Praise for D.J. Butler:
“Butler follows Witchy Eye with a satisfying second tale of a magic-filled early America. . . . Deep and old magic influences both places and characters, and the story is tightly focused on the determined Sarah . . . Fans of epic and alternate historical fantasy will savor this tale of witchery and intrigue.”
—Publishers Weekly

“For readers who love history-based fantasy, steampunk, or urban fantasy . . . this series that gives the genre a new twist.”
—Booklist

“. . . you can’t stop yourself from taking another bite . . . and another . . . and another. . . . I didn’t want to stop reading. . . . Kudos!”
—R.A. Salvatore

“Butler’s fantasy is by turns sardonic and lighthearted; ghoulish shadows claw into the most remote areas and heroism bursts out of the most unlikely people. Sarah is the epitome of the downtrodden hero who refuses to give up until she gets what she needs, and her story will appeal to fantasy readers of all stripes.”
—Publishers Weekly

“[A] unique alternative-history that is heavily influenced by urban and traditional fantasy and steeped in the folklore of the Appalachians. . . . Fans of urban fantasy looking to take a chance on something with a twist on a historical setting may find this novel worth their time.”
—Booklist

SILAS DANGER CAN’T STOP RUNNING

The year is 1975. Silas drives a red Pontiac GTO. Trapped in the back of his muscle car are the ghost of his sister Betty and half of the demon that killed her. He doesn’t know how she died, and he hasn’t figured out how to save her yet, but he knows that if he spends three days in any one place, the other half of the demon will catch up, kill him, and drag Betty down to hell.

Silas works as a scout, messenger, courier, herald, and sometimes spy across the weird, fragmented, magical world of Other America. Dodging bridge trolls as well as alien grays, lamiae along with snallygasters, undead blues singers and also bison-headed giants, he runs errands in exchange for information that will help him save his sister.

This time, he’s hired to run a deck of Tarot cards from New York to San Francisco on a tight schedule. The first complication comes when the dame with the card deck won’t just hand them over, she insists on coming along. The second is that everyone else in Other America seems to know that Silas has the cards, and everyone seems willing to kill to get them.

Get Hell on Wheels here.

Praise for The Billion Worlds:
“With this freewheeling story of an ancient, cunning artificial intelligence and its naïve human companion, Cambias (The Initiate) mashes humor, mystery, and looming apocalypse into a roundly satisfying space epic. . . . With plenty of fun moments along the way, this raucous adventure through the solar system’s distant future will appeal to any fan of lighter science fiction.”
—Publishers Weekly

“Cambias makes his solar system feel very alive, with wildly different cultures on different planets and moons . . . It is far-future space opera that is astronomically contained and written with a lightning bolt.”
—Warped Factor on The Godel Operation

Praise for James L. Cambias:
“Beautifully written, with a story that captures the imagination the way SF should.” |
—Booklist, starred review

“An engaging nail-biter that is exciting, fun and a satisfying read.”
—The Qwillery

“An impressive debut by a gifted writer.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“An exceptionally thoughtful, searching and intriguing debut.”
—Kirkus, starred review

THE BILLION WORLDS’ GREATEST SPY FACES HIS GREATEST CHALLENGE

At the end of the Tenth Millennium, Sabbath Okada, agent of a nameless branch of Deimos’ labyrinthine government comes to the vast city of Ishtar on Venus to investigate the suspicious death of an undercover agent. His companion, Daslakh, is an old and cunning AI with its own self-imposed mission: to act as Okada’s conscience.

Searching for the truth takes Sabbath and Daslakh to the glittering towers of Ishtar’s elite, a brutal combat sport arena, and the unforgiving, wind-lashed face the highest peak on Venus. Along the way they face ruthless Lunar Republic spies, double agents, and sadistic Ishtar police, but Sabbath’s greatest challenge comes from Meili Tewa, his deadliest enemy and his only love.

Each twist in the case reveals a new layer of deception, another betrayal. Hunted and on the run, with no one he can trust and no help from home—it’s time for Sabbath Okada to remind everyone why he’s the greatest spy in the Billion Worlds of the Solar System.

Get The Ishtar Deception here.

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

FREEDOM AND JUSTICE—AMERICAN STYLE

1632: And in northern Germany things couldn’t get much worse. Famine. Disease. Religious war laying waste the cities. Only the aristocrats remained relatively unscathed; for the peasants, death was a mercy.

2000: Things are going okay in Grantville, West Virginia, and everybody attending the wedding of Mike Stearns' sister (including the entire local chapter of the United Mine Workers of America, which Mike leads) is having a good time.

THEN, EVERYTHING CHANGED. . . .

When the dust settles, Mike leads a group of armed miners to find out what happened and finds the road into town is cut, as with a sword. On the other side, a scene out of Hell: a man nailed to a farmhouse door, his wife and daughter attacked by men in steel vests. Faced with this, Mike and his friends don’t have to ask who to shoot. At that moment Freedom and Justice, American style, are introduced to the middle of the Thirty Years’ War. The world will never be the same.

