The Baen Free Radio Hour

Frank Chadwick discusses Ship of Destiny a new military science fiction novel, and follow-up to Chain of Command. The book is a cornucopia of interesting science fiction ideas, precise depiction of interservice rivalry, and excellent and frightening aliens, all presented as an homage to, but not a copy of, Homer's Odyssey; and David Weber's Uncompromising Honor, Part 4.

Editor David Boop, and authors Mercedes Lackey, Joe R. Lansdale, and Jonathan Maberry discuss stories in Straight Outta Dodge City, a weird western anthology, in an interview conducted by Baen Consulting Editor David Afsharirad. Cambias talks about the magical system, the characters, and more; and David Weber's Uncompromising Honor, Part 3.

James L. Cambias discusses The Initiate, an urban fantasy adventure where a secret order of magicians rule our modern world from the shadows, but one man with magical talent seeks revenge against them for murdering his family. Cambias talks about the magical system, the characters, and more; and David Weber's Uncompromising Honor, Part 2.

Mercedes Lackey and Cody Martin discuss Breaking Silence, a new entry in the SERRated Edge urban fantasy series and the follow-up to Silence. Mercedes Lackey pioneered urban fantasy with her mythos of a modern world where elves and other magical creatures interact with ordinary humans. It's a world like our own, but one where magic works, yet is kept hidden—for the most part. Breaking Silence takes place in a small town in Maine where dark elves have long fed on human misery; and David Weber's Uncompromising Honor, Part 1.

Lois McMaster Bujold discusses Penric's Progress, a compilation of three high fantasy novellas set in her World of the Five Gods universe and featuring a young sorcerer coming of age in a world of fascinating and dangerous magic. SFWA Grandmaster of Science Fiction and multiple award winner Bujold talks about the creation of Lord Penric Juralt, and her conception of the magic and manners that went into the interrelated tales now brought together for the first time in a single volume.

John Ringo, Kacey Ezell, Christopher L. Smith and Toni Weisskopf discuss Gunpowder and Embers, a science fiction post-apocalypse adventure novel taking place in an America relegated to live without electricity after power-eating ant-like aliens from another dimension invade. The book has echoes of great Westerns, martials arts movies, high fantasy with dragons, and more. Part Two of a two-part interview; and the conclusion of Larry Correia's Son of the Black Sword, Part 79.

John Ringo, Kacey Ezell, Christopher L. Smith and Toni Weisskopf discuss Gunpowder and Embers, a science fiction post-apocalypse adventure novel taking place in an America relegated to live without electricity after power-eating ant-like aliens from another dimension invade. The book has echoes of great Westerns, martials arts movies, high fantasy with dragons, and more. Part One of a two-part interview; and Larry Correia's Son of the Black Sword, Part 78.

Patrick Chiles discussed Frozen Orbit, his hard science fiction novel featuring a mysterious voyage to Pluto and written in the wonder-inducing mold of Clarke, Heinlein, and Asimov; and Larry Correia's Son of the Black Sword, Part 77.

Larry Correia discusses Target Rich Environment Vol 2, a short fiction collection bringing together Correia's latest fantasy and science fiction stories. This is Part Two, and the finale, of a two-part interview; and The Seven Nipples of Molly Kitchen by D.J. Butler.

Larry Correia discusses Target Rich Environment Vol 2, a short fiction collection bringing together Correia's latest fantasy and science fiction stories. This is Part One of a two-part interview; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 76.

Authors Sharon Lee and Steve Miller are joined by Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf discussing Accepting the Lance, the latest entry in the long-running, much beloved Liaden Universe® science fiction series; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 75.

Michael Z. Williamson and authors on Freehold: Resistance, a story collection edited by Michael Z. Williamson that is also a complete novel, or story cycle, in that it tells the tale of the Freehold resistance during the U.N. invasion of the planet Grainne that's recounted in Williamson's groundbreaking novel, Freehold. Freehold: Resistance recounts the adventures of the individual resistance fighters who come together in a libertarian manner in defense of the (mostly) libertarian planet, Graine, after the fascistic U.N. decides they've had enough with these freedom loving types and invades. On the roundtable are Z. Williamson, Jessica Schlencker, Chris and Jaimie DiNote, and Jamie Ibson. This is Part Two of a two part discussion; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 74.

