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New Audiobook Alert: The Thermopylae Protocol (Gordian Division #6) is Here! 🎧🚀

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Hey, y’all! 😄 H.P. here!

The multiverse just got a little louder, because The Thermopylae Protocol is now available in audiobook form, once again narrated by Gabriel Vaughan and released by Recorded Books!

If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if the cast of The Gordian Protocol got tossed into the same mission as the heroes from The Janus File … well, this is the moment you’ve been waiting for.

It’s got 🚀💥 exploding spaceships, 🕰️🌌 time travel, 🧨🕵️‍♂️ sabotage, 🧨🕰️⛔ sabotage of time travel, 🤖🔮🧠 philosophical debates about AI personalities, and … Flunky Underling. (You’ll know him when you meet him.)

What’s this one about?

Welp, as usual, someone has been very naughty with time.

When an industrial ship explodes en route to Mercury, it’s initially written off as a malfunction. But things don’t quite add up. The black box claims the ship is 40 years older than it should be. Chronometric dissonance suggests it’s been to another universe. And somebody faked the logs so well only a hardware timestamp gave them away.

Which is bad.

Then there’s the part where someone may have used the ship to bootstrap an entire timeline.

Which is worse.

And now Raibert Kaminski and his team are back in action, teaming up with Isaac Cho and Susan Cantrell, trying to find a newly branched universe, stop whatever’s been built there, and (hopefully) not destroy reality in the process.

Again.

🚀 Ready to listen? Grab your copy now!

LISTEN TO THE THERMOPYLAE PROTOCOL HERE

Have you read The Thermopylae Protocol already? Excited to experience it in audio form? Let us know in the comments! 👇

New Audiobook Alert: The Dyson File (Gordian Division #5) is Here! 🎧🚀

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Hey, y’all! 😄 H.P. here!

It’s a good day to be an audiobook listener, especially if you’re a fan of the Gordian Division!

The audiobook for The Dyson File (Gordian Division #5) has officially landed, and it’s ready to infiltrate your eardrums with high-stakes intrigue, futuristic detective work, and corporate espionage on a MEGA-megastructure scale.

Once again narrated by Gabriel Vaughan and released by Recorded Books, this thing brings The Dyson File to life with gripping tension, sharp dialogue, and an immersive sci-fi atmosphere that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat.

What’s in store?
  • A macabre techno-mystery. It starts with a supposed suicide, but nothing is what it seems. 😮
  • Detectives in space! Themis Division’s Isaac Cho and his Admin partner Susan Cantrell take the case, uncovering a deadly conspiracy that could reshape humanity’s future. 🔍
  • Self-replicating swarms gone rogue. Because what’s a good sci-fi thriller without a few out-of-control AI-driven machines? 🤖
  • A race against the clock. Lies, backstabbing, and political maneuvering are just another day at the office when entire planets are at stake. ⏰

(Also, beware the fuzzle menace. That is all.)

🚀 Ready to listen? Grab your copy now!

LISTEN TO THE DYSON FILE HERE

Have you read The Dyson File already? Excited to experience it in audio form? Let us know in the comments! 👇

The Weltall File (Gordian Division #4) audiobook is out!

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Hey, y’all! 😄 H.P. here!

You’ve been waiting patiently, and now Gordian Division #4: The Weltall File is finally out on audio from David Weber, Jacob Holo, Baen Books and Recorded Books!

This is hands-down my favorite of the File books – I mean, with a mystery set at the multiverse’s first trans-dimensional gaming tournament, how could it not be? 🎮😁 – and once again, Gabriel Vaughan‘s done a great job narrating Isaac and Susan’s adventures.

We hope you enjoy it! 😄

LISTEN TO THE WELTALL FILE HERE

The Weltall File

Gordian Division #4

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Written by David Weber and Jacob Holo
Narrated by Gabriel Vaughan
Published by Baen Books and Recorded Books

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Come for the games. Stay for the murder. 

A mystery in the Gordian Division universe.

The Weltall Tournament’s professional VR games were supposed to be a symbol of cooperation between SysGov and its militaristic neighbor, the Admin. But that was before star Admin player Elly Sako received a death threat, written in blood next to a copy of her own severed head. The Admin’s Department of Temporal Investigation swiftly seizes control of the crime scene, and the tournament transforms into a flashpoint of charged politics and conflicting jurisdictions. 

SysPol Detective Isaac Cho and DTI Special Agent Susan Cantrell—partners in the officer exchange program—are sent in to take charge of the investigation and bring the situation under control. But solving this mystery won’t be easy, and the pair struggles to determine who is telling the truth. A jilted relationship between players soon explodes into signs of a far-reaching conspiracy, and the two detectives find themselves racing against time before the tournament ends. 

Because the killer will be the only one who wins, should they fail.

LISTEN TO THE WELTALL FILE HERE

Gordian Division Audiobooks 3-6 are up for Pre-Order!

