#2 in our "Omni" three-volume compilations of Liaden Universe(R)
novels. These are the "origin" novels in the breakthrough,
hugely-popular Liaden Universe(R) space opera series! Across a fallen
galaxy, the Liaden have risen to take on the challenge of bringing trade
and civilization to the stars and, in the process, made themselves the
aristocrats of known space. Adventure, intrigue, romance - on an
interplanetary scale!
The three Liaden Universe(R) universe "origin" novels collected together
for the very first time in one omni edition! Across a fallen galaxy, the
Liaden have risen to take on the challenge of bringing trade and
civilization to the stars and, in the process, made themselves the
aristocrats of known space. Bred to scout, to pilot and to trade, Clan
Korval is ascendant among other families arrayed within the incredibly
intricate and formal Liad social structure. But along the way Korval
makes powerful enemies. Lee and Miller quite simply set the modern
standard for full-on, audacious space opera.
Crystal Soldier
The galaxy is in danger. A mysterious alien race of energy being called
the shereika is rapidly unmaking - dissipating, lock, stock and quark
-- entire star systems. Humans are making their last stand. M. Jela is a
top-of-the-line of soldier who realizes the peril and persuades a
talented space ship pilot named Cantra yos'Phelium to help what humans
remain to escape to an alternate reality with unpopulated, but livable,
star systems: the Liaden(R) universe!
Crystal Dragon
Cantra is revealed to be no merely a great pilot, but a genetically
engineered aelantaza, or assassin and spy whose specialty is taking on
the entire personality of her "cover," so much so that she believes it
herself. She remakes herself, as only a aelantaza can, and infiltrates
the scholarly towers on the university world of Landomist where she
narrowly avoids being killed in scholarly conflicts. There she liberates
the scholar Liad dea'Syl, along with the equations for escape stored
inside his head. Once in her new domain, Cantra creates a hereditary
alliance to protect her child by Jela - to be known (and become
legendary) as Clan Korval.
Balance of Trade
Young Jethri Gobelyn is a young Terran, working on his family's trading
spaceship. Jethri has ambition, and he sets out to make a name for
himself in the time-honored fashion of his family by investing in a
trading scheme with what he takes to be a bona fide Liaden(R) master
trader. But when Jethri discovers he's been had, Jethri must master the
intricacies of Liaden society, which include many formal rules and
regulations of behavior, to regain his place - and face - within the
clan.
About the Liaden Universe(R) series:
"Every now and then you come across an author, or in this case, a pair,
who write exactly what you want to read, the characters and
personalities that make you enjoy meeting them. . . . I rarely rave on
and on about stories, but I am devoted to Lee and Miller novels and
stories." --Anne McCaffrey
**"**These authors consistently deliver stories with a rich, textured
setting, intricate plotting, and vivid, interesting characters from
fully-realized cultures, both human and alien, and each book gets
better." -Elizabeth Moon
"[T]he many fans of the Liad universe will welcome the
latest...continuing young pilot Theo Waitley's adventures." - Booklist
on Saltation
"[A]ficionados of intelligent space opera will be thoroughly
entertained. . .[T]he authors' craftsmanship is top-notch."
-Publishers Weekly on Lee and Miller's popular Liaden(R) thriller, I
Dare
