The Baen Free Radio Hour

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.