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Hey, y’all! 😄 H.P. here!

And guess what? THEY’RE FINALLY HAPPENING! 😃

If you’re one of those readers who’ve been emailing us asking where the rest of the Gordian Division audiobooks are, you’re in for an awesome winter, because all of them are dropping within the next four months!

Recorded Books returns with narrator Gabriel Vaughan to continue where the previous audiobooks left off, kicking off October with the launch of The Janus File (the same day as Freelancers of Neptune, in fact 😁)!

All four books are currently up for pre-order on Audible, so if you’ve been eagerly awaiting the audio continuation of the Gordian Division, hop on over and check ’em out now!

Pre-Order Gordian Division #4-6 on Audible

The Janus File (Gordian Division #3)

Release Date: October 1, 2024

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The Weltall File (Gordian Division #4)

Release Date: November 12, 2024

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The Dyson File (Gordian Division #5)

Release Date: November 5, 2024

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The Thermopylae Protocol (Gordian Division #6)

Release Date: January 7, 2025

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Amazon’s running a sweet sale on Gordian Division hardbacks!

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Hey, y’all! 😃 I was bumbling around Amazon, as I do, and discovered that the Big River Site’s running a pretty sweet sale on Gordian Division hardbacks right now. 😮

Seriously, The Janus File is as low as 42% OFF. 😲😲😲

That said, if discounts on hardbacks are your thing, hop on over to Amazon and grab’ em while they’re hot. 😄 (Especially since we have no idea how long this sale’s going to last.)

The Gordian Protocol Book Cover

GRAB 35% OFF THE GORDIAN PROTOCOL

GRAB 11% OFF THE VALKYRIE PROTOCOL

GRAB 42% OFF THE JANUS FILE

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GRAB 40% OFF THE WELTALL FILE

GRAB 22% OFF THE DYSON FILE (PAPERBACK ONLY)

GRAB 21% OFF THE THERMOPYLAE PROTOCOL

Join us for The Thermopylae Protocol’s Virtual Launch Party! (DATE CHANGE)

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Curious to hear more about The Thermopylae Protocol? Join us for our Virtual Launch Party Saturday, June 15th DATE CHANGE! June 29th @ 8pm as we chat with David Weber … and give away some signed copies!

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The Thermopylae Protocol

Gordian Division #6

by David Weber & Jacob Holo

Published by Baen Books

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NEW NOVEL IN THE BEST-SELLING GORDIAN DIVISION SERIES FROM NYT BEST-SELLING AUTHOR DAVID WEBER AND JACOB HOLO

After an industrial ship carrying advanced self-replicating machines explodes on its way to Mercury, analysis of the wreckage reveals it to be forty years too old. Raibert Kaminski, the Gordian Division’s top agent, and his crew on the TransTemporal Vehicle Kleio soon discover the ship was transported to an uncharted universe, one with temporarily accelerated time. Forty years passed for the ship’s industrial machines while everyone else experienced only a few short days. Raibert is certain a powerful weapon of some nature has been built out in the unexplored reaches of the multiverse, but where and by whom remains unknown.

The search is on, and the Gordian Division musters its fleet of time machines at Providence, a massive transdimensional station under construction. They call upon their allies from the militaristic Admin for aid in their search—but before plans can be formalized, the leader of the Admin’s Department of Temporal Investigation is murdered while visiting Providence, and the joint operation is thrown into chaos.

Accusations fly and tensions mount between the two organizations. Detectives Isaac Cho and Susan Cantrell—both fast becoming experts in transdimensional crime—are dispatched to Providence. But the clock is ticking for the detectives and Raibert’s crew. A vast, powerful conspiracy has shuddered into motion, and the two teams may be all that stand between it and destruction on a universal scale.

READ THE THERMOPYLAE PROTOCOL HERE

The Thermopylae Protocol (Gordian Division #6) is Out Today! (Also, join us for a Virtual Launch Party!)

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The Thermopylae Protocol

Gordian Division #6

by David Weber & Jacob Holo

Published by Baen Books

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NEW NOVEL IN THE BEST-SELLING GORDIAN DIVISION SERIES FROM NYT BEST-SELLING AUTHOR DAVID WEBER AND JACOB HOLO

After an industrial ship carrying advanced self-replicating machines explodes on its way to Mercury, analysis of the wreckage reveals it to be forty years too old. Raibert Kaminski, the Gordian Division’s top agent, and his crew on the TransTemporal Vehicle Kleio soon discover the ship was transported to an uncharted universe, one with temporarily accelerated time. Forty years passed for the ship’s industrial machines while everyone else experienced only a few short days. Raibert is certain a powerful weapon of some nature has been built out in the unexplored reaches of the multiverse, but where and by whom remains unknown.

