Praise for Mercedes Lackey:
“With [Mercedes Lackey], the suspense never lags . . .”
—Kliatt

“She’ll keep you up long past your bedtime.”
—Stephen King

“A writer whose work I’ve loved all along.”
—Marion Zimmer Bradley

Praise for World Divided:
“[C]omes together seamlessly . . . an awesome and lightning-paced story: read it on a day when you will not have to put it down.”
—San Francisco Book Review

Praise for The Waters and the Wild, coauthored with Rosemary Edghill: 
“Impressive worldbuilding . . . series fans will no doubt find plenty to enjoy.”
—Publishers Weekly

Praise for The Heirs of Alexandria series, coauthored with Eric Flint and Dave Freer:
“[V]ast and absorbing . . . it is almost impossible to put it down while the tension remains high . . . Lackey and associates’ areas of expertise, including naval history and classical mythology, are smoothly blended.”
—Booklist

A NEW ENTRY IN THE BELOVED SERIES THAT STARTED WITH ANNE McCAFFREY’S THE SHIP WHO SANG!

Hoping to upgrade their capabilities on a shoestring budget, Brainship Tia and her Brawn Alex accept a contract to test a prototype singularity drive from the military. There’s a catch, of course: the drive “might” occasionally commit a starship to “random” jumps.

With some trepidation and the new drive installed, the pair resume their courier duties. The drive works flawlessly, at first. Just as they start to relax, the drive places them in orbit around a partially abandoned research site. Partially, because the corporation that set it up abandoned the researchers there.

Brain and Brawn rescue the researchers, but what is the reward for a ship who saves an abandoned station? Well, if you’re working for the Central Worlds, it’s a long, dull, and not very profitable courier route. One that results in more—not less—crises and danger for our intrepid Brainship as the random jumps continue. Crises and danger that will only resolve when Tia and Alex discover the reason why all is not as it should be with their new singularity drive.

Get The Ship Who Dared here.

Praise for Blood on the Sand:
“Colorful scene-setting backdrops the well-defined and sympathetic characters and their intricate loves, some of which are here finally fulfilled. Series fans will not be disappointed.”
—Publishers Weekly

Praise for Magelight:
“Magelight is a sexy, fast-paced adventure that takes time to consider the limits of love, friendship, and duty. In between the exciting action sequences and the intense character relationships, Kacey Ezell asks vital questions: How can we tell the difference between choice and compulsion? Is love as powerful as magic? And can we ever fully trust our heart’s desires?”
—Sharon Shinn, New York Times best-selling author of the Twelve Houses Series

“Kacey writes fast paced, addictive adventures with complex characters who often have conflicting motivations that put them on a collision course with destiny. It’s the kind of stuff you can’t put down.” —Larry Correia

“This is one of the best fantasy novels I’ve read in years.”
—Upstream Reviews

IN HER DARKEST HOUR, AELYS CHOSE FREEDOM . . . BUT CHOICES HAVE CONSEQUENCES. 

Bellatrix Aelys turned her back on the family that betrayed her and chose to forge her own destiny alongside the dangerous men she had accidentally bound. Now free, Romik, Vil, and Daen make the uneasy choice to continue to work with Aelys as her protectors and business partners. But when Aelys faced off against her family, she didn’t eliminate every threat, and now mysterious forces are moving against her once more. Fearing for her safety and that of her men, Aelys agrees to do a simple task for her old teacher: escort some old “friends” to Zandrine, one of the fabled cities located in the south of the empire.

Only, not everything is as it seems. Zandrine is a city built on secrets and blood and pain. Aelys and her protectors will have to face the demons of the past and the dark schemes of the present, all while trying to figure out who they are to one another and how the four of them—warrior, sorceress, forester, and thief—can meld their strengths to keep each other alive.

Can Aelys, Romik, Vil, and Daen make the necessary hard choices that will forge them into a team capable of surviving these new challenges? Or will the pain of the past and the danger of the present destroy them one by one?

Get Blood on the Sand here.

Praise for Mike Kupari:
“Kupari[‘s an] excellent choice for both teen and adult sf readers.”
—Library Journal

“Mike Kupari is an awesome storyteller.”
—Larry Correia

TWO PRIVILEGED BUT DISILLUSIONED HEIRS TRADE HIGH SOCIETY FOR THE HIGH FRONTIER AND LEARN JUST HOW FAR FROM HOME THEY’VE TRULY COME.

Eddy Lancaster never asked for purpose. He’s content to be a gentleman of leisure, with good friends and a dedicated valet to keep him out of trouble. When a report of a vanished expedition is discovered, with the enticing possibility of a hitherto unknown alien race and the possibility of advanced technology, his eccentric adventurer uncle spirits him and his brilliant twin sister away on a quest beyond the Frontier and away from the comforts of their homeworld.

Effie Lancaster has spent her life dedicated to science but fearing that she’d never see her dreams realized. Now, she’s seizing a last, desperate chance to prove her worth—to her academic peers, her family, and most of all herself. What waits for her in the mysterious Ashvins Binary Star System is more than scientific discovery—it’s an ancient secret that can devour entire civilizations.

Get Twin Star here.

RECENT AUDIOBOOK RELEASES:

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

Into the Vortex
Charles E. Gannon

The Crossing
Kevin Ikenberry

Admiral and Commander
by Charles E. Gannon & Chris Kennedy 

Behind the Veil
by John Ringo & Lydia Sherrer

To Tread Obsidian Shores
by Jason Cordova & Melissa Olthoff

The Long Way Home
Patrick Chiles

THE SHIP WHO DARED SALE!
take $1 off of eBook copies of:

Brain Ships
The Ship Who Saved the Worlds
The Ship Who Searched

Details here!
 

CONTESTED LOVE; WHO IS YOUR MAN FOR BLOOD ON THE SAND!?

Three lucky winners will receive eBook copies of Kacey Ezell’s Maglight series:

Magelight
Blood on the Sand

Find out how to enter the random drawing here.

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

March Contest Winners:
Jacob Seinemeier, Noah Powell, Yaakov Bright, Deborah Hinkle, Mike LaManna

These lucky five have won eBook copies of:

Monster Hunter Files
Monster Hunter Files Vol 2

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: 

Listen to the Baen Free Radio Hour now. Jeremy Comeaux interviews Mercedes Lackey and Veronica Giguere on The Ship Who Dared. Then, Griffin Barber interviews Kacey Ezell on Blood on the Sand, followed by Sean Hazlett’s interview with Mike Kupari on his latest novel, Twin Star.

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

Read “Alone,” a story by Kacey Ezell. This story contains unflinching, graphic depictions of child abuse and neglect..

Read, “Alone" here.