Baen Books.

Baen Books

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Lieutenant General Michael O'Neal finds his Corp destroyed, his staff shot before him, and himself arrested for war times, facing an unjust trial and death in John Ringo's Eye of the Storm (9781439132739, $26.00). Add an invasion from a new alien race and one man's nightmare come true and you have a swift military action story perfect for any military science fiction collection. Michael Z. Williamson's CONTACT WITH CHAOS (1416591540, $24.00) provides any military science fiction collection with a strong story revolving around the first aliens humans encounter and a mass of political interests surrounding it. Add the revelation that the aliens are not as simple as first expected and you have a story line with many strong twists and turns. Poul Anderson's RISE OF THE TERRAN EMPIRE: THE TECHNIC CIVILIZATION SAGA (1439132755, $14.00) is a fine story of a flamboyant member of a league of star traders who is involved with a strong military fleet on earth--and in the founding of an empire. This is the third volume in the complete edition of his Technic Civilization saga, recommended for owners of the prior editions. Fred Saberhagen's OF BERSERKERS, SWORDS & VAMPIRES (1439132690, $23.00) provides a Saberhagen retrospective perfect for any fan of his overall works, whether it be his Berserker series of chaos and destruction, his 'Swords and Lost Swords' fantasy adventures, or his Dracula series. This retrospective presents short stories from all three series in a fine survey spanning some four decades of his varied productions. A set of fine paperbacks make for excellent take-along summer totes. Eric Flint and Virginia DeMarce's 1634: THE BAVARIAN CRISIS (9781439132760, $7.99) provides a new novel in the 'ring of fire' saga in paperback for the first time, and continues the story of an alternate world in a troubled century where the United States of Europe is influenced by time travelers thrown from their universe. Mercedes Lackey and Roberta Gellis' AND LESS THAN KIND (9781439132845, $7.99) tells of a duke and heir to a kingdom in an alternate universe where a queen's reign is dictated by a Dark Court. Twins stand between evil and the morals of England in a fine fantasy tale. Robert Heinlein's THE ROLLING STONES (1416591494, $13.99) is an outstanding classic presented in a fine work perfect for new audiences, and tells of the Stone family's tour of the solar system gone wrong. His classic THE PUPPET MASTERS (9781439132838, $14.00) also provides a solid classic for new audiences, telling of a flying saucer's landing in Iowa and the disappearance of agents involved in its landing. The truth is revealed in a riveting story.

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