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?

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In the latest Ring of Fire novel, 1636: The Viennese Waltz, the Emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has taken to street racing his up-timer muscle car through seventeenth-century Vienna. Which got us thinking, how might the rules and regulations of other modern-day sporting events change if transported back in time? Let us know your ideas for a chance to win a first edition copy of 1636: The Viennese Waltz, signed by the authors!

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Tales of Honor, based on David Weber’s best-selling Honor Harrington series, launched earlier this year as a mobile game and comic series. Join other Honor fans to engage in online live community challenges and share gameplay footage. Watch trailer and download game for free here.

Check out the stellar comic series based on “On Basilisk Station” that Unleash the Fanboy gives 8.5/10 stars and says “A brilliant introduction to the Honorverse.” Issue #4 just released July 30th so get it while it’s hot! Click here to watch the new trailer, download a free preview of the first issue, & purchase issues #1 - #4 to catch up.

Baen Books continues its release of guides to classics of science fiction and fantasy with a teacher’s guide to Robert A. Heinlein’s Beyond this Horizon. Perfect for the classroom or book club discussion group, this all-new guide features chapter-by-chapter summary, group discussion questions, and is available as a free download now.

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Last month we asked you how to save humanity from an invading horde of insectoid aliens. Your entries were so much fun, The Chaplain’s War author Brad Torgersen asked to get in on the action. Brad himself picked this month’s winner. Congratulations to Mark Reindl. He’ll receive a copy of the book, signed by Brad! You can read Mark’s winning entry here.