The Baen Free Radio Hour

Editor Michael Z. Williamson is joined by Kacey Ezell, John F. Holmes, and Rob Reed to discuss the new anthology Forged in Blood. Set in Williamson's popular Freehold universe, Forged in Blood traces the history of a sword from 13th century Japan into the far future and details the stories of the men and women who wield it, in battle and in times of peace; and part seventeen of the complete audiob...

Eric Flint and Alistair Kimble discuss their new urban fantasy novel Iron Angels, in which a team of FBI agents are hot on the trail of a mysterious cult that performs human sacrifices, a second cult that opposes the first, and an ancient evil from another dimension; and part seventeen of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Mill...

Catherine Asaro discusses The Bronze Skies, her new Major Bhaaj science fiction detective novel, the sequel to Undercity. The book is set in Catherine's far-future Skolian Empire universe and features a gritty detective who grew up in the tough Undercity area on the planet Raylicon; and part sixteen of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee...

Tony Daniel discusses The Amber Arrow, the sequel to The Dragon Hammer and part of his teen high fantasy series, Wulf's Saga, in an interview conducted by Baen consulting editor Lauren Dixon. Wulf's Saga is set in an alternate America where magic works and the Vikings stayed, leaving the continent covered with medieval fiefdoms and Roman colonies. Daniel talks about the setting, characters, magic...

J.P. Sullivan discusses his short story "The Blue Widow," the winner of the 2017 Baen Fantasy Adventure Award given out each year at Gencon in Indianapolis, and published in September on the Baen web site; and part fourteen of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

P.C. Hodgell discusses The Gates of Tagmeth, her latest entry in the Kenycyrath Saga high fantasy series; and part thirteen of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Steve White discusses Gods of Dawn, the sixth entry in the Temporal Regulatory Authority series featuring redoubtable time traveling special forces operator, Jason Thanou; and part twelve of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Richard Rosenthal, Mike Lermon, and Brett Lynch of the Black Tide Rising television production project discuss their effort to get John Ringo's Black Tide Rising series to the screen, and the funding campaign that is a part of it; and part eleven of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Guest host Toni Weisskopf talks with coauthors Travis S. Taylor and Jody Lynn Nye, and cover artist Dominic Harman, about Moon Beam, their novel for teens and up set on Earth's Moon and staring a bunch of STEM happy, video streaming nerdly kids who travel up there for fame and science, but end up getting a heaping helping of danger and adventure, as well; and part ten of the complete serialization...

David Afsharirad hosts Part Two of a two-part roundtable discussion with Straight Outa Tombstone weird western short story anthology editor David Boop, and authors Robert E. Vardeman, David Lee Summers, Nicole Givens Kurtz, and Peter J. Wacks; and an audio reading of Jim Baen Memorial Award winner "Feldspar," a story set on Mars and featuring a gamer, an astronaut, and the little drone rover that...

David Afsharirad hosts Part One of a two-part roundtable discussion with Straight Outa Tombstone weird western short story anthology editor David Boop, and authors Robert E. Vardeman, David Lee Summers, Nicole Givens Kurtz, and Peter J. Wacks; and part nine of the complete serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, and Paula Goodlett discuss The Alexander Inheritance, their new alternate history novel set in the Ring of Fire/Assiti Shard series; also Randy Maggiore, writer and director, reminisces with Tony Daniel about Automatic Vaudeville, the WBAI live radio show that they performed in together in the late 1990s; and part eight of the complete serialization of Liaden Universe® novel...

David Afsharirad, editor of The Year's Best Military and Adventure SF, Volume 3, leads a roundtable discussion with anthology authors Casey Ezell, Eric Del Carlo, Jay Werkheiser, Robert Dawson, and Michael Ezell discussing their stories, as well as thoughts on the writing of story-driven military and adventure science fiction; and part seven of the complete serialization of Liaden Universe® novel...

David Drake discusses Starliner, his science fiction novel that's now reissued in trade paperback with an excellent new cover by Dominic Harmon. Drake talks about the genesis of the book, discusses the characters and plot, and reminisces about the great steam liners of yore, from which he drew inspiration; and part six of the complete serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by S...

J.R. Dunn on The Day After Gettysburg, coauthored by Dunn and the late Robert Conroy. Dunn discusses completing the book from Conroy's partial manuscript, and lot of American Civil War possibilities, probabilities, and alternate outcomes; and part five of the complete serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Brendan DuBois discusses Red Vengeance, his science fiction novel of human resistance to alien invasion. It's the sequel to his book Dark Victory; and part five of the complete serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Larry Correia discusses Monster Hunter Siege, his upcoming entry in the Monster Hunter series, plus more fascinating Correia and Monster Hunter projects. The interview takes place at Book Expo America in New York City, where Correia was a featured author for Baen Books; and part four of the complete serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award grand prize winner Philip A. Kramer and runner-up Stephen Lawson, along with contest administrator William Ledbetter in a roundtable discussion of the contest and their winning stories; and part three of the complete serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Eric Flint and Mike Resnick discuss The Gods of Sagittarius, a new rollicking science fiction novel on which they collaborated; and Part Two of the complete serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Copyright 2017 Baen Publishing Enterprises

Sarah A. Hoyt discusses her new entry in the Darkship science fiction series, Darkship Revenge; and we begin the complete serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller with Part 1.

Sharon Lee and Steve Miller discuss The Gathering Edge, the twentieth entry in the Liaden Universe® science fiction series. And Tom Kratman reads war poems by Wilfred Owen.

Larry Correia discusses the origins and creation of the Monster Hunter series, and the new signed leatherbound edition of Monster Hunter Vendetta. This is Part Two of a two-part interview. And part forty-eight and the conclusion of the complete audiobook serialization of David Drake's The Sea Without a Shore.

Larry Correia discusses the origins and creation of the Monster Hunter series, and the new signed leatherbound edition of Monster Hunter Vendetta. This is Part One of a two-part interview. And part forty-seven of the complete audiobook serialization of David Drake's The Sea Without a Shore.

Eric Flint and Griffin Barber discuss 1636: Mission to the Mughals, the latest entry in the Ring of Fire alternate history series. Flint and Barber talk about the fascinating world of 17th Century India in which the story is set. In the novel, our time traveling castaways journey to the Mughal lands in search of an opium source—only to become embroiled in power struggles and religious wars among t...

Eric Flint and Griffin Barber discuss 1636: Mission to the Mughals, the latest entry in the Ring of Fire alternate history series. Flint and Barber talk about the fascinating world of 17th Century India in which the story is set. In the novel, our time traveling castaways journey to the Mughal lands in search of an opium source—only to become embroiled in power struggles and religious wars among t...