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The Blasters & Blades PodcastA fun interview with a man who needs no introduction, the legendary David Weber. We spent an hour talking about nerdy things and then a bit about the military experience. Then we pivoted and spent the second hour and change talking about The Star Kingdom Series that he co-wrote with Jane Linskold about an iconically historic woman in Manticoran lore. I had a blast and now I want to read these books. I think you'll enjoy it too, so listen to us and then read the books! Then join the conversation with us in the comments! Seriously, this was a fun interview, so go check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Today's Host: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt)We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast Today's SponsorOn Deadly Ground by Bayonet Books: https://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Ground-Heroic-Bayonet-Anthology-ebook/dp/B09GL5CYY4Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% offThe Star Kingdom with David Weber: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3ZXFN8C Follow David Weber on social mediaDavid's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/David-Weber/author/B000APBAFE David's Website: https://www.davidweber.net/ David's Publisher: https://www.baen.com/allbooks/category/index/id/1952David's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/davidweberauthorDavid's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.weber.5621David's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.m.weber.7David's Twitter: https://x.com/davidweberbooksThe Royal Manticoran Navy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TRMN.ORGThe Honorverse Today Podcast: https://tpenetwork.com/honorverse-today/Follow Baen Books on social mediaBaen's Website: https://www.baen.com/Baen's Twitter: https://x.com/BaenBooksBaen's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaenBooksBaen's Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/BaenBooksBaen's Podcast: https://www.baen.com/podcastBaen's Free Library: https://www.baen.com/allbooks/category/index/id/2012Baen's Merchandise: https://www.baen.com/allbooks/category/index/id/4930Baen's Bar Website: https://baensbar.net/#scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #CoffeeBrandCoffee #JRHandley #NickGarber #MadamStabby #DavidWeber #TheStarKingdom #starwars #jedi #georgelucas #lucasfilms #startrek #trekkie #firefly #serenity #browncoat #wheeloftime #wot #robertjordan #brandonsanderson #gameofthrones #got #grrm #georgerrmartin #ChroniclesofNarnia #CSLewis #Honorverse #HonorHarrington #StarKingdom #Baen #BaenBooks #BaenPublishing #BaenFreeLibrary #BaenBar #JaneLinskold #JaneMLinskold #Babylon5 #Chewbacca #LordOfTheRings #LotR #JRRTolkien #Superman #LouisLane #ClarkKent #GunSmoke #FrankSinatra #HanSolo #HarrisonFord #DirtyHarry #HarryCallahan #ClintEastwood #WilfordBrimly #TableWine #ChicFilA #OnKilling #DaveGrossman #TheDI #JoeFriday #Treecat #HarryPotter #JKRowling #YA #YoungAdult #Novel #HughHowey #CSForester #HoratioHornblower #MasterAndCommander #HoratioNelson #AlexanderCochrane #TomPope #JacobHolo #MarisaWolf #DanButler #LastActionHero #ArnoldSchwarzeneger

