ESCAPING ONE APOCALYPSE, CAN THEY PREVENT HISTORY FROM REPEATING ITSELF?

In a world where history can be rewritten at will, the threads of destiny intertwine in ways no one could have foreseen.

Years after their groundbreaking journey into the past, Artorius and his team stumble upon a devastating revelation: the Chinese government has dispatched five time-travelers and a trove of advanced technology back to 165 CE, during the waning days of the Han dynasty. The team believed they were guiding Rome toward a new era of modernization and unity, but the emergence of Chinese influence threatens to unravel everything they have fought for.

As whispers of innovation ripple through the ancient world, Artorius and his companions realize they are in a race against time—not just to protect their vision for a united future, but to prevent a catastrophic clash that could bring about nuclear war centuries sooner than they ever imagined.

With their own presence now at risk of exposure, they must navigate the treacherous waters of politics, technology, and culture in a world caught between two colossal powers. As the balance of history teeters on a knife’s edge, loyalties will be tested, alliances forged, and the very fabric of fate will hang in the balance.

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PIRACY, WAR, AND HUMANITY’S LAST STAND

The heavy cruiser Salahdiin is the most powerful private warship in the history of the Myriad Worlds, and bears a Letter of Marque, the Imperial charter for legalized piracy. As the most successful fighting captain of the Imperial Fleet, Saef Sinclair-Maru is the ideal choice to command the privateer, but exchanging egotistical admirals for demanding shareholders carries its own unique challenges, particularly when the fate of humanity lies in the balance.

While war rages within the Imperium, few comprehend the inhuman instigators at the heart of the conflict or their genocidal ambitions, but Saef and his counterpart, Inga, draw a surprising coterie of allies to their campaign of desperate resistance, including spy master Winter Yung, former Molo Ranger Kyle Whiteside, and even Erik Sturmsohn, a Thorsworld war chieftain sworn to overthrow the emperor.

Together, in the face of approaching annihilation, they each must choose: Obedience to the edicts of their leaders, or loyalty to a deeper motivation that defines the very heart of humanity.

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FIND A WAY HOME

Everything is relative. Einstein said so.

After years of crisscrossing the galaxy as an emergency medic, Melanie Mooney is learning this in a personal way. Each run to a far-flung star system takes Melanie ever farther from her former life, and the incomprehensible distances are the least of her problems.

The penalty for zipping through space at light speed means time is moving slower for her than it is back home. If Melanie ever hopes to return, she must do so before the Earth she knew becomes as unrecognizable as the alien worlds of the Galactic Union.

Interstellar travel is far beyond anything she can afford on Medical Corps pay, and finding a ride home that avoids the merciless effects of relativity is risky. Melanie will have to place her trust in unproven technology and some unsavory characters, one of whom happens to be the last person in the galaxy she wants to be caught dead with.

The trick will be not getting hopelessly lost in dimensions of the universe where no human or alien belongs. That’s a lot for someone who just wants to get back home.

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HOW FAST CAN YOU DANCE? FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID DESTRUCTION?

When does the hunter become the hunted? How does a single image change the story to something . . . else?

In Dancing with Destruction, we get to find out. Nine stories from some of the top authors in military science fiction will tell the tale of the poor, hapless soldiers and an apex predator in hot pursuit.

Featuring stories from David Weber & Marisa Wolf, Nick Cole & Jason Anspach, Kacey Ezell, Jacob Holo & Edie Skye, Rick Partlow, Joelle Presby, Blaine Pardoe, Nick Steverson & Melissa Olthoff, and Jason Cordova.

In the end, it’s not about who is the hunted or the hunter, but who is willing to dance . . .

Get Dancing with Destruction here.

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Go Tell the Spartans with Jerry Pournelle
Prince of Sparta with Jerry Pournelle
The Rising with James Doohan
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Conqueror  with David Drake
The City Who Fought with Anne McCaffrey
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WIN ALL THREE EBOOKS OF THE DEEP MAN TRILOGY AS WE CELEBRATE MICHAEL MERSAULT’S MIL-SF FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY

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Our congratulations to the winners of last month’s contest! Jamie Bergman, Ian Munro, Carton Oakley, Jeff Shultz, and David Ball each won an ebook copy of Rise from Ruin by Melissa Olthoff! And our grand prize winner, Bryce Platt, won a trade paperback copy of Rise from Ruin!

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Griffin Barber interviews S.M. Stirling on his novel, The Winds of Fate; Sean Hazlett interviews Michael Mersault on The Presence Malign, the volume which completes The Deep Man Trilogy; H.Y. Gregor interviews Patrick Chiles on The Long Way Home; and Jeremy Comeaux interviews editor/author Jason Cordova and the writers of his anthology, Dancing with Destruction.

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