Praise for Rich Man’s Sky:
“Action SF built on a hard foundation of cutting-edge science.”
—Walter Jon Williams

“An action-crammed story that darts at hyper-speed from Burning Man, Nevada to Suriname to a convent on the Moon to an orbiting colony that’s clearly up to something. A jam-packed adventure fizzing with mind-blowing concepts, and a great read!”
—Connie Willis

“A hard science fiction tour de force, populated by memorable characters in a tale of intrigue, adventure, and irresistible market forces.”
—Linda Nagata

Praise for Antediluvian:
“. . . plenty of verisimilitude . . . superbly intriguing and captivating . . . bravura historical recreations, full of conjectural material. . . . Presenting us with a colorful cast of characters from across the millennia who have thick and rich existences, and affirming that the cosmic stream of life flows forcefully despite all small blockades, McCarthy has written a novel that looks both forwards and backwards, thus making a stellar return to the field.”
—Locus

Praise for Wil McCarthy:
“McCarthy is an entertaining, intelligent, amusing writer, with Heinlein’s knack for breakneck plotting and, at the same time, Clarke’s thoughtfulness.”
—Booklist

“Imagination really is the only limit.”
—The New York Times

“The future as McCarthy sees it is a wondrous place.”
—Publishers Weekly

“A bright light on the SF horizon.”
—David Brin

“In nearly every passage, we get another slice of the science of McCarthy’s construction, and a deeper sense of danger and foreboding . . . McCarthy develops considerable tension.”
—San Diego Union-Tribune

WHO OWNS THE SKY?

When oligarchs control the space program, is piracy a virtue?

While trillionaires jockey for control of space resources and rogue AIs prowl the Internet, a dangerous alien technology—the Fracture—has fallen into the hands of space pirates who have no idea what they stole. Unfortunately, law and order are hard to come by when you’re a million miles from Earth.

Meanwhile, the balance of power, already precarious, has tumbled Cislunar space into an undeclared war. Now, in a race against time, the crew of the CV Defender must track the pirates to their lair before the Fracture destroys the entire Solar System. But in a world this complex, who exactly are the good guys?

Get Thieve's Sky here.

Praise for Rise from Ruin:
“Melissa Olthoff is a fantasy master like no other. Rise from Ruin is a fun-filled tour de force and I can’t wait to see what she does next. Dragons have never been so fun!”
—Sherrilyn Kenyon, author of the New York Times best-selling Dark-Hunters series.
 
“In Rise from Ruin, Melissa Olthoff brings a new twist to dragonrider tales. Olthoff creates not only a believable and immersive world, but populates it with people whom you can respect, understand, care for, and sometimes want to punch in the face. I love the camaraderie between the dragon and griffin corps.”
—Jody Lynn Nye, New York Times best-selling author
 
“[V]ery reminiscent of Anne McCaffery’s Dragon Riders of Pern and Mercedes Lackey’s The Black Gryphon, in all the best ways. . . . a fast-paced book, with elements of romance, coming-of-age, military, fantasy, and even bits of SciFi. . . . a fun read . . .”
—Kal Spriggs
 
“Fourth Wing meets Dragonriders of Pern.”
—Edie Skye

Praise for To Tread Obsidian Shores, coauthored with Jason Cordova:
“Olthoff’s veteran experience shines through in the authenticity of her character interactions and dynamics. She knows what it’s like to drive yourself to the breaking point in order to keep your brothers- and sisters-in-arms alive . . . and it shows.”
—Kacey Ezell, USAF Retired, coauthor of The Romanov Reign series

“An unconventional work of military sci-fi set during peacetime . . . Cordova and Olthoff still deliver the fighting esprit de corps and noble sacrifice common to wartime stories. . . . The emotional sting of loss and comforts of companionship are fairly distributed, and a late surprise revelation sets things up nicely for book two. Military SF fans will find it hits the spot.”
—Publishers Weekly

YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING RIGHT . . . AND STILL LOSE.

Harper Tavros always dreamed of being a dragon rider. But after a prank went horribly wrong—she ended up bonded to an utterly ridiculous and insanely brave griffin instead. A bond that can only be broken in death. Together, Harper and Felix graduated the Tennessan Bonded Training Academy and proved themselves during their first six months on active duty even as the war with Savinia heated up.

Now, every mission is more dangerous than the last.

Griffin riders are the eyes and ears of the Tennessan military, an advantage unmatched ever since their enemy’s griffin riders vanished from the battlefield years ago. So when a dying Savinian griffin shows up at a Tennessan fort, Harper and Felix are dispatched to retrieve the message she carries—a plea for help from Savinia’s last griffin riders.

A plea Tennessan can’t afford to ignore.

Harper and Felix are assigned to the team tasked with unraveling the mystery of Savinia’s griffins. Their mission will take them deep behind enemy lines and into the dreaded Southern Smoke Mountains. After everything goes wrong, Harper and Felix will be pushed to their limits.

When every choice leads into the fire, their only option is to burn . . . and let the flames temper them into something stronger.

Get Tempered by Fire here.

Praise for Eric Flint:
“This . . . 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

IT WAS JUST A DOT
OF LIGHT . . .

. . . a dot of light that appeared out of nowhere. Stephanie Bronson thought she might have found a distant supernova. Instead, what she’d found was something more than a thousand miles across, moving towards the Sun at almost a third the speed of light from the constellation of Lupus, the Wolf. Even more frightening, the object—called Fenrir, after the Norse Wolf of the World’s End—was slowing down. It was not a comet or even a rogue planet.

It was an alien vessel.

And despite the increasingly detailed and insistent messages of greeting from Earth, it showed no sign of responding. As the world braced itself for the arrival of the immense, frighteningly silent alien visitor, Stephanie held hope that they still might communicate with Fenrir—until something happened that no one had imagined: Fenrir flared and its drive died, leaving the huge ship careening out of control to a fiery death inside the orbit of Venus.

There was—just possibly—a chance for Earth to act—to rescue the now-shipwrecked “Fens.” But even Stephanie—or those trying to stop her and the rescue ship Carpathia—could not imagine that not merely the fate of the aliens, but that of Earth itself, would be decided by Fenrir.

Get Fenrir here.

RECENT AUDIOBOOK RELEASES:

These titles have 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)

THE SKIES NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD!

Take $1 off of eBook copies of Wil McCarthy’s:

Rich Man’s Sky
Poor Man’s Sky
Beggar’s Sky

Details here!
 

MOUNTAIN OR FOREST? WHICH GRIFFINS WOULD YOU RIDE!?

Five lucky winners receive ebook copies of Melissa Olthoff’s Rise from Ruin!

Find out how to enter the random drawing here.

Our congratulations to the winners of last month’s “What Supernatural Being would you Road Trip with?” contest!

Jeff Greenwell
(road trip with an imp)

William Daniel
(the ghost of Sherlock Holmes)

These lucky two have won an autographed hardcover copy of D.J. Butler and David J. West’s Hell on Wheels.

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: 

Coming soon to the Baen Free Radio Hour: Sean Hazlett finishes his chat with Wil McCarthy on Thieves’ Sky, and Jeremy Comeaux conducts another extensive interview of Melissa Olthoff on her first Griffin Corps book, Rise from Ruin (there might even be a surprise appearance by one of our other Baen authors).

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

Read, “Worth the Risk,” by Melissa Olthoff, set in her Griffin Corps universe. This one takes us back before the war and raises some questions we all want answers to.

Read, “Worth the Risk" here.