The Blasters & Blades PodcastFresh off the press from Baen Publishing, we bring you Magelight by Kacey Ezell. She was one of the books discussed by Griffin Barber in our #FeralFantasySummer episode last week. Kacey was a fun guest, but she always is! That's why she's one of our favorite #Zoomies! We talked nerdy, then we talked about her magically awesome book. What are you waiting for? This was a fun interview, so go check I out! Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Co-Hosts: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt)Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt)Madam Stabby Stab (Uber Fan) (Horror Nerd)We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast Today's SponsorGladius League by Michael LaVoice: https://www.amazon.com/Given-Doomsday-Gladius-Leagues-Book-ebook/dp/B0DXTBNDXD/ Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% offMagelight by Kacey Ezell: https://www.amazon.com/Magelight-Kacey-Ezell-ebook/dp/B0DVJQGH43/ Choices by Kacey Ezell: https://www.baen.com/choices Follow Kacey Ezell on social mediaKacey's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Kacey-Ezell/e/B0195040QU/ Kacey's Website: www.kaceyezell.net Kacey's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKaceyEzell/ Kacey's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaceyezell/ Kacey's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KaceyEzellWriterLife Kacey's Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2860818 Kacey's Twitter: https://x.com/KaceyEzell1 Kacey's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kacey.ezell Follow Baen Books on social mediaBaen's Website: https://www.baen.com/ Baen's Twitter: https://x.com/BaenBooks Baen's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaenBooks Baen's Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/BaenBooks Baen's Podcast: https://www.baen.com/podcast Baen's Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ELEH8O9QiKV5Bx8CUvM2o?si=750bb20f5d374f24 Baen's Free Library: https://www.baen.com/allbooks/category/index/id/2012 Baen's Merchandise: https://www.baen.com/allbooks/category/index/id/4930 Baen's Bar Website: https://baensbar.net/ Hounds Of Orion by DM Rook: https://www.amazon.com/Hounds-Orion-Book-DM-Rook-ebook/dp/B0F4F175SX Upstream Reviews: https://upstreamreviews.substack.com/ Lindybeige Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@lindybeige #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #CoffeeBrandCoffee #JRHandley #NickGarber #MadamStabby #KaceyEzell #Magelight #Stargate #StargateSG1 #StargateUniverse #StargateAtlantis #SG1 #Babylon5 #BSG #BattlestarGalactica #Jumanji #EwardScissorhands #TheMummy #MastersOfTheAir #AppleTV #DanielDayLewis #TheLastOfTheMohicans #BrendenFraiser #Pterodactyl #Trex #TyrannosaurusRex #JurassicPark #Velociraptor #SueTheTrex #ShelSilverstein #TheGivingTree #WhereTheSidewalkEnds #AlFranken #StuartSmalley #Everquest #LitRPG #D&D #DungeonsAndDragons #Dungeon&Dragons #PodiumPublishing #PodiumEntertainment #DeclanFinn #UpstreamReviews #ReverseHarem #WhyChooseRomance #HEMA #Lindybeige

The Blasters & Blades PodcastWe talked nerdy about everything and waxed poetic about the state of technology and AIs. We had fun chatting about our favorite franchises and the worlds we love to inhabit. Then we talked about the #FeralFantasy #SummerEvent. We discussed the various books that are part of this endeavor and then chatted about tropes and themes that we love in the realm of fantasy. This was a fun interview, so check out this episode. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join us for a fun show! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy. Co-Hosts: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt)Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt)Madam Stabby Stab (Uber Fan) (Horror Nerd)We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast Today's SponsorStorming Area 51 by Bayonet Books: https://www.amazon.com/Storming-Area-Bayonet-Books-Anthology-ebook/dp/B07XFV7P9T Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% offFollow Griffin Barber on social media Griffin's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Griffin-Barber/e/B06XFSJTGQ Griffin's Website: https://griffinbarber.com/ Griffin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/j_griffinb Griffin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griffin_barber_author/ Griffin's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Griffin911 Follow Baen Books on social mediaBaen's Website: https://www.baen.com/ Baen's Twitter: https://x.com/BaenBooks Baen's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaenBooks Baen's Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/BaenBooks Baen's Podcast: https://www.baen.com/podcast Baen's Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ELEH8O9QiKV5Bx8CUvM2o?si=750bb20f5d374f24 Baen's Free Library: https://www.baen.com/allbooks/category/index/id/2012 Baen's Merchandise: https://www.baen.com/allbooks/category/index/id/4930 Baen's Bar Website: https://baensbar.net/ #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #GriffinBarber #Baen #BaenBooks #BaenFreeLibrary #BaenRoadShow #starwars #jedi #georgelucas #lucasfilms #startrek #trekkie #firefly #serenity #browncoat #wheeloftime #wot #robertjordan #brandonsanderson #gameofthrones #got #grrm #georgerrmartin #ChroniclesofNarnia #CSLewis #Trex #TyrannosaurusRex #Ankylosaurus #Espresso #DrPepper #Thagomizer

Griffin Barber interviews James L. Cambias on The Miranda Conspiracy and Part One of One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/ and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Jeremy Comeaux interviews Editor Jakub Mařík as well as Monster Hunter International series creator, Larry Correia on Monster Hunter Fantom. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/Baen-Free-Radio-Hour-Monster-Hunter-Fantom-BFRH-2025-02-28.mp3 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Sean Hazlett interviews Larry Correia on the final entry in his Saga of The Black Sword, Heart Of The Mountain; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 86. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/ and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Dave Butler interviews Stephen R. Lawhead on the next book in his celebrated Arthurian Fantasy series, The Pendragon Cycle, with the prequel Aurelia; Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf previews our Hot Summer Releases, and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 85. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/ and the Baen YouTube Channel.

