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In this issue: Dark heroes walk the Mean Streets, a nice Jewish guy finds himself turned into a creature of the night, and the race for military-grade dragons is on. All that plus a new contest!
   Books on Sale in Bookstores September 2022
NEW STORIES OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY WITH A HARDBOILED NOIR TWIST

In a world of criminals, thugs, con artists, cheats, and swindlers, there must be a man to stand against the powers of darkness and corruption. A man not afraid to walk the mean streets—whether they be those of 1930s Los Angeles, an ancient fantasy realm, or some far-flung planet of a future star empire. He is a man who knows that a “good man” is not always a “nice guy.” But when the chips are down, he understands that a hero does the right thing, even if it means losing everything.

Stories by: Laurell K. Hamilton, Larry Correia, Christopher Ruocchio, Michael Haspil, D.J. Butler, Kacey Ezell, Griffin Barber, Robert Buettner, Sharon Shinn, Craig Martelle, Chris Kennedy, S.A. Bailey, G. Scott Huggins, Nicole Givens Kurtz, and Rob Howell.

Get No Game for Knights here.




SINK YOUR TEETH INTO THE NIGHT LIFE

Chaim Caan was just out for a night of fun, but the young woman he encountered that night left him with something to remember her by: she turned Chaim into a vampire. Chaim finds himself thrust into a weird underground world of mysticism and enchantment as he navigates life as the newly undead, trying to reconcile his beliefs as an observant Jew with the new reality that has been thrust upon him.

Get The Blood Is the Life here.





A BIOTECH RACE AGAINST TIME TO DEVELOP MILITARY-GRADE DRAGONS

Genetic engineer Noah Parker has at last landed the job he's long coveted: director of dragon design for the Build-A-Dragon Company. With a combination of genetic engineering and a cryptic device known as the Redwood Codex, he and his team can produce living, breathing dragons made-to-order. The next frontier: a contract to develop dragons for the U.S. military. Yet the specs are more challenging than anything Noah has ever designed.

Get Deploying Dragons here.


September Ebook Sale

sale graphic The Dead Travel Quickly . . . For Great Ebook Deals!

Other publishers might want to suck the life out of you, charging too much for ebooks—but not Baen! We’re driving a stake through the heart of high ebook prices. Invite us into your ereader with great deals on Baen ebooks featuring vampires. But act quickly, these deals will evaporate, just like Nosferatu, when the sun comes up on October 1.

And be sure to check out David Carrico’s new novel, The Blood Is the Life, which asks the question: What happens when a good Jewish guy is turned into a vampire?

Find out more here.


September Contest

How Much Is that Dragon in the Window?

In Dan Koboldt’s Deploying Dragons, the pet dragon craze has died down, and custom-created, bioengineered dragons are now being deployed in military operations. But in our world, pet dragons aren’t passé just yet. If you had a pet dragon, what would you name it and why? Let us know in a short paragraph (100 words or fewer) for a chance to win a signed copy of Deploying Dragons.

To enter, simply send us an email at contest@baen.com! Don’t forget to include your name!

Find out more here.


contest

Contest Winner


August Contest Winner July Contest Winner

Last month we asked you what one item you would bring with you if you were transported back to the Revolutionary War era, like the characters in Kevin Ikenberry’s The Crossing. Congrats to Miles R.! He wins a signed copy of the book!

Read the winning entry here.


Don't Touch That Dial: Listen to or Watch
the Baen Free Radio Hour


Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Larry Correia, Kacey Ezell, and a passel of contributors talk No Game for Knights; David Carrico discusses his vampire novel The Blood Is the Life; and Dan Koboldt tells us about Deploying Dragons.

Missed past episodes? No problem. We’ve got every episode archived for your listening pleasure. All previous episodes are also archived at Baen’s YouTube Channel, here. And check out the new optional video podcast format!

Listen to the Baen Free Radio Hour now.



September Books


No Game for Knights
edited by
Larry Correia &
Kacey Ezell

(hardcover)

In a world of criminals, thugs, con artists, cheats, and swindlers, there must be a man to stand against the powers of darkness and corruption. A man not afraid to walk the mean streets—whether they be those of 1930s Los Angeles, an ancient fantasy realm, or some far-flung planet of a future star empire. New SF/F stories with a noir-bent.


