Set adrift on a crippled lifeboat among a sea of stars, a small band of survivors manages to beat the odds and find a habitable planet on which to land. But this strange new world holds a thousand secrets and a thousand deceptions—any one of which might prove deadly. With only each other to lean on, they must avoid the perils of this alien world and build a new life from the wreckage of the old. A new entry in the Boundary series.

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A secret path through an ancient oak, a heartless dog-shooting neighbor, a storm culvert that may lead directly into a secret Nazi plot. Such are the adventures that await Charlie Hardin, young denizen of WWII-era Austin. Turned loose into the Texas summer, Charlie knows that when danger comes calling, the only thing that counts is to be brave, clever—and sometimes a little bit nuts.

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Cobras: technologically enhanced human warriors designed to combat an implacable alien menace known as the Trofts. With war between Cobra factions brewing, Cobra Jason Broom poses as a slave on a Troft prison planet. He seeks information on Troft factions—information that may save the Cobra worlds, and head off a massive interstellar war. Now the stage is set for adventure, with heroes once again fighting for freedom and peace in a galaxy on the edge of war.

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Dragged into the deep recesses of the earth and enslaved by a mad despot-in-exile, Ran, the Shadow Warrior, must fight his way to the surface even as he plunges into the depths of a mystery. For the earth does not give up its secrets easily—even for the Shadow Warrior. Sequel to The Undead Hordes of Kan-Gul.

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Information specialist Jason Wood makes tidy living recognizing patterns where others see only chaos. But all he wants to do at the moment is kick back with his new wife and celebrate their first Christmas in their new home. But when the police come asking for his help with an unusual murder—one that involves lycanthropy, no less—Jason finds himself on the job and tossed out into a night that is anything but silent. An all new short story set in the worlds of Paradigms Lost by Ryk E. Spoor, just in time for the holidays.

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For many of us on planet Earth, the present is a time of unprecedented prosperity. For others, the journey to societal riches is only beginning. But can our planet sustain 7+ billion people? Are huge swaths of humanity destined to remain impoverished? Will we simply burn through all of Earth’s resources until there is nothing left to consume? Author and NASA scientist Les Johnson rejects the doomsayers. For there may well be another solution to the questions of resource scarcity and population growth. One that looks to the stars, not as an escape, but as a hope for life right here on Earth.

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Coming to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Authors Larry Correia and Gray Rinehart talk with editors Jennifer Brozek and Bryan Thomas Schmidt about the new collection Shattered Shields!

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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, the Honor Harrington comic. Click here to download a free preview of the first issue.

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