Ever wished you could read a new book before it releases? š Well, you’re in luck, as Baen Books just released the Early Access eARC for Challenges (Worlds of Honor #8).
Why’s this one particularly exciting?
Well, it’s a new anthology in David Weber’s Honorverse, to start, but it also marks Jacob’s first foray into the Honorverse, and your first look at his upcoming Edward Saganami trilogy in the form of … “The Great Condiment Caper.”
In which Ensign Edward Saganami is entrusted with a seemingly menial task that, if failed, could affect the stability of the storied dreadnought Ad Astra, as it prepares for a pivotal operation.
After all, even the greats often start small.
US $15.00
Challenges
Worlds of Honor #8
Edited by Thomas Pope
Featuring New Stories in the Honorverse by David Weber ā¢ Jane Lindskold ā¢ Jacob Holo ā¢ Thomas Pope ā¢ Marisa Wolf ā¢ Daniel Allen Butler
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THE HOTTEST MILITARY SCIENCE FICTION SERIES OF ALL TIME CONTINUES WITH A COLLECTION OF TALES SET IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE STAR KINGDOM OF DAVID WEBERāS NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING HONORVERSE
In Honor Harringtonās day, the Star Kingdom of Manticore is the wealthiest star nation on a per capita basis in the entire galaxy. It is home to magnificent cities. Its planetsā oceans and seasāand skiesāare open to its people, yet they have maintained the beauty and the magnificence of their natural habitats.
But that was not always true. Pioneers, especially interstellar pioneers, must be tough, smart, and self-reliant, and the people who built the Star Kingdom knew that. They prepared carefully for their enormous voyage, incorporated every measure they could think of, and even so, their new worlds did their best to kill them all. They very nearly succeeded, as the Plague Years pushed the human interlopers to the very brink of survival, forcing them to grow and change in ways they never could have anticipated.
In the process, they became the people who could one day produce Honor Harrington, Elizabeth Winton, and the remarkable people willing to stand in the path of the Peopleās Republic of Havenās insatiable advance . . . and then to ally with the Republic, when both of them learned who their true enemy was. In many ways, that fortitude was the inevitable result of a star nation that learned early on that what truly matters is the way one faces the challenges the universe throws at one.These are the stories of people who learned that lesson, and metāand triumphedāover every challenge of their new homes.
All original stories by: David Weber, Marisa Wolf, Jacob Holo, Dan Butler, Thomas Pope, and Jane Lindskold.
What’s an eARC? It’s the semi-final version of the book; it’ll have a few typos, but other than that, it’s pretty close to the final version that will release in November.
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 November Monthly Bundle). š
However you choose to experience it, we’re looking forward to sharing it with you, and we hope you enjoy it. š
the amazing Thomas Pope 
