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In this issue: clockwork assassins, interplanetary airships, alien contact, lessons of war—plus David Weber and Jane Lindskold discuss treecats and more in a new Baen podcast interview.
   October 2013
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book cover Airships, Clockwork Assassins—and a Universe to Save!

London 1888. His Majesty’s airships troll the sky powered by antigrav liftwood as a cabal of Iron Lords tightens it hold on a Britain choked by the fumes of industry. Clockwork assassins stalk the European corridors of power. And somewhere far to the east, the Old Man of the Mountains plots the end of the world with his Forever Engine. Enter Jack Fargo, former special forces operator in Afghanistan. A man from our own near future thrust back in time. Fargo is a man on a mission: save the future from destruction when the Forever Engine is brought to full power and blows the timeline to smithereens.

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1636: Seas of Fortune eARC

By 1636, the time traveling impact of an American town thrown back to the 17th century stretches across two great oceans. Daring pioneers cross the Atlantic and found a new colony on the Wild Coast of South America, determined to avoid a slave economy by using up-time knowledge. In Japan, new technology breaks centuries of isolation and a nation emerges into an enlightened era two centuries early, but not without upheaval and conflict.

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New Fiction and Nonfiction at Baen.com

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Opposites Attract on a Perilous Planet

An act of heroism in desperate straits says far more than words when two very different species meet on the wilderness planet of Thankaran. And when the adults don’t even recognize that communication is possible, sometimes it’s the children who must lead the way. A story that takes place in an early era of the Liaden Universe®, and set within the world of Trade Secret, the latest entry in the Liaden Universe® saga.

Read “Out of True” by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller here



Lessons of War

We begin a multipart series on training for war by retired Army colonel Tom Kratman, creator of the popular Carrera military science fiction series, with latest entry Come and Take Them. Does it seem as if the United States land armed forces have lately been training to be cadres of world policemen and social workers rather than soldiers prepared to win a war? Here Kratman distills lessons from years as a commanding officer in the U.S. Army, where he retired a colonel. Kratman’s argument: an army is for winning wars. And to win wars, you have to train men (and some women) to be warriors.

Read “Training for War Part One” by Tom Kratman here

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Writers and Books You Love on The Baen Free Radio Hour

A special two part interview of David Weber and Jane Lindskold on their Star Kingdom novel, Treecat Wars. Plus many more interviews with your favorite Baen writers including David Weber, Eric Flint, Larry Correia, David Drake, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, and much more.

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January Baen Ebook Releases

Revolution: Book Three of the Secret World Chronicle
Mercedes Lackey
Veronica Giguere
Cody Martin
Dennis Lee - FORTHCOMING

Meta-Heroes fight for a sometimes ungrateful humanity in a world one step away from our own. Fire-bender John Murdock, hacker-witch Vikki Nagy, healer Belladona Blue, super-quick Mercurye rely upon their ghostly ally, Seraphym, the spirit of the world. Financier villain Verdegris knows he must trap and destroy her if he is to take down the metas.




1636: Seas of Fortune
Iver Cooper - HALF

By 1636, the time traveling impact of an American town thrown back in time stretches across two great oceans. Daring pioneers cross the Atlantic and found a new colony on the Wild Coast of South America, determined to avoid a slave economy using up-time knowledge. In Japan, new technology breaks centuries of isolation.




The Forever Engine
Frank Chadwick - HALF

London 1888. His Majesty’s airships troll the sky powered by antigrav liftwood, as clockwork assassins stalk the European corridors of power. And somewhere far to the east, the Old Man of the Mountains plots the end of the world with his Forever Engine. Enter Jack Fargo, former special forces operator in Afghanistan. A man from our own near future thrust back in time. Fargo’s mission: save the future from destruction when the Forever Engine is brought to full power.




A Liaden Universe Constellation, Volume 2
Sharon Lee
Steve Miller - HALF

15 short tales of the Liaden Universe® brought together for the first time in this, the second of two mega-volumes. Here are tales of the vast tapestry of tales of the scouts, artists, traders, priestesses, sleight of hand magicians, and pilots who fill the Liaden Universe® with the excitement, action, and romance that readers of the hit series have come to adore.




A Rising Thunder
David Weber

After a brutal attack on the Manticoran home system, Honor Harrington and the Star Kingdom she serves battle back against a new, technologically powerful, and utterly nefarious enemy.


