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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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Dec 29, 2017 • 1h 23min
BFRH 2017 12 29: Susan R. Matthews on Fleet Insurgent; and Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's Alliance of Equals Part 32
Susan R. Matthews discusses Fleet Insurgent, the third omnibus collection in Baen Books' reissue of the entire Under Jurisdiction space opera series along with new addition to the series, Blood Enemies. Matthews discusses the novellas and stories collected in Fleet Insurgent, which are all set in the Under Jurisdiction universe and, along with Fleet Inquisitor and Fleet Renegade, bring the entire series back into print, and talks about the new Under Jurisdiction novel on which she's working; and part thirty-two of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Dec 15, 2017 • 1h
BFRH 2017 12 15: Eric Flint and Charles E. Gannon on 1636: The Vatican Sanction, Part 2; and Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's Alliance of Equals Part 30
Eric Flint and Charles E. Gannon discuss 1636: The Vatican Sanction, a new entry in the Ring of Fire alternate history series, Part Two of a two-part interview; and part thirty of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Dec 8, 2017 • 1h 5min
BFRH 2017 12 08: Eric Flint and Charles E. Gannon on 1636: The Vatican Sanction, Part 1; and Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's Alliance of Equals Part 29
Eric Flint and Charles E. Gannon discuss 1636: The Vatican Sanction, a new entry in the Ring of Fire alternate history series, Part One of a two-part interview; and part twenty-nine of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Dec 1, 2017 • 1h 3min
BFRH 2017 12 01: Jim Baen Memorial Award: The First Decade Editor and Authors; and Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's Alliance of Equals Part 28
A roundtable discussion with Jim Baen Memorial Award: The First Decade anthology editor William Ledbetter, and story authors Marina Lotsetter, David D. Levine, K.B. Rylander, and Martin Shoemaker. The book is a "best of the best" collection of award winners from the past ten years of the contest sponsored by Baen Books and the National Space Society, and concentrating on near-future fiction that is positive and forward-looking about humanity's future in space; and part twenty-eight of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Nov 24, 2017 • 1h 6min
BFRH 2017 11 24: Tim Powers on Down and Out in Purgatory, Part 2 of 2; and Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's Alliance of Equals Part 27
Tim Powers discusses Down and Out in Purgatory: The Collected Stories of Tim Powers in Part 2 of a two-part interview. Powers is the author of groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy novels such as The Anubis Gates and On Stranger Tides (which was the basis for the Pirate of the Caribbean movie series entry). He's won two World Fantasy awards and numerous others. In addition to talking about his short fiction, Powers discusses his upcoming Baen novel, Alternate Routes; and part twenty-seven of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Nov 17, 2017 • 1h 3min
BFRH 2017 11 17: Tim Powers on Down and Out in Purgatory, Part 1 of 2; and Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's Alliance of Equals Part 26
Tim Powers discusses Down and Out in Purgatory: The Collected Stories of Tim Powers in Part 1 of a two-part interview. Powers is the author of groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy novels such as The Anubis Gates and On Stranger Tides (which was the basis for the Pirate of the Caribbean movie series entry). He's won two World Fantasy awards and numerous others. In addition to talking about his short fiction, Powers discusses his upcoming Baen novel, Alternate Routes; and part twenty-six of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Nov 10, 2017 • 1h 2min
BFRH 2017 11 10: Larry Correia and Jim Minz on the Monster Hunter series; and Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's Alliance of Equals Part 25
Larry Correia and Baen Executive Editor Jim Minz discuss Monster Hunter: Siege, The Monster Hunter Files, and many upcoming Correia projects; and part twenty-five of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Nov 3, 2017 • 59min
BFRH 2017 11 03: David Drake, Toni Weisskopf on The Spark; and Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's Alliance of Equals Part 24
David Drake and Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf discuss The Spark. Drake's novel is a science fiction, far-future take on the Arthurian mythos. In the interview, Drake says he considers The Spark one of the best books he's ever written, and he and Weisskopf talk about why he feels that way; and part twenty-four of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Oct 27, 2017 • 57min
BFRH 2017 10 27: David Weber and Toni Weisskopf on Honor Harrington; and Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's Alliance of Equals Part 23
David Weber and Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf discuss Honor Harrington, including series entry Honor Among Enemies, now out in a signed leatherbound edition, and the new Honor Harrington novel, just completed by Weber, and scheduled for fall 2018. Weber and Weisskopf discuss the character development, and the character quality, of Honor, and dish a bit (no spoilers) on the next Honor Harrington novel; and part twenty-three of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.

Oct 20, 2017 • 1h 7min
BFRH 2017 10 20: Astrid Anderson Bear and Greg Bear on Poul Anderson's Complete Psychotechnic League Volume 1; and Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's Alliance of Equals Part 22
Astrid Anderson Bear, the daughter of legendary SF author Poul Anderson, and Astrid's husband, multiple-award-winning SF author Greg Bear, discuss Poul Anderson's Complete Psychotechnic League Volume 1, Baen Book's reissue of these great, eminently readable stories by Anderson. The interview is conducted by the man who put together the reissued volume, Baen Consulting Editor David Afsharirad; and part twenty-two of the complete audiobook serialization of Liaden Universe® novel Alliance of Equals by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.