Michael Z. Williamson and authors on Freehold: Resistance, a story collection edited by Michael Z. Williamson that is also a complete novel, or story cycle, in that it tells the tale of the Freehold resistance during the U.N. invasion of the planet Graine that's recounted in Williamson's groundbreaking novel, Freehold. Freehold: Resistance recounts the adventures of the individual resistance fighters who come together in a libertarian manner in defense of the (mostly) libertarian planet Grainne, after the fascistic U.N. decides they've had enough with these freedom loving types and invades. On the roundtable are Z. Williamson, Jessica Schlencker, Chris and Jamie DiNote, and Jamie Ibson. This is Part One of a two part discussion; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 73.

Eric Flint and Walter H. Hunt discuss historical flintlock fantasy novel Council of Fire. This is book two in the Arcane America shared universe series. The first is Dragon Award winning novel Uncharted. Council of Fire takes place before Uncharted, in the days of the French and Indian War in North America. But this is a North America that's been cut off from Europe and one where magic of all varieties suddenly works; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 72.

John L. Carr, Alex Pournelle, and Phillip Pournelle in a roundtable discussion of The Best of Jerry Pournelle, edited by John L. Carr. Carr is the editor of the volume, and a long-time Pournelle associate. Alex and Phillip Pournelle are two of Jerry Pournelle's sons. They all talk about the life and work of the late grandmaster of science fiction and a new collection of his work. This is Part Two of two; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 71.

John L. Carr, Alex Pournelle, and Phillip Pournelle in a roundtable discussion of The Best of Jerry Pournelle, edited by John L. Carr. Carr is the editor of the volume, and a long-time Pournelle associate. Alex and Phillip Pournelle are two of Jerry Pournelle's sons. They all talk about the life and work of the late grandmaster of science fiction and a new collection of his work. This is Part One of two; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 70.

D.J. Butler and Aaron Michael Ritchey discuss The Cunning Man, a fantasy novel set near a rural Utah mining camp during the Great Depression. The hero is a "cunning man," a user of magic, who must solve the riddle of a haunted mine and of a trouble local family who may control the destiny of a camp full of out-of-work mining families; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 69.

David Carrico talks with Baen consulting editor David Afsharirad about 1636: The Flight of the Nightingale, a double novel set in Eric Flint's Ring of Fire alternate history series. Carrico writes about music and musicians this 17th century Europe where a town from present day West Virginia has settled, bringing back recordings of Buddy Holly and Dave Brubek along with its denizens, and thus changing the future forever; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 68.

Mercedes Lackey and Rosemary Edghill discuss The Waters and the Wild, a contemporary fantasy novel where Celtic magic crosses into the modern world at lake in upstate New York where a young woman is experiencing the pangs of adolescence; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 67.

Editor David Afsharirad talks with The Chronicles of Davids anthology authors David B. Coe, David Boop, David Hardy, and D.J. "Dave" Butler about their stories in the anthology, which includes works David Weber, David Drake, Gregory Benford & David Brin, Avram Davidson, and many more "Davids," plus a cover by David Mattingly. Afsharirad talks about the reasoning behind the anthology and the great contributions it elicited; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 66.

Wil McCarthy discusses Antediluvian, a science fiction novel in which a scientist accesses primordial memories and journeys back into prehistoric times and beyond where he encounters the very real and dangerous birth moments of myths and archetypes, from the Flood, to the destruction (and sometime incorporation) of the trolls—i.e. the Neandertals—to the birth of language itself, the book provides a grand, wonder-inducing journey, and McCarthy talks about some of the hard science behind the fiction; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 65.

Eric Flint and Iver P. Cooper discuss their novel 1636: The China Venture, a new entry in the Ring of Fire alternate history/science fiction series. The U.S.E. sends a trade and diplomatic mission to the China of 1636, which must now come to terms with Twentieth Century technology and ways of thinking centuries early; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 64.

