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In this issue: a fight for Lunar freedom, a boatful of teens try to out-sail a zombie plague, and a bard and a mercenary join forces. Plus, a new contest!
   Books on Sale in Bookstores July 2020
THE EPIC FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE ON OUR MOON HAS BEGUN!

Humanity’s first ever colony off planet is a thriving set of enclaves on the Moon, with only internal security capabilities. Nobody had even considered that there might someday arise a need to defend the place from the mother world! But that day has come. Something has been uncovered on the Moon. Something important. The lunar colonists perceive this great discovery as their own. But as far as the governments of Earth are concerned—they paid for everything on the Moon, so it belongs to them.

There is only one solution: turn Luna into a battlefield!

Get Battle Luna here.





CASTAWAYS IN A ZOMBIE PLAGUE

Behold the ketch Crosscurrent Voyager, bound on a senior year summer cruise to adventure and serious fun. Six kids aboard, ranging from suburban geeks to street-smart pariahs, and a British captain who rarely smiles. What could go wrong? Zombies could go wrong. Just days after they leave, a plague starts spreading like wildfire, turning most of its survivors into shrieking, cannibalistic rage-monsters. Now the Crosscurrent Voyager becomes these teens’ one hope for survival. If they can avoid killing each other in the process of reaching their destination.

Get At the End of the World here.




"BARD AND ROGUE SEEK WORK. PREFERABLY AS GOOD GUYS."

Bard Indrajit Twang and mercenary Fix have been hired by a powerful risk-merchant to protect the life of opera star Ilsa without Peer for the duration of a risk contract he’s taken on. When an attempt is made on Ilsa’s life, Indrajit and Fix find themselves hunted by multiple mercenary squads and targeted by some of the most powerful men in the city of Kish. Will they be able to save themselves, not to mention protect Ilsa, in the Palace of Shadow and Joy?

Get In the Palace of Shadow and Joy here.




SURVIVE THE CITY OF CRIES

Bhaajan grew up in the Undercity, a community hidden in the ruins buried beneath the glittering City of Cries on the imperial planet Raylicon. Caught between the astonishing beauty and crushing poverty of that life, and filled with wanderlust, she enlisted in the military. Now Major Bhaajan is a private investigator who solves cases for, among other clients, the House of Majda, the powerful royal family centered in Cries. The powerful elite of the City of Cries are disappearing, and only Bhaajan, who grew up in the Undercity, can find them—if she isn’t murdered first. But if she survives, waiting for Bhaajan is a revelation that may transform Cries—and the Empire itself—forever.

Get The Vanished Seas here.


July Contest

Three Cheers for Lunar Independence!

In Battle Luna, a group of colonists on the Moon must defend themselves against forces from Earth, turning Luna into a battlefield. With the USA’s Independence Day just around the corner, we were put in mind of all the songs celebrating American independence. Which got us thinking . . . We want to hear your lyrics for a Lunar Independence song for this month’s contest. The winner will receive a copy of Battle Luna, signed by the authors!

Find out more here.

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June Contest Winner

Last month we asked you to tell us your memories of a favorite convention you attended for a chance to win a copy of Give Me LibertyCon, signed by the editors. Congrats to Robert Kelly!

Read the winning entry here.



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

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Christopher Woods, Jody Lynn Nye, David B. Coe and Les Johnson on Give Me Libertycon anthology, and Charles E. Gannon discusses At the End of the World, an SF novel set in the world of John Ringo’s Black Tide Rising. Missed past episodes? No problem. We’ve got every episode archived for your listening pleasure.

Listen to The Baen Free Radio Hour now


July Books

Battle Luna
Travis Taylor, Timothy Zahn, Michael Z. Williamson, Kacey Ezell, & Josh Hayes
(hardcover)

The Lunar colony is a mining colony with only internal security capabilities. But now something has been uncovered on the Moon. Something important. The Lunar colonists perceive this great discovery as their own, but so do the governments of Earth. There is only one solution: Battle Luna!


At the End of the World
Charles E. Gannon
(hardcover)

Six teenagers bound on a senior summer cruise, ranging from suburban geeks to street-smart pariahs, and a British captain who rarely smiles. What could go wrong? Zombies. Just days after they leave, a plague starts spreading like wildfire, turning its survivors into cannibalistic monsters. Now the small ship they are sailing becomes their one hope for survival.


In the Palace of Shadow and Joy
D.J. Butler
(trade paperback)

Bard Indrajit Twang and mercenary Fix have been hired by a powerful risk-merchant to protect the life of opera star Ilsa without Peer for the duration of a risk contract he’s taken on. Will they be able to protect her—and save themselves—in the Palace of Shadow and Joy?


The Vanished Seas
Catherine Asaro
(mass market paperback)

The powerful elite of the City of Cries are disappearing, and only Bhaajan, who grew up in the Undercity, can find them—if she isn’t murdered first. But if she survives, waiting for Bhaajan is a revelation that may transform Cries—and the Empire itself—forever.


1637: The Polish Maelstrom
Eric Flint
(mass market paperback)

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.


Noir Fatale
Edited by Larry Correia & Kacey Ezell
(mass market paperback)

An all-new anthology containing the full spectrum of noir fiction, each incorporating the femme fatale character archetype. From straightforward hardboiled detective story to dark urban fantasy to the dirty secrets of futuristic science fiction—all with a hard, gritty feel. Stories by Larry Correia, Laurell K. Hamilton, David Weber, Kacey Ezell, and more!


Terra Nova: The Wars of Liberation
Edited by Tom Kratman
(mass market paperback)

Contained herein are tales of the history of Mankind's future first colony, from the first failed attempt at colonization, to the rise in crime, to the rise in terrorism, to its descent into widespread civil war and rebellion . . . and ultimately liberation.
Baen Appearances
Author Appearance
Larry Correia
Kacey Ezell

July 1, 8 PM EST
Live Author Reading
Noir Fatale
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Charles E. Gannon

July 6
Livestream Event
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Catherine Asaro

July 8, 8 PM EST
Live Author Reading
The Vanished Seas
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Travis S. Taylor
Michael Z. Williamson
Kacey Ezell
Josh Hayes

July 1, 8 PM EST
Live Author Reading
Battle Luna
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D.J. Butler

July 22, 8 PM EST
Live Author Reading
In the Palace of Shadow and Joy
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Charles E. Gannon

July 29, 8 PM EST
Live Author Reading
At the End of the World
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Don't forget to check out the newest ebook releases here. Plus, read this month's free short story “Bagala Devi Objective” by M. T. Reiten here. And check out the latest free nonfiction essay "The Bridge of Sighs: Are We What Might Have Been?" by Robert E. Furey here.
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