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In this issue: the General reborn, alien judgment day, a long-awaited Manly Men of Baen poll—plus, the new Baen Free Radio Hour with David Weber’s Shadow of Freedom!
   Books on Sale in Bookstores April 2013
The General Saga Reborn

Humanity settled the stars, only to fall into catastrophic collapse and a galactic dark age. On one rugged planet, a reanimated Egyptian social structure with flintlocks and blunderbusses is held in primitive stasis by a malevolent A.I. But now a brilliant and courageous young commander will dare anything to avenge his mother’s death by disease and bring about change. He is the Heretic.

Get The Heretic now



Alien Judgment Day

2105, September: Cryocelled investigative reporter Caine Riordan awakens to a changed world. Humanity has achieved faster-than-light travel and is pioneering nearby star systems. Riordan’s mission: travel to a newly settled world and investigate whether a primitive local species was once sentient—enough so to have built a lost civilization.

Get Fire with Fire now



Honor Arises!

A beautiful gold-embossed leatherbound edition of the classic novel that began one of the bestselling science fiction series of all time. Contains original hardcover and mass market art frontispieces. The Honor Harrington legend begins.

Get On Basilisk Station Leathterbound 20th Anniversary Edition now

April Contest

The Mighty, Manly Men of Baen

April’s contest is a poll for ladies' choice of the hottest of the Baen Books cover dudes. Okay, it’s also gentlemen’s choice for which one of these cool guys best represents your vision of manliness. And, of course, one might apply both criteria to one’s selection. Also, win a signed hardcover edition of The Heretic by Tony Daniel and David Drake, the new entry in the Drake’s General series!

Contest details here

Contest
The Baen Free Radio Hour Launches

The Baen Free Radio Hour weekly podcast is live on the net every Friday at noon! Get the latest news, fascinating discussion with your favorite Baen authors, writing suggestion segments, and much more. Plus, in association with Audible.com, we are serializing the audiobook of David Weber’s Honor Harrington novel Shadow of Freedom!

Listen to and discuss the podcast here

April Books

The Heretic
David Drake
Tony Daniel

(hardcover)

Humanity settled the stars, only to fall into catastrophic collapse and a galactic dark age. On one rugged planet, a brilliant and courageous young commander will dare anything to avenge his mother’s death by disease and bring about change. A new entry in the General series.


On Basilisk Station
David Weber
(Leatherbound edition)

Exiled to Basilisk Station in disgrace by a superior who hates her, young ship commander Honor Harrington must deal with jungle warfare on an aboriginal planet and confront a foray by the enemy of the Manticoran Star Kingdom she serves. It is a gambit that may ignite an interstellar war—with only Honor in the way to stop it. The 20th anniversary edition of the book that introduced the legend.


Fire with Fire
Charles Gannon
(trade paperback)

2105: Cryocelled investigative reporter Caine Riordan awakens to a changed world where humanity has achieved faster-than-light travel and is pioneering nearby star systems. Riordan’s mission: travel to a newly settled world and investigate whether a primitive local species was once sentient–enough so to have built a lost civilization.


1636: The Kremlin Games
Eric Flint
(mass market paperback)

While out-of-time modern town Grantville has bounced back from temporal dislocation, some of its citizens haven’t coped so well with life in 17th century Europe–people like Bernie Zeppi, courageous in battle, but a bit of a loser in life. Bernie’s fate changes then a Russian emissary hires him to bring the future to a Russia mired in serfdom and on the verge of war.


Dog and Dragon
Dave Freer
(mass market paperback)

A reluctant heroine faces down tyrant wizards while her dragon love fights his way across dimensions to aid her.
Galactic Courier
A. Bertram Chandler
(mass market paperback)

Daring starship captain John Grimes finds his greatest calling as a merchant adventurer and problem solver on the galaxy’s frontier. Book III of the legendary John Grimes Saga.
Baen Appearances
Author/Editor Appearance
David Weber

April 5
WillyCon
Wayne, NE

Charles E. Gannon
Gray Rinehart
Steve White

April 5-7
RavenCon
Richmond, VA

David Drake
Tony Daniel

April 9
7 pm
Barnes & Noble
760 SE Maynard Road
Cary, NC

Frank Chadwick

April 13
1 pm
Jane Addams Book Shop
Champaign, IL

Toni Weisskopf

April 19
JordanCon
Roswell, GA

Charles E. Gannon

April 19
7 pm
Barnes& Noble
7851 L. Tysons Corner Center
McLean, VA

Charles E. Gannon

April 26
Philly Fantastic Author Series
65 East Market View Drive
Philadelphia, PA

Charles E. Gannon

April 27
3-5 pm
Book Trader of Hamilton
2421 Nottingham Way
Mercerville, NJ


Check here for full Baen author schedule



Don't forget to check out the latest Ebook releases here, plus Baen.com free fiction from Charles E. Gannon here, and don’t miss the monthly free nonfiction on the Alpha Centauri extra-solar planet here. And check out the new Baen Free Radio Hour here.


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