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In this issue: General Lee strikes back, a fight against alien invaders, and a luxury starliner caught in the middle of a war zone. All that plus you pick the best military and adventure sf story of the year!
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General Lee Strikes Back!

After a terrible setback at Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee does not retreat across the Potomac and his ultimate surrender at Appomattox. Instead, he turns the tables on Union General George Meade with a vicious counterattack that sets the Union Army on its heels. While Lee sets out across Pennsylvania, a crazed actor closes in on President Abraham Lincoln. Standing in his way are Major Steve Thorne, and Cassandra Baird. The time has come to strike a blow for liberty—or go down swinging!

Get The Day After Gettysburg here.



Face off against an Alien Menace

U.S. Army Sergeant Randy Knox is sixteen and already a seasoned veteran in the war against the alien Creepers. Randy has convinced a Creeper base to surrender. The war may finally be coming to an end. But when the surrender effort turns into a bloody ambush, Randy must accept that the powers-that-be may not want the war to be over. Now, as his hodge-podge military unit makes a desperate stand at a remote outpost, Randy will learn just how far he will go to protect those he loves—and what it takes to save humanity from alien domination.

Get Red Vengeance here.


Vote for The Year’s Best Military and Adventure SF Readers’ Choice Award

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Baen Books is pleased to announce the third annual Year’s Best Military and Adventure Science Fiction Readers’ Choice Award. The award honors the best of the best in this grand storytelling tradition, and its winner will receive an inscribed plaque and a $500 prize. And YOU are the judge! Choose your favorite story from the contents of The Year’s Best Military and Adventure SF, Vol. 3 and reward its author for excellence.

Find out more here.


June Contest

Elementary, My Dear . . .

Brendan DuBois’ new novel of alien invasion, Red Vengeance, is out in paperback this month. What you might not know, is that in addition to writing killer SF, DuBois is also an award-winning mystery novelist. Which got us thinking. What character from SF/F would you hire to investigate a crime and why? Let us know in a short (100 words or less) paragraph for a chance to win a signed copy of Red Vengeance. And no fair using characters who are already detectives.

Find out how to enter here.

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Contest Winner



May Contest Winner

Last month we asked you let us know who your favorite mother from science fiction or fantasy was. Congrats to David Stanley! He’ll receive a copy of Darkship Revenge, signed by Sarah A. Hoyt.

Read his winning entry here.


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

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Larry Correia at Bookexpo America in New York City talks about his new entry in the Monster Hunter series, Monster Hunter Siege, now out in eARC form, about his upcoming short story collection, Target Rich Environment, and the great new Monster Hunter story anthology due out in fall. Missed past episodes? No problem. We’ve got every episode archived for your listening pleasure.

Listen to The Baen Free Radio Hour now.

New Military SF Storybundle Available Now

Baen author Kevin J. Anderson has put together a big bundle of books in the Military Science Fiction Megabundle.  The bundle contain 15 action-packed books, including four Baen titles: Better to Beg Forgiveness by Michael Z. Williamson, One Day on Mars by Travis S. Taylor, Under a Graveyard Sky by John Ringo, and The Year’s Best Military & Adventure SF, edited by David Afsharirad. The bundle also includes other titles by Kevin J. Anderson, Robert Asprin, Jody Lynn Nye, Brad Torgersen, William C. Dietz, Doug Beason, David Farland, and others.  Name your own price (minimum $5), and you will get the books delivered to your e-reader. A portion of the funds goes directly to benefit the Challenger Learning Centers for Space Science Education.

Hurry! The military science fiction bundle will only be available until June 7.

Find out more here.

June Books

The Day After Gettysburg
Robert Conroy & J.R. Dunn
(hardcover)


After a terrible setback at Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee turns the tables on the Union Army. And a crazed actor closes in on President Abraham Lincoln. The time has come to strike a blow for liberty—or go down swinging!