At last! Hosts/authors Larry Correia and Steve Diamond finally got the opportunity to sit down with Author/Youtuber the Critical Drinker to discuss writing. (Did you know Drinker has a nine book series already??) They discuss their processes, some of the differences between writing in the UK vs the USA and a whole lot more. (This one has some naughty no-no words because I am NOT going to be the guy that censors the Critical Drinker. You've been warned) ____________________________________ *the Heart of the Mountain* by Larry Correia (the final book in the Saga of the Forgotten Warrior) is available now on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4hVHm7X (affiliate link) ____________________________________ *Residue* by Steve Diamond (the revised, definitive Author's edition) is available now on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3smHCbQ (affiliate link) ____________________________________ Baen books are available at www.Baen.com or wherever fine books are sold____________________________________ "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybohttps://craignybo.com/

Dave Butler interviews Stephen Lawhead on his Arthurian Fantasy series, the Pendragon Cycle: Taliesin, Arthur, and Merlin; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 84. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/ and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Sean Hazlett interviews Jamie Ibson on Depth Charge; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 83. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/ and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Jeremy Comeaux interviews KC Ezell, Justin Watson, and Tom Kratman on 1919: Romanov Rising; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 82. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/ and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf sits down with authors Tim Powers, Travis S. Taylor, Les Johnson, and D.J. Butler to discuss UAP phenomenon ; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 80. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/ and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Griffin Barber sits down with David Boop, Mark Van Name, Kelli Fitzpatrick, Michael Todd Gallowglas, and Lezli Robyn to discuss Last Train Outta Keppler 283c; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 79. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/ and the Baen YouTube Channel.

John Ringo, prolific author of mil sf and science fiction, joins the Gab! Black Tide Rising: Volume 2! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/black-tide-rising-volume-2-graphic-novel

We move into the third book in the Star Kingdom series: Treecat Wars, by David Weber and Jane Lindskold. Published by Baen, this 376-page gem first hit the street in September 2013. With the brutal fire season over, Stephanie and her friend Anders are heading off to Manticore after being selected to attend Forestry Service ranger school. Stephanie's story, along with her three friends Anders, Jessica and Karl, is one of two central storylines. The second (and arguably the primary) follows the troubles that fall upon a handful of treecat clans revolving around the displacement of one clan after their lands were destroyed by the fires we read about in the previous book in this set.Very real and difficult friction emerges between several of these clans as the treecats who were displaced by the fires now struggle to find a new territory that will support them through the upcoming winter. That friction culminates in a literal war between clans. This is remarkable in that prior to this novel the treecats have appeared to us (and to the characters from Stephanie's time in the Honorverse) as a very homogenous and peaceful people. While they are when compared to humans, this is our first look into the politics of the interaction of treecat clans, specifically when those clans face challenges tied to survival. We even get to see some stark differences in treecat personalities and how those personalities impact clan conduct. In the podcast we even get to discuss the DIME model as we see how it applies to the treecats.Related, we see some (much less deadly) strife appear among our set of four human friends. While not a surprise, with Stephanie spending several months away from her boyfriend Anders and in training with Karl, her relationship begins to morph as their affection for each other appears to bloom beyond just friendship. Meanwhile, Anders and Jessica are working closely together with the Forest Service to do what they can to address the consequences of the treecat war. That proximity and shared mission results in their friendship also blooming into a much deeper relationship. All this creates the potential for real conflict between these four friends when they're reunited after ranger training ends on Manticore. There's even more going on as well, but we'll leave that for you to enjoy through the book itself.We rated “Treecat Wars” with a 4, another 4 and a 5 (out of 5), for an overall rating of 4.3 from your hosts.As always, thank you for listening and big thanks to those of you who also take the time to like and follow us on social media, to comment on our posts or even reach out through a longer note. At the end of this show we truly enjoyed reading many of the comments and questions we've recently received. Please keep them coming!Next time on the Honorverse Today podcast, we're turning our attention to “Shadow of Freedom” by David Weber. This book is the third novel in the Saganami Island sequence. We hope you grab it, read it, and find a friend to join us on the continuing adventure through the Honorverse!You can find us, and all our episodes at http://honorverse.net, and email us at honorverse@tpenetwork.com. We look forward to hearing from you.Now, let's be about it!

