Free Speculative Fiction Online: David Brin

Award-winning fiction:

Startide Rising (Bantam, 1983)
Hugo for Best Novel 1984.
Nebula for Best Novel 1983.
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Not freely available online!

The Crystal Spheres (Analog, January 1984)
Alternate link.
Hugo for Best Short Story 1985.
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The Uplift War (Phantasia, 1987)
Hugo for Best Novel 1988.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 1987.
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Not freely available online!

Award-nominated fiction:

This list is limited to the Hugo Awards, the Nebula Awards, and the World Fantasy Awards. See here for further awards.

The Postman (Asimov's, November 1982)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 1983.
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Not freely available online!

Cyclops (Asimov's, March 1984)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novella 1985.
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Not freely available online!

The Postman <Novel> (Bantam Spectra, 1985)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 1986.
Nebula Nomination for Best Novel 1985.

Not freely available online!

Thor Meets Captain America (F & SF, July 1986)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novelette 1987.
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Not freely available online!

The Giving Plague (Interzone #23, Spring 1988)
Alternate link. Alternate link.
Hugo Nomination for Best Short Story 1989.
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Recommended!

Earth (Bantam Spectra, 1990)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 1991.
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Not freely available online!

Glory Season (Bantam Spectra, 1993)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 1994.
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Not freely available online!

Brightness Reef (Bantam Spectra, 1995)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 1996.
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Not freely available online!

Kiln People (Tor, 2002)
Hugo Nomination for Best Novel 2003.
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Not freely available online!

Other fiction online:

Toujours Voir (The River of Time Collection, 1986)
Available as part of this magazine.
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Bubbles (Universe Anthology, 1987)
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Those Eyes (Alien Pregnant By Elvis Anthology, 1994)
Alternate link.
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Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Fortitude (SF Age, January 1996)
Available as part of this magazine.
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Aficionado (Popular Science Magazine, August 1998)
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Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Temptation (Far Horizons Anthology, 2000)
Available as part of this magazine.
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A serialized podcast. Part 2. Part 3.

Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Reality Check (Nature #404, March 2000)
Alternate link.
Featured in David Hartwell’s ‘Year’s Best SF 6’.
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A Professor at Harvard (Analog, July 2003)
Available as part of this magazine.
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Mars Opposition (Analog, January 2005)
Available as part of this magazine.
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With Gregory Benford: I Could’ve Done Better (Jim Baen's Universe Vol. 1 No. 5, February 2007)
A sample from this magazine. Alternate link.
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The Smartest Mob … (Jim Baen's Universe Vol. 2 No. 5, February 2008)
Available as part of this anthology. A sample from this magazine.
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Gorilla My Dreams (Jim Baen's Universe Vol. 4 No. 1, June 2009)
A sample from this magazine.
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71 (Ring of Fire Anthology #4, 2016)
Alternate link.
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With Tobias S. Buckell: High Awareness (Overview: Stories in the Stratosphere Anthology, 2017)
Available as part of this anthology.
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Published somewhere on the World Wide Web.

Free Speculative Fiction Online

David Brin

Award-winning fiction:

Startide Rising (Bantam, 1983)

The Crystal Spheres (Analog, January 1984)

The Uplift War (Phantasia, 1987)

Award-nominated fiction:

The Postman (Asimov's, November 1982)

Cyclops (Asimov's, March 1984)

The Postman <Novel> (Bantam Spectra, 1985)

Thor Meets Captain America (F & SF, July 1986)

The Giving Plague (Interzone #23, Spring 1988)

Earth (Bantam Spectra, 1990)

Glory Season (Bantam Spectra, 1993)

Brightness Reef (Bantam Spectra, 1995)

Kiln People (Tor, 2002)

Other fiction online:

Toujours Voir (The River of Time Collection, 1986)

Bubbles (Universe Anthology, 1987)

Those Eyes (Alien Pregnant By Elvis Anthology, 1994)

Fortitude (SF Age, January 1996)

Aficionado (Popular Science Magazine, August 1998)

Temptation (Far Horizons Anthology, 2000)

Reality Check (Nature #404, March 2000)

A Professor at Harvard (Analog, July 2003)

Mars Opposition (Analog, January 2005)

With Gregory Benford: I Could’ve Done Better (Jim Baen's Universe Vol. 1 No. 5, February 2007)

The Smartest Mob … (Jim Baen's Universe Vol. 2 No. 5, February 2008)

Gorilla My Dreams (Jim Baen's Universe Vol. 4 No. 1, June 2009)

71 (Ring of Fire Anthology #4, 2016)

With Tobias S. Buckell: High Awareness (Overview: Stories in the Stratosphere Anthology, 2017)