Red Vengeance
Brendan DuBois
(trade paperback)


Sixteen-year-old U.S. Army Sergeant Randy Knox must accept that the powers-that-be may not want the war with the alien Creepers to be over. Now, as his hodge-podge military unit makes a desperate stand at a remote outpost, he'll learn just how far he will go to protect those he loves—and what it takes to save humanity from alien domination.



Starliner
David Drake
(trade paperback)


When hostile necessity knows no law, Ran Colville and the rest of the complement of the starliner The Empress of Earth must bring home their ship and the passengers entrusted to them. From the Captain on his bridge to the Cold Crewmen who work in conditions that differ from Hell only by name, they’ll have their work cut out for them this voyage!


The Year's Best Military and Adventure SF, Vol. 3
ed. by David Afsharirad
(trade paperback)


Fifteen tales of brave military men and women, thrilling derring-do, and edge-of-your-seat suspense, selected from the top markets. Includes stories by David Drake, Michael Z. Williamson, Paul Di Filippo, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, and many more!


Monster Hunter Alpha
Larry Correia
(signed leatherbound edition)


Earl Harbinger may be the leader of Monster Hunter International, but he's also got a secret. Nearly a century ago, Earl was cursed to be a werewolf. When Earl receives word that one of his oldest foes, a legendarily vicious werewolf that worked for the KGB, has mysteriously appeared in the remote woods of Michigan, he decides to take care of some unfinished business.


Black Tide Rising
ed. by John Ringo & Gary Poole
(mass market paperback)


The zombie apocalypse is here—now what? A collection of all-original stories set in the Black Tide Rising series of novels created by multiple New York Times best-selling author John Ringo. Stories by John Ringo, Eric Flint, John Scalzi & Dave Klecha, Sarah Hoyt, Jody Lynn Nye, Michael Z. Williamson and more.


1636: The Chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz
Kerryn Offord & Rick Boatright
(mass market paperback)


Dr. Gribbleflotz: the world's greatest alchemist and a man lost to history. But by applying his superb grasp of the principles of alchemy to what the Americans of Grantville, WV call “chemistry,” Gribbleflotz may yet leave obscurity behind.
Baen Appearances
Author Appearance
David B. Coe
Toni Weisskopf (Guest of Honor)

June 2-4
ConCarolinas
Charlotte Hilton University Place
Charlotte, NC
http://www.concarolinas.org/

Michael Z. Williamson

June 2-4
Indy 1500 Gun & Knife Show
Indiana State Fairgrounds
Indianapolis, IN
http://www.indy1500.com/index2.htm

D.J. Butler
Larry Correia
Toni Weisskopf

June 8-10
FyreCon
Weber State University – Davis Campus
Layton, UT
http://www.fyrecon.com/

David Carrico
Jody Lynn Nye
Timothy Zahn (Guest of Honor)

June 23-26
SoonerCon 26
Reed Conference Center
Midwest City, OK
https://www.soonercon.com/

Bryan Thomas Schmidt

June 24-25
Smallville Comic Con
Kansas State Fair- Meadowlark Building 
Smallville/Hutchinson, KS
http://www.smallvillecomiccon.com/

Griffin Barber
Rick Boatright
David Boop
Robert Buettner
D.J. Butler
David B. Coe
Kacey Ezell
Dan Dos Santos
David Drake
Charles E. Gannon
Sarah A. Hoyt
Tom Kratman
Mike Massa
Susan R. Matthews
Gray Rinehart
John Ringo (Guest of Honor)
Tedd Roberts
Christopher Ruocchio
Chris Smith
Patrick Vanner
Peter J. Wacks
David Weber
Toni Weisskopf (Toastmaster)
Michael Z. Williamson

June 30-July 2
LibertyCon
Chattanooga Choo-Choo
Chattanooga, TN
http://www.libertycon.org/


Don't forget to check out the newest ebook releases here. Plus read “A Fire on the Hill,” by Brendan DuBois here. And read this month’s nonfiction essay, “Robert E. Lee and Decisive Battle” by J.R. Dunn here.
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