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The Baen Free Radio Hour. Baen Books science fiction and fantasy news, interview, audiobooks, and audio drama
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Oct 12, 2018 • 1h 1min
BFRH 2018 10 12: David Weber on Uncompromising Honor, Part 1; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 13.
David Weber discusses Uncompromising Honor, his latest entry in the Honor Harrington series, and a culminating book in the storyline. Weber talks about the Honorverse and shares insights and anecdotes about the book and beyond; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 13.

Oct 5, 2018 • 1h 4min
BFRH 2018 10 05: Brendan DuBois on Black Triumph; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 12.
Brendan DuBois discusses Black Triumph, the third entry and the finale of his saga of human resistance to an overwhelming alien invasion of Earth. The book is told from the point of view of a teenage soldier who must come of age much too quickly and too brutally, but who proves deadly competent at killing the alien menace. DuBois talks about this and his other work, including a new story in the upcoming Man-Kzin Wars anthology series; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 12.

Sep 28, 2018 • 1h
BFRH 2018 09 28: Wen Spencer on Tinker and the Elfhome Series; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 11.
Wen Spencer discusses Tinker, the first entry in her Elfhome series of science fiction blended with urban fantasy. Spencer talks about the genesis of the book and the series, what it was like to grow up on the rural outskirts of Pittsburgh, and what is like now to live in the shadow of volcanoes on the Big Island of Hawaii; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 11.

Sep 14, 2018 • 1h 6min
BFRH 2018 09 14: Baen DragonCon Crew Debriefing; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 9.
The DragonCon Baen employee crew of Executive Editor Jim Minz, Consulting Editor David Afsharirad, Assistant Editor Christopher Ruocchio, and Editorial Assistant Grace Borger have a roundtable discussion of their experience at the enormous convention in Atlanta, Georgia, hanging out with and supporting the many Baen authors at the convention, manning the Baen booth and putting on the Baen Roadshow, and much more; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 9.

Sep 7, 2018 • 1h 3min
BFRH 2018 09 07: Larry Correia on Target Rich Environment, Part 2; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 8.
Larry Correia discusses Target Rich Environment, a short story collection filled with Correia's works, both fantasy and science fiction, in Part Two of a two-part wide-ranging discussion of the stories, storytelling technique, and current projects; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 8.

Aug 31, 2018 • 1h 5min
BFRH 2018 08 31: Larry Correia on Target Rich Environment, Part 1; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 7.
Larry Correia discusses Target Rich Environment, a short story collection filled with Correia's works, both fantasy and science fiction, in Part One of a two-part wide-ranging discussion of the stories, storytelling technique, and current projects. This is Part One of a two-part interview; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 7.

Aug 24, 2018 • 1h 3min
BFRH 2018 08 24: John Lambshead on FTL and SF; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 6.
Dr. John Lambshead, science fiction author and eminent biologist, discusses his nonfiction article for Baen.com "Why FTL Will End the Universe—and Six Ways to Avoid It in an SF Story." Lambshead says the lack of FTL travel is not an engineering problem to be overcome, but a basic fact of the universe as we know it. Nevertheless, Lambshead lays out some tried-and-true ways for science fiction writers to get around this inconvenient nature of reality; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 6.

Aug 17, 2018 • 1h 6min
BFRH 2018 08 17: Tim Powers on Alternate Routes, Part 2; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 5.
Multiple World Fantasy Award winner Tim Powers discusses Alternate Routes, a contemporary supernatural adventure novel that pits a former Secret Service agent against the ghosts of the Los Angeles freeways, Part 2 of 2; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 5.

Aug 10, 2018 • 58min
BFRH 2018 08 10: Tim Powers on Alternate Routes, Part 1; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 4
Multiple World Fantasy Award winner Tim Powers discusses Alternate Routes, a contemporary supernatural adventure novel that pits a former Secret Service agent against the ghosts of the Los Angeles freeways, Part 1 of 2; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 4.

Aug 3, 2018 • 58min
BFRH 2018 08 03: Eric Flint on Worlds 2; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 3
Eric Flint discusses Worlds 2, a short story collection containing Flint stories, novellas, and a short novel spanning the Ring of Fire series, the Honorverse, and other series and fictional worlds that Flint either created or contributed to, plus several stand-alone Flint stories found nowhere else; and Son of the Black Sword by Larry Correia, Part 3.