Sunset of the Gods
Steve White

The god Pan is afoot in Greece and time traveler Jason Thanou must thwart a conspiracy that stretches for millennia—and save the birthplace of democracy from the corruption of aliens disguised as gods.


The Iron Breed
Andre Norton

The Iron Cage: when a star ship arrives, Johnny must choose between the bear-like People who raised him and his lost heritage. Breed to Come: On a distant future Earth, humans return and the catlike People are in no mood to deal with those who abandoned them so long ago. Contains two outstanding novels in Andre Norton’s legendary People saga.

*This Baen Ebooks subscription bundle will dissolve on December 15, 2013. After that date, these books will be available for individual sale only.*

E-reads Bundle

The Orphans of Earth Trilogy
The last remnant of humanity may save itself with a trove of ancient alien technology, but it will have to find a path for survival between two almost incompressible alien races at war. A space opera saga on a grand scale, filled with terror and wonder. Trilogy includes: Echoes of Earth, Orphans of Earth, and Heirs of Earth.

Three Brunner Classics
For each generation, there is a writer meant to bend the rules of what we know. Hugo Award winner and British science fiction master John Brunner remains one of the most influential and respected authors of all time. Experience classic Brunner novels that expanded the horizons of science fiction: The Atlantic Abomination, The Jagged Orbits, The Sheep Look Up.


Get the October E-Reads Bundle here

Ron Miller Firebrands of Science Fiction

Groundbreaking science fiction, amazing classics, prescient tales of wonder—these are great books, many never available before, carefully edited, footnoted, and illustrated by science fiction eminence Ron Miller.


Get Ron Miller Firebrands of Science Fiction Discount Bundle Four here

Fairwood Press Bundle

The Queen of Faith
Mark Teppo

These six stories dive deep into childhood fairy tales, swap spit with Lovecraftian monstrosities, rail against the world from atop a burning soapbox, offer a means to influence people and make friends via a plate of cookies, and warn of the danger that lies in inviting dreamers to sit at your table.


The Hollow Prince
Mark Teppo

Six stories that wander into strange cities—urban spaces where wolves live, where the sky bends back on itself, and where the back alleys hide dangerous remnants of old dreams. These are stories of liars, heartbreakers, and fabulists; the way they see the world is undoubtedly the way it truly is.


If Angels Fight
Brad R. Torgersen

This new collection by New York City writer Richard Bowes showcases a dozen stories that take you from New York, across time, and back home again. Including the World Fantasy Award winning title story!


Get the October Fairwood Press Bundle here

Wordfire Press Bundle

Road Kill
Kevin J. Anderson

A new case for Dan Shamble, Zombie PI. Waking up inside a coffin in the back of a semi truck is never a good thing, especially when you're being hauled cross country by a vampire trucker!

Drumbeats
Kevin J. Anderson
Neil Peart

Co-written with Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart, a chilling dark fantasy story of a man bicycling through Africa who encounters a strange village known for making drums…with human skin.


Whack Job
Mike Baron

When world leaders burst into flame like a string of firecrackers, the President calls on a renegade former agent with a history of mental problems. What Otto "Aardvark" White discovers in the mountains of Colorado will blow your mind. Written by award-winning comics legend Mike Baron (Punisher, Nexus).


Skorpio
Mike Baron

A ghost who only appears under a blazing sun. An anthropology professor searching for evidence of a lost Southwestern tribe finds himself in a terrifying confrontation in the desert with a creature beyond belief.


Memorymakers
Brian Herbert
Marie Landis

An ancient race called the Ch’Var lives among humans. They look like humans, act like humans, talk like humans. Their appetites, though, are anything but human.


Dark Labyrinth 1
Kevin J. Anderson

Collection of four horror tales from Kevin J. Anderson, each with a short introduction by the author. Includes: “Final Performance,” “Special Makeup,” “Much at Stake,” and “The Sum of His Parts.”


Dark Labyrinth 2
Kevin J. Anderson

Four dark fantasy tales from Kevin J. Anderson, each with a short introduction by the author. Includes: “New Recruits,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Get You,” “Splinter” (written with Rebecca Moesta), and “Redmond’s Private Screening.”


Get the October Wordfire Press Bundle here


Don’t forget to check out the Baen new book releases here. Enter the October Contest here. And for upcoming appearances by Baen authors and editors, check here.

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