THE TROUBLE WITH TREECATS

Stephanie Harrington didn’t discover treecats—they were indigenous to the planet Sphinx, a colony of the tiny Star Kingdom of Manticore. But at age ten she was the first human to bond with one. Now, almost 17, she is the species’ greatest champion.

To the rest of the human galaxy, if they are known at all, they are recognized as tool using, socially organized, fuzzy little creatures, with no known method of communication—who also happen to be fierce hunters. But are they sapient? Because if they are, that would have all sorts of repercussions for the families who have settled on Sphinx—the Harringtons not the least.

There will be winners, and there will be losers. And Stephanie is there to make sure the treecats don’t lose out.

But Stephanie, the treecats, and Sphinx itself may be caught up in an even greater conspiracy than the one to help the fighting ‘cats survive, one generations in the making . . .

Get Friends Indeed here.

THE KING IS DEAD: LONG LIVE THE KING!

BUT WHICH ONE?

Gaston sits on the throne in Paris, but the dead king’s infant son has powerful forces on his side, ready to place him where he belongs. Who will prevail?

Tensions build in France following the ascension of Gaston to the throne of his murdered brother, but there are factions supporting the claim of King Louis’ surviving infant son. As France moves toward civil war, other parties, both visible and invisible, maneuver to take advantage of the increased tension. Who will survive to reign over France—King Gaston, the exiled child and his regents, or the King of Spain?

Get 1637: The French Correction here.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD? 

Finally free of Earth and all of his connections to it, Dave Walker can now focus on his family’s fledgling cargo company, and start considering his future goals as an engineer. There is still the small matter of the agreement he made with his grandfather, one of the richest men in the  solar system, but Dave knows his brother won’t be solving the FTL issue anytime soon.

So he’s got time.

However, there are forces on Earth that, while Dave may believe he is done with them, are by no means done with Dave. An escalating tit-for-tat is about to begin, over issues that will one day be worth far more money and power than he or anyone else can imagine—an escalation that will soon spiral out of all control, and Dave will find himself with no choice but to unleash the horrors of war on an unsuspecting populace. A war that will exact a price from his own flesh and blood before it is over.

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THE PACIFIC COAST OF NORTH AMERICA IS RIPE FOR CONQUEST—OR IS IT? 

Of the ongoing ripple effects of the Ring of Fire, Japan’s change from a policy of isolation is one of the greatest. They’ve staked claims on the west coast of North America, seeing a land of opportunity.

But Japan is not the only power interested in that part of the New World, and the native Americans have also responded, in different ways, to the uninvited colonists. And then there are conflicts among the colonists themselves.

In settling the fate of this part of the New World, a few remarkable individuals have an outsize role to play: Oyamada Isamu, a samurai on his first independent command; Yells-at-Bears, a young native woman of Vancouver Island; Father Blanco, a Jesuit priest and former missionary; and Iroha Data-hime, the daughter of the Grand Governor of New Nippon. This is their story.

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CELEBRATE THE RING OF FIRE WITH $1 OFF SELECT EBOOKS!

For the month of March, to celebrate the release of two new novels in the Ring of Fire universe, we’re offering discounts on Iver P. Cooper and Walter H. Hunt’s Ring of Fire backlist ebooks.

Details here!

EXPLORE THE WORLD THE RING OF FIRE BROUGHT ABOUT

Iver P. Cooper’s novels have focused on the Pacific coast of North America and Asia, while Walter H. Hunt has brought the Old World of France’s Monarchy to light. Explore the world with us as we give away ebooks of the latest works of these two excellent authors:

1637: The French Correction by Walter H. Hunt

1637: The Pacific Initiative by Iver P. Cooper

Find out how to enter the random drawing here.

Congrats to these five winners! They’ve all won ebook copies of the first five books in Larry Correia’s Saga of the Forgotten Warrior!

Linda Payne
Stephan Mailloux
Esther Gearing
Paul Otremba
Michel Paradis

And special congratulations to our grand prize winner, Dustin Roberson! He's not only getting the ebook versions of Saga of the Forgotten Warrior our other winners will receive, but also a signed hardcover copy of Larry Correia’s Destroyer of Worlds.

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Griffin Barber interviews James L. Cambias on The Miranda Conspiracy, H.Y. Gregor interviews Kacey Ezell on editing the collection of noir anthologies which began with Noir Fatale, and Jeremy Comeaux interviews David Weber and Jane Lindskold on Friends Indeed.

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