Two new Liaden Universe® adventures! Novelette "Kin Ties" explores the ties that bind beloved kin -- and desperate enemies. Short story "Guaranteed Delivery" is a tale of love, leadership, and insurance fraud. Both stories appeared in slightly altered form on the authors' Splinter Universe website

Courier Run - Adventures in the Liaden Universe®, #18

For those who wish to see how a short story goes from outline to short story, this echapbook presents the outline for, and the completed short Liaden story, "The Space at Tinsori Light, " with an explanatory foreword by Sharon Lee.

Reflections on Tinsori Light

Adventures in the Liaden Universe® Number One.  Originally published by SRM Publisher in 1995.  Includes the two classic Liaden stories, "To Cut an Edge, " and "A Day at the Races.""To Cut an Edge" details a Scout trainee's meeting with an alien; and "A Day at the Races, " pits two young gentlemen of fashion against their very proper aunt.

Two Tales of Korval - Adventures in the Liaden Universe®, #1

Together again for the first time. Three stories set in the Liaden Universe®, featuring characters who may not embrace honor fully.  Included are:  Excerpt from Two Lives, Dark Secrets, and Revolutionists. All three stories have been previously published.

Bad Actors - Adventures in the Liaden Universe®, #33

Two stories about the folks who keep the social and technical machinery running. "Landed Alien" finds Kara ven'Arith on a space station maintenance crew when a series of inexplicable events overtake support functions. In "Eleutherios, " the friars at a down-and-out abbey are taken in hand by an unlikely savior. Both stories previously appeared on the Baen Books website.

Technical Details - Adventures in the Liaden Universe®, #21

This chapbook contains two tales from the Liaden Universe®: short story "Out of True, " and novelette "The Rifle's First Wife.""Out of True" is a first contact story that takes place around the time of Balance of Trade and Trade Secrets. "The Rifle's First Wife" takes place soon after Korval's relocation to Surebleak, and explores the necessity for society to adjust to new realities, and a new culture. Both stories were previously published in A Liaden Universe® Constellation, Volume 3, from Baen Books, August 2015.

Cultivar - Adventures in the Liaden Universe®, #25

Two novelettes set on Surebleak after it has been invaded and conquered by Pat Rin yos'Phelium Clan Korval. Each story features a young person coming to terms with the new conditions, and navigating treacherous cultural waters."Chimera" was first published on Baen.com in May 2015."Friend of a Friend" is original to this chapbook.

Sleeping with the Enemy - Adventures in the Liaden Universe®, #22

Contains two shorter works set in Lee and Miller's Liaden Universe®:  Short story "A Visit to the Galaxy Ballroom, " which first appeared on Baen.com; original novelette "Ambient Conditions;" and an authors' foreword. "Galaxy Ballroom" explores the rift that has opened in the Scouts subsequent to Korval's removal to the planet Surebleak, and the consequences of loyalty.  "Ambient Conditions" details a dark time in Liaden history, and looks at what happens when discarded people are given power, and must choose how to use it.

Ambient Conditions - Adventures in the Liaden Universe®, #31

Sometimes you don't have much of a choice when it comes to who you do business with. Sometimes you discover that the evil you know is a necessary evil. Hal Clement award-winning authors Sharon Lee and Steve Miller bring more of what Liaden Universe® readers have asked for with "The Beggar King, " set on Liad and about the young Daav yos'Phelium's early training to be Delm. Then, in "Necessary Evils" they explore the time and space before Clan Korval, when the universe was degenerating into chaos, and individuals faced evil in many guises, including bio-enginnered human-plant hybrids, slavery, and of course, greed.

Necessary Evils - Adventures in the Liaden Universe®, #11

Splinter Universe Presents!Something a little bit different What this collection is--it's Something A Little Bit Different. We will explain. We'll try to be brief.  And we'll start with what it isn't. It isn't a Liaden Universe® novelIt isn't a collection of Liaden short storiesIt isn't an Adventure in the Liaden Universe® So what is it, you ask.  Well, it's this:  bits of novels or stories that stalled; outtakes from published novels; character sketches; and discovery drafts. All of these bits and bobs are Liaden in nature, but they are not-not one of them is-complete. They are of possible interest to devoted fans of the Liaden Universe®; they are not guaranteed to be everyone's cuppa. Also? Every single one of the said bits and bobs included in this collection has been previously published on Splinter Universe, for the amusement of the authors and the interest of those same devoted fans. There is nothing new here, save the Authors' Introduction. All of the material in this book has been removed from Splinter Universe; the only place you will find them is in this collection.  Why?  Because we promised those devoted readers that the material would not be Lost Forever. Having read this, If you've decided to continue-we welcome you, along with those devoted fans who traveled with us down the years. Have fun.

Splinter Universe Presents - Splinter Universe Presents, #1

Includes two stories set in far corners of the Liaden Universe®. Short story "Command Decision, " which first appeared in the anthology Release the Virgins, features Bjarni, a man with a nose for 'shroom, improbably standing at the intersection of change and tradition. Novella "Dead Men Dream, " is original to this chapbook, and harks back to the time of Lee and Miller's novel Trade Secret. What is life after death, after all, if not an adventure?

Change State - Adventures in the Liaden Universe®, #32

"In the matter of allies only two things are important. First, can he shoot? Second, will he aim at your enemy?"Allies, Adventures in the Liaden Universe® #12 celebrates Cantra's often repeated quote with two prime examples. First, Fighting Chance is a short story featuring young Miri Robertson coming face-to- face with a two violent men and a life-changing decision. This story appeared as lead in Women of War in 2005. Next is the new Sharon Lee and Steve Miller novelette Prodigal Son. Val Con's necessity as Delm Korval requires him to leave pregnant Miri and return to the backward world Vandar. His enemies from the Department of the Interior threaten the well-being not only of his former bandmates Kem and Hakan, but Zhena Trelu and the entire planet. How could he foresee that Hakan's active curiosity would attract them?"The combination of wit, relationship, and space opera may appeal to readers of Lois McMaster Bujold." -- Booklist"No one does space opera better than Lee and Miller."  -- SFSite

Allies - Adventures in the Liaden Universe®, #12

"Naratha's Shadow" pits a Scout and a priestess against a wandering artifact of the Old War -- a planet eater that hasn't, quite, run out of power. In "Heirloom, " Pat Rin yos'Phelium and his young cousin Nova must unravel the puzzle behind an old rug that has been stored, not only dirty, but bloodstained."Put plainly and simply, I like the Liaden books.

Shadows and Shades - Adventures in the Liaden Universe®, #8

Contains two novelettes in the Liaden Universe®: "Roving Gambler, " and "Code of Honor, " both set in the turbulent time following Clan Korval's relocation to Surebleak."Roving Gambler, " finds Quin yos'Phelium, Boss Conrad's son, and Pat Rin yos'Phelium's heir at loose ends on a bad day. Deliberately overlooked for pilot duty, he is ordered to wait at the Emerald Casino, where he becomes a maelstrom of luck, both good and.

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