The Blood Is the Life
David Carrico
(hardcover)

Chaim Caan was just out for a night of fun, but the young woman he encountered that night left him with something to remember her by: she turned Chaim into a vampire. Chaim must navigate life as the newly undead, trying to reconcile his beliefs as an observant Jew with the new reality that has been thrust upon him.


Deploying Dragons
Dan Koboldt
(trade paperback)

The ethical future of domesticated dragons hanging in the balance as Genetic engineer Noah Parker and his design team at the Build-A-Dragon Company develop dragons for the U.S. military.


The Dark Side of the Road
Simon R. Green
(trade paperback)

When Ishmael Jones is invited to spend Christmas at his mysterious employer’s home, the result is anything but holiday cheer. Jones arrives at the remote Belancourt Manor in the midst of a blizzard only to discover that his host has gone missing. It soon becomes clear that the guests are harboring dark secrets—and that it will be up to Ishmael Jones to stop a savage killer.


To End in Fire
David Weber &
Eric Flint

(mass market paperback)

The huge, authoritarian Solarian League lies in defeat, crushed by the Grand Alliance of Manticore, Haven, and Grayson. But a threat yet looms. The Mesan Alignment is still insidiously working toward the enslavement of humanity. Now is the time to destroy this ancient evil. Now is the time to fight the final battle and see victory through—once and for all!


1637: Dr. Gribbleflotz and the Soul of Stoner
Kerryn Offord &
Rick Boatright

(mass market paperback)

Down-time’s greatest alchemist and a flim-flam artist up-timer must put aside their differences and join forces to debunk one of history’s greatest bunko artists and save the reputation of modern science and medicine from ruin!


Sword & Planet
Edited by
Christopher Ruocchio

(mass market paperback)

The distant future—like the distant past—is a place of myths, of legends, and of great heroes. Here are stories where magic and science exist together. Knights and starships. Wizards and ray guns. Swords and planets.
Baen Appearances
Author Appearance
Tim Akers
James Cambias
P.C. Hodgell
Dan Koboldt
Sharon Lee
Steve Miller
Alex Shvartsman

September 1–5
Chicon 8:
The 80th World Science Fiction Convention
Chicago, IL
chicon.org

Kevin J. Anderson
Robert Hampson
Charles E. Gannon
Les Johnson
Larry Niven
Timothy Zahn
David Afsharirad
Griffin Barber
David Boop
D.J. Butler
James Cambias
Jason Cordova
Steve Diamond
Aaron Haskins
Kacey Ezell
Esther Friesner
P.C. Hodgell
Kevin Ikenberry
Sean CW Korsgaard
Jody Lynn Nye
Gary Poole
Phillip Pournelle
MA Rothman
Christopher Ruocchio
Lydia Sherrer

September 1–5
Dragon Con
Atlanta, GA
dragoncon.org

Sharon Lee
Steve Miller

September 3
11:00 AM–1:00 PM
Sherman's Bookstore
Topsham Mall
65 Topsham Fair Mall
Topsham, ME

Mike Kupari

September 10
2:00–3:00 PM
Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore
2716 E. 31st St.
Minneapolis, MN

David Carrico
Jason Cordova
Larry Correia
Steve Diamond
Charles E. Gannon
Robert E. Hampson
John Van Stry

September 15
7:00 PM
Pre-Fencon Signing & Meet and Greet
Half Price Books
5803 E NW Hwy
Dallas, TX

David Carrico
Jason Cordova
Larry Correia (Guest of Honor)
Steve Diamond
Charles E. Gannon
Robert E. Hampson (Science Guest of Honor)
John Van Stry
Toni Weisskopf

September 16—18
FenCon XVIII
Irving, TX
fencon.org

D.J. Butler
Steve Diamond
Martin L. Shoemaker

September 22—24
Fan X
Salt Lake City, UT
fanxsaltlake.com


Don’t forget to check out the newest Ebook releases here. Plus, read this month's short story, “Dark Angel” by David Carrico here.
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