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    58 Books
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    August 1984
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    March 2017
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Book List in Order: 58 titles

  • The Best Science Fiction of the Year, Volume 13

    Baen Books #55901-X, 1984. First printing in VG+ condition. Book store stamp at lower right corner of front fly. Stories by Frederik Pohl, Robert Silverberg, Ian Watson, Greg Bear and others. Cover by Jannie Wurts....

  • The Day the Magic Stopped

    What do you do when the foundation of your universe suddenly vanishes? In a world where magic works--and then suddenly stops working, all bets are off. Those who have magically enhanced their attractiveness must now live by their true appearance. Bui...

  • Chicks 'n Chained Males

    AMAZONS 'R US Continuing a great tradition, Chicks 'n Chained Males is not what you think. That place is down the block, on another street, in another city. In fact, if that's what you're looking for one of our Ch...

  • Alternate Generals II

    LEADERSHIP MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE... . . . as history demonstrates. But there are other factors at work. Would Sir Francis Drake have as easily put paid to the Spanish Armada if a typhoon hadn't softened up the enemy first? What if history were gi...

  • Give Me Liberty

    WHEN IN THE COURSE OF FUTURE EVENTS ...Liberty is a recurring theme in science fiction. Here's a volume of explorations of this theme, some even arguing that freedom can be best served by doing away with government entirely. As Thomas Jefferson wrote...

  • Visions of Liberty

    The Future of Freedom—as Explored by Top Science Fiction Writers in a New Volume of All Original Stories.As Thomas Jefferson put it, That government is best which governs least. And, as Will Rogers wryly quipped, We're lucky we don't get all t...

  • The World Turned Upside Down

    GET READY FOR A GIANT, MIND-EXPANDING DOSE OF THE BEST SCIENCE FICTION EVER WRITTEN BY THE GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION WRITERS OF ALL TIME!When readers first encounter science fiction, they find adventures on other planets and in future worlds, explorat...

  • Alternate Generals III

    Once Again, Great Leaders Make Great History -- but Not History as We Know It. . . .History shows that leadership is crucial in war, but there are other factors at work. What if history were given a twist or two, and great commanders on land and sea ...

  • Strip Mauled

    Werewolves and the suburbs are a natural go-together. Okay, so they're not the Obligatory/Iconic Suburban Golden Retriever or Chocolate Labrador, but they've got a much better chance of taking home the Best in Show ribbon than their Undead rivals,...



  • Fangs for the Mammaries

    Having inflicted the smug homes of suburbia with witches and werewolves. Esther Friesner now unleashes the undead to tap a vein of blood and humor, and drain the suburbs dry of both.Vampires and the suburbs are a match made in heaven, or maybe Levitt...

  • Armored

    Armor up for a metal-pounding explosion of action, adventure and amazing speculation by topnotch writers-including Nebula-award winner Jack McDevitt, Sean Williams, Dan Abnett, Simon Green, and Jack Campbell-on a future warrior that might very wel...

  • A Cosmic Christmas

    Joy to the world . . . or, joy to the worlds! Let heaven and nature—and also the supernatural—sing. A Cosmic Christmas presents twelve stories of Christmas in very unusual circumstances, ranging from vampires to robots, from the hills o...

  • Another World

    A collection of science fiction classics edited and introduced by the winner of fifteen Hugo awards for best editor, Gardner Dozois.From the introduction:Here is life on another world, in another place, another time. Here is what it is like to wear a...

  • A Day in the Life

    A collection of legendary science fiction classics selected and individually introduced by the winner of fifteen Hugo awards for best editor, Gardner Dozois.From the introduction:They are stories that we intuit as life, that somehow fool us into thin...

  • The Visible Man

    A collection of original fiction by Hugo and Nebula award winning SF legend Gardner Dozois. The collection contains legendary science fiction tales ?A Special Kind of Morning,? ?Chains of the Sea,? the riveting title story, ?The Visible Man,? and twe...

