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The Horror of the Heights
by Arthur Conan Doyle
A pioneering aviator begins to suspect that the official explainations cannot account for the constant stream of in-air deaths and disappearances.
- Length: 14 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
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The Other Option
by Jamie Brindle
Quince returns to the life-selling business, but this time he's got competition
- Length: 18 pages
- Age Rating: 15
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Paris, at Night
by Sung J. Woo
"You grow memory like a crop, and when you want to, you harvest it."
- Length: 8 pages
- Age Rating: 15
The Wicker Husband
by Ursula Wills-Jones
When the ugly girl decides to find herself a husband she has no idea what she’s letting herself in for.
- Length: 13 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:5 stars
Fear No More
by George Anthony
Jonte has spent his whole life in a radiation shelter, but the arrival of eight strangers is the start of an adventure that will change his life forever.
- Length: 18 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:3 stars
To Sit in the Sun
by Joanna Leyland
When the cold has settled deep in your bones ...
- Length: 1 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
Professor Panini
by Matthew Grigg
Professor Panini is too clever for his own good.
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
The Star
by Esther Claes
Not even fame can protect you when the world goes wrong.
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:4 stars
Time, Art & Criticism
by Paul Trembling
What is art? And who decides? The artist or the critic?
- Length: 11 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
Welcome to the science fiction short story section at east of the web. Find this month's featured stories above. You can browse the science fiction library by subgenre or search it for a title, author or keyword. Clicking on an author's name lists all their stories along with further information and links. Stories can be read online, printed or downloaded for reading offline or on handheld devices.
top short stories
They're Made out of Meat
by Terry Bisson
A conversation about an unusual discovery.
- Length: 3 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
Time, Again
by Tim Maly
"Before we met, you showed me your diary."
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
Visiting The Millionaire
by George Anthony
An attempt is made to visit the millionaire.
- Length: 2 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:4 stars
The Big Deal
by Jamie Brindle
Quince sells death. No wonder he likes his job.
- Length: 13 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
by Ambrose Bierce
A man stands on a railroad bridge; his wrists are bound with a chord, a rope encircles his neck. This story was adapted into the most popular ever episode of The Twighlight Zone.
- Length: 9 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:5 stars
The Drop
by Mark Bowman
On his release from an organic computer, a man races to understand the meaning behind an alien artifact.
- Length: 17 pages
- Age Rating: PG
- Rating:4 stars
Pumping Up Napoleon
by Maria Donovan
Napoleon is resurrected and meets a young lady.
- Length: 7 pages
- Age Rating: 15
- Rating:5 stars
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