National Best Seller in Hardcover! The Liaden Universe (R) Saga
Continues! Star-spanning galactic trader Jethri Gobelyn's adventures are
the focus in book 17 by master storytellers Sharon Lee and Steve
Miller.
Star-spanning galactic trader Jethri Gobelyn's story continues in the
seventeenth entry in the Liaden Universe(R) series by master
storytellers Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.
In a universe full of interstellar intrigue and burgeoning commerce
novice Terran trader Jethri Gobelyn, adopted by a Liaden clan after an
ill-directed bow of honor insulted the scion of a major Liaden house, is
alive and whole to tell the tale. Convinced that the adoption has saved
his life and made his future, he settles into a comfortable and even
elite routine, a Trader's Ring his goal.
Even as Jethri's initiation into the mysteries and joys of Liaden
Festival bring him to manhood he's forced to face necessity and the
facts of life: his adoption has also invigorated a net of unfinished
Balance far more complex and potentially deadly than a simple Terran
blood feud. He must embrace his Terran birthright as well as his Liaden
connections while leaving behind the safety of the great Liaden trade
ship Elthoria to defend his honor and that of shipmates past and
present. Forced to sit Second Board as a back-up pilot on a Liaden Scout
ship, Jethri's convinced he's already at wit's end--when several
familiar faces threaten all that he knows of himself, and all that he
wishes to do.
Celebrating 25 Years of the Liaden Universe(R)!
**About Trade Secret prequel Necessity's Child:
**Compelling and wondrous, as sharp and graceful as Damascus steel,
Necessity's Child is a terrific addition to Lee & Miller's addictive
series.--#1 New York Times best seller, Patricia Briggs
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
"[A] recommended, powerful pick . . . a fast-paced military and
political thriller."--Midwest Book Review on Ghost Ship
"[D]elightful stories of adventure and romance set in a far future. .
.space opera milieu. It's all a rather heady mix of Gordon R. Dickson,
the Forsythe Saga, and Victoria Holt, with Lee and Millier's own unique
touches making it all sparkle and sizzle. Anyone whose taste runs toward
SF in the true romantic tradition can't help but like the Liaden
Universe."--Analog
"[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
The Liaden Universe Main Series:
Trade Secret
Necessity's Child
Dragon Ship
Ghost Ship
Saltation
Mouse and Dragon
Fledgling