  • Armageddons

    It's the end of the world?but not as we know it. . . As the new millennium approaches, speculations about Earth's destruction abound. This collection presents twelve world-ending scenarios that are all too frightening -- and all too real. Fermi and F...

  • Beyond Flesh

    Consider the possibilities when the mind and body are things of the past.These cutting-edge techno-tales by Poul Anderson, Greg Egan, Michael Swanwick, and other masters explore the infinite ways that new technology will free humankind from the bound...

  • Demons!

    Fantastic tales of devilish delights.A collection of fourteen fantastic and frightening tales from such renowned writers as Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, and Jack Vance, featuring worlds inhabited by darkness, wicked devils, dark tords, playful imps,...

  • Dinosaurs II

    Eleven earthshaking tales of the most fearsome creatures of all timeEleven tales of primeval fantasy bring readers to the world of dinosaurs with the works of such notable writers as Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg, Ursula K. Le Guin, Roger Zelazny, ...



  • Future Crimes

    Crime and Punishment?21st century style.An anthology of classic and critically acclaimed stories about the felonies and offenses law enforcement authorities will face in a future that's closer than we realize. High-tech identity theft that carries re...

  • Immortals

    Spinning from the upcoming epic 3-D film Immortals from visionary director Tarsem Singh (The Fall, The Cell) and starring Mickey Rourke and Henry Cavill comes Immortals: Gods and Heroes, a stunning, two-sided hardcover featuring ALL-NEW tales of Gree...

  • Invaders!

    Science fiction tales of aliens who are not so nice to us humans?and sometimes downright murderous.Includes stories by:Octavia E. ButlerDamon KnightR. A. LaffertyNeal Barrett, Jr.James Tiptree, Jr.Howard WaldropPat CadiganWilliam TennPhilip K. DickFr...

  • Magicats I

    Eighteen fabulous feline fantasies!?Space-Time for Springers? by Fritz Leiber?The Game of Rat and Dragon? by Cordwainer Smith?The Cat from Hell? by Stephen King?Out of Place? by Pamela Sargent?Schr?dinger's Cat? by Ursula K. Le Guin?Groucho? by Ron G...

  • Magicats II

    More fun-filled feline fantasies!These graceful creatures have long been admired . . . and feared. Their eyes seem full of a knowledge beyond that of man; their steps, stealthy and silent, bring them to unknown places. Now Dann and Dozois present the...

  • Nanotech

    Ten mind-blowing tales from the cutting edge of technology?Imagine a technology that can change the structure and function of your own body...or that can devour an entire country. This is nanotechnology--the creation of self-replicating machines with...

  • Sea Serpents!

    Ten thrilling tales of the marvelous monsters of the deepHere, in one thrilling volume, are 12 tales of the creatures who rule the bottom of the sea, featuring today's finest science fiction and fantasy authors. Their legends live on, portrayed by su...

  • Unicorns I

    Sixteen magical tales about the most wondrous of all creatures.A collection of tales of fantasy featuring the legendary unicorn.The Spoor of the Unicorn by Avram DavidsonThe Silken-Swift by Theodore SturgeonEudoric's Unicorn by L. Sprague de CampThe ...

  • Unicorns II

    Fascinating, ferocious, forever free?twelve tales of fantasy's most magical creatures!A collection of twelve tales of fantasy featuring the legendary unicorn includes the work of Michael Bishop, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Patricia C. Wrede, Jane Yolen, and...

  • Angels!

    Magical, miraculous?and sometimes mischievious?fourteen tales of angelic adventure!A collection of fifteen short stories depicts angelic interventions in subtle forms and includes the writings of such authors as Isaac Asimov, Tanith Lee, Ursula K. Le...



  • Bestiary

    Stories about legendary creatures of myth and magic!?An anthology of extraordinary stories about legendary creatures of myth and magic features works by Tanith Lee, T.H. White, Jane Yolen, and Gene Wolfe?The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule? by Luc...

