Once, Jackson Rook was a war hero. But that was a long time ago, on a world very far away. Now Rook is a criminal, a smuggler on board multipurpose supply vehicle Tar Heel. His mission: steal a top-of-the-line mech and deliver it to far-flung planet Swindle, a world so hostile to everything decent that even the air will kill you. But for all Rook’s mercenary ways, there is a sense of rough justice within him. He is no pirate. He does not bow to tyrants. It seems that deep within the smuggler, the heart of a warrior still beats. And when that warrior reawakens, the galaxy will tremble!

San Kyarr is a novitiate within a secretive holy order tasked by Fleet to infiltrate the home world of mankind’s most dangerous enemy: the Sommen. If caught, her mission will bring war to Earth—long before humanity is ready to confront this implacable enemy. To make matters worse, a competing faction within Fleet learns of the clandestine assignment and sends San’s own brother to destroy her. Now San must confront the constant threat of alien annihilation. She must deal with heart-rending human treachery and intrigue. Most of all, she must adapt and survive as she finds herself transforming into a being that is perhaps beyond human nature itself.

Southeastern Utah, 1934. A dark and ancient conspiracy is afoot in a small town set amid endless hills of warped and twisted sandstone. Local law enforcement seems powerless to stop a murderous magic from claiming victim after victim. Unraveling the plot will require a man of skill. A man equally at ease with magic and reason. A good man. A man of humility. But also a cunning man. Hiram Wooley has these qualities. But his practiced command of Old World Braucher skills and folklore magic may have met its match when faced with a primeval curse as old as human history itself.

This month marks the release of Gun Runner by Larry Correia and John D. Brown. And to celebrate the launch of the new novel, we're giving away a signed copy, in a random drawing. Just send your name to contest@baen.com by February 20th to be entered to win!

Last month, in honor of Dan Koboldt's new novel Domesticating Dragons, in which biological engineers fabricate living, breathing dragons for sale as companions to humans, we asked you to tell us what what fictional dragon you would most like to see brought to life to keep as a pet. Congrats to Yitzy Handler!

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