Richard Fox the first entry in his A Dream of Home military science fiction series, Men of Bretton, part 2; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 78. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/ and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Richard Fox the first entry in his A Dream of Home military science fiction series, Men of Bretton, part 1; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 77. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/ and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Beginnings is the sixth (and second to last) book in the Worlds of Honor anthology set. It contains five short stories, penned by four talented authors: David Weber, Charles E. Gannon, Timothy Zahn, and Joelle Presby. Each of these stories brings us to interesting and important beginnings for many events that we've become familiar with in the Honorverse but have often gone with little or no explanation.This collection of writings comes in at 377 pages and was first published by Baen in June 2013.Charles E. Gannon brings the first story to us: By the Book.In this story we join the crew of Earth Union Customs Patrol ship Venerated Gaia commanded by Lieutenant Lee Strong in 250 PD. Their mission: board and recover a hijacked ship named Fragrant Blossom, a ship they've located and seized near the Sol System asteroid belt. Once the ship is captured and under their control, a series of non-standard events results in Lieutenant Strong coming into contact with an administrator working for the Outbound Operations Administration, a somewhat quiet and shadowy man named Perlenmann. Mr. Perlenmann seems to have been effectively benched professionally and is sent to his current post on Jupiter's moon Callisto, primarily due to what those holding (somewhat authoritarian) political power deemed to be his radical views. It's from this position of relative obscurity we learn that Mr. Perlenmann is an influential member of an organization plotting to bring the current political elite and their parties to their knees by causing an economic collapse across the Earth Union and Sol system. He recruits Lieutenant Strong to deliver the necessary computer program, causing a catastrophic collapse, which results in the related loss of power of the controlling political parties and the disintegration of the Earth Union. With the passage of time, the collapse is eventually referred to as the Economic Winter of 252 PD. When the economy recovered as a much freer and open economic system, it spawned powerful growth that enabled the remarkable beginning of the movement of humanity out of the Sol system and into the stars.Your hosts gave this story two ‘thumbs-up” and one “neutral” vote.Next we discussed Timothy Zahn's short story A Call to Arms. We move forward in time now, over a thousand years, to 1543 PD. Following the recovery from the Economic Winter of 252 and the subsequent expansion, we see a Solarian Axelrod Corporation plan unfolding to attack the Manticore System through the use of mercenaries. At the same time, we join a young Lieutenant Travis Long onboard the HMS Phoenix. When he writes up a subordinate for substandard performance, he finds himself the one who's in trouble and he's transferred to a different ship, the HMS Casey. It turns out the poor performer is from a politically and militarily powerful family. What appears to be bad news for Lieutenant Long turns into a blessing as the mercenaries arrive in the Manticoran system. Now confronting the enemy, his strength as a tactician shines as he's key in defeating the threat. The “misstep” while onboard the Phoenix quickly and quietly moves to the background as his new captain nominates him for the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal. He also learns a powerful lesson from Captain Heissman about being aware of and getting used to the existence of internal politics within the RMN.Of note, this story is the beginning of more time we'll spend with Lieutenant Travis Long. Our introduction to him here sets up seeing a lot more of him in the “Manticore Ascendant” series of novels, by the dynamic writing duo of David Weber and Timothy Zahn.This one received “thumbs-ups” from each of your hosts, with a bonus “two thumbs up” from Raul.Beauty and the Beast is the third...

