The United States of Europe: a modern day West Virginia town transported to the 1600s now become a nation. It’s a nation beset by enemies on all sides. Luckily, a new Hapsburg emperor has come to the throne and it looks like there finally might be a chance for peace. With the Austro-Hungarian Empire teetering on the brink, the USE sends auto mechanics and financiers to the rescue. What better way to bridge the gap than to create a racetrack for the emperor’s new muscle car? And so the dance begins.

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A modern day world of grit, adventure, and gunplay—transformed by shamanistic magic! Targeted by a powerful sorcerer and caught up in a battle for the souls of his friends, Marius Winter must leave ordinary reality behind. He must storm the gates of the underworld and, together with his unconventional spirit guides (one is the ghost of a New York bookie) descend to the darkest dungeons of the underworld and confront Belial himself.

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High fantasy and mighty conflicts go hand-in-hand. In great wars, armies rise to fight evil hordes and heroes struggle to push beyond their imperfections to save the day. Here are stories of dark magic, enemy blades, epic landscapes, and epic battles. Hard-hitting tales of sword and sorcery with a military flavor, featuring all new stories by New York Times best-selling author Larry Correia, best seller Sarah A. Hoyt, and many more. Plus, new Deed of Paksenarrion tale by Elizabeth Moon.

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For the ruling nobility of the Imperium, the Milky Way Galaxy is a playground. So, when Lord Thomas Kinago and a few of his closest relatives want to relax with a game of fox and hound, they find themselves tearing around the busy cityscape of Nikplig, chasing after their cousin in a high-tech game of tag. But a fugitive from justice is on the loose, and Lord Thomas’ game is about to become deadly. Will the hunter become the hunted? New fiction set in the world of Jody Lynn Nye’s Fortunes of the Imperium.

Read “An Imperium Pursuit” by Jody Lynn Nye here.

It’s the biggest divide in fandom. We're not talking Kirk or Picard. Nope, we’re talking SF vs. Fantasy. Neuroscience researcher and science educator Dr. Tedd Roberts examines every angle of the divide and explains why maybe SF and fantasy aren’t so different after all in this month’s free non-fiction article.

Read “Even Fantasy Needs a Little Science (Even Magic Needs Rules)” here.

Going to DragonCon this year? So is Baen! And we’ve got a lot of great stuff planned. We’ll be hosting a Worlds of Baen entrant in the DragonCon Parade and we need you to help make it a success. To learn more, check out the Baen DragonCon Parade Group on facebook here.

But that’s not all! We’re also hosting a book release party—and you’re invited. We’re celebrating the release of Islands of Rage and Hope and A Call to Duty with a party on Thursday August 28th from 7:00 p.m.—midnight, in the Peachtree Ballroom on the 8th floor of the downtown Atlanta Weston. John Ringo, Timothy Zahn, and David Weber will be attending. We’ll have books for sale, readings, autographings, and a costume contest (including your chance to win some cold hard cash). We’ve also got a few more surprises up our sleeve that you’ll have to attend to find out about.

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Fascinating conversations with your favorite Baen writers about the books you love. Coming up: Eric Flint and Dave Freer, Charles E. Gannon, Jody Lynn Nye—and a Baen Authors' Spouses Roundtable with Sharon Weber, Miriam Ringo, Dan Hoyt, Lucille Flint, and Bridget Correia!

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David Weber’s best-selling Honor Harrington can now be found in a gaming app for Apple and Android devices! Find out more here.

And don’t forget to check out the latest issue of Tales of Honor, a five-part comic based on Weber’s On Basilisk Station. Click here to download a free preview of the first issue, purchase issues #1 and #2, and watch a video on the adaptation process.

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