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In this issue: A man uncovers the truth, archaeologists hold the fate of mankind in their hands, and a surgeon sets out for Mars. Plus a new story by Wil McCarthy!

December 2022

eARCs

KNOWLEDGE CAN BE
A DANGEROUS THING

Exiled from his homeland for proving that there are irreconcilable contradictions between magic and physics, Druadaen nevertheless remains determined to uncover “the truth of the world”—which might only be gained by travelling beyond it. But there’s a catch: because the mysterious portal he must use only allows a single person to pass through. Druadaen must leave his companions behind. Unfortunately, the portal only works one way, and Druadaen is lost to his companions. So his friends, led by stalwart swordsman Ahearn, resolve to find another means by which they can retrieve Druadaen—and with him, the truth of the world.

Get Into the Vortex eARC here.

THE EVENTS OF EARTH’S PAST MAY HOLD THE KEY TO EARTH’S FUTURE SALVATION

Retired Egyptologist Marty Cohen has left the world of academia behind and opened a woodworking shop. But when an eccentric financier makes him an offer he can’t refuse, he finds himself—along with a ragtag team of archaeologists—studying texts that may be the earliest Egypt has produced. But the texts open doors to an astonishing journey: Marty and his team find themselves in protohistoric North Africa, a drying land dominated by monsters, where humanity is badly in need of champions. And behind the war against the monster overlords lies a greater struggle: Marty and his team have been chosen to be champions of all Earth and to run a gauntlet on humanity’s behalf. Failure will mean extinction.

Get Time Trials eARC here.

WHAT WOULD IT REALLY TAKE TO MAKE THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN?

Glenn Armstrong Shepard had his sights set on going to Mars as a flight surgeon, but a training accident on the Moon left him crippled. Now he has a new plan: to be fitted with bionic prosthetics and come back even stronger.

Fate and the Space Force have other plans, and Glenn is grounded. Another doctor—his ex-fiancée—takes his place, and Glenn will have to fight to prove he can be an astronaut once more. . . .

Get The Moon and the Desert eARC here.

New Fiction at Baen.com

Upon a Midnight Clear

Christmas comes but once a year. Or so they say. But for those living at ESL1, the space station owned by trillionaire Igbal Renz, Christmas likely won’t come at all. It’s hard to arrange an old fashioned holiday when you’re 1.5 million kilometers sunward of Earth. But Igbal Renz didn’t become one of the four richest men on Earth by taking the easy path. And this Christmas, he may just have something up his sleeve.

Read “Xmas at ESL1,” by Wil McCarthy, a new story set in the world of Rich Man's Sky and Poor Man’s Sky, here.

December Ebook Sale

Lois McMaster Bujold Holiday Ebooks Sale

Last month saw the release of Penric’s Labors, and so just in time for the holidays, we’re offering discounts on all of Grand Master Lois McMaster Bujold’s Baen Ebook backlist titles. During the month of December, take $1 off all of Lois McMaster Bujold’s backlist from Baen. Sale ends December 31.

Details here.

Baen One-Stop Holiday Shop

This holiday season give the Baen lovers in your life what they really want—more Baen Books! You decide the amount! (Remember eARCs are $15 apiece, monthly bundles are $18 now, $20 in 2023.) Pretty sure they already have everything? Head on over to the Baen CafePress store and check out our wide variety of Baen merchandise. With travel mugs, T-shirts, tote bags, and more, there is something for every Baen fan! And don’t forget the Baen Challenge Coins!

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

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Wil McCarthy discusses his latest, Poor Man’s Sky; and we wrap up the year with a chat with Baen Books editors.

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. And check out the new optional video podcast format!

Listen to the Baen Free Radio Hour.