Larry Correia discusses Saga of the Forgotten Warrior series entry Graveyard of Demons, part 2; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 76. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcast/index/view/id/836 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Griffin Barber, Toni Weisskopf, Kacey Ezell, Melissa Olthoff, and Mark Rigney salute Sword and Sorcery author Howard Andrew Jones and discuss his latest Hanuvar novel, Shadow of the Smoking Mountain; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 73. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Howard-Andrew-Jones-Tinker-Part-73.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Jody Lynn Nye discusses her new Ring of Fire series entry, 1635: The Weaver's Code; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 72. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-1635-The-Weaver's-Code-Tinker-Part-72.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

David Afsharirad, Toni Weisskopf, Sean Patrick Hazlett, and Jamie Ibson discuss the art and craft of editing anthologies; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 71. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Editing-Anthologies-feat-Tomorrow's-Troopers-Tinker-Part-71.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

The Blasters & Blades Podcast We've got another interview with Team Holo, this time to talk about Jacob's new release titled Freelancers of Neptune! We talked about anime, #SciFi and all things in between. This was a fun interview, so go check it out. Lend us your eyes and ears, you won't be sorry!! Join us for a fun show! We're just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction & Fantasy. Co-Hosts: JR Handley (Author) (Grunt) Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt) Madam Stabby Stab (Uber Fan) (Horror Nerd) We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling! Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley Our Website: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blasters-and-blades Our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/blastersandbladespodcast Today's Sponsor The Dyson File by Jacob Holo: https://www.amazon.com/Dyson-File-Gordian-Division-Book-ebook/dp/B0C32RDZG7 Coffee Brand Coffee Affiliate Support the Show: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/?ref=y4GWASiVorJZDb Discount Code: PodcastGrunts Coupon Code Gets you 10% off Freelancers of Neptune by Jacob Holo: https://www.baen.com/freelancer-s-of-neptune.html Freelancers of Neptune by Jacob Holo: https://www.amazon.com/Freelancers-Neptune-Sol-Blazers-Book-ebook/dp/B0D5ZYSX24 Pre-order signed copies: https://www.fiction-addiction.com/product/16987256/FREELANCERS-OF-NEPTUNE-SOL-BLAZERS-NO-1 Preorder today, get bonus swag! https://forms.gle/hQSJjcrcLBGSkZBW7 Follow Jacob Holo on social media Jacob's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jacob-Holo/author/B00ED3LHTS Jacob's Website: https://holowriting.com/ Jacob's Baen: https://www.baen.com/allbooks/category/index/id/4971 Jacob's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holowriting/ Jacob's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holowriting/ Jacob's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/holowriting Follow Edie Skye on social media Edie's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Edie-Skye/author/B09X3PQFXX Edie's Website: https://edieskye.com/ Edie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/edieskyeauthor Edie's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edieskyeauthor Edie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edieskyeauthor/ Edie's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@edieskye606/featured Edie's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/edieskyeauthor Clan Holo Store Front: https://store.holowriting.com/ Follow H.P. Holo on social media HP's Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/H-P-Holo/e/B01LXXUT6C/ HP's Website: https://holowriting.com/ HP's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holowriting/ HP's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hpholo/ HP's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/holowriting HP's Newsletter: https://bit.ly/22b9Vlq! #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #scififan #redshirts #scifiworld #sciencefiction #scifidaily #scificoncept #podcastersofinstagram #scificons #podcastlife #podcastsofinstagram #scifibooks #awardwinningscifi #newepisode #podcastersofinstagram #podcastaddict #podcast #scifigeek #scifibook #sfv #scifivisionaries #firesidechat #chat #panel #fireside #religionquestion #coffee #tea #coffeeortea #JacobHolo #HPHolo #EdieSkye #FreelancersOfNeptune #BaenBooks #SpiritedAway #TalesFromEarthsea #HowlsMovingCastle #anime #CowboyBebop #TitanAE #GhostInTheShell #Monster #Monsters #MonsterHunterFranchise #Transhumanism #Transhuman #Anjanath #VaalHazak #IcedLatte #TeamWater #WarFrameGame #FoundFamily #HomecomingSaga #HomecomingSagaByOrsonScottCard #CosmicHorror #ElderGods #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Cthulhu --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blasters-and-blades/support

