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In this issue: A race against an alien menace, a battle for human survival, and a fight against an old evil! All that plus a new contest!

Books on Sale in Bookstores December 20‌23

A RACE TO FIND A PATH ACROSS THE STARS

For years Gregory Roarke and his Kadolian partner Selene worked as crocketts, combing through the atmospheres of uninhabited worlds for places that might be colonized or hold valuable resources. Now, they quietly work for the Icarus Group, a top-secret government organization hunting for portals created by a long-vanished alien race, portals that can teleport a person hundreds or thousands of light-years in the blink of an eye.

But the alien Patth are also searching for such portals, and they are also on the trail. It’s now a race . . . and the Patth have resources and ruthlessness far beyond anything Roarke and Selene can match.

Dragon Award-winning Series!

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ADVENTURE BEYOND THE STARS

When Jayce Artan, a dock rat on a poor fringe world, is hired to guide a boat crewed by an interstellar mafia, he comes face to face with an ancient power—the Veil—that was pivotal to a civil war that ended decades ago. Jayce is “Attuned” to this power and was almost killed by agents of the dead and defeated Tyrant, who nearly enslaved the galaxy. He is rescued by an Adept of the Paragon order, warrior scholars that study the power and seek to keep any from upsetting the balance that keeps all life in order.

Now, Jayce must journey beyond the Veil, into another dimension, to claim a stone of immense power before the Tyrant’s agents can beat him to the prize.

“Light of the Veil is one part David Weber and another part Star Wars, mixed together with a deft hand to create a page-turning space fantasy.”
—Michael Stackpole

Get Light of the Veil.

STRANDED ON A HOSTILE ALIEN WORLD

Caine Riordan and his self-styled “Crewe” have survived their first months on the planet they call Bactradgaria, with their most desperate struggles being against the wildly ferocious x’qao, for whom the pursuit and genocide of other beings is as much a sport as it is a strategy. Caine and his friends realize that if they are to endure, they must not merely survive but thrive. But to do that, humans must claw higher up the food chain . . . before they tumble off into extinction.

“Definitely one to appeal to the adventure fans . . . Riordan is a smart hero, up against enormous obstacles and surrounded by enemies.”
—Analog

Get Protected Species.

A NEW START OR AN OLD CALLING?

Talia Merritt, a former military sniper once known as Death’s Handmaiden, is a woman haunted by her past. But Talia is hoping to leave all that behind and start anew on the colony world of Gōruden, a hardscrabble planet of frontier-minded people seeking a better life. But soon, Talia finds herself thrust into the start of another conflict. With the fate of a planet and her own peace of mind hanging in the balance, Talia must decide whether or not to once again take up the mantle of Death’s Handmaiden.

“This is space opera with Japanese flair and Western archetypes at its best.”
—Upstream Reviews

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New Audiobooks

LIGHT OF THE VEIL PRE-ORDER LIVE NOW

Head over to Audible.com and pre-order Richard Fox’s Light of the Veil, narrated by Jonathan Davis, now.

Pre-order Light of the Veil audiobook from Audible.com.

DIRTY WATER BY TOM KRATMAN
AVAILABLE NOW!

When a grandfather and his granddaughters find a portal in the back of a toy store that leads to the past, they’re off to deal with hardened, murderous criminals and with equally murderous aliens.

Check out Dirty Water audiobook at Podium Audio or Audible.com.

December Ebook Promotion

DECEMBER BADASS WOMEN OF BAEN EBOOKS SALE

Talia Merritt, protagonist of Monalisa Foster’s Threading the Needle, is a badass woman by any standard. As such, she joins a long line of Baen female characters who kick butt and take names. To welcome Talia (and her creator Monalisa Foster) to the Baen family, we’re offering discounts on Baen back catalog titles featuring strong women.

Learn more!

December Contest

LIGHT OF THE VEIL GIVEAWAY

To celebrate the release of the first novel in Richard Fox’s Shattered Star Legacy series, we’re giving away a free copy of Light of the Veil. Send an email with your name to contest@baen.com to be entered into our random drawing.

Find out more!

November Contest Winner

Congrats to Rebecca Drayer, winner of a copy of Michael Mersault’s The Silent Hand.

Don’t Touch That Dial:
Listen to or Watch
the Baen Free Radio Hour

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Charles E. Gannon on Protected Species; Richard Fox talks Light of the Veil; and Howard Andrew Jones and Monalisa Foster on the legacy of Leigh Brackett.

Missed past episodes? No problem. We’ve got every episode archived for your listening pleasure. All previous episodes are also archived at Baen’s YouTube and Rumble channels. And check out the new optional video podcast format!

December Books

The Icarus Twin
Timothy Zahn
(hardcover)

Gregory Roarke and his partner Selene are on the hunt for portals created by a long-vanished alien race—portals that can teleport a person thousands of light-years in the blink of an eye. But the alien Patth are also searching for such portals, and they have resources and ruthlessness far beyond anything Roarke and Selene can match.

Light of the Veil
Richard Fox
(hardcover)

Once a poor dock rat on a backwater planet, Jayce Artan finds himself thrust into an ongoing war between Good and Evil. He must journey into another realm to lay claim to a stone of immense power. Along the way, he himself must take up the mantle of a Paragon. But the forces of darkness are arrayed against him.

Protected Species
Charles E. Gannon
(Hardcover)

Caine Riordan and his self-styled “Crewe” must do more than merely survive on the planet Bactradgaria. The wildly ferocious x’qao pose a threat that must be dealt with. To do that, humans must claw higher up the food chain . . . or else tumble off into extinction.

Threading the Needle
Monalisa Foster
(trade paperback)

Talia Merrit came to Gōruden to leave behind her past. But she soon finds herself thrust into the start of another conflict. With the fate of a planet and her own peace of mind hanging in the balance, Talia must decide whether or not to once again take up the mantle of Death’s Handmaiden.

Haunted by the Past
Simon R. Green
(mass market paperback)

When a man goes missing in an old country manor house turned hotel, the world’s foremost supernatural detective and his partner are called in to solve a case that threatens to bring a dark past into the light of the present—with terrifying results.

Summer's End
John Van Stry
(mass market paperback)

Fresh out of college, Ship Engineer 3rd-Class Dave Walker is forced to take a berth on an old tramp freighter plying the routes that the corporations ignore and visiting the kinds of places that the folks on Earth pretend don’t exist. Between the assassins, the criminals, and the pirates, Dave discovers that there are a lot of things out there that he still needs to learn.

Worlds Long Lost
Edited by Christopher Ruocchio
& Sean CW Korsgaard
(mass market paperback)

We were not alone. The farther we push into the universe, the more obvious it becomes. The signs are everywhere: canals and pyramids on Mars, roads on the moons of Jupiter, ruined cities on worlds about the nearer stars. The galaxy once teemed with life, or so it seems. Which begs the question: What happened to it all?

Don’t forget to check out the newest Ebook releases. Plus, read this month’s short story, “Relics” by Monalisa Foster.

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