Les Johnson, Robert E. Hampson, Sarah A. Hoyt, Catherine L. Smith, and Daniel M. Hoyt in a roundtable discussion of Stellaris: People of the Stars, a science fiction and science fact collection with origins in the Tennessee Valley Interstellar Workshop. It's science fiction and science fact about how humans may need to change themselves and not just their environment as humanity takes to space; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 63.

Charles E. Gannon discusses Marque of Caine, the fifth entry in his hard science fiction adventure Caine Riordan series. This is Part Two of two; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 62.

Charles E. Gannon discusses Marque of Caine, the fifth entry in his hard science fiction adventure Caine Riordan series. This is Part One of two; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 61.

Christopher Ruocchio discusses The Howling Dark, book 2 in his sprawling science fantasy Space Eater series. The book features a nobleman from the vast human Solan Star Empire seeking a rapprochement with a rapacious alien species that has so far been bent on human genocide. With echoes of Dune, Star Wars, and more, this is high caliber space opera by a promising new talent; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 60.

D. J. Butler discusses Witchy Kingdom, his flintlock fantasy adventure novel and the sequel to Witchy Winter and Witchy Eye. This a book steeped in American folklore and set in an imagined early 19th century where magic works. Young and tough-minded Sarah Elysarias Penn has inherited the Serpent Throne of Cahokia, but the city is under siege by dread magical enemies. Sarah is North America's only hope for peace and prosperity instead of a perpetual state of magical war; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 59.

Larry Correia, Sarah A. Hoyt and Toni Weisskopf discuss Monster Hunter Guardian, the latest entry in the Monster Hunter International series created by Larry Correia. This entry features Julie Shackleford-Pitt as she goes after a very nasty monster who has kidnapped her child; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 58.

Tom Kratman and contributing authors discuss Terra Nova, an anthology of stories by set in Kratman's Carrera military science fiction series. Roundtable discussion includes Kratman, Vivienne Raper, Kacey Ezell, Mike Massa, Robert E. Hampson, Monalisa Foster, Justin Watson, Chris L. Smith, and Lawrence Railey. This is Part Two of a two-part interview; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 57.

Tom Kratman and contributing authors discuss Terra Nova, an anthology of stories by various authors set in Kratman's Carrera military science fiction series. Roundtable discussion includes Kratman, Vivienne Raper, Kacey Ezell, Mike Massa, Robert E. Hampson, Monalisa Foster, Justin Watson, Chris L. Smith, and Lawrence Railey. This is Part One of a two-part interview; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 56.

J.J. Cragun talks about "Treason Properly," winner of the 2019 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award presented by Baen editors and Larry Correia at SpikeCon. Cragun discusses the genesis of the story in his high fantasy reading background, and talks about the characters and world-building that went into the tale. Treason properly is available in the free ebook download Free Stories 2019 at Baen.com; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 55.

T.C. McCarthy discusses Tyger Burning, a science fiction novel set in a near future Earth where aliens invaded, then left—but promising to return to make war upon humanity. A cyber-modified Burmese warrior from a horrific world war must flee those who would destroy him and his family and fight a totalitarian Chinese menace in preparation for the alien onslaught to come; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 54.

John Ringo and Mike Massa discuss River of Night, sequel to The Valley of the Shadows, and an entry in the Black Tide Rising zombie apocalypse series created by Ringo. This is Part Two of a two-part interview; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 53.

John Ringo and Mika Massa discuss River of Night, sequel to The Valley of the Shadows, and an entry in the Black Tide Rising zombie apocalypse series created by Ringo. This is Part One of a two-part interview; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 52.

Sharon Lee and Steve Miller discuss A Liaden Universe Constellation, Volume 4. This is a collection series bringing together all the stories and novellas beyond the novels set in the Liaden Universe science fiction series of Lee and Miller. The collection contain stories set all along the Liaden Universe® timeline. This is Part Two of a two-part interview; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 51.

Sharon Lee and Steve Miller discuss A Liaden Universe Constellation, Volume 4. This is a collection series bringing together all the stories and novellas beyond the novels set in the Liaden Universe science fiction series of Lee and Miller. The collection contain stories set all along the Liaden Universe® timeline. This is Part One of a two-part interview; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 50.

