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In this issue: Tommy guns, airships, pirates, alien gods, mercenaries—plus, a contest to name a new entry in the Chicks in Chainmail anthology series.
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Tommy Guns and Hard-core Magic Save a World

Gritty urban fantasy set in an alternate noir 1930s. Only a handful of people in the world know that mankind’s magic comes from a living creature, and it is a refugee from another universe. Now the Power’s hiding place has been discovered by a predator from a dark universe. Private eye Jake Sullivan must put together a ragtag crew of airship pirates and Grimnoir knights for a suicide mission to stop the predator before it is too late.

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Captain Morgan versus Alien Gods

Special operations officer Jason Thanou of the Temporal Regulatory Authority must once again plunge into Old Earth’s blood-drenched past to combat the Transhumanist underground and Teloi menace. Jason and his companions travel to the seventeenth century where, with Captain Morgan’s help, the Teloi and Transhumanists are about to face one very effective time travel agent and his team.

Cover by Captain Morgan artist Don Maitz.

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Tour of Duty in a Tough Universe

It's a tough universe out there. A hard‑hitting collection of the best fiction of Michael Z. Williamson, creator of the popular Freehold military SF saga, along with a helping of truth‑telling nonfiction by a guy who has been there and done that, both at home and abroad.

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The Baen Free Radio Hour Marches On

A weekly cornucopia! Find Baen news, and interviews with your favorite Baen authors including Eric Flint, David Drake, Larry Correia and many more, plus the complete audiobook serialization of David Weber’s Shadow of Freedom.

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August Contest

The Pun Starts Here—Name the Latest Chicks in Chainmail Series Entry

First there was Chicks in Chainmail, carving its way to glory with rollicking tales of, well, chicks in chainmail using their swords and their smarts to defeat the baddies of heroic fantasy—and maybe pick up a few gold pieces in the process. But the pun didn’t stop there; oh no. So far this popular series has seen Chicks 'n Chained Males, The Chick is in the Mail, Turn the Other Chick, and, of course, the omnibus collection, Chicks Ahoy.

Now a new series entry dawns. Send us the perfect title for the new Chicks in Chainmail volume. Droll, witty, over-the-top, all of the above? Anything goes! The more puntastic, the better.

Contest details here

Contest
August Books

Warbound: Book III of the Grimnoir Chronicles
Larry Correia
(hardcover)

Gritty urban fantasy set in an alternate noir 1930s. Only a handful of people in the world know that mankind’s magic comes from a living creature, and it is a refugee from another universe. Now the Power’s hiding place has been discovered by a predator from a dark universe. Private eye Jake Sullivan must put together a ragtag crew of airship pirates and Grimnoir knights for a suicide mission to stop the predator before it is too late. Series finale.


Pirates of the Timestream
Steve White
(trade paperback)

Special operations officer Jason Thanou of the Temporal Regulatory Authority must once again plunge into Old Earth’s blood-drenched past to combat the Transhumanist underground and Teloi menace. Jason and his companions travel to the seventeenth century where, with Captain Morgan’s help, the Teloi and Transhumanists are about to face one very effective time travel agent and his team. Sequel to Sunset of the Gods.


Fire Season
David Weber
Jane Lindskold

(mass market paperback)

Fire in the forest—and a cry for help from a desperate alien mother. Stephanie Harrington, teenaged Provisional Forest Ranger on the planet Sphinx, feels the peril and is determined to help. It all begins with the friendship of one girl and her treecat. Sequel to A Beautiful Friendship.


Tour of Duty
Michael Z. Williamson
(trade paperback)

These are stories of the warriors and civilians who get things done in extreme situations, whether it’s rescue from a ship broken in space and leaking air and radiation or scramble and response by troops in the Sandbox doing what it takes to make it through another scorching, rocket-filled day. A hard-hitting collection of the best fiction and nonfiction of Michael Z. Williamson.


Queen of Wands
John Ringo
(mass market paperback)

Soccer mom and demon fighter Barbara Everette is back in an intricately interwoven monster noir thriller, the sequel to bestselling Princess of Wands.


Assignment in Eternity
Robert A. Heinlein
(mass market paperback)

Masterful speculative tales on what makes us human – and the problems, opportunities, and adventures humans must face in order to win a superhuman future.


Ice and Shadow
Andre Norton
(mass market paperback)

Two bestselling novels of science fiction adventure set in the Forerunner universe from legendary storyteller Andre Norton together for the first time. Ancient alien artifacts bring slavery and freedom in far future worlds of adventure. Contains Ice Crown and Brother to Shadows.
Baen Appearances
Author/Editor Appearance
David Weber

August 2-4
Shore Leave
Hunt Valley, MD

Larry Correia

August 15-18
GenCon
Indianapolis, IN

Les Johnson

August 17-18
ParaCon
Pensacola, FL

Veronica Giguere
Mercedes Lackey
Larry Niven
Jody Lynn Nye
Mike Resnick
John Ringo
Steve Stirling
Michael Z. Williamson
Timothy Zahn
Laura Haywood-Cory
Jim Minz
Gray Rinehart

August 30-September 1
Dragon*Con
Atlanta, GA

Lois McMaster Bujold
Charles E. Gannon
Mark Van Name
Toni Weisskopf
Tony Daniel

August 28-September 2
World Science Fiction Convention
San Antonia, TX


Check here for full Baen author schedule


Larry Correia Book Tour
When Where
August 6
5 p.m.

Uncle Hugo
2864 Chicago Ave S Minneapolis, MN

August 7
7 p.m.

Books & Co at The Greene
4453 Walnut Street
Dayton, OH

August 10
7 p.m.

Joseph Beth Booksellers
2692 Madison Road
Cincinnati, OH

August 12
2 p.m.

Joseph Beth Booksellers
Cincinnati, OH

August 13
6 p.m.

The Booksellers at Laurelwood
387 Perkins Road Extended
Memphis, TN



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