Baen Books.Baen Books PO Box 1403, Riverdale, NY 10471 www.baen.com Each month Baen provides fans of military and action science fiction with some very satisfying, adventure-filled reads. These latest publications are especially diverse and enthralling en·thrall tr.v. en·thralled, en·thrall·ing, en·thralls 1. To hold spellbound; captivate: The magic show enthralled the audience. 2. To enslave. . John Dalmas' THE SECOND COMING (1416509035, $7.99) is set 2,000 years after Jesus when the world is ripe for a second coming--in the midst of a terrorist/media-ridden age. Can the second coming be led by a black Canadian software Canadians have been contributing to the development of computer software from the beginning of the 1940s. In 1979 the Basic Software Group was formed by Norm Francis, Ted Comfoltey, Keith Wales and Don Thompson. genius who surrounds himself with media consultants and security? Leo Frankowski Leo Frankowski (born February 13, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan)[1] is an American writer of science fiction novels. He is now a resident of Russia, where he lives with his wife and adopted teenage daughter. Frankowski is of Polish descent. and Dave Grossman's KREN KREN Kansas Research and Education Network OF THE MITCHEGAI (1416509028, $7.99) tells of virtual reality mercenaries who face a species whose biology has made them evil. The adults eat the kids, their culture has no family life, and they take pleasure from torture--and they're expanding across the universe. What kind of hero can battle this super-enemy? William H. Keith's RETIEF'S PEACE (1416509003, $25.00) takes a setting by Keith Laumer John Keith Laumer (June 9 1925–January 23 1993) was an American science fiction author. Prior to becoming a full time writer, he was an officer in the U.S. Air Force and a U.S. diplomat. and moves to a new level with it: here a Peace Movement is actually a plot by the warlike war·like adj. 1. Belligerent; hostile. 2. a. Of or relating to war; martial. b. Indicative of or threatening war. warlike Adjective 1. Krll to get Terrans off of a planet to leave it for their conquest. Retief has to thwart them--even if it means he's drummed out of the Corps which is his life, to do so. Harry Turtledove's THE TIME OF TROUBLES II (1416508996, $26.00) provides two complete Vedessos novels under one cover. In THE THOUSAND CITIES, Abrivard is to destroy a mighty empire at the wishes of his king: but how can he when his warriors are already on the defense from said kingdom's own attack? Wizards and magic complicate the battles unless he can master a spell. VIDESSO BESIEGED be·siege tr.v. be·sieged, be·sieg·ing, be·sieg·es 1. To surround with hostile forces. 2. To crowd around; hem in. 3. follows, in which war again is the objective thwarted; this time by weather. Can the Videssos military win? Andre Norton Andre Alice Norton (February 17, 1912 – March 17, 2005), science fiction and fantasy author (with some works of historical fiction and contemporary fiction), was born Alice Mary Norton in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. She published her first novel in 1934. is with us no longer but her books live on in such classics of MASKS OF THE OUTCASTS (1416509011, $24.00) tells of two dangerous planets and two outcasts: one accused of murder, one who lives with a scarred face. Add mysterious ruins, aliens, and an offer for two new lives and you have a superb, fast-paced story which will appeal to newcomers and as a solid re-read for old-time fans. David Weber's OLD SOLDIERS (1416508988, $26.00) also takes a story created by Keith Laumer and expands upon it: this telling of a sole survivor of battle who hadn't wanted to be one. A Bolo commander's guilt over her survival and a Bolo who had belonged to another must serve together again in a war against the final enclave of humanity--and they must learn to heal and share, if they are to win. |
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