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Riverdale, NY
Joined August 2009
It’s the first #ReleaseDay of 2025, and the Month of the Pendragon begins! This month we have five books being released, including the entire Pendragon Cycle by Stephen R. Lawhead, and MONSTER HUNTER FANTOM printed in English for the first time! The prequel novel to the Pendragon
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It is with a heavy heart we share the news that Eric Flint has died. We will have an official statement to come, but for now, we mourn the loss of one of the finest writers in the genre, a generous colleague and mentor, and a dear friend.
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This week for #ThrowbackThursday we're looking at monsters. particularly "MONSTER HUNTER INTERNATIONAL" by @monsterhunter45!. Because who doesn't love monsters on Halloween?. Five days after Owen Zastava Pitt pushed his insufferable boss out of a fourteenth story window, he
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Timothy Zahn has now won the Dragon Award five times, across three different categories.
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We are proud to announce that Baen Books has signed a contract with author Christopher Ruocchio to publish the final two books in his internationally award-winning Sun Eater series, as well as for a first look deal for Ruocchio’s next series.
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Today we mourn the loss of science fiction powerhouse author Steve Miller, who passed away suddenly in his home yesterday. Best known for his Liaden Universe (TM) series, co-authored with his beloved wife and partner Sharon Lee, Steve leaves behind a lasting legacy.
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In April 2024, from Baen Books. Hadrian Marlowe and Christopher Ruocchio return in:. DISQUIET GODS. More Sun Eater news - and preorders - to come!
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Players donated more than $5k to charity to play a round of “Nitty, Gritty, Cop Show" with @monsterhunter45. To all these generous players we say: HOOOOON!
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One year ago today, we lost Eric Flint. We miss you Eric - may the stories you told and worlds you created live on forever! . Tell us what your favorite books and memories of Eric are in the replies - his greatest legacy will always be the many lives he touched.
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This #ThrowbackThursday, we're going back to 1993, to the first exploits of one of the greatest heroines in #scifi, the debut of Honor Harrington, in ON BASILISK STATION. Let's all wish Honor Harrington a happy 30th birthday, shall we? What's your favorite memory of the series?
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Today is a hard anniversary for a lot of Afghanistan veterans. The authors and staff here at Baen Books will be doing a few things over the next month for our veterans, for now we leave you this:.Your service matters. Your sacrifices matter. And neither will ever be forgotten.
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Since its founding in 1983, Baen Books has been a proud supporter of the men and women of the United States military. We are just as proud to be the publisher of dozens of military veterans. Thank you for your service, and your stories. #HappyVeteransDay to all who served!.
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This week for #WeReadWednesday, we're prepping you for the one and only Oliver Chadwick Gardenier ("Call me Chad") with a reread of "MONSTER HUNTER MEMOIRS: GRUNGE" by @monsterhunter45 & @Jringo1508!. When Marine Private Oliver Chadwick Gardenier is killed in the Marine barrack
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More cover reveals?. MOAR COVER REVEALS!!!. Ahem. You might have guessed that we're very excited about the upcoming Spring 2025 season. Today we're showing off our intern's favorite cover of the upcoming season -- "HEART OF THE MOUNTAIN," the stunning conclusion to
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Name ONE isekai thats not set in a fantasy world. I DARE YOU.
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For #ThrowbackThursday, we're going back to 2001 and pulling out our battered copy of "MARCH UPCOUNTRY" by @DavidWeberBooks & @Jringo1508, Book 1 of the Empire of Man series. Yes, we poked the bear. Have you heard of this "Prince Roger" character yet?
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In 2015 David Drake stopped by the office to look at the new cover of the anthology "Onward, Drake!" edited by Mark L. Van Name. One thing we did not tell David beforehand was about the "other" cover we'd prepared--much to his great amusement. Farewell, David. You will be missed.
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With these pictures sent by members of the 12th Space Warning Squadron in Greenland, Baen Books can say two things officially:.-We've sent our first care package to members of the U.S. Space Force.-We've sent our books to servicemen all around the world, pole to pole.
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Happy 116th birthday to one of the best to ever write in the genre, Robert A. Heinlein!.Be it visions of tales of the Mobile Infantry or wars over control of the Moon, and coining terms from grok to TANSTAAFL, the man was a visionary like few we've ever seen before or since.