Get 1632 here.

Praise for the Honor Harrington series:
“. . . an outstanding blend of military/technical writing balanced by superb character development and an excellent degree of human drama . . . very highly recommended.”
—Wilson Library Bulletin  on On Basilisk Station

“Honor fights her way with fists, brains, and tactical genius through a tangle of politics, battles, and cultural differences. Although battered, she ends this book with her honor—and the Queen’s—intact.”
—Kliatt on The Honor of the Queen

“Packs enough punch to blast a starship to smithereens . . .”
—Publishers Weekly on The Honor of the Queen

“This remarkable story will appeal to readers interested in warfare, science, and technology of the future or just in interpersonal relationships, an important part of the story. Gratifying, especially to female readers, is the total equality of the sexes!”
—Kliatt on The Short Victorious War

“Great stuff . . . compelling combat combined with engaging characters for a great space opera adventure.”
—Locus on Field of Dishonor

“Star Wars as it might have been written by C.S. Forester . . . fast-paced entertainment.”
—Booklist on Honor Among Enemies

“Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!”
—Anne McCaffrey on Echoes of Honor

“Weber combines realistic engaging characters with intelligent technological projection and a deep understanding of military bureaucracy.”
—Publishers Weekly on Mission of Honor

“[A] fast-paced and action-packed story . . . builds . . . to an exciting and unexpected climax.”
—Daily News of Galveston on Shadow of Freedom

WHO PAYS THE TOLL?

“It is our duty to pay for our liberty with our own blood. The freedom that we shall win through our sacrifice and exertions, we shall be able to preserve with our own strength.” —Subhas Chandra Bose

Lieutenant Brandy Bolgeo has come home from the Battle of Hancock Station wounded in both body and spirit. She will need months to regenerate her lost leg, but how long will it take to heal her heart?

She’s come home to find that her wounds, her ship’s brutal damage, the deaths of so many friends, were the fault of an arrogant, aristocratic coward who broke and ran in the face of the enemy. Who left her ship to pay the price for his craven desertion under fire. And whose powerful political allies are determined to protect and preserve him at any price.

They have held hostage the declaration of war until Lord Pavel Young escaped the consequences of his cowardice. They didn’t care what it cost the Navy. They didn’t care what it cost the entire Star Kingdom of Manticore. Their tactics have cost the Royal Navy the priceless initiative as revolution and military purges wrack the People’s Republic of Haven, and that lost window of opportunity will cost the Star Kingdom seventeen years of bloody warfare and hundreds of thousands of deaths.

Now Young is free to seek vengeance on the people he feels have “wronged” him. People like Paul Tankersley and Honor Harrington. Paid duelists, smear tactics, hired assassins in public restaurants . . . nothing is beneath Pavel Young. But Captain Harrington can look after herself, and Pavel Young is about to face the fury of the woman the newsies call the “Salamander.” Yet who will save the Star Kingdom from the repercussions of his actions?

Women and men like Brandy Bolgeo are about to pay the toll for the Star Kingdom of Manticore’s honor.

Get Toll of Honor here.

RECENT AUDIOBOOK RELEASES:

These titles have just been released as audiobooks. See your favorite audiobook retailer to get your copy. 

Monster Hunter Files, Vol. 2
Edited by Larry Correia &
Jason Cordova

Beyond the Rift
by John Ringo & Lydia Sherrer
(releases 5/12)

The Ship Who Dared
by Mercedes Lackey &
Veronica Giguere
(releases 5/12)

ARE YOU KEEPING COOL WITH CAMBIAS? 
take $1 off of eBook copies of:

The Scarab Mission
The Godel Operation
The Miranda Conspiracy
Arkad’s World
The Initiate

Details here!
 

WHAT SUPERNATURAL BEING WOULD YOU ROAD TRIP WITH?

Two lucky winners will receive an autographed hardcover copy of D.J. Butler and David J. West’s new Hell on Wheels.

Find out how to enter the random drawing here.

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

Ted Szklenski
Nathan Balyeat
Kimberly Schratwieser
Daryl Bush
Suzanne Hediger

These lucky few have won eBook copies of:

Penric’s Intrigues
Penric’s Labors
Penric’s Travels
Penric’s Progress

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: 

Jeremy Comeaux conducts an extensive interview of D.J. Butler and David J. West on Hell on Wheels, and Griffin Barber interviews James L. Cambias on The Ishtar Deception, the fourth book in The Billion Worlds.

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!

April Books

FREE FICTION

Plus, read this month’s free fiction, “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” by David J. West. Set in the world of his and D.J. Butler’s Hell on Wheels, it’s sure to make your heart race!

Read, “Won't Get Fooled Again" here.