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In this issue: a cataclysmic war, a glimpse of the future, and an ancient evil! Plus a new contest!
   Books on Sale in Bookstores March 2016
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 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 here.



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 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 here.

March Contest

The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be

In Sonia Oris Lyris’ new novel The Seer, Amarta has the ability to see the future. It’s a good power to have most of the time, but there are those occasions when seeing what is going to happen is more of a liability than an asset. Which got us thinking: in what scenario would seeing/knowing the future be the absolute worst? Tell us your answer for a chance to win a signed copy of The Seer.

Find out more here.

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Contest Winners
February Contest Winner

Last month we waged a Science Fiction and Fantasy battle royale. We asked you which side would win in a war between science and magic and why. We got some pretty convincing arguments for both sides, but in the end, Austin Eberle won out. He’ll receive a signed copy of Hell Hath No Fury.

Read Austin’s winning entry here.


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

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Ryk E. Spoor discusses his new entry in the Balanced Sword epic fantasy series, Phoenix Ascendant. Then David Weber and Joelle Presby tell us about The Road to Hell, the latest addition to David Weber’s Multiverse “magic versus science” series. Next, new novelist Sonia Orin Lyris discusses her dazzling high fantasy debut, The Seer. Finally, Steve White talks about the Arduans versus the humans in new StarFire series entry Imperative. It’s going to be a fascinating month of discussion on the podcast to complement a fantastic month of great Baen books. Missed past episodes? No problem. We’ve got every episode archived for your listening pleasure.

Listen to The Baen Free Radio Hour now

ATTENTION: EBOOK RELEASE DATES ARE CHANGING

Dear Baen Readers,

I am writing to let you know that we are reconciling the release dates of ebooks and paper books. From the publication month of April 2016 onward, the release dates will be the same (that is, the ebooks will not be available two weeks earlier than the paper books).

We will not be changing the time the Monthly Bundles are initially offered for sale, we will continue to offer eARCs as usual, and all other policies regarding ebook bundles will remain in place. We will not be making the period you can buy Monthly Bundles shorter, but longer.

The April 2016 bundle contains the ebooks that will be available in print on April 5th. The final versions of these ebooks would have been scheduled to go live as ebooks on all retail venues on March 16, 2016, and will now be available in their entirety April 5, 2016. At that point, the Monthly Bundle will become unavailable for sale.

We will continue to publish two newsletters per month to help you keep track of our offerings, one highlighting the print books which will come out two weeks in advance of the release date, the other highlighting ebook and website offerings on (or very close to) the release date itself.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns, and our whole team will be happy to help.

Good reading!

Toni Weisskopf
Publisher, Baen Books

March Books

The Road to Hell
David Weber & Joelle Presby
(hardcover)

The war between magically gifted Arcana and psionically talented Sharona continues to rage. The stakes are high and the pieces are in motion, and none can glimpse the final outcome.


The Seer
Sonia Lyris
(trade paperback)

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
(trade paperback)

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
(trade paperback)

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
(mass market paperback)

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
(mass market paperback)

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
(mass market paperback)

How do you get to the Red Planet? With a helping of adventure, science, corporate power plays—and money, money, money.
Baen Appearances
Author Appearance
Les Johnson
Toni Weisskopf
Charles E. Gannon
Sarah A. Hoyt
Gregory Benford
Jack McDevitt
Geoffrey Landis

March 1
Tennessee Valley Interstellar Workshop Presentation & Signing
The Edney Building
1100 Market St, 5th floor
Chattanooga, TN

Sonia Lyris

March 1
University Bookstore
Seattle, WA

Tony Daniel
Ryk E. Spoor
David Weber (Guest of Honor)

March 4-6
AlbaCon
Best Western Albany Airport Inn
Albany, NY
www.albacon.org/2016

Ryk E. Spoor
David Weber

March 6
Flights of Fantasy
381 Sand Creek Road
Albany, NY

Joelle Presby
Steve White

March 16-20
Virginia Book Festival
Charlottesville, VA

Timothy Zahn (Featured Guest)

March 16-20
Classic Plastics Toy & Comic Expo
Parkersburg Art Center
Parkersburg, WV
classicplasticstoystore.com

Eric Flint

March 24-26
Salt Lake Comic Con
Salt Lake City, UT
saltlakecomiccon.com

Sonia Lyris

March 24-27
Norwescon 39
Seattle, WA
www.norwescon.org


Don't forget to check out the newest ebook releases here, plus read “Training in Truth”, a new story by Ryk E. Spoor here, and Sonia Lyris’ short story “Touchstone” here. And check out this month’s new non-fiction essay, “Are We Just Wired Differently?” here. For upcoming appearances by Baen authors and editors, check here.
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