Baen Books

Into the Vortex - HALF Charles E. Gannon Exiled from his homeland for proving that there are irreconcilable contradictions between magic and physics, Druadaen nevertheless remains determined to uncover what several ancient persons and beings have urged him to seek: “the truth of the world”—which might only be gained by travelling beyond it.
*Time Trials* - HALF M.A. Rothman & D.J. Butler Retired Egyptologist Marty Cohen finds himself and his ragtag team of archaeologists transported back in time to a North Africa dominated by monsters. And behind the war against the monster overlords lies a greater struggle: Marty and his team have been chosen to be champions of all Earth and to run a gauntlet on humanity’s behalf. Failure will mean extinction.
The Moon and the Desert - HALF Robert E. Hampson Glenn Armstrong Shepard had his sights set on going to Mars as a flight surgeon, but a training accident on the Moon left him crippled. Now he has a new plan: to be fitted with bionic prosthetics and come back even stronger. Fate and the Space Force have other plans, and Glenn is grounded. Another doctor—his ex-fiancée—takes his place, and Glenn will have to fight to prove he can be an astronaut once more. . . .
Witchy Eye, Second Edition D.J. Butler Sarah Calhoun is on a desperate quest to claim a secret heritage she never dreamed could be hers. If Sarah cannot achieve her goal, it may mean the end of her, her family—and the world where she is just beginning to find her place.
*Servants of War* Larry Correia & Steve Diamond Illarion Glaskov’s quiet life on the fringes of the empire is thrown into chaos when he is conscripted into the Tsarist military and sent to serve in The Wall—an elite regiment that pilots suits of armor made from the husks of dead golems. But the great war is not the only danger facing Illarion, as he is caught in a millennia-old conflict between two goddesses.
*Library of the Sapphire Wind* Jane Lindskold Six unlikely heroes must join forces to solve a mysterious riddle—and save Over Where. Their first task: find the Library of the Sapphire Wind.
*Scout’s Progress* Sharon Lee & Steve Miller All of her life, Aelliana Caylon has lived by the rules of her overbearing brother, the head of the Caylon family. Then, on a dare, she plays a game of chance—and wins a starship. It is her way to escape her home, her planet, her drab life—if she can qualify as a pilot.
*Melt* - HALF Arlan Andrews, Sr. Because of their notable achievements, Rist and Rusk have earned their new “man-names” of Thist and Thusk. They each have earned important positions in the Sisterdom of ShadowFall, but find themselves having to import and train their countrymen to help defend the Princess of ShadowFall against an invasion from the army of a new Mother and her treacherous chief priest.

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Tuscany Bay

St. Tommy NYPD
Declan Finn

The first six novels in Declann Finn’s St. Tommy NYPD novels. Includes: Hell Spawn, Death Cult, Infernal Affairs, City of Shadows, Crusader, and Deus Vult.

Pinbeam Books

From Every Storm
Sharon Lee & Steve Miller

Three Liaden Universe^® stories, one of them never before published. The storms of the title spring not so much from the desert or the deep blue sea but from the minds and hearts of humanity, where greed wars with truth and justice. Includes “Standing Orders,” “Songs of the Father,” and “From Every Storm a Rainbow.”

Fairwood Press

Geometries of Belonging
R.B. Lemberg

Lemberg returns us to the Birdverse with this powerful collection. The intricate Birdverse has at its core a magic based loosely in geometry, from which comes healing, love, and art. Each story and poem, exquisitely crafted, will richly reward long-time fans and newcomers alike.

Wordfire Press

Neodymium Sacrifice
Jen Finelli, MD

To save the galaxy from mind-control, a young freedom-fighter must break with his past, and an ex-soldier must escape her future.

Hidden Enemy
Nathan B. Dodge

Can the new Shadow Warriors team, who can’t even get along among themselves, overcome their differences, graduate, and then survive immediate battles with this new, dangerous enemy?

Double-Booked
Kevin J. Anderson

Dan Shamble faces a tangle of cases of vanished neighborhoods, a rogue werewolf cop, mysterious dopplegangers, the lost Necronomicon, and the mousy librarian who started it all.

The Aeronaut
Bryan Young

In an alternate World War I, computational machines make trench warfare even more deadly. An American joins the French Aeronautic Corps using jetpacks to fly over the bloody maze of trenches. He is sent on a vital mission behind enemy lines that could destroy his life and mean the end of the world itself.

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