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What an incredible year it was here at Baen Books. 32 original new releases (including a carryover from 2021 due to a printing delay), 8 reprint novels and omnibuses with all-new cover art. Here’s a look back at the all-new releases of 2022. #2022InReview #BookRelease
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Lets all give congratulations to Lydia Sherrer and John Ringo for INTO THE REAL winning the Imadjin Award for a Young Adult novel over the weekend!. Not content to just one award, Lydia also won the urban fantasy award for her solo title, CAT MAGIC!
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Are you attending Dragonsteel Nexus? Baen authors Jason Cordova (@WarpCordova), Christopher Ruocchio, Larry Correia (@monsterhunter45) and Steve Diamond (@SteveDiamond80) are waiting to meet you!.
At #DragonsteelNexus with Christopher Ruocchio, @monsterhunter45, and @SteveDiamond80! Come by and say hi!
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Writers! The Baen Fantasy Adventure Award short story contest is back! Get your submissions in by 4/30! Read here for more info:
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Today is a hard anniversary for a lot of Afghanistan veterans. The authors and staff here at Baen Books are always proud to work with our military and our veterans, for now we leave you this:.Your service matters. Your sacrifices matter. And neither will ever be forgotten.
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The first issue of Weird Tales hit newsstands 100 years ago today, and our genre became a weirder, and better, place for it, and for the likes of Robert E. Howard, H. P. Lovecraft, C. L. Moore, Henry Kuttner, Fritz Leiber, Manly Wade Wellman and many others who graced its pages.
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Today would have been Eric Flint’s 76th birthday. We miss you Eric - may the worlds you created live on a hundred more!. Help us celebrate - tell us what your favorite books and memories of Eric are!
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This #ThrowbackThursday we're looking back at The Hot Gates series from @Jringo1508. Who among you have been fans since the first book dropped in 2010? How many of you picked up the reprint of LIVE FREE OR DIE?
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It's always fun when we see Timothy Zahn or Grand Admiral Thrawn trend. "Oh man! I love Zahn & Thrawn, I'd love to read more stuff like that!". Well, guess what, my friend?. Your wish is granted! We've been the proud home of Timothy Zahn for almost 40 years.
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One of the cool things about getting newly-minted Baen authors into the Baen office?. They get to see the posters of their covers - and then we take them on a tour of the Baen archives to the spot their books will go!. Give a big hand to Howard Andrew Jones and Monalisa Foster!
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What's going on today? Why, it's the best Tuesday of November -- Release Day!. From ancient evils lurking in the dark setting out to destroy mankind to science fiction romps across war-torn jungle planets and cowboys in space, this month's books are here to take you away to
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For #ThrowbackThursday, we're delving into the Baen Free Library once again for a treat -- the 2001 release "THERE WILL BE DRAGONS" by @Jringo1508, Book 1 of the #CouncilWars. #BaenFreeLibrary .
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Timothy Zahn and David Weber live at #Libertycon!. What are these two giants of science fiction are discussing? Stay tuned.
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The Honor Harrington series is massive, expansive, and on sale all month long. All Honorverse stories are on sale, and available in series in group bundles, all April long!.If you want to get to know one of scifi's greatest heroines, or fill out your collection, now is the time!
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Happy New Year!. For our first #ThrowbackThursday of 2025, we're diving into into one of the classics -- "THE HIGH CRUSADE" by Poul Anderson, reprinted by Baen back in 2010 as part of the 50th anniversary of the original publication!. In the year of grace 1345, as Sir Roger Baron
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Continuing our 40th anniversary celebration, today we traveled all the way to the mythical lands of Yard Moose Mountain to interview bestselling author Larry Correia. We asked him what his first Baen book was, and what he most recently read. "First was FANGLITH by John Dalmas,
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We see lots of people looking for Amazon alternatives. We've been selling ebooks on our website, DRM free since the 1990s, to say nothing of features like the Baen Free Library. We also partner with indie authors and other publishers to sell on our website too, for those looking.
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Have we given sword and sorcery fans one hell of a great summer, or what?.For fans of heroics and hardboiled action fantasy, Baen is happy to deliver - sword not included. Have any favorites among these, old or new? How many of you can say you're 5 for 5?
