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In this issue: a cataclysmic war, a glimpse of the future, an ancient evil, and a bundle of ebooks. All that plus a city under seige in this month’s free fiction, from Brendan Dubois.
   December 2015
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The Long-Awaited Sequel to Hell Hath No Fury

The war between magically gifted Arcana and psionically talented Sharona continues to rage. Men and women of honor on both sides must grapple with the terrible costs of the spreading cataclysm. The stakes are high and the pieces are in motion, and none can glimpse the final outcome. The latest entry in the Hell’s Gate series.

Get The Road to Hell eARC here.



The King of All Hells Awaits

Kyri and her traveling companions have defeated an ancient evil. But something far worse awaits, and within their ranks lies the key to their undoing. Yet Kyri and her allies have a hidden strength: they are fighting for the right. The third entry in the Balanced Sword epic fantasy series.

Get Phoenix Ascendant eARC here.

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Fight for Interstellar Peace

The war with the profoundly alien Arduans is over. But all is not as it seems—and now two heroes of the war suspect they have stumbled upon an Arduan plot: one which could shatter interstellar civilization itself. New entry in the Starfire adventure saga.

Get Imperative eARC here.



Everybody Wants Answers. No One Wants the Truth.

The Arunkel Empire has stood a thousand years. But when rebellion brews in the palace halls, one young woman with a very special power must do more than predict the future—she must create it.

Get The Seer eARC here.

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New Fiction and Nonfiction at Baen.com

story graphic A Soldier’s Work

It’s been years since the alien Creepers invaded Earth, and our planet’s resources are dwindling. It’s up to those left alive to fight back against the interstellar menace and keep humanity from going over the brink. Private Melissa MacKay is one such fighter, and when Creepers threaten to keep a supply balloon from getting much needed food and medical equipment to the besieged city of Denver, she’ll do what must be done and in the process find out what it means to be a soldier. A new story set in the world of Dark Victory by Brendan Dubois.

Read “The Siege of Denver” here.




Revolution in the Skies

Satellites: big hulking pieces of machinery that cost billions of dollars, right? Not anymore. Thanks to cell phone technology and some can-do engineering, CubeSats are revolutionizing the way we do space science. Find out how in this month’s free nonfiction article from space scientist Les Johnson.

Read “The CubeSat Revolution” here.



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Give Them What They Want

What do you give the Baen Books fan who has everything? A Baen Ebooks gift certificate, of course! Available in denominations from $10-$1,000, Baen Ebooks gift certificates are sure to delight all of the discerning readers on your shopping list.

More information here.

Holiday ebooks from Storybundle


A Bundle of SF/F Joy for the Holidays

For a limited time, Storybundle.com is bringing holiday cheer to SF/F lovers everywhere, with a big batch of eleven holiday themed ebooks. Books in the Holiday Fantasy bundle include, A Cosmic Christmas and A Cosmic Christmas 2 You (both edited by Hank Davis), Naughty or Nice (edited by Jennifer Brozek), a brand new collection by Jody Lynn Nye, as well as works by Kevin J. Anderson, Tracy Hickman, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and more.

Name your own price—a minimum bid of $15 will get you the complete bundle. A portion of sales will go to the Be a Santa charity, run by Patricia Tallman of Babylon 5.

Check it out before it goes up the chimney! Details here.



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Don’t Touch that Dial: It’s the Baen Free Radio Hour

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: An interview with Jody Lynn Nye on her new entry in the Lord Thomas Kinago series, Rhythm of the Imperium, and with Frank Chadwick on science fiction novel Come the Revolution, the sequel to How Dark the World Becomes, and more. Missed past episodes? No problem. We’ve got every episode archived for your listening pleasure.

Listen to the Baen Free Radio Hour now.

Baen Ebook Releases



The Road to Hell
David Weber & Joelle Presby

The war between magically gifted Arcana and psionically talented Sharona continues to rage. Men and women of honor on both sides must grapple with the terrible costs of the spreading cataclysm. The stakes are high and the pieces are in motion, and none can glimpse the final outcome.



The Seer
Sonia Lyris

The Arunkel Empire has stood a thousand years. But when rebellion brews in the palace halls, one young woman with a very special power must do more than predict the future—she must create it.



Imperative
Steve White & Charles E. Gannon

The war with the profoundly alien Arduans is over. But all is not as it seems—and now two heroes of the war suspect they have stumbled upon an Arduan plot: one which could shatter interstellar civilization itself.



Phoenix Ascendant

Ryk E. Spoor

Kyri and her traveling companions have defeated an ancient evil. But something far worse awaits, and within their ranks lies the key to their undoing. Yet Kyri and her allies have a hidden strength: they are fighting for the right.



Into the Maelstrom

David Drake & John Lambshead

War is coming to the Cutter Stream colonies. A war that the colonists must win. Faced with the choice to roll over or fight, unlikely leader Allen Allenson takes up the mantle of General.



By Tooth and Claw

S. M. Stirling, Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint & Jody Lynn Nye

In a heroic Bronze Age, it’s cold-blooded, magic-using reptiles against the hot-blooded, hot-tempered descendants of cats.



Mars, Inc.

Ben Bova

How do you get to the Red Planet? With a helping of adventure, science, corporate power plays—and money, money, money

Get the March ebooks bundle here

*This Baen Ebooks subscription bundle will dissolve on February 15, 2016. After that date, these books will be available for individual sale only.*


Event Horizon Press

The Crafters
ed. by Christopher Stasheff & Bill Fawcett

Shy young alchemist Amer meets his match in a lovesick witch who will use every magical scheme in the book to capture his heart. The Crafter family legend begins!


Blessings and Curses
ed. by Christopher Stasheff & Bill Fawcett

A new generation of Crafters must come to terms with their Talent in an age of science and reason. Spread across the globe, the descendants of Amer Crafter are a varied lot, from proud Americans to spoiled young English gentry.


See all the Event Horizon ebooks here

Wordfire Press

A Circle of Celebrations: The Complete Edition
Jody Lynn Nye

Magical, mysterious, and amazing tales about the holidays by New York Times bestselling author Jody Lynn Nye. These eleven tales showcase the wonder and mystery of Christmas, Passover, Lammas Night, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Mardi Gras, and Valentine’s Day. Includes a new M.Y.T.H. Inc. story!


City of the Saints
D.J. Butler

War looms over the United States as intelligence agents converge on the Kingdom of Deseret in the Rocky Mountains. Sam Clemens, leading the U.S. Army's expedition aboard his amphibious steam-truck has a mission: to ensure that the Kingdom enters on the side of the United States. Standing against him is Captain Richard Burton for Her Britannic Majesty Queen Victoria … and Edgar Allan Poe, secret agent of the clandestine southern leadership.


Bloodletting, Part 2
Peter J. Wacks & Mark Ryan

Long ago, the seven races fought to control the Heart Gem, which could grant them enormous power. Those wars shattered the gem into thousands of shards, thus bringing about an age of defeated peace. To reassemble the Heart, one race would have to collect all the scattered shards . . . which even the gods deemed impossible.


Mercy

Rhiannon Paille

Maeva doesn't know who she is or what she is, but she knows she doesn't belong. Hunted by her past, stalked by a boy intent on killing her, she longs to remember. Confused and alone, Maeva learns why memories are the most painful things of all.


Get the December Wordfire Press Bundle here



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

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