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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:



  • Burn by James Patrick Kelly
  • Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge by Mike Resnick
  • A Martian Odyssey by Stanley G. Weinbaum
  • The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link
  • After the Coup by John Scalzi
  • The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke
  • The Green Leopard Plague by Walter Jon Williams
  • All You Zombies- by Robert Heinlein
  • The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin
  • Jimmy’s Roadside Cafe by Ramsey Shehadeh
  • O One by Chris Roberson
  • A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury
  • Aristotle OS by Tony Ballantyne
  • Boxed by Will McIntosh
  • Small Moments in Time by John G. Hemry
  • Sergeant Chip by Bradley Denton
  • The Hunted Heroes by Robert Silverberg
  • Anda’s Game by Cory Doctorow
  • Distant Replay by Mike Resnick
  • They’re Made Out of Meat by Terry Bisson
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