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Free science fiction short stories are easy to find on the internet... It's the quality of the story that you have to worry about. I know that there are loads of free science fiction stories out there - which is where BestScienceFictionStories.com comes in. Most of the science fiction short stories I review are available online for free, because then I can easily put a link in the review and you can just click on it and read the story (if that is your desire.)

If the story has been published in a book or high profile science fiction magazine then it will be harder to find online for free - the sames goes for short stories by famous authors. The good news is that several stories that have won major science fiction awards, like the Hugo or Nebula, are often available for free, and several contemporary authors offer some of their stories for free too.

And, finally, don't forget that free does not always mean online - you can find free science fiction short stories in other places too, such as your local library or through a book exchange program, but they usually take a little bit of work.

So, if you like doing your own detective work to find the best free science fiction short stories then good luck! If not, then let me do all the searching and tell you how to find and read the best stories.

Here is a list of free science fiction short stories featured on this site:



  • The Forest by Laird Barron
  • Flash Fiction Friday: Evil Elevators and Stinky Shoplifters
  • Black Destroyer by A.E. van Vogt
  • Flash Fiction Friday: Old Musicians and Old Dreamers
  • Eros, Philia, Agape by Rachel Swirsky
  • Flash Fiction Friday: Gracious Conquerors and Terrible Trajectories
  • Hunting Problem by Robert Sheckley
  • Flash Fiction Friday: Picture Perfect Children and Unruly Guests
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Flash Fiction Friday: Language Lessons and Alien Signals
  • Printcrime by Cory Doctorow
  • Bridesicle by Will McIntosh
  • Flash Fiction Friday: No Sleep and No Peace
  • What’s He Doing in There by Fritz Leiber
  • The Next Invasion by Robert Reed
  • Flash Fiction Friday: Two Timin’ with Fredric Brown
  • The Day Before the Revolution by Ursula K. Le Guin
  • Flash Fiction Friday: Launch Pads and Note Pads
  • The Star and the Rockets by Harry Turtledove
  • A Gun for Dinosaur by L. Sprague de Camp
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