Ray Nayler has yet published, “
A Rocket for Dimitrios“. This is another Sylvia Aldstatt story, set in an alternate history where the course of WWII was radically changed by the US discovery of an alien spacecraft and their adoption of its technology. One of the strangest pieces of alien tech allows Sylvia to experience the memories of a recently dead person – but those memories are inconsistent and constantly decaying. Sylvia and her handler are in Turkey, a US ally but not necessarily a reliable one, and she is assigned to delve into the memories of Dimitrios Makropoulus, a shady character whose dealings finally caught up with him. His latest project was trying to sell information about the supposed location of another alien ship – something the US wants kept hidden to maintain their advantages. Turkey (and other polities) would desperately like access to the tech, and they may be ready to break their relationship with the US. Sylvia herself has serious doubts about th
(Atmosphere Press 9781649218788, $18.99, 308pp, formats: trade paperback, ebook, Mar 16, 2021)
A secret city run by a monstrous figure offers anyone a chance at a new life, with a guaranteed home and job, but they can never leave. Then one day, after tasting a new orange-flavored soda with strange properties, one resident awakens to the prison he’s living in. First in a series.
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The Grand Prize winner will be featured on the Baen website. The author will be given a trophy and paid professional rates.
Grand Prize, second, and third place winners each receive free admission into the 2021 International Space Development Conference and a year’s membership in the National Space Society, as well as an assortment of Baen Books and National Space Society merchandise.
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