  • Beyond Singularity

    The future isn?t through with you yet.Featuring stellar contributions from some of today's most masterful practitioners of speculative fiction, Beyond Singularity presents fourteen visions of a tomorrow where rapid technological and genetic breakthro...

  • Dogtales!

    Sixteen spellbinding stories of uncanny canines, heroic hounds and magical muttsThis latest volume of the Magical Tales series contains tales of fantasy involving a range of unusual canines and features works by Philip K. Dick, Harlan Ellison, Fritz ...

  • Future Sports

    Are you ready to rumble?Enter a world of weird sportsmanship in this unique sci-fi anthology of stories by such great visionaries as: Arthur C. Clarke, Kim Stanley Robinson, Michael Swanwick, Howard Waldrop, Jonathan Lethem, Alastair Reynolds, Ian Mc...

  • Future War

    Joe Haldeman, Lucius Shepard, Allen Steele and others storm the battlefields of tomorrow?Second Variety by Philip K. DickSalvador by Lucius ShepardFloating Dogs by Ian McDonaldThe Private War of Private Jacob by Joe HaldemanSpirey and the Queen by Al...

  • Futures Past

    Change the past?and the future may come undone.Change the past-and the future may come undone.An outstanding collection of time-traveling alternate history stories from 16 major science fiction writers, both old and new. Every day, a thousand possibl...

  • Dragons

    Fierce, fiery, fascinating?ten tales of fantasy?s most powerful creatures.A collection of dragon stories from some of the masters of the fantasy genre includes contributions from James P. Blaylock, Avram Davidson, Tanith Lee, Lucius Shepard, and L. S...

  • Genometry

    Eleven fictional experiments in genetic engineering...In this thought-provoking anthology, eleven cutting-edge science fiction writers explore both the promise and peril of genetic engineering.The Invisible Country by Paul J. McAuleyThe Kindly Isle b...

  • Hackers

    In the tradition of Mirrorshades?stories from the virtual frontier?A collection of short stories from the virtual frontier follows the exploits of the world's most notorious hackers and includes contributions from Greg Bear, William Gibson, Robert Si...

  • Horses!

    Proud and powerful, fast and free?twelve tales starring fantasy?s most majestic animals?With the potent combination of power, speed, and grace, the horse is fantasy's most majestic creature. They are mysterious warriors, racers, magnificent friends. ...



  • Little People!

    Fascinating tales of the small beings in our midstElves, pixies, sprites, fairies, gremlins, leprechauns... they are the creatures who inhabit a world just beyond the edges of our dreams. When they enter our conscious lives, they can be delightful an...

  • Mermaids!

    Eighteen exotic tales of the sea?s most seductive mystery.?The Prevalence of Mermaids? by Avram Davidson?Nothing in the Rules? by L. Sprague de Camp?She Sells Sea Shells? by Paul Darcy Boles?The Soul Cages? by Thomas Crofton Croker?Sweetly the Waves ...

  • Robots

    Their future depends on ours?Here, some of the most advanced carbon-based minds in science fiction offer their own unique perspectives on the complex and conflicted future relationships between mankind and his most brilliant creations--some funny, so...

  • Sorcerers!

    Thirteen spellbinding tales of magical masters of wizardryTales of magic, illusion, mages, and dark wizards by such talents as Ursula K. LeGuin, Jack Vance, Theodore Sturgeon, Joe Haldeman, and others highlight a collection of fourteen stories about ...

  • Space Soldiers

    Nine visions of the future of war?In this explosive anthology, ten of science fiction's best new and classic writers imagine the soldiers who will one day fight and die on distant worlds.?The Gardens of Saturn? by Paul J. McAuley?Soldiers Home? by Wi...

