Extinction is not permanent. Not anymore.

Multi-millionaire researcher Alex Pierce has developed cutting-edge genetic techniques to extract viable DNA from preserved samples of breathtaking species that humans have erased from the Earth. From passenger pigeons and Tasmanian tigers, to Pleistocene dire wolves and sabretooths … even the humble dodo.

The cornerstone of Alex’s dream is to resurrect the woolly mammoth. Majestic and massive, these creatures no longer roam the world, driven to extinction by ancient hunters. At his isolated Pleistocene Ranch in the wilds of Montana, Alex has actually bred the very first mammoth to walk the Earth in 10,000 years.

But there are those who believe what is extinct should remain extinct, and that any tampering goes against the laws of nature. And their fervor may be far stronger than Alex’s dreams.

Mammoth Dawn is the original acclaimed novella written by New York Times bestseller and Hugo and Nebula Award nominee Kevin J. Anderson and multiple Hugo and Nebula winner Gregory Benford; this volume also includes their detailed chapter-by-chapter treatment of the full novel the two authors originally envisioned, as well as a non-fiction overview of current scientific attempts to clone mammoths—a reality that may be much closer than you think.

In February of 2011 we started posting free nonfiction we at Baen thought might be of interest to our readers. The first article was "The Size of it All" by Les Johnson, a Baen author and space scientist. As new nonfiction is made available, it will be posted on the main page, then added to this book (to save the Baen Barflies the trouble of doing it themselves).

As is usual with such copyrighted material from Baen, the contents may be copied and shared but NOT sold. All commercial rights are reserved to Baen Books.

JUMP QUICK, MONKEY BOY

After two unpleasant defeats at the hands of the humans from Earth—those rotten no good, sneaky monkeys with tools—the Kzin Third Fleet has decided a change of strategy is in order. Not scream and leap, but the more subtle and ultimately more satisfying (because it might work!) feint and pounce. The man-killing cats from Kzin are baaack.
Only luck or the Outsiders can save us now . . . .

W201002 February 2010 Monthly Baen Bundle

Live Free or Die

by John Ringo

Captain Flandry: Defender of the Terran Empire

by Poul Anderson

The Complete Hammer's Slammers: Volume 2

by David Drake

Honor of the Clan

by John Ringo and Julie Cochrane

The God Stalker Chronicles

by P. C. Hodgell

Search for the Star Stones

by Andre Norton

Man-Kzin Wars VI

by Larry Niven

KZIN . . .
   HUMANS . . .
      PAK . . .
         JOTOKI . . .
            OUTSIDERS . . .
               ALL THEIR SECRETS TOLD . . .
At the heart of known space lies mystery:

* How did so anarchic and violent a species as the Kzin ever learn to Cooperate sufficiently to develop the technology to conquer an interstellar empire?

* What is the. secret behind the seemingly primitive yet singularly effective human military technology? (Sure, humans are lucky, but luck can't explain everything.)

* It is said that adult humans are merely superannuated Pak breeders deprived of the Tree of Life. But whence the Pak?

* Same for the Jotoki.

* Why have the Puppeteers been so protective of humanity?

* Why have some of the Outsiders learned to hate us?

* And above all, who and what are the Radiants?

The answers to some of these questions have been hinted at before, but now Gregory Benford, a renowned high-energy physicist who is even more famous as an award-winning science fiction author, and molecular biologist Mark O. Martin bring their formidable talents and extraordinarily broad range of expertise to bear on all the mysteries of Known Space. Their light will be shined into some amazing places, but be warned: Known Space is darker than you think.

Publisher's Note: Part of this novel has been published separately in The Man-Kzin Wars series.

W201001 January 2010 Monthly Baen Bundle

The Sorceress of Karres

by Eric Flint and Dave Freer

Young Flandry

by Poul Anderson

Time Spike

by Eric Flint and Marilyn Kosmatka

Saint Antony's Fire

by Steve White

The Trouble With Humans

by Christopher Anvil
edited by Eric Flint

Man Kzin Wars VII: A Darker Geometry

by Mark o. Martin and Gregory Benford

THE WINNERS OF SCIENCE FICTION'S MOST COVETED HONOR

Isaac Asimov, SF legend, contributes one of his last, and best stories in "Gold . . ."

Charles Sheffield tells of a computer expert who suddenly discovered evidence that someone had built a working digital computer in 1855, investigated, and discovered something even more amazing . . .

Connie Willis, already a multiple Hugo and Nebula award winner, offers two unique stories: In "Even the Queen," the Women's Revolution revolves into a new cycle. And in "Death on the Nile," Agatha Christie meets the Twilight Zone for a tourist in Egypt.

Hugo-winning stories by Harry Turtledove, Nancy Kress, Lucius Shepherd, Janet Kagan, and Geoffrey A. Landis.

Praise for The New Hugo Winners:

"If you want proof that SF is a vibrant, evolving genre, look no further than this collection of Hugo Award-winning stories... this book is one excellent, imaginative story after another.... This is one of the best collections of contemporary SF you're likely to find anywhere."—Kliatt

"It is easy to see why these stories are award-winners..... They are all engrossing... the best current writers in the field."—VOYA

W200707 July 2007 Monthly Baen Bundle

A Deeper Blue

by John Ringo

The Best of Jim Baen's Universe

edited by Eric Flint

The Dance of Time

by Eric Flint and David Drake

Masks of the Outcasts

by Andre Norton

Bridge of the Separator

by Harry Turtledove

The New Hugo Winners-Volume IV

edited by Gregory Benford