The search is on, and the Gordian Division musters its fleet of time machines at Providence, a massive transdimensional station under construction. They call upon their allies from the militaristic Admin for aid in their search—but before plans can be formalized, the leader of the Admin’s Department of Temporal Investigation is murdered while visiting Providence, and the joint operation is thrown into chaos.

Accusations fly and tensions mount between the two organizations. Detectives Isaac Cho and Susan Cantrell—both fast becoming experts in transdimensional crime—are dispatched to Providence. But the clock is ticking for the detectives and Raibert’s crew. A vast, powerful conspiracy has shuddered into motion, and the two teams may be all that stand between it and destruction on a universal scale.

READ THE THERMOPYLAE PROTOCOL HERE

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Curious to hear more about the book? Join us for our Virtual Launch Party Satruday, June 15th DATE CHANGE! June 29th @ 8pm as we chat with David Weber … and give away some signed copies!

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Pre-Order Signed Copies of The Thermopylae Protocol from Fiction Addiction!

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Signed book collectors, rejoice! 😄 We’ve teamed up with one of our local booksellers, Fiction Addiction in Greenville, SC, to offer signed copies of David Weber and Jacob’s next title, The Thermopylae Protocol.

If signed books are your jam, hop on over to their website to order yours – but go fast, because the promo ends May 28th! 😃

Pre-order signed copies of The thermopylae protocol here

The Thermopylae Protocol eARC is out!

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Ever wished you could read a new book before it releases? 😀 Well, you’re in luck, as Baen Books just released the Early Access eARC for Gordian Division #6 – The Thermopylae Protocol.

US $15.00

BUY THE EARC HERE

What’s an eARC? It’s the semi-final version of the book; it’ll have a few typos (and, in fact, is the version H.P.’s editing right now), but other than that, it’s pretty close to the final version that will release in June.

But, of course, if you’d rather wait for the finished version, it’s also up for pre-order wherever you like to buy books (and in Baen’s June Monthly Bundle). 😁

However you choose to experience it, we’re looking forward to sharing it with you, and we hope you enjoy it. ️️😊

The Thermopylae Protocol (Gordian Division #6) is up for Pre-Order!

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It’s amazing to think we’re already on Book 6 of the Gordian Division series, but here we are. 😮

The Thermopylae Protocol marks an interesting departure for the series.

David and I wrote previous books to fit within their own separate branches, with the “Protocol” branch leaning toward alternate history and hard sci-fi with the risk of exploding universes, and the “File” branch being sci-fi police procedurals with lower-stakes but still thrilling adventures.

This novel starts with an exploding spaceship, which is fun for readers 😃 … but not so much for the Gordian Division, when it finds the wreckage is inexplicably 40 years older than it should be – not to mention carrying advanced self-replicating machines that, in the wrong hands, could be put to multiverse-destroying ends. 😨

Gordian Division’s no stranger to multiverse-threatening challenges, but time is of the essence, and when you’ve got a multiverse-spanning time-travel mystery, who better to call than a pair of time cops from two different universes? 😉

They’ll all have to work together to get to the bottom of this, and fast, because if they don’t, the fate of multiple universes could be at stake. (Again.)

Releases June 4th, 2024. Pre-Order HERE!

The Janus File is out today! (Also, join us for a Virtual Launch Party!)

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Hello, everyone! It’s been two years since my last Gordian Division book with David Weber released, so I’m very excited to say that the Book 3, The Janus File, is here – and shows an entirely different part of the Gordian multiverse.

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THE JANUS FILE

(Gordian Division #3)

by David Weber and Jacob Holo

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NOTHING IS SIMPLE—NOT EVEN TIME ITSELF

The fates of universes aren’t the only things time travel can impact. Sometimes the effect is a lot more mundane and closer to home. And when that happens, it’s up to the cops of Themis Division to make time turn out right.

It was supposed to be a routine trip for the members of the Gordian Division, both human and AI: fly out to Saturn, inspect the construction of their latest time machines, then fly back.

But when the division’s top scientist and chief engineer are killed in the same freak accident, suspicions of foul play run deep. Detective Isaac Cho is sent in to investigate, but he has more on his mind than just a new case. His superiors have saddled him with an exchange officer from the neighboring Admin—Special Agent Susan Cantrell—whose notion of proper “law enforcement” involves blowing up criminals first and skipping questions entirely.

Despite his objections, Cho is stuck with an untested partner on a case that increasingly reeks of murder and conspiracy. The unlikely pair must work together to unravel this mystery, and soon they discover their unique combination of skills might just provide the edge they need.

But nothing is ever simple where the Gordian Division is involved.

Not even time itself.

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Why the jump from time travel alternate history to sci-fi police procedural?

Well, that’s something David and I will be covering in more depth at The Janus File‘s Virtual Launch Party this Saturday @ 8pm EST! Join us on YouTube and Facebook to hear about what went into the writing of our newest book … and maybe win some signed copies of The Janus File along the way! 😄

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