Mouse & Dragon by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
reviewed by Michael M Jones
Once upon a time, there was a scared, abused woman with a gift for mathematics, who won a spaceship in a card game, and
saw it as her way free from a family who misused and underappreciated her. She eventually met a dashing young pilot,
secretly one of the most powerful man on the planet, and they fell in love. Her wicked brother tried to stop her and
steal her ship; she survived despite his efforts, and was reunited with her new love, to live happily ever
after. Until now, we never knew what happened the next day.
Crystal Dragon by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
reviewed by Sherwood Smith
This is the second half of the Great Migration Duology. Readers should realize that this is not a
sequel so much as the second half of the story began in Crystal Soldier. In that book we met Jela (full name M. Jela
Granthor's Guard), the burned-out soldier who was a genetic experiment, and Cantra yos'Phelium, the burned-out smuggler
pilot. Jela, stranded for a time on an empty planet, finds a single living tree, and rescues it.
This second book opens with a vastly strange prologue that makes sense only if you've read the first book.
Crystal Soldier by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
reviewed by Sherwood Smith
Jela is alone on a planet after a crash landing, with enough supplies to survive a short
time. As he follows a line of dead trees down toward what once was an ocean, he reviews his situation: shot down in the on-going war against the
sherieka, who were once human, but who redesigned themselves so radically that they now consider themselves perfect, and in order to make the universe
sublime enough for them to live in, they must eradicate all traces of their human past. Oh, and the human worlds as well.
Balance of Trade by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
reviewed by Michael M Jones
Jethri Gobelyn, whose family owns a number of trading ships, discovers he's been apprenticed to another ship. He resists the initial
idea of leaving the only home he's ever known. However, an investment gone sour opens up new doors of opportunity, and before he
fully understands the consequences, he's joined the crew of the Liaden ship Elthoria under the supervision of Master Trader Norn
van'Deelin, who sees in Jethri a way to bridge the differences between Liadens and Terrans.
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Balance of Trade by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
reviewed by Lisa DuMond
Poor Jethri. Not wanted by the most powerful person on his family ship and now in deep trouble on the ground that he hates so much. He
belongs to space, but whether he will ever escape being planet-bound seems less likely with every passing minute. Not to mention that
his last moments may be coming sooner than he thought. Surrounded by the haughty and refined Liadens, he is a Terran in trouble. There
are those who would like to see his buried under that dirt he so despises.
Carpe Diem by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
reviewed by Alma A. Hromic
The authors continue their acclaimed Liaden Universe saga in Carpe Diem, which apparently
is the fifth novel in that series. Their space opera canon goes on, brimful of the usual witches' cauldron of
required ingredients: duty, honour, love, betrayal and folly, not to mention mercenaries, assassins, and the rigid clan framework
of Liad which governs everyone's existence.
The Tomorrow Log by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
reviewed by Lisa DuMond
Readers who have grown accustomed to equating their names on the
Liaden series are in for a surprise with their latest novel. No, this book
does not take place in that familiar universe, but in an entirely different setting, which befits an entirely new series.
Panic not though (if you were about to) all of the duo's magic is here. Just get ready to see a whole new world of adventure.
Pilot's Choice by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
reviewed by Lisa DuMond
Just the mention of some authors makes you smile. Announce that there is a new Liaden Universe volume
out and you are going to see a great many people grinning, and laying down their money for their own copy.
Certainly, you'll find Lisa scooping up their latest collaboration as soon as it hits the shelves. You won't
find her putting it down until she's zoomed through to the last, satisfying page.
Partners In Necessity by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
reviewed by Lisa DuMond
The authors create a credible universe, intriguing characters, and the ride of your life.
Never, in all those pages, is there a dull moment. The exploits are too involving to stop for a break.
But, even given the non-stop action, it is the authors' teasingly slow unveiling of the characters that steals
the book; you may never care about a cast of characters more or await their return with more anticipation.
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