Beastly Bride Anthology, 2010)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2010.

Not freely available online!

Aliette de Bodard: The Jaguar House, in Shadow (Asimov's, July 2010)
Available as part of this magazine.
Hugo Nomination for Best Novelette 2011.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2010.
Reviews: Notes:

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Christopher Kastensmidt: Available as part of this magazine (Realms of Fantasy, April 2010)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2010.
Reviews: Notes:

James Patrick Kelly: Plus or Minus (Asimov's, December 2010)
Alternate link. Available as part of this magazine.
Hugo Nomination for Best Novelette 2011.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2010.
Reviews: Notes:

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Shweta Narayan: Pishaach (Beastly Bride Anthology, 2010)
Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2010.

Not freely available online!

Eric James Stone: That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made (Analog, September 2010)
Available as part of this magazine.
Hugo Nomination for Best Novelette 2011.
Nebula for Best Novelette 2010.
Reviews: Notes:

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Caroline M. Yoachim: Stone Wall Truth (Asimov's, February 2010)
Available as part of this magazine.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novelette 2010.
Reviews: Notes:

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Short Stories

Adam-Troy Castro: Arvies (Lightspeed, August 2010)
Available as part of this magazine.
Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 2010.
Reviews: Notes:

Amal El-Mohtar: The Green Book (Apex, November 2010)
Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 2010.
Reviews:
On Tilton's 'best fiction from 2010' list.

Not freely available online!

Harlan Ellison: How Interesting: A Tiny Man (Realms of Fantasy, February 2010)
Nebula for Best Short Story 2010.
Reviews:
Tied winner of the Nebula award.

Not freely available online!

Kij Johnson: Ponies (Tor.com, November 2010)
Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 2011.
Nebula for Best Short Story 2010.
World Fantasy Award Nomination for Best Short Story 2011.
Reviews: Notes:
Tied winner of the Nebula award.

Vylar Kaftan: I'm Alive, I Love You, I'll See You in Reno (Lightspeed #1, June 2010)
Alternate link.
Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 2010.
Notes:

Jennifer Pelland: Ghosts of New York (Dark Faith Anthology, 2010)
Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 2010.
Notes:

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Felicity Shoulders: Conditional Love (Asimov's, January 2010)
Alternate link.
Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 2010.
Reviews: Notes:

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Free Speculative Fiction Online

Links to Science Fiction & Fantasy Stories Online

New: Too much information? Try collapsing data for a better overview!

(This can also be done on each page via the new icon next to the header)

Don't feel like searching? Random Story:

John Ringo: Eye of the Storm (Baen, 2009)

The 2011 Hugo Awards Ballot

Novels

Lois McMaster Bujold: Cryoburn (Baen, 2010)

Mira Grant: Feed (Orbit, 2010)

Ian McDonald: The Dervish House (Gollancz, 2010)

Connie Willis: Blackout/ All Clear (Spectra, 2010)

Novellas

Ted Chiang: The Lifecycle of Software Objects (Subterranean, 2010)

Elizabeth Hand: The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon (Stories Anthology, 2010)

Geoffrey A. Landis: The Sultan of the Clouds (Asimov's, September 2010)

Alastair Reynolds: Troika (Godlike Machines Anthology, 2010)

Rachel Swirsky: The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window (Subterranean Online, Summer 2010)

Novelettes

Aliette de Bodard: The Jaguar House, in Shadow (Asimov's, July 2010)

James Patrick Kelly: Plus or Minus (Asimov's, December 2010)

Sean McMullen: Eight Miles (Analog, September 2010)

Allen Steele: Available as part of this magazine (Asimov's, June 2010)

Eric James Stone: That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made (Analog, September 2010)

Short Stories

Kij Johnson: Ponies (Tor.com, November 2010)

Mary Robinette Kowal: For Want of a Nail (Asimov's, September 2010)

Carrie Vaughn: Amaryllis (Lightspeed, June 2010)

Peter Watts: The Things (Clarkesworld #40, January 2010)

The 2011 World Fantasy Awards Awards Ballot

Novels

Luren Beukes: Zoo City (Angry Robot, 2010)

N. K. Jemisin: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Orbit, 2010)

Graham Joyce: The Silent Land (Gollancz, 2010)

Guy Gavriel Kay: Under Heaven (Roc, 2010)

Karen Lord: Redemption In Indigo (Small Beer Press, 2010)

Nnedi Okorafor: Who Fears Death (DAW, 2010)

Novellas

Elizabeth Bear: Bone and Jewel Creatures (Subterranean, 2010)

Michael Byers: The Broken Man (PS Publishing, 2011)

Elizabeth Hand: The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon (Stories Anthology, 2010)

Tim Lebbon: The Thief of Broken Toys (ChiZine Publications, 2011)

George R. R. Martin: The Mystery Knight (Warriors Anthology, 2010)

Rachel Swirsky: The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window (Subterranean Online, Summer 2010)

Short Fiction

Christopher Fowler: Beautiful Men (Visitants Anthology, 2010)

Karen Joy Fowler: Booth's Ghost (What I Didn't See and Other Stories Collection, 2010)

Kij Johnson: Ponies (Tor.com, November 2010)

Joyce Carol Oates: Fossil-Figures (Stories Anthology, 2010)

Mercurio D. Rivera: Tu Sufrimiento Shall Protect Us (Black Static, August 2010)

The 2010 Nebula Awards Final Ballot

Novels

M. K. Hobson: The Native Star (Spectra, 2010)

N. K. Jemisin: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Orbit, 2010)

Mary Robinette Kowal: Shades of Milk and Honey (Tor, 2010)

Jack McDevitt: Echo (Ace, 2010)

Nnedi Okorafor: Who Fears Death (DAW, 2010)

Connie Willis: Blackout/ All Clear (Spectra, 2010)

Novellas

Paolo Bacigalupi: The Alchemist (Subterranean, 2010)

J. Kathleen Cheney: Iron Shoes (Alembical Anthology #2, 2010)

Ted Chiang: The Lifecycle of Software Objects (Subterranean, 2010)

Geoffrey A. Landis: The Sultan of the Clouds (Asimov's, September 2010)

Paul Park: Ghosts Doing the Orange Dance (F & SF, January 2010)

Rachel Swirsky: The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window (Subterranean Online, Summer 2010)

Novelettes

Chris Barzak: Map of Seventeen (Beastly Bride Anthology, 2010)

Aliette de Bodard: The Jaguar House, in Shadow (Asimov's, July 2010)

Christopher Kastensmidt: Available as part of this magazine (Realms of Fantasy, April 2010)

James Patrick Kelly: Plus or Minus (Asimov's, December 2010)

Shweta Narayan: Pishaach (Beastly Bride Anthology, 2010)

Eric James Stone: That Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made (Analog, September 2010)

Caroline M. Yoachim: Stone Wall Truth (Asimov's, February 2010)

Short Stories

Adam-Troy Castro: Arvies (Lightspeed, August 2010)

Amal El-Mohtar: The Green Book (Apex, November 2010)

Harlan Ellison: How Interesting: A Tiny Man (Realms of Fantasy, February 2010)

Kij Johnson: Ponies (Tor.com, November 2010)

Vylar Kaftan: I'm Alive, I Love You, I'll See You in Reno (Lightspeed #1, June 2010)

Jennifer Pelland: Ghosts of New York (Dark Faith Anthology, 2010)