Baen Webscriptions

mcrow24 · 11-23-2011, 01:31 PM

I know there are a lot of people here that buy E-books from Baen, so I figured we should have a thread about it.

So which book are you looking forward to? I just downloaded the Jan 2012 books and am looking forward to Invasion: Book one of the Secret World Chronicle.

Any other upcoming releases catching your eye?

xg4bx · 11-23-2011, 06:01 PM

Himmler's War by Robert Conroy. its an alternate history where Hitler is killed and Himmler takes command.

"Only days after Normandy, Hitler is taken out of the equation and Heinrich Himmler, brutal head of the SS, assumes control of the Reich. On the Allied side, there is confusion. Should attempts be made to negotiate with the new government or should unconditional surrender still be the only option? With the specter of a German super-weapon moving closer to completion and the German generals finally allowed to fight the kind of war at which they are masters, the allies are pushed toward a course of accommodation or even defeat. Will the soldiers of the Grand Alliance find the courage and conviction to fight on in the face of such daunting odds? And can alliance leaders put into place a new plan in time to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat by the German war machine? A new and terrible battle for a free world is on."

mewmartigan · 11-24-2011, 02:24 PM

I am looking forward to the new Honor Harrington....eARC just came out but I am waiting for the final.

CRussel · 11-24-2011, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mewmartigan

I am looking forward to the new Honor Harrington....eARC just came out but I am waiting for the final.

So far I'm resisting buying the eArc here, too. Not too hard to do, since I have >100 books in my "ToBeRead" collection on my Kindle. I'm also looking forward to the next Sarah Hoyt, though I don't know when it's due out. And there's a new book coming from Sharon Lee and Steve Miller in the Liaden Universe, but that will be a summer, I suspect.

pwalker8 · 11-25-2011, 02:51 AM

December 2011 is the first web subscription in a long, long time that I haven't sprung for yet. Well, actually it's only the second since Baen started the web subscription that I haven't bought. Neither January nor February 2012 excite me either so I won't get those either. I've bought the PC Hodgell book as a stand alone and I'll buy the Heinlien in January as a stand alone. March has three new books that I want, so I bought that. Right now the big reads from Baen for me are Weber, Correia and getting ebook copies of the old classics from such authors Heinlien and Norton. I am looking forward to the Weber book, to see where he's going with the series.

ATDrake · 11-25-2011, 03:47 PM

I'm just not that interested in much of Baen's current publishing catalogue, so I basically stick to the author bundles and such.

That said, I do like how Baen has been e-printing some of its older non-MilSF backlist and including them as the backup books in the Webscriptions, along with the Heinlein/Norton etc. classics.

Thus far, the March 2012 set looks more than decent, with a Heinlein, a Norton, and Mercedes Lackey & Ellen Guon's Bedlam's Bard, an omnibus in an urban fantasy setting I rather liked. But the first book in that was actually Webscripted separately about a year ago and can be gotten via the Secret Chronicle: Invasion cd-rom as well, and the second book doesn't quite live up to the first.

Anyway, I'm hoping for more themed author discount bundles like the Glen Cook and Sarah Hoyt ones that were released recently, and of course I look forward to whenever the next Bujold is coming out, though I'll likely buy that in hardcover to match the rest of my paper Vorkosigans.

bfisher · 11-30-2011, 11:14 PM

I am waiting for the sequel to 1635-The Cannon Law

VictoriaP · 11-30-2011, 11:30 PM

Aieeee! New P.C. Hodgell?! Yes! *runs to Baen's site*

I've never done the monthly Webscriptions, but I've picked up a dozen or so books from Baen over the last two years, including Hodgell's stuff (I have the early books in signed hardcover, and they're ones I love to re-read.) I've never read the Honor Harrington's, but Weber's Path of the Fury is another very interesting, very different book that I greatly enjoy revisiting.

rdjack21 · 12-06-2011, 11:42 PM

Just picked up the new P.C. Hodgell book Honor's Paradox but it's been awhile since I read the other books so I'm going back to re-read the previous books.

Like VictoriaP above I've never really got into the monthly Webscriptions I just pick up what I want, which happens to be quite a few books

By far my favorite Baen Author is David Weber I've read most every thing he has done and all of it has been good. Of all of his stuff I really wish he would write more of his Fantasy books (Oath of Swords and Sword Brother, The War God's Own, and Wind Rider's Oath). Also like others here I'm picking up some of the old books as well. In particular I've really enjoyed Keith Laumer's Bolo books.

Apache · 12-07-2011, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rdjack21

Just picked up the new P.C. Hodgell book Honor's Paradox but it's been awhile since I read the other books so I'm going back to re-read the previous books.

Like VictoriaP above I've never really got into the monthly Webscriptions I just pick up what I want, which happens to be quite a few books

By far my favorite Baen Author is David Weber I've read most every thing he has done and all of it has been good. Of all of his stuff I really wish he would write more of his Fantasy books (Oath of Swords and Sword Brother, The War God's Own, and Wind Rider's Oath). Also like others here I'm picking up some of the old books as well. In particular I've really enjoyed Keith Laumer's Bolo books.

