Praise for 1637: The Peacock Throne: 
“A story replete with many satisfying twists and turns.” —Midwest Book Reviews

Praise for Eric Flint‘s Ring of Fire series:
“This alternate history series is . . . a landmark . . .” —Booklist

“[Eric] Flint’s 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians.” —Booklist

“ . . . reads like a technothriller set in the age of the Medicis . . . “ —Publishers Weekly

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO?

Jahanara Begum is on pilgrimage, a journey and rite every Muslim must essay if able. The up-timers of the USE Mission are escorting the princess in her travels to Jeddah before returning home, their mission accomplished and allies made of the court of Dara Shikoh, having helped to place him on the Peacock Throne.

But the pilgrimage is only the public-facing reason for her departure from Agra.

In reality, the Begum Sahib is also carrying her love child off to Jeddah in hopes of giving birth in secrecy. Everyone outside the Mission and her most loyal followers must be kept ignorant of the impending birth, a feat which would be hard enough if her brother hadn’t saddled her with the presence of her great aunt and frequent adversary, the sometime-empress Nur Jahan.

If the presence of her most brilliant adversary in her court wasn’t enough, a Mughal princess abroad is an important figure, and the political situation in the Hijaz—a complex of relations between Ottoman Bey, Sharif of the Hijaz, the Bedouin, and Persian interests—is about to boil over.

Can Jahanara Begum and her USE allies safely navigate the power politics of the Pilgrim’s Passage?

Get 1637: Pilgrim's Passage here.

Praise for Star Marque Rising:
“Action fans will enjoy the violence and scheming that drive this story of guile and dark ambition.” —Publishers Weekly

“Tightly written, succinct, stunning, and at times moving, Star Marque Rising is a fascinating read . . . The pace of the book is fast and characterization thorough. Without elaborate wordplay, Stovall manages to communicate the humane side of her characters . . . A thrilling read!” —The Prairies Book Review

Praise for Knightmare Arcanist:
“. . . Perfect for those who enjoy the Codex Alera series, the Thomas Wildus series and the Harry Potter series. Stovall is quickly becoming a name I look for.” —Seattle Book Review

“. . . Shami Stovall has produced a mesmerizing story of magic, intrigue, and true adventure.” —ManyBooks

KILL OR BE KILLED

They call themselves my found family, but they slaughtered my kin. Now, I will pay back the murderers in blood tenfold.

Their ruin is a mirror they polished themselves. They took me as a child and hammered me into a weapon.

They taught me the art of disappearing: how to slip through a room like a shadow at noon, how to dress a face in lies until no one recognizes the man beneath. They taught the small, hands-on cruelties: how to hide poison, how to slit a throat before the man can make a noise.

Most dangerous of all . . . they taught me patience. They taught me to never quit until the job was completed.

So let them sleep in their castles and whisper of safety. Let them keep their cleverness and secrets. I already know their sins. When darkness comes—and it will—I will be the thing beneath the floorboards, the breath on their necks, the quiet that becomes the scream. I will return what they took, multiplied by the cruelty they practiced.

Their hands built the blade.

Their choices sharpened it.

Their blood will be the prize. 

Get One-Fifth Dragon here.

Praise for The Moon and the Desert:
“Highly recommended for fans of classic hard sf and space drama.” —Amazing Stories

“This is hard science fiction with a vengeance.” —Publishers Weekly

Praise for Stellaris: People of the Stars, co-edited by Robert E. Hampson:
“[A] thought-provoking look at a selection of real-world challenges and speculative fiction solutions. . . . Readers will enjoy this collection that is as educational as it is entertaining.” —Booklist

“This was an enjoyable collection of science fiction dealing with colonizing the stars. In the collection were several gems and the overall quality was high.” —Tangent

Saving the Marsbase One mission made Glenn A. “Shep” Shepard a hero. Commanding Marsbase itself might get him killed.

Colonel Shepard—Earth’s first fully bionic augmentee and the man who once crossed interplanetary space to pull off an impossible rescue (The Moon and the Desert)—finally reaches Mars. His new command sits under the Eumenides Dorsum ridge on Amazonis Planitia, a city hewn into caverns where life is math and margin: closed-loop ecosystems, strictly rationed propellant, and minutes-long lightspeed comms lag.

While Shepard grapples with distance from his wife and newborn daughter on Earth, whispers of sabotage, industrial espionage, and anti-bionics prejudice begin to erode trust inside the base. Then a rival coalition’s colony ship goes off course and slams into the canyons of Noctis Labyrinthus, far across the Tharsis highlands.

There’s no shuttle landing, no cavalry—only engineering, endurance, and a commander whose augmented body can go where others can’t. To pull survivors out of the crash before Mars itself finishes them, Shepard must design a rescue that physics barely permits and politics would rather avoid.

Scientifically rigorous yet deeply human, The Sands of Mars is the high-stakes sequel to The Moon and the Desert—a novel about leadership under pressure, and the price of keeping a frontier alive.

Get The Sands of Mars here.

MUGHALS ON YOUR MIND?

Take $1 off of eBook copies of:

1636: Mission to the Mughals
1637: The Peacock Throne
1637: Pilgrim's Passage

Details here!
 

20 lucky winners receive ebook copies of Shami Stovall’s One-Fifth Dragon! Just tell us your favorite fictional dragon . . .

Find out how to enter the random drawing here.

Our congratulations to the winners of last month’s contest!

• Edward Almqvist
• Kent Waite
• Teresa Perkins
• Paula Muhic
• Keegan Hall

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: 

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Sean Hazlett interviews David Weber on his many collaborations. Then, Griffin Barber interviews Baen-newcomer Shami Stovall on her first Baen novel, One-Fifth Dragon. And, later in the month, Griffin Barber is interviewed by Jeremy Comeaux on his latest collaboration with Eric Flint, 1637: Pilgrim’s Passage.

Listen to the Baen Free Radio Hour now.

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 and Rumble channels. And check out the new optional video podcast format!

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FREE FICTION

Plus, read this month’s free fiction, “Rings of Defense,” by Shami Stovall. Set in her One-Fifth Dragon universe, we see why other clans walk in terror of Wraith.

Read, “Rings of Defense" here.