The lunar colony is a mining colony with only internal security capabilities. Nobody had even considered that there might someday arise a need to defend the place from the Earth! But that day has come. Something has been uncovered on the Moon. Something important. The lunar colonists perceive this great discovery as their own. But as far as the governments of Earth are concerned—they paid for everything on the Moon, so it belongs to them.

There is only one solution: turn Luna into a battlefield!

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Behold the ketch Crosscurrent Voyager, bound on a senior year summer cruise to adventure and serious fun. Six kids aboard, ranging from suburban geeks to street-smart pariahs, and a British captain who rarely smiles. What could go wrong? Zombies could go wrong. Just days after they leave, a plague starts spreading like wildfire, turning most of its survivors into shrieking, cannibalistic rage-monsters. Now the Crosscurrent Voyager becomes these teens’ one hope for survival. If they can avoid killing each other in the process of reaching their destination.

Get At the End of the World eARC here.

Bard Indrajit Twang and mercenary Fix have been hired by a powerful risk-merchant to protect the life of opera star Ilsa without Peer for the duration of a risk contract he’s taken on. When an attempt is made on Ilsa’s life, Indrajit and Fix find themselves hunted by multiple mercenary squads and targeted by some of the most powerful men in the city of Kish. Will they be able to save themselves, not to mention protect Ilsa, in the Palace of Shadow and Joy?

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Bhaajan grew up in the Undercity, a community hidden in the ruins buried beneath the glittering City of Cries on the imperial planet Raylicon. Caught between the astonishing beauty and crushing poverty of that life, and filled with wanderlust, she enlisted in the military. Now Major Bhaajan is a private investigator who solves cases for, among other clients, the House of Majda, the powerful royal family centered in Cries. The powerful elite of the City of Cries are disappearing, and only Bhaajan, who grew up in the Undercity, can find them—if she isn’t murdered first. But if she survives, waiting for Bhaajan is a revelation that may transform Cries—and the Empire itself—forever.

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Decades ago humanity fled an Earth ravished by climate change and biowarfare. The majority of survivors escaped to new worlds through alien jump gates, leaving only a few enclaves behind to eke out an existence in a ruined world. But Dr. Ethan Louis Jedson III didn’t want to leave his home, nor did he desire to live in what amounted to an underground cage. Instead, he’s spent a solitary life in what was once Alaska—the last wild place on Earth. But now his solitude has ended. Mary Peregoy is a representative of the Peregoy family, one of the three wealthiest families responsible for Earth’s destruction. She and her ilk live happily on the planet New California. Now she’s returned to Earth to take what no human can rightfully lay claim to. Jedson is older and with far less advanced tech—but she’ll have to go through him first—and he is not a man who gives up easily.

Read “Peregoy's Wolves” by Nancy Kress here.

Recently, someone suggested to Dr. Robert E. Furey, author of this month’s nonfiction essay, that they might both be simulations. Indeed, that our entire universe is virtual, running on some super-smart computer somewhere out in the “real world.” Dr. Furey’s initial reaction was something akin to “No way!” But Dr. Bostrom’s trilemma and Simulation argument nagged. So, are we living in a digital or a material world? Find out in this essay we’re sure Jim Baen would have loved.

Read “The Bridge of Sighs: Are We What We Might Have Been?” by Robert E. Furey here.

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Larry Niven and Steven Barnes discuss Starborn and Godsons, the conclusion to the Legacy of Heorot series by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, and Steven Barnes. Publisher Toni Weisskopf discusses Baen Books news, and our hopeful response to the Great Hunkering Down currently underway. And Rob Furey talks about “Bridge of Sighs,” his nonfiction essay on the pro and con arguments on whether or not we all live in a computer simulation! Missed past episodes? No problem. We’ve got every episode archived for your listening pleasure.

Listen to the Baen Free Radio Hour now.

Can’t get to the bookstore to see your favorite author? We will bring your favorite author to you! We are proud to announce the beginning of a weekly author reading series to be conducted at 8 PM Eastern Standard Time every Friday, starting April 3rd. The Baen Friday Night Live Reading Series will be hosted by our Junior Editor, Christopher Ruocchio, via Zoom and Facebook LIVE. Our authors will read from new and upcoming releases and take questions from the audience afterwards.

Find out more here.

In celebration of science fiction legend Dr. Jerry Pournelle’s legacy, and in light of recent events, Baen Books wants to make sure a major milestone in science fiction publishing is available to every reader, whether they can get to the bookstore or not. Baen is offering an ebook discount of 25 percent on Starborn and Godsons by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, and Steven Barnes, and a 50 percent discount on ebook editions of the previous two entries in the series.

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This Saturday, 4/18, the Baen editorial team is bringing the Baen Books Road Show to you via a Facebook LIVE event. We will discuss new and upcoming titles and work to connect our audience with our authors in these difficult times with a virtual version of our popular convention road show. Featuring authors David Weber, Eric Flint, Charles E. Gannon, Catherine Asaro, Wil McCarthy, Griffin Barber, Robert E. Hampson, Robert Buettner, and Kacey Ezell.

Find out more here.

Don’t forget to check out the Baen new book releases here. Enter the April Contest here. And for upcoming appearances by Baen authors and editors, check here.