{"product_id":"worlds-long-lost-9781982192303","title":"Worlds Long Lost","description":"\u003cb\u003eALL-NEW STORIES OF ANCIENT ALIEN ARTIFACTS FROM THE TOP NAMES IN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE UNIVERSE IS OLDER AND MORE ALIEN THAN WE CAN EVER UNDERSTAND \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e We were not alone. The farther we push into the universe, the more obvious it becomes. The signs are everywhere: canals and pyramids on Mars, old roads on the moons of Jupiter, ruined cities on worlds about the nearer stars. The galaxy once teemed with life, or so it seems. Which begs the question: What happened to it all? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These stories explore the ruins of lost civilizations, solve ancient mysteries . . . and awaken horrors from beyond the dawn of time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Featuring stories by Orson Scott Card, Griffin Barber, Adam Oyebanji, Jessica Maguire, Patrick Chiles, and an all-new entry in the Sun Eater universe from editor Christopher Ruocchio. Join us for your next adventure to \u003ci\u003eWorlds Long Lost!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWorlds Long Lost\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Ruocchio (the Sun Eater series) and Korsgaard bring together 14 mind-bending and often disturbing tales of ancient extraterrestrial civilizations throughout the universe . . . Full of creepy flights of imagination and thought-provoking science, this will be a hit with fans of first contact sci-fi.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Ruocchio and Korsgaard have shown themselves to have the taste and the discernment of master vintners, going through the grapevine of the science fiction genre to find the sweetest berries. Worlds Long Lost is no mere vinegar, but the finest vintage you can find today. If science fiction were wine, this anthology sparkles, both like champagne, and like the stars in the heavens.\"--\u003ci\u003eWarped\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Factor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eStar Destroyers, \u003c\/i\u003ecoedited by Christopher Ruocchio: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \". . . spectacular space battles and alien contacts . . . themes of military ethics, the uses of artificial intelligence, and the limits of the capacity of the human mind. . . . it is the human interactions and decisions that ultimately drive the stories. . . . will appeal to fans of military and hard science fiction and any readers fascinated by the possibilities of space travel.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \". . . stories of giant spaceships at war, at peace, and in the often-gray areas between. . . . a worthy addition to a long tradition of ship-based fiction, and its authors portray captains, arcane astrogators, and civilian child passengers with equal depth. It's recommended for fans of military SF and space adventure.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \". . . you'd probably expect some tight, action-filled space opera stories of giant space battles . . . and there's some of that. But there are also espionage stories, rescue missions, political conflicts, alternate histories, even a few humorous tales. . . . each author took the premise in a different direction . . . if I had to identify one common feature to all the stories, it would be that they're all fun. . . . Like it says, big ships blowing things up. What's not to like?\"--\u003ci\u003eAnalog\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAbout \u003ci\u003eSword \u0026amp; Planet, \u003c\/i\u003eedited by Christopher Ruocchio: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \". . . the wide mix of stories, and the surprising places they go make this anthology a particular joy from start to finish . . . ofers a glimpse into everything that made stories like these a popular standby since the pulp era, with enough creativity, variety and talent showcased to prove that there's still plenty of life in the century-old genre . . . I recommend it heartily.\"--\u003ci\u003eAnalog\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eSword \u0026amp; Planet\u003c\/i\u003e breathes new life into a genre that many understandably felt was left moldering in the grave. It's old-school wonder with twenty-first century polish--what's not to like?\"--\u003ci\u003eWarped Factor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Ruocchio\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of The Sun Eater, a space opera fantasy series, as well as a former assistant editor at Baen Books, where he has edited several anthologies. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University, where he studied English Rhetoric and the Classics. Christopher has been writing since he was eight and sold his first novel, \u003ci\u003eEmpire of Silence, \u003c\/i\u003eat twenty-two. To date, his books have been published in five languages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Christopher lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife, Jenna. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSean CW Korsgaard\u003c\/b\u003e is a US Army veteran, award-winning photojournalist and freelance reporter, and an assistant editor and media relations manager at Baen Books. As a reporter he has over 1,500 bylines to his name, and his work has been featured in outlets as diverse as \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVFW Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnalog\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, where he studied mass communications and history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sean lives in Richmond, Virginia, with his wife, Suzy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Chiles\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of The Citadel, a Marine Corps veteran, and a private pilot. In addition to his novels, he has written for magazines including \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian's Air \u0026amp; Space.