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We are proud that Baen remains one of the largest genre publishers that does not require an agent to submit, and accepts submissions 365 days a year, from anywhere on Earth. We ask only you follow the guidelines, and that you bring your very best.
A friend asked me this, and I don’t know, but maybe someone else does. What indie publishers out there accept submissions for fantasy?. A lot of the big publishers, if you don’t have an agent, they won’t even talk to you.
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Congratulations to Timothy Zahn and THE ICARUS PLOT!
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For this week's #WeReadWednesay, we're looking at @Jringo1508's "LIVE FREE OR DIE," Book 1 in his Troy Rising series!. WILL THE PEOPLE OF EARTH BOW DOWN TO ALIEN OVERLORDS?. WILL THEY FIGHT BACK?. First Contact Was Friendly. When aliens trundled a gate to other worlds into the
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As an experiment, we wanted to see what @elonmusk’s AI "Grok" thought of us here at Baen Books. Okay, it was less of an experiment and more of a "hey, the intern needs more work" moment (sorry, intern Chris, but you looked unbusy for ten seconds). Anyways, here's what Grok had to
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Another #DragonCon2023 highlight has been the ceremony for the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award! .Two of our finalists, Melissa Olthoff and Shami Stovall, were in attendance to receive thier awards and meet Baen staff. Let's give all our finalists a big round of applause!
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Okay, looks like we might have started something with our last meme. And we love it. Credit to fan Mike C. for sending us this dank #ServantsofWar meme that had the office in stitches. "Do you believe in memes, Illarion?"
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Been a while since we've done a book giveaway, huh? Let's fix that!. Want to win a free copy of one of our March titles? We have two copies of each - one reserved for members of the military - up for grabs!. Just retweet, and tell us which one you'd like in the replies.
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On #WeReadWednesday, we're going back into monster hunting with MHI -- specifically, Book 3 of the bestselling Monster Hunter International series by @monsterhunter45, "MONSTER HUNTER ALPHA.". When an old enemy of Earl Harbinger resurfaces, he must set off on a dangerous solo
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Congrats to Kurt Miller and Larry Correia!
Best Illustrative Cover [New Category]. Winner is Kurt Miller for "Tower of Silence". #DragonCon #DragonAwards.
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We are thrilled to have five works nominated for the Dragon Awards this year!.SciFi Novel.The Icarus Plot by Timothy Zahn.Fantasy Novel.Tower of Silence by Larry Correia.Into the Vortex by Charles E. Gannon.Best Cover.Tower of Silence by Kurt Miller.Wraithbound by Jeff Brown
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On December 9, 536 A.D., the great General Belisarius entered Rome, returning the capitol to the empire. For #WeReadWednesday, we're using the opportunity to dive into the alternate history of Belisarius with "THUNDER AT DAWN" by Eric Flint & David Drake. This is the combined
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April showers. bring giveaways!. Want to win a free copy of one of our April titles? We have two copies of each - one reserved for members of the military - up for grabs! . Just retweet, and tell us which one you'd like in the replies.
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IT HAS ARRIVED!. The final book in .@monsterhunter45's epic fantasy series 'Saga of the Forgotten Warrior,' "HEART OF THE MOUNTAIN," is now available via eARC!. What happens after the War of the Gods?. The answer lies in the Heart of the Mountain . Ashok Vadal was chosen by
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Here at Baen, we are excited to watch science fiction becoming reality in real time! Plus, you know we love a good exploding spaceship. Congratulations to the SpaceX team on another successful launch!.
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The line for the David Weber and Joelle Presby signing has already started at the Missing Volume at #DragonCon2023!
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Since its founding, Baen Books has been a proud supporter of the men and women of the United States military. We are just as proud to be the publisher of dozens of military veterans.
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Today for #ThrowbackThursday, we're delving into one of the more peculiar cases of "the moon isn't real" with David Weber's SF classic "EMPIRE FROM THE ASHES.". Just a routine day in lunar orbit. That's all Lieutenant Commander Colin Maclntyre, USN, expected. Only a simple
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Continuing with our 40th anniversary celebration, your intrepid social media team tracked down Baen's two production interns during a coffee break and asked them what their first Baen book they remember reading was, and what was their most recent. "The first Baen book I remember
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For #ThrowbackThursday this week, we're rereading one of our favorite David Weber fantasy novels -- "OATH OF SWORDS". Whom the gods would recruit, they first tick off . Our Hero: The unlikely Paladin, Bahzell Bahnakson of the Horse Stealer Hradani. He's no knight in shining
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This is always the best part of our care package program - seeing the smiles those books put on the faces of our men and women in uniform!. To the brave sailors aboard the USS Princeton - enjoy them, and thank you for your service!
