The Ottoman Empire has captured Vienna and is now laying siege to the Austrian government-in-exile established in the city of Linz. Both the United States of Europe and the Kingdom of Bohemia have come to Austria’s assistance, but everyone knows this is going to be a long and brutal struggle. Meanwhile, Poland is coming to a boil. The Bohemians have sent an army into Poland with the goal of expanding King Albrecht Wallenstein’s growing empire in eastern Europe. When Grantville General Mike Stearns sends the Hangman Regiment of his Third Division into the region, they find themselves at the center of a growing storm—one that threatens the continued existence of the United States of Europe.

The maelstrom in Poland grows . . . and grows . . . and grows . . .

Will it drag all its displaced Americans and their allies down with it?

Get 1637: The Polish Maelstrom eARC here.

As founder of After Dark Investigations, half-vampire Christopher Cséjthe has seen his fair share of the seedy side of the supernatural world. Most recently, someone cut the gas line of his SUV and then ran over him with a semi-truck while he waited on a tow. But this is the third time Chris has died. It’s old hat at this point for him. Now, awakened in a world he doesn’t quite recognize, he’ll have to use his wits to keep the supernatural world at bay. INTERPOL is interested in some of his associations with Vlad Drakul’s grandson—better known as Dracula—and a trio of witches from Greek myth want him dead—and for good this time.

Bad enough. But what’s worse is that the IRS is looking into his tax returns and not at all liking what they find. Now that’s really terrifying!

Get A Witch in Time eARC here.

Ratul Memon der Sarnobat has been called many things: fanatical rebel, despicable murderer, heretical traitor. He has been known by many names: Ratul the Swift, Ratul Without Mercy, Ratul the Mad, and Ratul the traitor. But before all of this—before he served as a Master in the Protector Order, before he learned the truth that the Gods were real—he was a young man in the capital city of Lok.

Read Larry Correia's “The Testimony of the Traitor Ratul,” a new short story set in the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior series here.

In Larry Correia's Saga of the Forgotten Warrior series, Ashok Vadal wields a powerful sword known as Angruvadal, one of the Ancestor Blades of Lok that, like Excalibur, choose their bearer and endow the bearer with great skill. In this month's nonfiction essay, Whit Williams explores how Angruvadal fits within the mythic and historic world Correia has created.

Read “Swords of Lok: A Historical Approach to the Edged Weapons of Larry Correia's High Fantasy World” by Whit Williams here.

A Pillar of Fire by Night, book seven in Tom Kratman’s hard-hitting Carreraverse series hit bookstore shelves recently. Kratman’s novels are distinguished by his attention to detail in all matters military. Now, we conclude our serialization of Kratman's essay on the philosophy behind the organization of the Carreraverse.

Read “Principles of Organization for War and Organizing for War in the Carreraverse, Part Four” by Tom Kratman here.

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: David Drake discusses his book The Storm, a follow-up to his far-future science fiction novel The Spark set in a world not unlike an SF version of Camelot. And Susan R. Matthews talks about Crimes Against Humanity, her latest entry in the long-running, critically acclaimed Under Jurisdiction series. Missed past episodes? No problem. We’ve got every episode archived for your listening pleasure.

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