Baen Books.

Baen Books

PO Box 1403, Riverdale, NY 10471

www.baen.com

Baen publishers a host of fine fantasy and science fiction all with their special brand of focus on politics and space struggles, and the latest new arrivals are no disappointment, in true keeping with Baen's policy of producing politically-charged, action-packed stories. John Ringo & Julie Cochrane's Cally's War (0743488458, $25.00) tells of one Cally O'Neal, raised on the front line of a war which has already eliminated five billion people from her planet. Her reincarnation after death has led her further into war: in this novel she hunts a mole who would destroy her--and faces an equally destructive romance which may threaten her newfound existence. Fred Saberhagen's Berserker Man (074349878X, $22.00) gathers Saberhagen's four Berserker novels under one cover: Berserker's Planet, Berserker Throne, Brother Assassin and Berserker Man. Now readers who have enjoyed the novels separately, missed one, or are newcomers will find herein a smooth presentation of the extent of Saberhagen's portrait of Berserker fleets who have waged war on all living beings in the universe--until they face Mankind. Four battles are portrayed in all their original glory. Margaeret Ball's Disappearing Act (0743488539, $22.00) tells of one Maris, who borrows a rich woman's identity to escape the space station she's stranded on--only to discover that her identify theft has billed her as a bionic woman enhanced with abilities and weapons beyond her skills. And some unknown enemy is trying to kill her?Nigel Bennett and P.N. Elrod's Siege Perilous (0743488547, $22.00) is fantasy at its best: a vampire who has defended the helpless for centuries--once known as Lancelot--finds himself facing an old enemy from the past and defending all of mankind in this latest account of Richard Dun's incarnation as savior. Nigel Bennett run the Gemini Award forv his role as a vampire on the TV show Forever Knight, while Elrod has produced over 20 notable vampire novels: the pair's credentials produce a riveting story here. Timothy Zhan's The Cobra Trilog (0743488474, $24.00) is military science fiction at its best, telling of a new kind of soldier designed to fight aliens in ground battles. In a surprising twist of plot, the guerrilla force Cobras find themselves taking orders from an alien himself, forming a new partnership to face another new ruthless race of invaders. Fine political intrigue evolves. Joel Rosenberg's Paladins (0743488512, $24.00) tells of a band of outlaws dedicated to the Pendragons over the centuries, and the art of making live swords capable of devastating destruction. An empire caught in a dangerous world and three knights who have discovered a new type of Red sword make for a fast-paced fantasy. Dave Freer's The Rats, The Bats & The Ugly (0743488466, $24.00) tells of cyber-uplifted rats and bats who present alternate faces of heroism and evil. It's up to the rats and bats to raise revolution against an enemy in this tongue-in-cheek science fiction adventure, packed with humor. Tired of the 'same old same old', seeking something different? The Rats, The Bats & The Ugly shouldn't be missed: it's science fiction action and humor at its best.