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Aurealis #60    by Michael Pryor (Editor)
Price: $2.99 USD. 14860 words. Language: English. Published by Chimaera Publications  on May 6, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » General.

The best in Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction, featuring 'Betrayal' by Marta Salek, an exotic and magical tale of elsewhere, and the coolly stylish 'Catspaw' by James Bradley. Plus the best news, reviews, and interviews in the world of Australian Speculative Fiction. Miss it not.
Aurealis #59    by Michael Pryor (Editor)
Price: $2.99 USD. 12860 words. Language: English. Published by Chimaera Publications  on April 1, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » General.

Aurealis #59, edited by Michael Pryor, features the startling and exotic world of Emmet O'Cuana's 'Tiresias: A 'blood-punk' fantasy' and Douglas Fry's subtle, challenging 'A Brilliant Fire'. Kate Forstyh delves into the history of fairy tales, our reviewers opine on the latest publications, and the best SF news is yours to contemplate.
For Want of a Nail    by Mary Robinette Kowal
Price: $0.99 USD. 12340 words. Language: English. Published on April 28, 2011. Fiction » Science fiction » General.

0.75 star(4.75 from 4 reviews)
This is the 2011 Hugo award-winning short story, "For Want of a Nail" with some bonus content. Read the author's notes, along with the original first draft which has a completely different plot.
Moments    by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Price: $2.99 USD. 5870 words. Language: English. Published by WMG Publishing  on April 19, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » General.

When a cargo ship in distress docks at International Space Station 3 near Mars, Hoa Nguyen leads the security team. It only takes her a moment to realize something went seriously wrong. The lack of sound, the smell. She’s never encountered anything like this before. No one has. Kristine Kathryn Rusch is one of the best writers in the field. —SFRevu
Trained to Destroy    by Viola Grace
Price: $3.99 USD. 17970 words. Language: English. Published by eXtasy Books  on April 27, 2013. Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi.

A Guardsman wakes a deadly weapon of mythic proportions, Rathi, and she must choose sides with only his earnest gaze to go on.
The Hall of Black Trees & The Painted Ones    by A. S. Warwick
Price: $0.99 USD. 19080 words. Language: English. Published on July 8, 2009. Fiction » Fantasy » General.

In a wild, primeval world filled with wonders and danger the small Huatti lizardman Tudhala Ramal travels with the human hunter Braega, and Alia, Braega's companion, a giant marsupial lion. Lost ruins and hidden places of power in the deep forests abound, and it is to these places they find themselves drawn.
Apex Magazine - Issue 13    by Apex Publications
Price: $0.99 USD. 11490 words. Language: English. Published on June 8, 2010. Fiction » Science fiction » General.

(2.00 from 1 review)
Apex Magazine is a monthly science fiction, fantasy, and horror ezine. This issue features short fiction from Holly Hight, Naomi Libicki, Jeff Carlson, and Matthew Kressel.
Blue Haired Alien Girlfriend    by John H. Carroll
Price: $0.99 USD. 6000 words. Language: English. Published on November 27, 2010. Fiction » Science fiction » General.

0.5 star(4.56 from 9 reviews)
Blue Haired Alien Girlfriend is a stand alone short story. Joshua is a manager at FishBurgers who walks home alone every evening. One night, he comes across an unusual blue-haired woman sitting on a bench. He's thrown for a loop when she tells him where she's from, but he doesn't mind. Sometimes love can be a little quirky, sometimes it can be a lot quirky.
Voyage: Embarkation #8 Benevolence    by Zachary Bonelli
Price: $0.99 USD. 11610 words. Language: English. Published on May 9, 2013. Fiction » Science fiction » General.

Kal is shocked to discover a world where the fundamental component of all life is clay. This is a huge surprise, since he has not travelled “metaxically” far enough from Earth to account for such a huge difference in evolutionary history. Tria is unnerved and wants to leave, but Kal insists on uncovering the mystery of the world of clay people and animals called Glinn.
A Peace Within    by Ann Somerville
Price: $0.99 USD. 11170 words. Language: English. Published on June 16, 2011. Fiction » Science fiction » General.

A grieving widower who can see spirits. A lonely ex-soldier, finding civilian existence unfulfilling. And a sad little soul, unable to move on to her new life. Together they will solve a mystery and bring each other the healing they need. Part of the Periter universe, a prequel to "Cold Front".