I was anxiously awaiting Pirate King by Laurie R. King. It's the latest entry in her Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series. This book promised lighter fare than the previous books as it is set in the midst of a silent film production. The production company, led by an auteur called Fflytte, tries for as much authenticity as the company can afford. ( Read more... )

I really should be reading Hugo-nominated works so I can vote with a clear conscience. Thank you authors, publishers and Hugo committee for providing the Hugo Voting Packet! Anyway, instead I reread Balance of Trade by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. BoT is set in the Liaden universe, but a few hundred years before the main sequence. Positioned as YA ( Read more... )

As I mentioned earlier this year after finishing the e-ARC of Ghost Ship, I reread Crystal Soldier and Crystal Dragon by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. The two books detail the events leading up to the 'Great Migration'. That is, in the main series of Liaden books, we learn that there was better technology in the past and that Liadens at least came ( Read more... )

I traveled to Houston this week. Traveling usually derails reading but there was an exception this time. I'd started a reread of Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce, but didn't want to carry the hb with me. Instead I took Aaronovitch's Moon over Soho and got about a third of the way through.

Sharon Lee posted that the e-arc of Ghost Ship was going ( Read more... )

The latest chapbook from SRM Publishers, Skyblaze, finally arrived. It's by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller and is part of the Korval/Liaden series. Sharon and Steve originally started publishing the chapbooks many years ago. They enable some back/side stories to be printed and the chapbooks are treats for their fan base.

I wouldn't suggest reading this ( Read more... )