"Fair Trade (Liaden Universe?)" by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
https://www.amazon.com/Fair-Trade-24-Liaden-Universe%C2%AE/dp/1982192771
Book number 25 of a 36 book space opera series with psychic elves in
space ! I count the series as 36 books as there are 31 novels plus 5 collections of short stories. I read the well printed and well bound
MMPB published by Baen in 2023 that I bought new in 2023 from Amazon. I have four more books in the series and I plan to order more in MMPB or
trade paperback when they become available.
Over a thousand years ago, the Liadens and several others escaped from a dying Universe to the present Universe with Terrans and such. The dying Universe is still leaking spaceships and other flotsam to the
Liadenverse. Along with live people. And in the very recent past, the Korval clan, whose founder was the pilot of the universe traveling space ship, has been ousted from the Liaden planet to Surebleak, a harsh and underpopulated planet by Terrans and many others. The rest of the
Korval clan is slowly rejoining the others at Surebleak. And other
Liaden clans are moving themselves to Surebleak to follow Korval
wherever they may go as the Captain of their destinies.
Young master trader Jethri Gobelyn has a plan to deal with the trade
space ships to survive the encroachment of Rostov?s Dust upon the Loop trading planets. The larger the space ship, the more that the Rostov's
Dust affects the space ship drives and severely affects their targeting computer. He brings this plan to the annual fair of the trading ships
but, not all are enthusiastic.
BTW, Sharon Lee's reading order of the series is:
https://sharonleewriter.com/liaden-universe-correct-reading-order/
The first book of the series, "Agent Of Change" is in my six star book list.
My rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (891 reviews)
Lynn
In article <10s63cs$11drf$1@dont-email.me>,
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
"Fair Trade (Liaden Universe?)" by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
https://www.amazon.com/Fair-Trade-24-Liaden-Universe%C2%AE/dp/1982192771
Book number 25 of a 36 book space opera series with psychic elves in
space ! I count the series as 36 books as there are 31 novels plus 5
collections of short stories. I read the well printed and well bound
MMPB published by Baen in 2023 that I bought new in 2023 from Amazon. I
have four more books in the series and I plan to order more in MMPB or
trade paperback when they become available.
Over a thousand years ago, the Liadens and several others escaped from a
dying Universe to the present Universe with Terrans and such. The dying
Universe is still leaking spaceships and other flotsam to the
Liadenverse. Along with live people. And in the very recent past, the
Korval clan, whose founder was the pilot of the universe traveling space
ship, has been ousted from the Liaden planet to Surebleak, a harsh and
underpopulated planet by Terrans and many others. The rest of the
Korval clan is slowly rejoining the others at Surebleak. And other
Liaden clans are moving themselves to Surebleak to follow Korval
wherever they may go as the Captain of their destinies.
The problem with the above summary is that this book doesn't take place
in the recent past, it takes place several centuries before the recent
past.
Young master trader Jethri Gobelyn has a plan to deal with the trade
space ships to survive the encroachment of Rostov?s Dust upon the Loop
trading planets. The larger the space ship, the more that the Rostov's
Dust affects the space ship drives and severely affects their targeting
computer. He brings this plan to the annual fair of the trading ships
but, not all are enthusiastic.
BTW, in the most recent story arc (_Trader's Leap_, _Ribbon Dance_, and _Diviner's Bow_), that Dust is receding.
BTW, Sharon Lee's reading order of the series is:
https://sharonleewriter.com/liaden-universe-correct-reading-order/
The first book of the series, "Agent Of Change" is in my six star book list. >>
My rating: 4.4 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (891 reviews)
Lynn
In article <10s63cs$11drf$1@dont-email.me>,
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
Young master trader Jethri Gobelyn has a plan to deal with the trade
space ships to survive the encroachment of Rostov?s Dust upon the Loop
trading planets. The larger the space ship, the more that the Rostov's
Dust affects the space ship drives and severely affects their targeting
computer. He brings this plan to the annual fair of the trading ships
but, not all are enthusiastic.
BTW, in the most recent story arc (_Trader's Leap_, _Ribbon Dance_, and >_Diviner's Bow_), that Dust is receding.
Robert Woodward <robertaw@drizzle.com> writes:
In article <10s63cs$11drf$1@dont-email.me>,
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
Young master trader Jethri Gobelyn has a plan to deal with the trade
space ships to survive the encroachment of Rostov?s Dust upon the Loop
trading planets. The larger the space ship, the more that the Rostov's
Dust affects the space ship drives and severely affects their targeting
computer. He brings this plan to the annual fair of the trading ships
but, not all are enthusiastic.
BTW, in the most recent story arc (_Trader's Leap_, _Ribbon Dance_, and
_Diviner's Bow_), that Dust is receding.
The problem with Lynn's summary is that it is mostly
incorrect. Jethri's father had created a plan, not Jethri.
Jethri didn't bring the plan to an annual fair, he didn't
even know it existed when he arrived as a guest pilot
on a Scout courier.
And it wasn't an annual fair, it was an invite-only
convention for traders.
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