The Mesan Alignment has a plan to remake the galaxy and genetically improve the human race—its way. Until recently, things have gone as scheduled. That was before they came face-to-face with the Star Empire of Manticore. Now, the Alignment has engineered a war in order to undercut Manticore’s galaxy-wide reputation. But even the best-laid plans can have unintended consequences, and one of those consequences may just be the dawn of a new bright day of freedom for oppressed star nations everywhere.

Angie Kaneshiro was a veteran of the Freehold Forces of Grainne, but was now crew on board a tramp freighter. Then the war with Earth started. The UN forces may hold most of the stations, the docks, and the jump points, but war is complicated, and heroes can be forged in its crucible—even if the hero turns out to be a tramp freighter crewwoman willing to fight for the freedom she loves.

It’s election season this November in America, and millions of folks will head to the polls to vote in the presidential race. You may well know who you’re voting for, but what if the election were open to a wider range of candidates. Specifically, which Baen Books character would you elect president of the United States of America? Tell us who and why in a short paragraph (100 words or less) and be entered to win a signed copy of Michael Z. Williamson’s Angeleyes, the new installment in the Freehold series.

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Hey there, boils and ghouls! Last month we asked you to help put us in the Halloween spirit by telling us your three favorite science fictional monsters. We got a scary number of entries to choose from. Congratulations to Robin McGlynn, whose entry was selected at random from all those that qualified. Robin wins a copy of Alliance of Shadows, signed by Larry Correia and Mike Kupari.

Robin’s List:

1.  The Thing, from John W. Campbell’s “Who Goes There?”
2.  The Blob, from the 1958 film
3.  The dreaded ants from Them!

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