Wen Spencer, Toni Weisskopf, Kacey Ezell, Marisa Wolf, and Griffin Barber discuss this year's DragonCon; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 70. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-DragonCon-2024-Tinker-Part-70.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Jason Cordova talks about his Black Tide Rising series entry, Mountain of Fire; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 69. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Mountain-of-Fire-Tinker-Part-69.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Rebel, part two; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 68. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Rebel-Part-Two-Tinker-Part-68.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Recently our hosts, authors Steve Diamond and Larry Correia, had the opportunity to sit down and chat with our favorite NASA rocket scientist, Les Johnson about writing hard science fiction. How much science is too much science in your book? How much science does the writer need to understand in order to write science fiction? What would the Baen 'sexiest writer' calendar look like? Just what are these 'solar sails' he works on at his day job and what do they mean for the future? And most importantly, what's the deal with the Professor from Gilligan's Island? If you would like to join our supporters, you can support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes at: https://anchor.fm/writerdojo ________________________________________ This week's episode is sponsored by *Mountain of Fire* by the man, the myth, the legend- Jason Cordova! - available now on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3MmR6Kt (affiliate link) ____________________________________ "Word Mercenaries" (the WriterDojo theme) is by Craig Nybo https://craignybo.com To see more of Les' stuff, visit his website at: https://www.lesjohnsonauthor.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writerdojo/support

We are jumping right into the second book in the Star Kingdom series, this one titled Fire Season. This one's a joint venture between David Weber and the now-familiar Jane Lindskold. Published by Baen, it came out at a comfortable 287 pages in October 2012. In the previous Star Kingdom novel, we met an 11-year-old Stephanie Harrington in part 1, then moved forward in Stephanie's life, approximately 16 months in Part 2. Here in Fire Season, Stephanie is now 14, turning 15 years old.While this is another “treecat novel” and the treecats are featured characters, the story really focuses on Stephanie, her schoolmates, her parents, and several other adults central to her life, and a team of scientists who arrive on Sphinx with a more official charter to study the treecats. We learn a lot more about Stephanie and the changes she's going through as she's maturing from a child into a young adult. Given she's growing up on a frontier world, it's exciting to see just how much she and some of her friends are trusted with and expected to do as they become contributors to the society around them. Or perhaps “societies” would be more accurate since the events of the novel certainly include the treecats. The combination of the impact of fire season along with the visiting scientists leads to an action-packed, dramatic story that adds some beautiful depth to several characters, as well as richness, history and complexity to the Honorverse.One thing we reinforce in the podcast is that while this series is written for young adults, there are no punches pulled in terms of the story. If you tend to shy away from “YA” novels, do yourself a favor and be sure to read all of them in the Star Kingdom series. As you know from our second interview with David Weber, he doesn't avoid complex, heavy or dark issues that need to be a part of the broader story just because some of his books are written for our young adult Honorverse family members. These novels were written for the rest of the more “seasoned” adults out there, too. We're confident you won't be disappointed.We rated Fire Season with a 5, a 4.5 and a 5 (out of 5), for an overall rating of 4.83 from your hosts.As always, thank you for listening and big thanks to those of you who also take the time to like and follow us on social media, to comment on our posts even reach out through a longer note.Next time on the Honorverse Today podcast, we're back into the main storyline, jumping into the novel A Rising Thunder. As always, be sure to grab your copy, invite a friend, and join us!And yes, the blooper reel this time is from a previous show. We'll let you figure out which one!You can find us, and all our episodes at http://honorverse.net, and email us at honorverse@tpenetwork.com. We look forward to hearing from you.Now, let's be about it!

