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In this issue: the walking dead, some silent-but-deadly ninjas, and the man who sold the moon—plus prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse with our September contest.
   Books on Sale in Bookstores September 2013
Fight the Zombie Apocalypse

Zombies are real. And we made them. Are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse? The Smith family is, with the help of a few Marines. The plan is to find a safe haven from the anarchy of infected humanity. But what they soon discover is that the only way to save humanity is to fight back from the brink of apocalypse.

Get Under a Graveyard Sky now



Ninjas versus Zombies in an Asia of Legends

A young ninja in a fantastic land of dreams and nightmares must face an army of zombies to save a beautiful sorceress. In the fog-enshrouded peaks of Nehon, Ran, a newly-minted shadow warrior is faced with the ultimate warrior's choice: save himself, or face down a horde of enemies that cannot be killed for the simple reason that they are already dead! Book one in the Shadow Warrior series.

Get The Undead Hordes of Kan-Gul now

The Man Who Sold the Moon Teacher’s Guide Debuts

Here’s the latest in our popular series of teacher’s guides for Baen books that might be appropriate for high school or college classroom reading. These includes synopses, discussion questions, quizzes, and more for Robert A. Heinlein’s The Man Who Sold the Moon & Orphans of the Sky.

Get The Man Who Sold the Moon & Orphans of the Sky Teacher's Guide here

The Baen Free Radio Hour

Check out our weekly podcast with your favorite Baen authors and our continuing (absolutely free) serialization of Honor Harrington series audiobook Shadow of Freedom. Coming up: an interview with Lois McMaster Bujold.

Listen to the podcast here

September Contest

Prep for the Zombie Apocalypse Contest

To celebrate the release of John Ringo’s Under a Graveyard Sky we want you to save the world from a Zombie Apocalypse. Send us your top ten prepper items for the coming zombie plague. The winning entry will receive a hardcover first edition of Under a Graveyard Sky signed by John Ringo, plus five free ebooks.

Contest details here

Contest
September Books

Under a Graveyard Sky
John Ringo
(hardcover)

Zombies are real. And we made them. Are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse? The Smith family is, with the help of a few Marines. The plan is to find a safe haven from the anarchy of infected humanity. But what they soon discover is that the only way to save humanity is to fight back from the brink of apocalypse.


The Undead Hordes of Kan-Gul
Jon F. Merz
(trade paperback)

A young ninja in a fantastic land of dreams and nightmares must face an army of zombies to save a beautiful sorceress. In the fog-enshrouded peaks of Nehon, Ran, a newly-minted shadow warrior is faced with the ultimate warrior's choice: save himself, or face down a horde of enemies that cannot be killed for the simple reason that they are already dead! Book One in a new series.


The Man Who Sold the Moon and Orphans of the Sky
Robert A. Heinlein
(trade paperback)

Two classic Robert A. Heinlein novels in one volume: The Man Who Sold the Moon and Orphans of the Sky. Two journeys into space, one taking humans to space by hook or by crook, the other the classic first-time tale of a generation vessel with passengers who do not realize they are in a spaceship. All-new afterword by Mark L. Van Name.


Captain Vorpatril's Alliance
Lois McMaster Bujold
(trade paperback)

When Captain Ivan Vorpatril, cousin to Imperial troubleshooter Miles Vorkosigan, encounters a damsel fleeing the violent overthrow of her home planet, it’s soon evident that Ivan’s carefree days are over. But behind Ivan’s façade of wry humor lies a cunning protector willing to make the ultimate sacrifice: his hard-won freedom from the politics of empire. Nominated for a Hugo Award.


1635: The Papal Stakes
Eric Flint
Charles Gannon

(mass market paperback)

It’s springtime in the Eternal City, 1635. Uptimer Frank Stone and his pregnant downtime wife are in the clutches of would-be Pope Cardinal Borgia, with the real Pope—Urban VIII—on the run. It’s up to the doughty natives of time-tossed Grantville, West Virginia, to save the pope and continue the fight for freedom in a dark age.


Dragon Ship
Sharon Lee
Steve Miller

(mass market paperback)

Star pilot Theo Waitley must take on the precarious captaincy of a mysterious self-aware ship and save hundreds of stranded pilots and crewmen from a hostile planet.
Baen Appearances
Author/Editor Appearance
Veronica Giguere
Mercedes Lackey
Larry Niven
Jody Lynn Nye
Mike Resnick
John Ringo
Steve Stirling
Michael Z. Williamson
Timothy Zahn
Laura Haywood-Cory
Jim Minz
Gray Rinehart

August 30-September 1
Dragon*Con
Atlanta, GA

Lois McMaster Bujold
Charles E. Gannon
Mark L. Van Name
Toni Weisskopf
Tony Daniel

August 29-September 2
World Science Fiction Convention
San Antonia, TX

Mark L. Van Name

September 19-22
BoucherCon
Albany, NY

Lois McMaster Bujold
Charles E. Gannon
Catherine Asaro

September 27-29
Baltimore Book Festival
Baltimore, MD



Don't forget to check out the latest Ebook releases here, plus Baen.com free fiction from The Undead Hordes of Kan-Gul author Jon F. Merz here. Also, don’t miss the monthly free nonfiction, an article by a neuroscientist on the possible scientific justification for zombies here.


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