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In this issue: Mother Russia falls into the Ring of Fire, the secret to the fate of humanity, and a young soldier wages a war against an alien menace. All that plus a new contest!

Books on Sale in Bookstores February 2018

The Fight for Mother Russia

It’s been five years since a cosmic incident known as The Ring of Fire transported the modern day town of Grantville, West Virginia, through time and space to 17th century Europe. The course of world history has been forever altered. And Mother Russia is no exception.

Inspired by the American up-timers, Russian serfs are rebelling. Meanwhile, Czar Mikhail has escaped house arrest and is making his way by dirigible to the village of Ufa. There he intends to set up a government-in-exile. It is to Ufa that the serfs are heading, as well. The path is dangerous—for the serfs as well as the czar. But it could be that a new wind of liberty is about to blow three centuries early—and change Mother Russia forever.

Get 1637: The Volga Rules here.

Hell Will Break Loose

Despite unprecedented victories on the part of humanity, the war with the alien Chiata Horde drags on. In fact, intelligence suggests that the Chiata Invasion is at hand, and with numbers sure to overwhelm humankind. But hope has come from an unlikely source: the Thgreet, long-dead inhabitants of a world ground under the heels of the Chiata millennia ago. In the crumbled ruins of their homeworld is a map—and it may lead to victory. Meanwhile, Alexander Moore’s daughter, Deanna Moore, now known by the callsign “Phoenix,” wages a personal war on the Chiata.

Get Bringers of Hell here.

The Mission to Save Humanity. Or Doom Us Forever

In 2065, space scientist Chris Holt discovers that one of the asteroids he is surveying for mining is actually a derelict spaceship. Meanwhile, across the galaxy a war has been underway between alien civilizations that have very different ideas about what should be done about emerging civilizations like our own. The truth can only be discovered on Methone, a tiny moon of the planet Saturn. But the nations of Earth in their race to get there may destroy the one chance we have to survive. It’s up to Holt to bring humanity face to face with an intelligence that may give us the key to the universe. Or shut the door to the stars for all time.

Get Mission to Methone here.

February Contest

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The Case for Humanity

In Les Johnson’s debut solo novel Mission to Methone, a group of aliens debates whether humanity should be allowed to travel the stars or suffer a far bleaker fate. Which got us thinking, if you were brought before an alien council to make the case for humanity, what would you tell them to convince them to let us Earthlings take to the stars? Let us know in a short paragraph (100 words or fewer) for a chance to win a signed copy of Mission to Methone.

Find out more here.

Contest Winners

January Contest Winner

Last month we asked you what Baen release you were most looking forward to this year for a chance to win a signed copy of the book you chose. Congrats to Ryan True! He’ll have to wait until April for his signed copy of David Drake’s latest RCN novel Though Hell Should Bar the Way, but we think it’ll be worth the wait!

Don't Touch that Dial: It's the Baen Free Radio Hour!

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Travis S. Taylor on Bringers of Hell, the latest entry in his Tau Ceti Agenda series, and Eric Flint, Paula Goodlett, and Gorg Huff discuss 1637: The Volga Rules, a new novel in the Ring of Fire alternate history series. Missed past episodes? No problem. We’ve got every episode archived for your listening pleasure.

Listen to The Baen Free Radio Hour now

February Books

	*1637: The Volga Rules* Eric Flint & Paula Goodlett & Gorg Huff (hardcover) Inspired by the American up-timers, Russian serfs are rebelling. Meanwhile, Czar Mikhail has escaped house arrest and is making his way by dirigible to the village of Ufa, where he intends to set up a government-in-exile. The path is dangerous—for the serfs as well as the czar. But it could be that a new wind of liberty is about to blow three centuries early—and change Mother Russia forever.
	*Bringers of Hell* Travis S. Taylor (hardcover) Despite unprecedented victories on the part of humanity, the war with the alien Chiata Horde drags on. Meanwhile, Alexander Moore’s daughter, Deanna Moore, now known by the callsign “Phoenix,” wages a personal war on the alien menace.
	*Mission to Methone* Les Johnson (trade paperback) Turns out, humanity is far from alone in the galaxy—and our future may depend on one man discovering a strange secret on the tiny, egg-shaped moon of Methone. The only question is, will he get there in time?
	*The Complete Psychotechnic League, Volume 2* Poul Anderson (trade paperback) Volume two of three collecting the complete Psychotechnic League stories by science fiction legend Poul Anderson. Includes The Snows of Ganymede, a full-length novel never before collected in a Psychotechnic League volume.
	*Monster Hunter Memoirs: Sinners* Larry Correia & John Ringo (mass market paperback) With New Orleans out of control, Chad Oliver Gardenier, one of Monster Hunter International’s premier hunters, has been dispatched from Seattle to reinforce the beleaguered members of MHI’s Hoodoo Squad in their fight against the darkness.
	*Project Elfhome* Wen Spencer (mass market paperback) Short stories that transport the reader to the fascinating realm known as Elfhome, a world where modern day Pittsburgh and the kingdom of the Elves collide.

Baen Appearances

	Author	Appearance
	Les Johnson	February 1 Space Center Houston Houston, TX https://spacecenter.org/
	Eric Flint	February 4 Old Firehouse Books 232 Walnut St Fort Collins, CO
	Les Johnson	February 5 Flights of Fantasy - Albany 381 Sand Creek Road Albany, NY http://fofbooksandgames.blogspot.com/
	Les Johnson	February 6 Annie's Book Stop of Worcester 65 James Street Worcester, MA http://www.anniesbooksworcester.com/
	Les Johnson	February 7 4 Pleasant Street Cambridge, MA http://www.pandemoniumbooks.com/
	Les Johnson	February 9 New York City Technical College New York, NY
	Les Johnson	February 9-12 FarPoint Science Fiction Convention Hunt Valley, MD http://www.farpointcon.com/
	D.J. Butler Larry Correia Sarah A. Hoyt Jim Minz Eric James Stone	February 15-17 Life, the Universe, and Everything Provo Marriott Hotel & Conference Center Colorado Springs, CO http://superstarswriting.com/
	Brendan DuBois Les Johnson	February 16-18 Boskone Science Fiction Convention Boston, MA http://www.boskone.org/
	Toni Weisskopf	February 22-25 ConCave/DeepSouthCon Bowling Green, KY http://concaveky.org/
	D.J. Butler	February 23-25 Pensacon Pensacola, FL http://pensacon.com/

Don't forget to check out the newest ebook releases here. Plus new short story “Pain is the Fuel” by Travis S. Taylor here. And read this month’s nonfiction essay, “Catching the Gravitational Lens Express: The Scientific Backstory to Mission to Methone” by Les Johnson here.

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