Rebel, part one; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 67. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Rebel-Part-One-Tinker-Part-67.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Wen Spencer discusses Storm Furies; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 66. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Storm-Furies-Tinker-Part-66.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Catherine Asaro discusses The Down Deep; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 65. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-The-Down-Deep-Tinker-Part-65.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

S.M. Stirling discusses To Turn the Tide; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 64. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-To-Turn-The-Tide-Tinker-Part-64.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Well, we're finally breaking into the Star Kingdom series, starting with the novel entitled A Beautiful Friendship. While they're closely related to each other, don't confuse this novel with the short story by the same name contained in the first anthology we discussed a while back (More Than Honor). The short story and this novel were both written by David Weber, with this novel first published in October 2011 by Baen.The first third (or so) of the novel reprises the original 1998 short story. For those who read “More Than Honor”, this is a quick and very good refresh of the events of Stephanie Harrington and Climbs Quickly's first meeting, and their subsequent “adoption” of each other—the first human-treecat pairing. For those who didn't read the anthology, including the story here is an act of kindness on David Weber's part, ensuring all readers have the necessary backstory to understand what happens after the news of the discovery of another sentient species spreads throughout the Star Kingdom of Manticore. We watch Stephanie and Scott MacDallan (the only other human a treecat has adopted at the time) struggle with how to deal with local attitudes, questions, and curiosities. I think it's safe to say that Stephanie and Scott's protectiveness not only comes from both being genuinely caring people, but also the influenced of their new relationships with their treecats. This isn't the caring or bond that a loving pet owner has with an animal. What we see, and along with the characters don't fully understand, is this relationship between the human people and the treecat people is unique and deep. As a result, they struggle to manage just how much they share about what they know about treecats with the significant influx of scientists visiting Sphynx. Others come too, some with bad intent—and so the story unfolds. As with the original short story, we get to see both sides of the human-treecat relationship as both societies / cultures struggle with how to move the relationship forward. This dynamic would be interesting in general since we're talking about two sentient species, but it's made more complicated by the fact that two pairings have occurred. Like the other story arcs captured within various series, the Star Kingdom storyline informs us about human-treecat relationship and how it sits as a unique and central part of the Honorverse. We rated A Beautiful Friendship with a 5, a 4 and a 5 (out of 5), for an overall rating of a 4.7.As always, thank you for listening and big thanks to those of you who also take the time to like and follow us on social media, to comment on our posts, or to even reach out through a longer note.Next time on the Honorverse Today podcast, we're moving straight into the second book in the Star Kingdom series: Fire Season. As always, be sure to grab your copy, invite a friend, and join us again next time!You can find us, and all our episodes at http://honorverse.net, and email us at honorverse@tpenetwork.com. We look forward to hearing from you.Now, let's be about it!

Dr. John Lambshead discusses his nonfiction article 'Why FTL Will End the Universe-and Six Ways to Avoid it in an SF Story; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 63. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-John-Lambshead-FTL-Encore-Tinker-Part-63.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

BFRH 2024 07 25: Robert A. Heinlein Roundtable Discussion Encore; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 62. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Robert-Heinlein-Roundtable-Encore-Tinker-Part-62.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Gregory Frost on the second entry in his Rhymer trilogy, Rhymer: Hoode; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 61. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Rhymer-Hoode-Tinker-Part-61.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Timothy Zan discusses The Icarus Changeling; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 60. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Icarus-Changeling-Tinker-Part-60.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

