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In this issue: a trillionaire makes first contact, a Peterbilt time travels, and a girl & her AI tank make an earthshattering discovery. All that plus a new contest!

 Books on Sale in Bookstores February 20‌24

Beggar's Sky by Wil McCarthy

FIRST CONTACT ON THE LAWLESS FRONTIER

Igbal Renz is one of the Four Horsemen—trillionaires who have successfully privatized the space industry in Earth’s Solar System. Now, Renz has constructed a starship capable of making the twenty-year journey to Alpha Centauri. So why is he stopping at barely one-tenth that distance, with a cargo of a hundred frozen scientists and diplomats?

Rumors abound that Renz Ventures, Inc., has made contact with . . . something. And yet, as deadly stealth ships prowl the space lanes and as the corporate space race threatens to devolve into outright warfare, the Four Horsemen of space industry are discovering firsthand that even in a limitless and lawless frontier, no one can ever be truly self-sufficient.

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TRUCKIN’ THROUGH TIME

Michael and Melanie Anderle are hauling a tanker full of oil with their Peterbilt eighteen-wheeler when they’re struck by a temporal irregularity that sends them, the truck, and their daughter back in time a thousand years. The bubble that transports them also grabs a chemist and her two young children, along with half a convenience store in the middle of the United States.

They just want to make a decent life for themselves in this new world of the past, with their Peterbilt and its oil providing a means of transportation, a generator, and shelter. But not all the locals are willing to live and let live, and when the area shamans decide that this community of temporally displaced persons is a threat to their power, the Anderles find out what it’s like to take a Peterbilt to war.

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An Angel Called Peterbilt by Eric Flint, Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett



Beyond Enemies by Marisa Wolf A GIRL AND HER TANK

Talinn Reaze and Bee serve as “Breezy,” part of the United Colonial Force’s elite Artificial Intelligence Troops. Trained for full integration since before Talinn’s birth, they exceeded expectations and became one of the premier heavy tanks, leading assaults on several fronts of the long war against the Interstellar Defense Corps.

When they’re thrown to a backwater base without cause, boredom becomes their main enemy—until the world falls out from under their treads and they begin to question everything they’ve ever known.

As they orient to their new reality, they have a decision to make: Uphold the status quo, or risk burning civilization to the ground.

Talinn and Bee always did have a fondness for fire.

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February Ebook Promotion

FEBRUARY WIL MCCARTHY EBOOK SALE

Wil McCarthy is a visionary hard science fiction writer, with a keen eye for character and story and a wholly unique voice. To celebrate his latest release, Beggar’s Sky, we’re offering discounts on ALL Baen Books McCarthy ebooks, for the month of February.

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February Contest

contest BEGGAR’S SKY GIVEAWAY

To celebrate the release of the latest installment in the Rich Man’s Sky series, we’re giving away a free copy of Beggar's Sky. Send an email with your name to contest@baen.com to be entered into our random drawing.

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January Contest Winner



Congrats to Robert Hull, winner of a copy of D.J. Butler’s Among the Gray Lords.

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Don’t Touch That Dial:
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Listen to the Baen Free Radio Hour Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Wil McCarthy on the Rich Man’s Sky series, Marisa Wolf talks Beyond Enemies, and Paula Goodlett and Gorg Huff discuss An Angel Called Peterbilt.

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February Books
cover image Beggar's Sky
Wil McCarthy
(hardcover)

Igbal Renz is one of the Four Horsemen—trillionaires who have successfully privatized the space industry in Earth’s Solar System. Now, Renz has constructed a starship capable of making the twenty-year journey to Alpha Centauri. So why is he stopping at barely one-tenth that distance, with a cargo of a hundred frozen scientists and diplomats?


cover image An Angel Called Peterbilt
Eric Flint, Gorg Huff & Paula Goodlett
(hardcover)

Michael and Melanie Anderle are hauling a tanker full of oil with their Peterbilt eighteen-wheeler when they’re struck by a temporal irregularity that sends them, the truck, and their daughter back in time a thousand years.

cover image Beyond Enemies
Marisa Wolf
(trade paperback)

Talinn Reaze and Bee serve as “Breezy,” part of the United Colonial Force’s elite Artificial Intelligence Troops. Exceeding expectations to become one of the premier heavy tanks, they lead assaults on several fronts of the long war against the Interstellar Defense Corps. But, when they’re thrown to a backwater base without cause, boredom becomes their main enemy—until the world falls out from under their treads. . . .

cover image Tower of Silence
Larry Correia
(trade paperback)

Ashok Vadal, Thera, and the Sons of the Black Sword face foes both human and supernatural, Byzantine political intrigue and bloody hand-to-hand combat, and gods and demons alike. But Vadal is a warrior with a warrior’s heart, and woe to those who would stand in his way—man, god, demon, or otherwise!

cover image Fire With Fire
Charles E. Gannon
(trade paperback)

Book one in Charles E. Gannon’s award-winning, galaxy-spanning Caine Riordan series. With new material by the author.

cover image Chicks in Tank Tops
edited by Jason Cordova
(mass market paperback)

Any girl would gladly trade in her skimpy armor for a tank. While a little bit of chainmail can take a chick far, heavy armor can take one even farther. Besides, what’s not to love about chicks in tank tops?

cover image The Scarab Mission
James L. Cambias
(mass market paperback)

Solana Sina is a scarab, salvaging wrecked and abandoned space habitats. She and an oddball crew board the derelict colony Safdaghar hoping to score some loot before the colony gets catapulted into the outer reaches of the Solar System. But Solana and the scarabs come face-to-face with a mysterious stranger intent on preserving an explosive secret.
Baen Appearances


Toni Weisskopf
Kevin Anderson
Charles E. Gannon
Kevin Ikenberry
Chris Kennedy
David Weber

February 7-10
Superstars Writing Conference 2024
Colorado Springs, CO
https://superstarswriting.com/


Kacey Ezell February 9-11
Boskone 61 Convention
Boston, MA
https://boskone.org/


Michael Z. Williamson
February 17-19
Michigan Gun Show
Novi, MI



David Carrico (tentative) February 23-25
Fencon
Dallas, TX
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