The Baen Free Radio Hour

Steve White and Charles E. Gannon discuss Oblivion, new entry in the long-running Starfire science fiction series. White and Gannon are joined by Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf and Baen intern Jonathan Grauberd. They discuss this beloved series, the great characters, and the desperate strategic and tactical situations leading to the rousing, satisfying climax of this story arc within the series; and part fifty-two of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Kevin J. Anderson and Sarah A. Hoyt discuss Uncharted, an alternate history fantasy novel of Lewis and Clark. In an America transformed by magic that has sundered the continent from Europe, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacajawea must cross a vast land where fantastic creatures and arcane magic users abound; and part fifty-one of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Part Two of a two-part roundtable discussion with David Weber and members of fan and reader organizations BuNine and the Royal Manticoran Navy—groups that are devoted to Weber's work. Appearing is Martin Lessum of the RMN, Christopher Weuve and Arius Kaufmann of BuNine, and con liaison Anton Petersen. The roundtable discusses the relationship of an author with his fans and readers, and the give-and-take that results, using the special case, and maybe the ideal case, of David Weber and his fandom and readership; and part fifty of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Part One of a two-part roundtable discussion with David Weber and members of fan and reader organizations BuNine and the Royal Manticoran Navy—groups that are devoted to Weber's work. Appearing is Martin Lessum of the RMN, Christopher Weuve and Arius Kaufmann of BuNine, and con liaison Anton Petersen. The roundtable discusses the relationship of an author with his fans and readers, and the give-and-take that results, using the special case, and maybe the ideal case, of David Weber and his fandom and readership; and part forty-nine of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

D.J. Butler discusses Witchy Winter, sequel to Witchy Eye, and book two in his Witchy War series. This is a flintlock fantasy set in a magically transformed Jacksonian America. Butler talks about the milieu and characters, and some of the research he did to build his extraordinary fantasy world; and part forty-eight of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

D.J. Butler discusses Witchy Winter, sequel to Witchy Eye, and book two in his Witchy War series. This is a flintlock fantasy set in a magically transformed Jacksonian America. Butler talks about the milieu and characters, and some of the research he did to build his extraordinary fantasy world; and part forty-seven of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

David Drake discusses Though Hell Should Bar the Way, latest entry in the RCN science fiction series featuring Captain Daniel Leary and Lady Adele Mundy, in part 2 of a two-part interview in studio. In the novel Drake shifts viewpoints to a newly recruited midshipman, which presents Leary and Mundy in a different, perhaps more heroic, light than they see themselves in the other series novels; and part forty-six of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

David Drake discusses Though Hell Should Bar the Way, latest entry in the RCN science fiction series featuring Captain Daniel Leary and Lady Adele Mundy. In the novel Drake shifts viewpoints to a newly recruited midshipman, which presents Leary and Mundy in a different, perhaps more heroic, light than they see themselves in the other series novels; and part forty-five of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

A roundtable discussion of Star Destroyers, a new science fiction anthology, with several of the authors and the editors. The discussion includes authors Robert Buettner, Joelle Presby, J.R. Dunn, Susan R. Matthews, Brendan DuBois, and editors Christopher Ruocchio, and Tony Daniel. The interview is conducted by Baen Consulting Editor David Afsharirad, and the authors and editors talk about the stories and the simple and fun idea that powers the anthology: big ships blowing things up. The variations on the theme these writers have produced are very entertaining, and the authors give some insight into these most excellent stories; and part forty-four of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

David Weber, Timothy Zahn, and Thomas Pope discuss A Call to Vengeance, third entry in the Manticore Ascendant science fiction series set in David Weber's Honorverse. It takes place about three hundred years before Honor Harrington's time during the era of the discovery of the wormhole junction at Manticore. Weber, Zahn, and Pope provide a wide-ranging discussion of the novel, the series, and the pleasures and challenges of working together to write a book. Part Two of a two-part interview; and part forty-three of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.