David Drake discusses To Clear Away the Shadows, a novel set in the RCN science fiction universe. Drake dips into some of the history of exploration that informed the novel, talks about the interesting dynamic of the main characters, and much more; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 49.

Editor David Afsharirad leads a roundtable discussion with authors Brendan DuBois, William Ledbetter, Chris Pourteau, and James Beamon talking about The Year's Best Military and Adventure SF, Volume 5. This is the fifth year Afsharirad has assembled this great anthology by gleaning the magazines and web for the very best stories in the science fiction universe; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 48.

Robert Buettner discusses My Enemy's Enemy, a novel that blends the secret historical development of an operational Nazi A-bomb from World War II and a modern thriller plot to prevent an Islamic terrorist from destroying an American city. A German scientist and his Jewish wife push back against Nazi perfidy in a fraught age, and a modern-day aviation historian and an irascible Colorado cowboy follow a trail that leads them into danger (and allows them to fly in some very cool historical aircraft); and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 47.

David Weber, Jacob Holo and Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf discuss The Gordian Protocol by Weber and Holo, a science fiction novel including time travel, altered history, space battles, as well as well-rounded heroes trying to put right a tangled past, present and future on Earth and beyond. This is part three of a three part interview; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 46.

David Weber, Jacob Holo and Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf discuss The Gordian Protocol by Weber and Holo, a science fiction novel including time travel, altered history, space battles, as well as well-rounded heroes trying to put right a tangled past, present and future on Earth and beyond. This is Part One of a three part interview; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 44.

Story anthology Noir Fatale editors and authors roundtable featuring Larry Correia, Laurell K. Hamilton, Robert Buettner, Kacey Ezell, Mike Massa, Chris Smith, Alistair Kimble, and Griffin Barber, Part 2 of 2. Editors and authors discuss their stories in a collection that features the femme fatale character from noir fiction in a science fiction and fantasy setting; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 43.

Story anthology Noir Fatale editors and authors roundtable featuring Larry Correia, Laurell K. Hamilton, Robert Buettner, Kacey Ezell, Mike Massa, Chris Smith, Alistair Kimble, and Griffin Barber, Part 1 of 2. Editors and authors discuss their stories in a collection that features the femme fatale character from noir fiction in a science fiction and fantasy setting; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 42.

Eric Flint discusses 1637: The Polish Maelstrom the latest entry in his Ring of Fire alternate history/science fiction series. This is Part Two of a two-part interview; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 40.

Eric Flint discusses 1637: The Polish Maelstrom the latest entry in his Ring of Fire alternate history/science fiction series. This is Part One of a two-part interview; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 39.

Wm. Mark Simmons discusses A Witch in Time, a new entry in the Halflife Chronicles featuring half-human-half vampire Christopher Cséjthe as he confronts a myriad of myths and monster in an attempt to save the multiverse from Pandora's box opening up and all hell breaking lose. Simmons discusses the origins of this long-running, beloved series that captures both humor and horror in equal measure; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 38.

Chris Weuve, president of Honorverse consulting group BuNine talks about helping David Weber develop and keep track of the intricacies and nuances of the Honor Harrington series; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 37.

Michael Z. Williamson discusses his nonfiction piece "The Evolution of Body Armor." In addition to being creator of the Freehold science fiction novels, Williamson is an arms master, an arms historian, and was a soldier in the U.S. Air Force and Army for a combined 25 years; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 36.

Travis S. Taylor and Jody Lynn Nye on Moon Tracks discuss Moon Tracks, a sequel to Moon Beam, and continuaton of the story of a group of teenage science whizzes on the Moon who are known as the BrightSparks. This time they are engaged in a circumlunar Moon buggie race, with the brilliant and proactive Dr. Keegan Bright as their mentor and friend who keeps watch from a respectful distance and helps them develop as young scientists and effective team members; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 35.

John Ringo, Gary Poole, Mike Massa, Brendan DuBois, and Robert Buettner join in a roundtable discussion of Voice of the Fall, an anthology of stories all set in the world of John Ringo's Black Tide Rising, science-based zombie apocalypse series. The editors and authors discuss their contributions to the anthology and what various responses to a fallen, zombie infested world might be for those who fight to survive and rebuild some kind of civilization; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 34.