Armor up for a metal-pounding feast of action, adventure and amazing speculation by topnotch writers, including Tobias Buckell, Robert Buettner, Jack McDevitt, Sean Williams, Dan Abnett, Simon Green, Alastair Reynolds, and Jack Campbell.

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Pittsburgh, PA: magically transported to a world of elves and magic. Now Tinker, once a downtrodden waif from that city, but lately a full-blooded elf ruler, must root out and destroy an evil plot that involves the kidnapping and breeding of elf children. Sequel to Tinker and Wolf Who Rules.

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Lyonesse: a world of magic where a dark power struggle is underway between warring wizards. Prophecy speaks of a Defender who will set things right, but young doesn’t feel called to be the Defender of anybody. Yet as the legions of Shadow Hall gather, Meb cannot deny her magic skill to this world’s beleaguered people. And if she can hold out, the Dragon Fionn is fast on the way to reinforce her. Then things will really get interesting. The sequel to Dave Freer’s groundbreaking fantasy epic, Dragon’s Ring.

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With Earth at war with implacable alien invaders, the artificially intelligent programs called servants have proven their mettle in battle. Now a turncoat A.I. is on trial for treason, and in the process he threatens to undo all the hard-won recognition his kind have achieved. But one stalwart A.I. officer in the U.S. Space Navy has no intention of letting the traitor, who is literally his twin brother in code, get away with it. A story set in the world of Hugo finalist Tony Daniel’s upcoming military SF thriller, Guardian of Night.

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Enhancing human biochemistry has always been a part of warfare, but now the drugs of war have gone high tech and are becoming much more effect. Military historian J.R. Dunn returns to Baen.com with a look at drugs and combat in the past, present–and what DARPA, hostile states, and new developments on the horizon hold in store for the future warrior.

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Hugely popular new meta-hero novels Invasion and upcoming World Divided started their lives as audio drama podcasts produced by Mercedes Lackey and her coauthors. Now in a Baen.com exclusive, listen to a Secret World Chronicle special broadcast a new introduction and material never before heard.

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Tony Daniel, the award-winning author of upcoming Guardian of Night, is also an editor at Baen Books. Daniel reflects on reading, writing, being a Baen editor, and life in science fiction and storytelling.

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Here’s a classroom-ready (and highly enjoyable) teacher’s and reader’s guide for studying one of the greatest of Robert A. Heinlein’s young adult classics, The Star Beast. This is part of an ongoing series of Baen Books Teacher’s Guides.

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Don’t forget to check out the Baen new book releases. And for upcoming appearances by Baen authors and editors, check here. And remember, our poll and contest on the best near-future SF bad guys is going strong until January 25. Check it out here.