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In this issue: Step into augmented reality, fight a war alongside wood sprites, cross a mystical bridge to discover the truth on the other side, and war throughout time. All that plus a new short story by rising military SF star Michael Mersault!
    January 2022
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book cover WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A GAME AND REAL LIFE MERGE?

Lynn Raven may be the boss master of WarMonger 2050 with her online persona of “Larry the Snake,” but when the CEO of Tsunami Entertainment personally asks her, as a favor, to beta test a new augmented reality game, she has to face her greatest fear: Going outside and dealing with . . . well, people. As she becomes more immersed in the game, the stakes rise and so do the obstacles. Now she has to face a new fear: is she willing to step into the real to win the future she’s always wanted?

Get Into the Real eARC here.






TINKER IS BACK AND READY FOR MORE MISCHIEF

The war against the oni heats to a flashpoint even as Tinker learns that the enemy has a dangerous new weapon, the nactka. What’s more, the Stone Clan has sent its most famous warlords, the Harbingers, to take control of the allied war effort. Are these elves friends or foes? Tinker’s newfound baby siblings are up for grabs. The babies, though, are wood sprites and aren’t going to take things lying down. Team Mischief, go!

Get Harbinger eARC here.


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book cover CAN IT GET ANY STRANGER? ABSOLUTELY!

When Peg, Meg, and Teg were first summoned Over Where, vast and varied life experience helped them adjust to a world where they were the only humans, magic was real, ships could fly, and reincarnation was a confirmed fact. In the company of the “inquisitors,” Xerak, Grunwold, and Vereez, the three newly appointed mentors rediscovered the Library of the Sapphire Wind.

Now the three mentors and their young allies will uncover the startling truth about what lies on the other side of the Aurora Borealis Bridge—a truth that holds the secret of Over Where and that will change all their lives forever.

Get Aurora Borealis Bridge eARC here.





BATTLEZONE: ETERNITY

Once, military actions were entirely two-dimensional, confined to the surface of land and sea, but then submarines and aircraft added a third dimension, vastly extended by spaceflight. Now, consider that if time travel is possible, the fourth dimension of time opens up new possibilities for combat—necessitating new defenses, new strategies and tactics. It’s zero hour, in whatever time stream, so grab your time-appropriate weapon—be it sword or ray blaster—buckle on your general-issue timeporter belt, and follow the Time Troopers into action across strange aeons!

Get Time Troopers eARC here.


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New Fiction at Baen.com

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Living with her abusive father in the slums of Battersea's Port City, Inga is used to taking care of herself as well as her younger siblings. At ten, she's already done more than her share of living. So when a woman from the powerful Sinclair-Maru family offers her and her brother and sister a chance to get offworld, it seems like the deal of a lifetime. But escaping a rough existence is easier agreed to than accomplished.

Read “Flops,” by Michael Mersault, an all new story set in the world of The Deep Man, here.



January Gordon R. Dickson Ebook Sale

New Year Gordon R. Dickson Ebook Sale

We're ringing in 2022 with discounts on all Gordon R. Dickson Ebooks. For the entire month of JANUARY, take $1 off all Baen Gordon R. Dickson novels and story collections. (And if you like Gordon R. Dickson’s work, check out The Deep Man by Michael Mersault, new in January 2022.)

Find out more here.

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

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Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Tim Powers on Stolen Skies. Michael Mersault on The Deep Man. And an all-star line-up looks for strange lights in the sky: D.J. Butler, Travis S. Taylor, Les Johnson, Tim Powers, and Toni Weisskopf discuss UFOs, crop circles, and more!

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 Channel. And check out the new optional video podcast format!

Listen to the Baen Free Radio Hour.



Baen Books

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Into the Real  - HALF
John Ringo &
Lydia Sherrer


Lynn Raven may be the boss master of WarMonger 2050, but when the CEO of Tsunami Entertainment personally asks her to beta test a new augmented reality game, she has to face her greatest fear: Going outside and dealing with . . . well, people. But once “inside,” she’ll have to ask herself if she is willing to step into the real to win the future she’s always wanted?
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Harbinger  - HALF
Wen Spencer

The war against the oni heats to a flashpoint even as Tinker learns that the enemy has a dangerous new weapon, the nactka. What’s more, the Stone Clan has sent its most famous warlords, the Harbingers, to take control of the allied war effort. Team Mischief, go!
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Aurora Borealis Bridge  - HALF
Jane Lindskold

Summoned to Over Where, Peg, Meg, and Teg along with the “inquisitors” Xerak, Grunwold, and Vereez will uncover the startling truth about what lies on the other side of the Aurora Borealis Bridge—a truth that holds the secret of Over Where and that will change all their lives forever.
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Time Troopers  - HALF
edited by Hank Davis & Christopher Ruocchio

It’s zero hour, in whatever time stream, so grab your time-appropriate weapon—be it sword or ray blaster—buckle on your general-issue timeporter belt, and follow the Time Troopers into action across strange aeons!
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1636: Calabar’s War
Charles E. Gannon & Robert E. Waters

Domingos Fernandes Calabar started out as a military advisor for the Portuguese in Brazil, but these days the Portuguese have a new label for Calabar: “traitorous dog.” Now Calabar helps the Dutch fleet strike at Portuguese and Spanish interests on land and sea.
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Rich Man's Sky
Wil McCarthy

An international team of elite military women, masquerading as space colonists, are set to infiltrate and neutralize the largest and most dangerous project in human history. But nothing is that simple when rich men control the sky, as everyone involved is about to discover.


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Ring of Fire Press

From the Ashes of Interstellar Empire
Shane Gries

A plan to kidnap the child of a diplomat quickly spirals out of control, triggering a series of events that threatens to reignite another global war. It’s a race to determine the fate of an entire world. A race that no one can afford to lose.

From the Ashes of a Dead World
Shane Gries

Pavel Marino commands one of the last remaining squadrons in the final days of an unwinnable interstellar conflict. He must now spirit his government’s leadership across the stars to a forgotten planet whose inhabitants were believed destroyed in an ancient war. There, far from the reaches of a ruthless foe, they can regroup their forces in order to fight again.

Wordfire Press

Cults of Death and Madness
John Haas

1878—Doctor Archibald Shaw arrives in India with lofty intentions. He wants to make a difference in the world. As a young doctor and new officer in Her Majesty’s British army, he wants nothing more than to help the local people while distinguishing himself in Queen Victoria’s foreign service.

Ocean Realm
Rebecca Moesta & Kevin J. Anderson

Will their new allies help Gwen and Vic survive, or will fate balance the scales in a war between sea and land? Gwen and Vic are still learning magic and science on the island of Elantya, when they learn that Vic’s lost father has finally made it through the crystal doors to their new world.

Sky Realm
Rebecca Moesta & Kevin J. Anderson

Can Gwen, Vic, and their friends succeed—and survive—in the exciting conclusion to the Crystal Doors trilogy? Will the five friends forge the magical Ring of Might? If they do, will they be enough to challenge Azric?



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