“In Fire Forged” is the fifth anthology in the Honorverse, containing three short stories and another technical writing. We see the return of two favorite co-authors: Jane Lindskold bringing us the short story “Ruthless” and Timothy Zahn who hits us hard with his short story “An Act of War”. David Weber brings us the third short story entitled “Let's Dance”, which is really a novella disguised as a short story. Then he brings us home with the technical essay “An Introduction to Modern Starship Armor Design”, brought to us through the character Hegel DiLutorio, a retired officer in the Royal Manticoran Navy.This 311-page collection was first published by Baen in February 2011.The first story is Ruthless by Jane Lindskold.Jane brings us back to the story of Judith, a Masadan refugee rescued by Michael Winton when he was a midshipman. We promised you'd see more of Judith in the future, and here the promise is delivered. Time has passed, Michael is now a young commissioned officer in the RMN, he and Judith are married and have a young daughter named Ruth. There's a plot afoot by George and Alice Ramsbottom, staunch Manticoran isolationists who object to the alliance Manticore formed with Grayson. In an attempt to disrupt this new alliance, they kidnap Ruth with the intent to return her to her Masadan father. They hope that Grayson will question their decision to enter an alliance with Manticore based on an assumption that if Manticore can't even protect one child, they're not a Star Kingdom worth allying with for broader and more significant defense issues. As a bonus, if Michael will act rashly, this may also embarrass the Star Kingdom's reputation broadly. The events in this story take place in 1889 PD, two to three years after the events captured in Jane Lindskold's short story “Promised Land”.Your hosts all gave this one a “thumbs-up”.Next we discussed Timothy Zahn's short story An Act of War. This story takes place around the time as Honor escapes from Hades (approximately 1914 PD). We saw those events in the novel “Ashes of Victory”. When Honor's escape becomes known, this story gives us a glimpse into an arms dealer named Charles who at the same time was trying to sell cloaking technology to Haven. Events unfold when Oscar St. Just is convinced to install this equipment on a ship and for that ship to be used in an unorthodox manner to hopefully fuel a war between Manticore and the Andermani Empire. This would be a good thing from the Havenite perspective. Risky deeds are attempted and things get pretty tense, pretty fast!This one received three “thumbs-up” from your hosts as well!The third story is Let's Dance, written by David Weber. As mentioned, this is more of a novella than a short story. It takes us back to Commander Honor Harrington's first hyper-capable command as she captains the destroyer HMS Hawking (sometime prior to 1900 PD). We see events related to the Manticoran efforts to normalize relationships with Silesia, which have been somewhat tense. She's conducting anti-piracy operations in Silesian territory, intervenes and captures a vessel conducting piracy and in a good-faith gesture, turns the ship and crew over to the local Silesian system governor. A short time later she learns two unsavory things. First, the ship and crew she handed to the Silesians has mysteriously disappeared. Honor has no doubt they were released rather than prosecuted. Second, she learns about a significant Mesan (Manpower, Inc.) slave-trading station through an interesting and unproven source. That source quickly builds credibility by revealing a knowledge of Honor's Beowulfian family and a shared hatred of the slave trade. He quietly discloses he's also a member of the Audubon Ballroom,

Griffin Barber, Toni Weisskopf, Kacey Ezell, and Marisa Wolf discuss LibertyCon; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 59. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-LibertyCon-2024-Tinker-Part-59.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Celebrating the life and works of Steve Miller, coauthor of the Liaden Universe series, with a collection of excerpts from past BFRH episodes; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 58. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Steve-Miller-In-Memoriam-Tinker-Part-58.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Editor C. Stuart Hardwick and contributors Jody Lynn Nye and Martin L. Shoemaker discuss the new anthology Tales of the United States Space Force; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 57. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Tales-of-the-USSF-Tinker-Part-57.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

David Weber and Jacob Holo discuss new Gordian Division mainline novel The Thermopylae Protocol; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 56. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Thermopylae-Protocol-part-two-Tinker-Part-56.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

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David Weber and Jacob Holo discuss new Gordian Division mainline novel The Thermopylae Protocol;and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 55. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Thermopylae-Protocol-part-one-Tinker-Part-55.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf, Production Manager Joy Freeman, and Slushmaster General Gray Rinehart discuss proper manuscript format-and why you should care;and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 54. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Manuscript-Format-Tinker-Part-54.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Tim Akers discusses The Eccentrics, the latest entry in his urban fantasy Knight Watch series;and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 53. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-The-Eccentrics-Tinker-Part-53.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Simon R. Green discusses the second entry in the Jekyll & Hyde, Inc. series, Hyde & Seek; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 52. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Hyde-and-Seek-Tinker-Part-52.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

John Ringo discusses his latest novel, Beyond the Ranges; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 51. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Beyond-The-Ranges-Part-Two-Tinker-Part-51.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Charles E. Gannon and Chris Kennedy discuss Admiral and Commander, part two; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 50. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Admiral-and-Commander-Part-Two-Tinker-Part-50.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.

Charles E. Gannon and Chris Kennedy discuss Admiral and Commander, part one; and Tinker by Wen Spencer, Part 49. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/video-baen-free-radio-hour-Admiral-and-Commander-Part-One-Tinker-Part-49.mp4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.