Ashok Vadal, once a remorseless and highly effective Protector of the Law, is now the reluctant military commander of a throng of rebels and misfits, and turncoat to a treacherous empire bent on the mass murder of an entire caste of people. Even now, the Great Extermination has begun.

The empire may be mighty, but if it is war the Capital wants, then it is war they will have. Vadal has faced down gods and demons before and overcome them. Now the champion and defender of the untouchables of Lok has a name. He is grim and implacable. He is still standing despite all this world has thrown at him. He is Ashok Vadal!

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John Rast went to the Ren Faire looking for a fight. Well, a simulated fight, with blunt swords and safety equipment. But when his final opponent turns into a living, fire-breathing dragon, John finds himself in the fight of his life. And that's when destiny comes to call.

John is spirited away to the well-hidden base of Knight Watch, the organization that stands between humanity and the real nasties the rest of the world doesn’t know about. John and his reluctant teammates have to figure out who, or what, is pulling the strings before all of Knight Watch falls prey to a well-concealed puppetmaster.

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Since 2007, The National Space Society and Baen Books has honored the role that science fiction plays in advancing real science by teaming up to sponsor the Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award. This year, we’re pleased to congratulate M.T. Reiten, whose story “Bagala Devi Objective” took home first place.

Read “Bagala Devi Objective,” by M.T. Reiten here.

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: David Weber and Philip Pournelle discuss Mamelukes by legendary author Jerry Pournelle. And Peter J. Wacks and Eytan Kollin on their new Arcana America series entry Caller of Lightning. Missed past episodes? No problem. We’ve got every episode archived for your listening pleasure.

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Can’t get to the bookstore to see your favorite author? We will bring your favorite author to you! We are proud to announce the beginning of a weekly author reading series to be conducted at 8 PM Eastern Standard Time every Friday. The Baen Friday Night Live Reading Series will be hosted by our Junior Editor, Christopher Ruocchio, via Zoom and Facebook LIVE. Our authors will read from new and upcoming releases and take questions from the audience afterwards.

6/17: David Weber & Phillip Pournelle: Mamelukes

6/24: Charles E. Gannon: Marque of Caine

7/1: Larry Correia & Kacey Ezell: Noir Fatale

7/8: Catherine Asaro: The Vanished Seas

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