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSean Patrick Hazlett is an Army veteran, speculative fiction writer and editor, and finance executive in the San Francisco Bay area. He holds an AB in history and BS in electrical engineering from Stanford University, and a master's degree in public policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. As a cavalry officer serving in the elite 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, he trained various Army and Marine Corps units for war in Iraq and Afghanistan. Sean is a 2017 winner of the Writers of the Future Contest. More than forty of his short stories have appeared in publications such as \u003ci\u003eThe Year's Best Military and Adventure SF\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Year's Best Hardcore Horror\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Terraform\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGalaxy's Edge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWriters of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrimdark Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVastarien\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAbyss \u0026amp; Apex\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. He is an active member of the Horror Writers Association and Codex Writers' Group. Hazlett's award-winning short story \"Adramelech\" appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling anthology \u003ci\u003eWriters of the Future: Volume 33\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLes Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e is a futurist, author, and NASA technologist. \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e noted that \"The spirit of Arthur C. Clarke and his contemporaries is alive and well . . .\" when describing his novel, \u003ci\u003eMission to \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMethon\u003c\/i\u003ee. His most recent novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Spacetime War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSaving Proxima\u003c\/i\u003e (with coauthor Travis S. Taylor), were published in 2021. In his day job at NASA, Les is the Chief Technologist at the Marshall Space Flight Center where he leads the center's development of next-generation space technologies--including solar sails, which he believes will eventually take us to the stars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Trent\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of the sci-fi thrillers \u003ci\u003eRedspace Rising\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTen Thousand Thunders\u003c\/i\u003e, and more than a hundred short stories appearing in the world's top fiction markets. This includes the New York Times' bestselling \u003ci\u003eBlack Tide Rising \u003c\/i\u003eseries\u003ci\u003e, The Magazine of Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Nature, Daily Science Fiction, Escape Pod, Pseudopod, Apex, Cosmos, Flash Fiction Online, \u003c\/i\u003eFlame Tree Publishing's\u003ci\u003e Gothic Series, Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show, The Mammoth Book of Dieselpunk, Galaxy's Edge\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous year's best anthologies including back-to-back installments of \u003ci\u003eThe Year's Best Military and Adventure SF\u003c\/i\u003e (for which he was the recipient of the 2019 Reader's Choice Award). He is also a Writers of the Future winner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Trent is a frequently published author with Baen Books as well, with stories appearing in \u003ci\u003eWorlds Long Lost, Weird World War III, Weird World War IV, Weird World War: China, Cosmic Corsairs, The Cackle of Cthulhu, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTales of the U.S. Space Force\u003c\/i\u003e. Short stories featuring characters from \u003ci\u003ePerdition's Storm\u003c\/i\u003e have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eBlack Tide Rising\u003c\/i\u003e anthologies \u003ci\u003eWe Shall Rise\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnited We Stand\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Trent lives in Connecticut. A lifelong aficionado of classic science fiction, fantasy, and horror, he is the host of the podcast \u003ci\u003eSpace Station Squid\u003c\/i\u003e where he discusses the genre. He can be found online at www.briantrent.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eD.J. (\"Dave\") Butler\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in swamps, deserts, and mountains. After messing around for years with the practice of law, he finally got serious and turned to his lifelong passion of storytelling. He now writes adventure stories for readers of all ages, plays guitar, and spends as much time as he can with his family. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCity of the Saints, Rock Band Fights Evil, Space Eldritch, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrecheling\u003c\/i\u003e from Wordfire Press, and from Baen: \u003ci\u003e Witchy Eye, Witchy Winter, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWitchy Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSerpent Daughter; The Cunning Man \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Jupiter Knife\u003c\/i\u003e with coauthor Aaron Michael Ritchey;\u003ci\u003e In the Palace of Shadow and Joy\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eBetween Princesses and Other Jobs\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAbbott in Darkness;\u003c\/i\u003e and with M.A. Rothman, \u003ci\u003eTime Trials\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author \u003cb\u003eM.A. Rothman\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most unlikely novelists you'll ever meet. He's an engineer first and foremost, with a background in the sciences, and somehow or another, this writing habit of his has turned into a bit more than just a run-of-the-mill hobby. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe primarily writes stories that focus on two things: technology and international intrigue. This writing tends to span the genres of science fiction, techno-thriller, and mainstream thrillers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen not writing, he enjoys cooking, learning about new technology, travel, and spending time with his family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50497102020882,"sku":"9781982192303","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_42894e00-ffd6-40d5-b7ba-6f2cac1b10af.jpg?v=1751362632","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/worlds-long-lost-9781982192303","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}