Agent Franks of the U.S. Monster Control Bureau is a man of many parts—parts from other people, that is. He’s also nearly indestructible, animated by a powerful alchemical substance and inhabited by a super-intelligent spirit more ancient than humanity itself. Sworn to serve and protect the United States of America from all monsters, Franks has only one condition to the agreement: the government is never allowed to try to make more like him.

Project Nemesis: a secret government project by the very agency Franks works to make thirteen more—just like Franks. Now all bets are off, and the director is about to learn that it’s best to stay on a monster’s good side. Particularly if that monster happens to be an undying killing machine.

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The former colonists of the Freehold of Grainne are done with the occupation of their planet by the UN forces of Earth. In fact, the locals aren't content with lobbing missiles at the opposition. They intend to go that extra step. And now Jandro Hauer is about to find out that even a trip to the local bazaar for a quick bite can be an invitation to horror. A new story by Michael Z. Williamson set in the Freehold universe. Williamson's excellent new collection of short fiction and provocative nonfiction is available here.

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There's part two of our look at how rockets rendezvous and dock, written by former NASA Space Shuttle mission control specialist Terry Burlison. What does it really take to get a vehicle from the launch pad into orbit and mated safely with another craft, hundreds of miles high traveling at a blistering 18,000 miles per hour? Sit down, strap in, and hold on. You’re about to learn why it’s called “rocket science.”

Read part two of “Rendezvous and Docking: a User’s Guide for Non-rocket Scientists” now.

The sixth and final installment of the multipart series on training for war by retired Army lieutenant colonel Tom Kratman, creator of the popular Carrera military science fiction series, Come and Take Them. Kratman’s contention: an army is for winning wars. And to win wars, you have to train men (and some women) to be warriors, not police or social workers.

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The complete “Training for War,” all six serialized installments, is now available as an ebook here.

Fascinating conversations with your favorite Baen writers about the books you love. Coming soon: a discussion on Robert A. Heinlein's Waldo & Magic, Inc. with World Fantasy Award winning author Tim Powers, a two-part interview with David Weber and Eric Flint discussing new Crown of Slaves series novel, Cauldron of Ghosts, and a David Drake interview on his new RCN novel The Sea without a Shore, and a talk with Aussie writers Hal Colebatch and Jessica Q. Fox on their new novel Treasure Planet set in the Man-Kzin War universe created by Larry Niven.

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