You are in luck. War Maid's Choice has a release date of July 3, 2012. I will be picking this one up also.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/...d-s-choice.htm
Apache

rdjack21 · 12-07-2011, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apache

You are in luck. War Maid's Choice has a release date of July 3, 2012. I will be picking this one up also.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/...d-s-choice.htm
Apache

Nice something to look forward to. I also noticed that the 3rd book in Elizabeth Moon's Paladin's Legacy series is coming out in February I guess I can now pick up the first two

11-23-2011, 01:31 PM	#1
mcrow24 Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 35788 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle,Augen "The book", Nook	Baen Webscriptions I know there are a lot of people here that buy E-books from Baen, so I figured we should have a thread about it. So which book are you looking forward to? I just downloaded the Jan 2012 books and am looking forward to Invasion: Book one of the Secret World Chronicle. Any other upcoming releases catching your eye?

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11-23-2011, 06:01 PM	#2
xg4bx Are you gonna eat that? Posts: 1,633 Karma: 23215128 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Phillipsburg, NJ Device: Kindle 3, Nook STG	Himmler's War by Robert Conroy. its an alternate history where Hitler is killed and Himmler takes command. "Only days after Normandy, Hitler is taken out of the equation and Heinrich Himmler, brutal head of the SS, assumes control of the Reich. On the Allied side, there is confusion. Should attempts be made to negotiate with the new government or should unconditional surrender still be the only option? With the specter of a German super-weapon moving closer to completion and the German generals finally allowed to fight the kind of war at which they are masters, the allies are pushed toward a course of accommodation or even defeat. Will the soldiers of the Grand Alliance find the courage and conviction to fight on in the face of such daunting odds? And can alliance leaders put into place a new plan in time to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat by the German war machine? A new and terrible battle for a free world is on."

11-24-2011, 02:24 PM	#3
mewmartigan Guru Posts: 852 Karma: 8242060 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Kindle Oasis (2019)	I am looking forward to the new Honor Harrington....eARC just came out but I am waiting for the final.

11-25-2011, 02:51 AM	#5
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	December 2011 is the first web subscription in a long, long time that I haven't sprung for yet. Well, actually it's only the second since Baen started the web subscription that I haven't bought. Neither January nor February 2012 excite me either so I won't get those either. I've bought the PC Hodgell book as a stand alone and I'll buy the Heinlien in January as a stand alone. March has three new books that I want, so I bought that. Right now the big reads from Baen for me are Weber, Correia and getting ebook copies of the old classics from such authors Heinlien and Norton. I am looking forward to the Weber book, to see where he's going with the series.

11-25-2011, 03:47 PM	#6
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	I'm just not that interested in much of Baen's current publishing catalogue, so I basically stick to the author bundles and such. That said, I do like how Baen has been e-printing some of its older non-MilSF backlist and including them as the backup books in the Webscriptions, along with the Heinlein/Norton etc. classics. Thus far, the March 2012 set looks more than decent, with a Heinlein, a Norton, and Mercedes Lackey & Ellen Guon's Bedlam's Bard, an omnibus in an urban fantasy setting I rather liked. But the first book in that was actually Webscripted separately about a year ago and can be gotten via the Secret Chronicle: Invasion cd-rom as well, and the second book doesn't quite live up to the first. Anyway, I'm hoping for more themed author discount bundles like the Glen Cook and Sarah Hoyt ones that were released recently, and of course I look forward to whenever the next Bujold is coming out, though I'll likely buy that in hardcover to match the rest of my paper Vorkosigans.

11-30-2011, 11:14 PM	#7
bfisher Wizard Posts: 1,638 Karma: 28483498 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)	I am waiting for the sequel to 1635-The Cannon Law

11-30-2011, 11:30 PM	#8
VictoriaP Addict Posts: 298 Karma: 491576 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle PW2; Kindle Touch; Kindle 2; iPad Mini; iPad1	Aieeee! New P.C. Hodgell?! Yes! runs to Baen's site I've never done the monthly Webscriptions, but I've picked up a dozen or so books from Baen over the last two years, including Hodgell's stuff (I have the early books in signed hardcover, and they're ones I love to re-read.) I've never read the Honor Harrington's, but Weber's Path of the Fury is another very interesting, very different book that I greatly enjoy revisiting.

12-06-2011, 11:42 PM	#9
rdjack21 Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 3241792 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Elocity A7, Nook STR, Galaxy Nexus	Just picked up the new P.C. Hodgell book Honor's Paradox but it's been awhile since I read the other books so I'm going back to re-read the previous books. Like VictoriaP above I've never really got into the monthly Webscriptions I just pick up what I want, which happens to be quite a few books By far my favorite Baen Author is David Weber I've read most every thing he has done and all of it has been good. Of all of his stuff I really wish he would write more of his Fantasy books (Oath of Swords and Sword Brother, The War God's Own, and Wind Rider's Oath). Also like others here I'm picking up some of the old books as well. In particular I've really enjoyed Keith Laumer's Bolo books.

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