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Czech it out! An all-new Monster Hunter International anthology is available for pre-order! "MONSTER HUNTER FANTOM," originally published in the Czech Republic, is now available in English and exclusively from Baen Books! @monsterhunter45 #MHI #MHFantom
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Paging @monsterhunter45. And for anyone who wants to read this exact Predator story, it's called "Three Sparks" and you can find it here.
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We've heard people say "That looks like a Baen Book cover" as both a compliment and an insult. To each thier own. At least for us, we like our science fiction and fantasy bookcovers to have more flair and style than a math textbook.
To whoever is doing this to scifi book covers: I just want to talk.
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We're trying something new tonight. Larry Correia and Steve Diamond are doing a Q&A from now until midnight - leave your questions below!. And keep tweeting out #ServantsofWar! We'll be picking some of you to give signed books and other goodies. Larry and Steve, take it away!
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Congratulations to @HowardAndrewJon for being named a 2024 Prometheus Award finalist! #PrometheusAward #BaenBooks
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For our last #ThrowbackThursday of 2022, we're going back to 2002, to a novel that just recently turned 20 years old. the book that has gone on to spawn multiple careers and literary universes, 1632. We miss you Eric Flint - may the worlds you created live on a hundred more!
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The history of science fiction and fantasy is littered with stories by Davids of distinction. Now, for the first time, an anthology by people named David, for everyone. Get THE CHRONICLES OF DAVID today!.
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Happy 131st Birthday to the late great father of high fantasy, JRR Tolkien.
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Q & A session at @halfpricebooks in Dallas. Have any burning questions of your own for Larry Correia, Steve Diamond, Charles Gannon, John Van Stry, David Carrico, and Robert E. Hampson? Ask away, and maybe you will have some answers over #Fencon!
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Twas the night before Christmas,.and all throughout Baen,.the interns were napping.dreaming of coffee, plain. The books were shelved.and organized with care,.with expectations that more.will soon be there. The mailroom was organized.enough to amaze ,.with the next rounds of
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This #ThrowbackThursday we have another Mercedes Lackey series - who here loves her SERRAted Edge series as much as we do? . The first book, BORN TO RUN, turned 30 earlier this year!
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Have you ever wondered where to start with Larry Correia's (@monsterhunter45) books? Here is your answer:.
I've got asked this a few times today, so I'll go into detail so I can bookmark this and use it again later. Which of my books should you check out depends on what genres you're into. Here's the super short pitch for book 1 in each of my worlds:. Fantasy- Son of the Black Sword,.
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Live now for your weekend reading! "GRAVEYARD OF DEMONS," the penultimate novel in @monsterhunter45's bestselling Saga of the Forgotten Warrior series, is available as an eARC right now, exclusively from Baen Books!. Hero of the people Ashok Vadal lives! Now, he must face down
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We have a surprise for all of you just in time for the weekend: the eARCs for TOWER OF SILENCE by Larry Correia, WRAITHBOUND by Tim Akers, and ESCAPE ORBIT by Patrick Chiles are all now available on our website!
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For #WeReadWednesday, we're preparing for the penultimate book in @monsterhunter45's "Saga of the Forgotten Warrior" series "GRAVEYARD OF DEMONS" (coming in November) and re-reading "SON OF THE BLACK SWORD.". This award-winning series is a homage to Robert E. Howard's "Conan"
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For the final #ThrowbackThursday of 2024, we decided to reach back to the early 2000s and pull an old favorite out of the Baen Free Library -- "THERE WILL BE DRAGONS" by @Jringo1508!. In the future there is no want, no war, no disease nor ill-timed death. The world is a
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Ladies and gentlemen - lets give it up for newly minted Prometheus Award-winner Wil McCarthy!
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Who is John Christian Falkenburg? War hero? Mercenary leader? Something more?. For #ThrowbackThursday we're diving into Jerry Pournelle's most intriguing character, John Christian Falkenburg, and the novel "WEST OF HONOR.". Sooner or later, all civilizations age and decline, grow
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Twas the week before Christmas,.and all throughout Baen,.the office was quiet.while the interns went insane. It is quiet this week. Too quiet. Almost like we're plotting something.