  • Timegates

    Twelve Dimension-shattering tales of travel across time...Twelve dimension-shattering tales of time travel, featuring John Varley, Ursula K. LeGuin, Joe Haldeman, Avram Davidson, Damon Knight, Nancy Kress, R.A. Lafferty, Jack McDevitt, Bridget McKenn...

  • In Space No One Can Hear You Scream

    <b>Trade Paperback Halloween-themed science fiction anthology.</b> Featuring a mix of classic science fiction reprints where the scary stuff happens in space.<br><br>THE UNIVERSE MAY NOT BE A <i>NICE</i> NEIGHBORHO...

  • A Cosmic Christmas 2 You

    Twelve cosmic days of Christmas tales ranging from vampires to robots, from the hills of Appalachia to a high orbit space station, all celebrating the holiday in off-beat ways. Twelve new stories of Christmas in very unusual circumstances, ranging...

  • AIs

    A mind is a terrible thing to replace.Ten masters of speculative fiction explore the future of computerized intellect, and how humanity will interact with machines that can outthink them--and are learning to outsmart them. Computers were designed to ...

  • Aliens Among Us

    Look closely. They?re here.In this thought-provoking collection of short stories, some of the most ingenious talents in science fiction explore the secret lives of the aliens who walk among us...The Other Celia by Theodore SturgeonResiduals by Paul J...



  • One Million A.D.

    One million years from now. It's a span of time so huge that it's hard for the mind to grasp. Even within science fiction, to conjure up a convincing portrait of what humanity might be like in such a remote future calls for writers with rare b...

  • The Many Deaths of Joe Buckley

    Who is the mysterious Joe Buckley, and why does he meet so many unfortunate ends in various Baen books?Joe Buckley is simultaneously a real person and an unlucky figment of numerous Baen authors' imaginations. He's been drowned, shot, stabbed, turned...

  • Shattered Shields

    Swords and Shields. Faith and Magic. Grab yours and get ready, for the enemy is on the move. High fantasy and mighty conflicts go hand-in-hand. In great wars, armies rise to fight evil hordes and heroes struggle to push beyond their imperfectio...

  • As Time Goes by

    Time travel tales of love and the future, alternate realities, and the worlds of fantasy. “Love’s not time’s fool,” Shakespeare wrote, though he might have added that men and women can be both love and time’s fools. For time and love ar...

  • Operation Arcana

    High fantasy, contemporary and urban fantasy, and fantasy action and adventure all set in a military vein by top authors including Jonathan Maberry, Tobias Buckell, Elizabeth Moon, Tanya Huff, Glen Cook, Simon R. Green, Seanan McGuire, and Linda Naga...

  • The Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera

    The Year’s Best of Military SF and Space Opera Stories. Book One of a new Series featuring the best stories of the year from the top magazine and online venues with a military and adventure science fiction theme. PLUS: Interactive Reader Voting ...

  • Mission: Tomorrow

    Original anthology of stories about near-future space exploration from top authors. Includes stories by Jack McDevitt, Michael F. Flynn, Sarah A. Hoyt, Ben Bova, Mike Resnick, and many more. In Mission: Tomorrow, science fiction writers imagine th...

  • Year's Best Military & Adventure SF 2015: Volume 2

    The year’s best military SF, space opera, and adventure SF stories. The second of a new series featuring the best stories of the year from the top magazines and online venues with a military and adventure science fiction theme. The new Golden A...

  • Little Green Men Attack!

    From Hugo-nominated editor Bryan Thomas Schmidt and Nebula nominated author Robin Wayne Bailey, here are nineteen top-notch science fiction stories guaranteed to make you think -and- laugh, featuring such major writers as Robert Silverberg, Mike Resn...

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Baen Books has published 58 books.

Baen Books does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Little Green Men Attack!, was published in March 2017.

The first book by Baen Books, The Best Science Fiction of the Year, Volume 13, was published in August 1984.

No. Baen Books does not write books in series.
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