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In this issue: A galactic witch comes into her own, a young hero on an epic journey, and mystery and danger at the end of a space-jump gate. Plus, a new contest!
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A Galactic Witch Comes into Her Power

Starship Captain Pausert and the witches of Karres must deal with a slaver culture that makes slaves feel happy to be in chains. And if that weren’t enough, they’re also plunged into a quest for a long-lost alien pet, during which the youngest of the witches, The Leewit, begins to awaken to her full powers as a healer. And when a witch of Karres comes into her own, she necessarily generates chaos in her wake—and the galaxy itself should rightfully tremble!

Get The Shaman of Karres here.



A Wily and Witty Hero on a Journey of Destiny

Footloose nobleman Penric grows wiser and even more wily as he journeys from young lord to sorcerer and scholar in the Bastard's Order. Oh, and he deals with intrigue and solves mysteries along the way!

Three stories of epic fantasy from SFWA Grandmaster Lois McMaster Bujold. Includes Penric’s Mission, Mira’s Last Dance, and The Prisoner of Limnos.

Get Penric's Travels here.



Seek Beyond the Eleventh Gate

No one wants the city-states of the Eight Worlds to repeat the Terran Collapse by going to war. But when war accidentally breaks out, everyone seeks ways to exploit it for gain. The key to victory and peace lies with two unlikely allies: Philip Anderson, a philosopher who seeks only the transcendent meaning of universal physics; and Tara Landry, the spoiled and defiant youngest granddaughter of an ancient dynasty. First Tara accidentally discovers an eleventh star-jump gate. Next, Philip figures out how to use it. Now everything is about to change for the Eight Worlds—for through the gate lies a planet of danger of mystery.

Get The Eleventh Gate here.

May Contest

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 Danger and Mystery Beyond the Eleventh Gate

We’re excited to welcome Hugo and Nebula-winning author Nancy Kress to the Baen Books family with the publication of her new novel, The Eleventh Gate. So excited, that we’re giving away a signed copy this month, in a random drawing!

Find out more here.




April Contest Winner

It’s a crazy time right now, and folks are hunkering down to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. But we think “sheltering in place” and “social distancing” are much more bearable with a good book. So we asked you to tell us your top five “desert island,” or in this case, “self-quarantine” science fiction or fantasy novels. Congrats to Rich Bussom!

Read the winning entry here.

Baen (Virtual) Travelling Road Show—All Artist Edition

Join us on Facebook for the Baen (Virtual) Travelling Road Show—Saturday, May 4pm, EDT. Turnabout is fair play! This time we feature some of Baen’s fantastic cover artists and hear their commentary on some of their classic Baen covers and take a look ahead to see their latest work. Live at the Baen Facebook page—there will be prizes for interesting questions and commentary from the audience. This, and the other Facebook live events, will be archived at the Baen YouTube page as well.


Baen LIVE Author Readings!

Join us Wednesday nights at 8 PM Eastern for live readings and Q&A on Facebook LIVE!

https://www.facebook.com/BaenBooks

5/6: Wm. Mark Simmons reads from A WITCH IN TIME
5/13: David Weber & Jacob Holo read from THE GORDIAN PROTOCOL

Stay tuned to learn when your favorite writers will be online!


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

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Eric Flint and Dave Freer discuss The Shaman of Karres. Plus, Nancy Kress on new SF novel, The Eleventh Gate. And coming soon, David Weber and Philip Pournelle on Jerry Pournelle’s final Janissaries novel, Mamelukes! Missed past episodes? No problem. We’ve got every episode archived for your listening pleasure.

Listen to The Baen Free Radio Hour now

April Books

The Shaman of Karres
Eric Flint & Dave Freer
(hardcover)

Starship Captain Pausert and the witches of Karres must deal with a slaver culture that makes slaves feel happy to be in chains. And the youngest of the witches, The Leewit, begins to awaken to her full powers as a healer.


Penric's Travels
Lois McMaster Bujold
(trade paperback)

Footloose nobleman Penric grows wiser and even more wily as he journeys from young lord to sorcerer and scholar in the Bastard's Order. Oh, and he deals with intrigue and solves mysteries along the way! Three stories of epic fantasy from SFWA Grandmaster Lois McMaster Bujold. Includes Penric’s Mission, Mira’s Last Dance, and The Prisoner of Limnos.


The Eleventh Gate
Nancy Kress
(trade paperback)

When war breaks out between the city-states of the Eight Worlds, the key to victory and peace lies with two unlikely allies—through the eleventh star-jump gate, at the end of which lies a planet of danger and mystery.


The Gordian Protocol
David Weber & Jacob Holo
(mass market paperback)

When Doctor Benjamin Schröder starts having visions of an alternate reality in which a second world war breaks out, he writes it off as a psychotic episode. That is until a man knocks on his door with an impossible and horrifying story about alternate realities, time travel, and temporal knots.


A Witch in Time
Wm. Mark Simmons
(mass market paperback)

As founder of After Dark Investigations, half-vampire Christopher Cséjthe has seen his fair share of the seedy side of the supernatural world. Now, INTERPOL is interested in some of his associations with Vlad Drakul’s grandson—better known as Dracula—and a trio of witches from Greek myth want him dead—and for good this time.


By Demons Possessed
P.C. Hodgell
(mass market paperback)

When news arrives from the vast city of Tai-tastigon, Jame Knorth, the avatar of god That-Which-Destroys-Itself, knows she is the only thing standing between the city and the coming darkness. It seems many in the vast Lower Town have lost their shadows—not so funny when you realize that a shadow is cast by a soul. Which means something is taking—or destroying—souls in the city.

Don't forget to check out the newest ebook releases here. Plus, read this month's free short story “Peregoy's Wolves” by Nancy Kress here. And check out the latest free nonfiction essay "The Bridge of Sighs: Are We What We Might Have Been?" by Robert E. Furey here.
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