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One joy of #ThrowbackThursday is getting to delve into the Baen archives and revisit four decades of Baen titles. Many like old friends you haven't seen in ages, due for a revisit. So how about you? Any you'd love to see us revisit. or perhaps reprint? Let us know below!
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We're gearing up another one of our military book drives - and once again, we want units, charities and hospitals we can send some care packages. but we're also gearing up to try something a little different we want thoughts on.
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This week on #ThrowbackThursday, we're cheating a bit and celebrating the release of the final book in the series!. We're only going back to 2015 and the first book in .@monsterhunter45's epic Saga of the Forgotten Warrior fantasy series with "SON OF THE BLACK SWORD.". After the
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Congratulations to David Weber, Timothy Zahn, Thomas Pope, and A CALL TO INSURRECTION, the newly minted winner of the 2022 Dragon Award for Best Military Science Fiction Novel! #DragonAwards #DragonCon2022
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This week on #WeReadWednesday, we have THREE books that we're digging into. First, we're looking at the first book in the landmark science fiction series by David Weber -- "ON BASILISK STATION." Published originally in 1994, the book was recently released in trade paperback
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Looks like the folks at @audible_com are ending summer with a bang - nearly every audiobook title we list with them is on sale from 64 percent to 85 percent off, including books from David Weber, Elizabeth Moon, Larry Correia, John Ringo, Timothy Zahn and more!
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August has arrived, and so have the latest #NewReleases from Baen!. We're ending summer with a bang, with books all across #SFF, from alternate history and cyberpunk from rising talents, to hard sci-fi and urban fantasy from old favorites.
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Happy 117th birthday to the late great master of sword and sorcery, Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan, Solomon Kane, Kull, and countless other classics of the fantasy genre - truly, a king by his own hand!
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Happy New Year from all of us at Baen Books!. It's time to start the year off right - for us, that means continuing to publish the best sci-fi and fantasy anywhere - and do we ever have some great stuff in store for you this year!. What about you, what are you plans for 2023?
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What’s going on at Baen this week? We’re continuing our 40th Anniversary celebration, which began last week and is continuing throughout the summer! Look for random giveaways and contests throughout for free Baen ebooks, audiobooks, and other prizes!. Dare we call it… the
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Two years ago, .@SCWKorsgaard put together this comprehensive list of #Baen authors who are veterans. We wanted to share this thread once more as we remember our vets here on Veteran's Day in the United States, and Remembrance Day in Canada and the UK. #veteransday
Since its founding in 1983, Baen Books has been a proud supporter of the men and women of the United States military. We are just as proud to be the publisher of dozens of military veterans. Thank you for your service, and your stories. #HappyVeteransDay to all who served!.
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Kurt Miller, after winning, the Dragon Award for Best Illustrative Cover for TOWER OF SILENCE.
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For this week's #WeReadWednesday, we're diving back into one of @Jringo1508's most popular books -- "LIVE FREE OR DIE," Book 1 of the Troy Rising series!. First Contact Was Friendly. When aliens trundled a gate to other worlds into the solar system, the world reacted with awe,
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For the final #ThrowbackThursday of #2023, we're taking it all the way back to the year 2000. and @Jringo1508's debut novel, "A Hymn Before Battle," available in ebook format FREE at the Baen Free Library. #Posleen #LegacyoftheAldenata
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This #NewRelease day is extra special since it falls in #nationalreadabookday - so we're acting accordingly with some wild anthologies of dark fantasy and classic #scifi, tales of military grade dragons and Orthodox Jewish vampires, and everything in-between!
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In 1988, the Liaden Universe® was born. It's been 35 years. It's spans 25 books and counting. Authors Sharon Lee & Steve Miller have written 100 stories together. This #ThrowbackThursday we ask you: Have you read the #Liaden series? What have been some of your favorite moments?
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Spring is around the corner, and these #NewReleases from Baen are already here! March brings us seven exciting books, ranging from epic fantasy adventure to hard science fiction, time travel to trench warfare, and everywhere in between!
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Esther Friesner is having a great time at #Ravencon ahead of the Baen Roadshow and her Guest of Honor interview!
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