This wasn’t in a movie but I always liked the picture of Reagan talking with a little girl about Dragons of Winter Night.

BLOOD ON THE SAND by @KaceyEzell1 (Hardcover) – Explosive Sequel in a New Series of Romance Adventure Fantasy IN HER DARKEST HOUR, AELYS CHOSE FREEDOM . . . BUT CHOICES HAVE CONSEQUENCES. Bellatrix Aelys turned her back on the family that betrayed her and chose to forge her own destiny alongside the dangerous men she had accidentally bound. Now free, Romik, Vil, and Daen make the uneasy choice to continue to work with Aelys as her protectors and business partners. But when Aelys faced off against her family, she didn’t eliminate every threat, and now mysterious forces are moving against her once more. Fearing for her safety and that of her men, Aelys agrees to do a simple task for her old teacher: escort some old “friends” to Zandrine, one of the fabled cities located in the south of the empire. Only, not everything is as it seems. Zandrine is a city built on secrets and blood and pain. Aelys and her protectors will have to face the demons of the past and the dark schemes of the present, all while trying to figure out who they are to one another and how the four of them— warrior, sorceress, forester, and thief—can meld their strengths to keep each other alive. Can Aelys, Romik, Vil, and Daen make the necessary hard choices that will forge them into a team capable of surviving these new challenges? Or will the pain of the past and the danger of the present destroy them one by one? baen.com/blood-on-the-sand.h… /3

Today is release day for TWIN STAR, my latest from @BaenBooks! Available in ebook and trade paperback! Links in the subsequent comments to avoid algorithmic throttling.

Tucker Carlson: “Sharia Law has made Islamic societies more advanced than the West.” Do I need to even add a further caption?

I've had a project in the works for a bit now. Today I'm launching a new YouTube channel. The channel is High Low Brow. Its name comes from literary critic William Morris, who used the term to describe *my* fiction (I'm not saying he coined the term for me, I'm saying this is where I first heard it). It means popular art that low brow in form, e.g. genre fiction, but contains elevating elements. I've heard Neal Stephenson describe novels in this space as rollicking adventure tales that also contain big ideas. So on High Low Brow, I'll be talking about the books, music, TV shows, graphic novels, and visual art that I like. I'll interview people who make that art and people who like. High Low Brow. Because culture matters, and I also want to have fun. (links in the replies)

The 2026 Dragon Awards nominations are now open! The Dragon Awards are by the fans, for the fans, and are your chance to reward those who have made real contributions to books, games, comics, and shows. Every fan, writer, publisher, and editor anywhere is welcome, and encouraged, to nominate and vote for the Dragon Awards! Below is a comprehensive list of all the Baen Books titles which are eligible (or will be eligible) for this year's contest! Dragon Award List 2026 (Publication Date: Jul 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026) Science Fiction -THE PRESENCE MALIGN by Michael Mersault -THE LONG WAY HOME by Patrick Chiles -BEHIND THE VEIL by John Ringo & Lydia Sherrer -WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE by John Ringo with Casey Moores -GOLD DUST by Catherine Asaro -PERDITION’S STORM by Brian Trent -RINGER by Joelle Presby -DRAGONS GONE WILD by Dan Koboldt -TO TREAD OBSIDIAN SHORES by Jason Cordova & Melissa Olthoff -BEYOND THE RIFT by John Ringo & Lydia Sherrer -THE REDLINE HEIST by Michael Mersault -APOGEE by Travis Taylor -THE SHIP WHO DARED by Mercedes Lackey & Veronica Giguere -TWIN STAR by Mike Kupari -THE ISHTAR DECEPTION by James L. Cambias Fantasy -BLOOD AND FATE by A.C. Haskins -BLACK TIE AND TAILS by Wen Spencer -A PLAGUE OF MAGIC by Marisa Wolf -THE FAMILIAR SPIRIT by D.J. Butler & Aron Michael Ritchey -THE MILLS OF THE GODS by Tim Power -BLOOD ON THE SAND by Kacey Ezell -HELL ON WHEELS by D.J. Butler & David J. West Alternate History -THE WINDS OF FATE by S.M. Stirling -FOR THE ETERNAL GLORY OF ROME by Tom Kratman Best Illustrative Book Cover -Pierluigi Abbondanza, To Tread Obsidian Shores -Pierluigi Abbondanza, The Familiar Spirit -Marianne Plumridge Eggleton, The Long Way Home -Dominic Harman, The Ishtar Deception -Dominic Harman, Black Tie and Tails -Dominic Harman, For the Eternal Glory of Rome -Sam Kennedy, The Winds of Fate -Sam Kennedy, Welcome to the Jungle -Sam Kennedy, The Ship Who Dared -Sam Kennedy, Blood on the Sand -Tom Kidd, A Plague of Magic -Todd Lockwood, Blood and Fate -Kurt Miller, The Winds of Fate - Kurt Miller, Welcome to the Jungle - Kurt Miller, The Ship Who Dared - Kurt Miller, Blood on the Sand -Dave Seeley, Dragons Gone Wild -Dave Seeley, The Redline Heist -Kieran Yanner, The Mills of the Gods Fantasy TV Series, TV or Internet Rise of the Merlin, network provider - The Daily Wire. Based on the Pendragon Cycle books by Stephen R. Lawhead For Dragon Award Nominations, go to: applyto.dragoncon.org/fan_aw… #BaenBooks #DragonAwards #NominateYourFavorite #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #AltHistory

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CS Lewis understood

Brospace opinion: the young bromaxxing dudes need to be careful about waiting too long to close escrow. Marriage and fatherhood remain the final bosses of adulting—your proof of citizenship in the future; that you've exited the tourist sphere. If you dawdle waiting on Mrs. Perfect, she will never come. Because you will never be anyone's Mr. Perfect. Find a girl who wants the same 2 or 3 Big Things (caps-b, caps-t) in life, and launch. Press the big red 'GO' button. Then commit yourselves to full engines until you're on orbit. No take-backs. No reservations. No ejection seats. If you're lucky? She's a 6. Maybe even a 7. But the truth is a 5 is an 11 if she smiles and laughs a lot, and delights in being with you. Whether it's in the yard, in the kitchen, in the garage, or in the bedroom.