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In this issue: Honor Harrington returns, a tramp freighter crewmember takes a stand for freedom, and John Lambshead explores the nature of intelligence. All that, plus a new short story set in the Jao Empire series. | ||||
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Darkest Shadow, Brightest Day Coming Soon! The Mesan Alignment has a plan to remake the galaxy and genetically improve the human race—its way. Until recently, things have gone as scheduled. That was before they came face-to-face with the Star Empire of Manticore. Now, the Alignment has engineered a war in order to undercut Manticore’s galaxy-wide reputation. But even the best laid plans can have unintended consequences, and one of those consequences may just be the dawn of a new bright day of freedom for oppressed star nations everywhere. Sign up to receive notification of all eARC releases (including this one) at Baen's Bar EARC Announcements forum here. Or check the Baen.com home page early next week. |
The Freeholders Return Angie Kaneshiro was a veteran of the Freehold Forces of Grainne, but was now crew on board a tramp freighter. Then the war with Earth started. The UN forces may hold most of the stations, the docks, and the jump points, but war is complicated, and heroes can be forged in its crucible—even if the hero turns out to be a tramp freighter crew-woman willing to fight for the freedom she loves. Get Angeleyes eARC here. |
New Fiction and Nonfiction at Baen.com |
Decision Point For as long as Vikram Bannerji can remember, the alien Jao have ruled the Earth. Just four years old when the invasion began, Vikram has grown up hating the alien overlords. But now something has changed. The Ekhat, once thought to be nothing more than a Jao myth, have launched an attack on Earth. And the Ekhat are far worse than any Jao. Now Vikram must make a choice: let years of anger and blind hatred rule his life . . . or choose a nobler path. Read “Bringer of Fire” by David Carrico here. And check out the latest novel in the Jao Empire series, The Span of Empire by Eric Flint and David Carrico, here. |
The Apocalypse in Verse
Baen Books is proud to present a new epic poem, serialized in ten parts. Written by celebrated poet Frederick Turner, Apocalypse examines the effects of catastrophic climate change—and the men and women who do whatever it takes to save the planet. Over the next weeks, a new section of this novel-length work will be posted on the Baen Books main web site, and then collected complete as an ebook that will appear when the serialization is done. So watch every Thursday from now until the end of September 2016 for new installments! Check out all the installments to-date here. |
Paging HAL 9000 It seems every so often there’s a news article heralding a new, bold step toward creating an Artificial Intelligence. Some futurists believe we’ll have AI within our lifetimes. Not so fast, says Dr. John Lambshead. Sure, you can simulate intelligence. But, as Dr. Lambshead points out, you can also simulate rain—“but no one gets wet.” So what differentiates true intelligence from the science fictional artificial variety? The answers can be found in this month’s free nonfiction essay. Read “Quantum of Consciousness” here. |
Don’t Touch that Dial: It’s the Baen Free Radio Hour |
Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Les Johnson discusses near future science fiction novel On to the Asteroid, the sequel to Back to the Moon by Travis S. Taylor and Les Johnson. Rick Boatright and Kerryn Offord on 1636: The Chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz; and David Drake discusses his landmark science fiction novel Redliners which is now out in an all-new 20th Anniversary Edition with an essay by Drake and supplemental new material. Missed past episodes? No problem. We’ve got every episode archived for your listening pleasure. Listen to the Baen Free Radio Hour now. |
Vote for The Year’s Best Military and Adventure SF Readers’ Choice Award |
To coincide with the release of The Year’s Best Military and Adventure SF 2015, Baen Books is pleased to announce the second 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 2015 and reward its author for excellence. Voting closes August 31, 2016. Find out more here. |
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