It already has a cover and preorder pages at Amazon and Powell’s.īaen will also be using the book as a ballot for a new readers’ choice award, to be presented at DragonCon. The only caveat is that its not typical space opera owing to better character development. Armor is probably one of my favorites in regards to classic military Sci-Fi. The Year’s Best Military Science Fiction and Space Opera, the first in what Baen hopes will be an annual series, will be published as an ebook on and in paperback on June 2, 2015. Armor by John Steakley is pretty awesome, sounds like you would enjoy it from your post. It isn’t “military” in the least, so I assume the title of the anthology is to be read as “Year’s Best (Military SF) and (Space Opera)” rather than “Year’s Best Military (SF and Space Opera).”

It’s set in the same universe as my forthcoming novel Arabella of Mars, but where that book takes place on Mars in 1813, this story is set on Venus in 1936. Moore’s “Northwest Smith” stories, with froggy Venusians, a damaged protagonist, love, guns, and betrayal. “The End of the Silk Road” is “Venus noir,” in the mold of C. As a fan of early 20th century detective and science fiction, it was a real treat.” I can’t say how much I enjoyed the story. Hand All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries).

“I’d very much like to include your story ‘The End of the Silk Road’ in the book. 13 Best Space Opera Books Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky Her Revolution (Her Golden City Book 1) by C. Just heard from David Afsharirad, editor of the forthcoming Baen Books anthology The Year’s Best Military Science Fiction and Space Opera.

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