Dragon Variation, a Liaden Universe omnibus by Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
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Overview: The Liaden universe is the backdrop to a series that spans thousands of years and more than one universe.* As of 2015, the series comprises 18 novels and at least 21 chapbooks; and the authors have been contracted for a further five novels.
Set sometime in the future, the series occasionally references a planet named Terra - and as not being the first planet to bear that name. However, the familiar names and cultural references in the core books, coupled with a lack of them in the "Crystal" books, suggest it is Earth.
In the wake of a diaspora from a "decrystallizing" galaxy that was humankind's prior home, humanity has divided into three major sub-races: Terran, Liaden and Yxtrang. Numerous isolated colony planets also exist in this Universe, which have backslid technologically and are held as protectorates until their civilizations advance enough to cope with extraplanetary contact.
The series is notable for having almost failed to take flight. The authors had written the first three books—Agent of Change, Conflict of Honors, Carpe Diem—but were told that sales were not sufficient to justify continuing. Unbeknownst to them the books had caused such a stir on the Usenet group rec.arts.sf.written that they were added to the group's FAQ. Once the authors had gained Internet access, they were surprised to find so many people looking for the next book, and even more surprised that its title was already decided: "Plan B". They published some chapbooks to stave off the hungry fans and started writing... Plan B. A further three books followed in due course to complete the "Agent of Change" sequence. The rest is science fiction history.
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy > Space Opera
Local Custom
Master Trader Er Thom yos’Galan knows that Liaden custom is to be matched with a proper bride and provide his clan, Korval, with an heir. Yet his heart is immersed in another universe, influenced by another culture, and lost to a woman not of his world. And to take a Terran wife such as scholar Anne Davis is to risk both his honor and reputation — not to mention the lives of loved ones.
Scout's Progress
Aelliana Caylon is a brilliant mathematician, revered by pilots for the life-saving revisions she brought to the ven’Tura Piloting Tables. Despite this, her home life is terrifying, as the target of her elder brother’s spite and her mother’s indifference. Convinced that she has no recourse, Aelliana endures, until, on a dare, she plays a game of chance and wins a spaceship. Suddenly she has a way to escape her drab life – if she can qualify as a pilot, and survive her brother’s abuse.
Conflict of Honors
Declared legally dead by a High Priestess of the Goddess and abandoned by her mother, Priscilla Delacroix has roamed the galaxy for ten years, surviving and becoming a woman of extraordinary skills. Now, she’s been betrayed and abandoned once again, left on a distant planet by the Liaden starship on which she had been an important officer. But she’s not alone: starship captain Shan yos’Galan has his own score to settle with the same enemy and is about to offer her an alliance.
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Mirror:
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* This makes placing the various titles in any consistent order challenging. I suggest you visit Sharon Lee's website (sharonleewriter.com). She includes several lists and has some suggestions for reading order.
Requirements: ePUB reader, 840 Kb
Overview: The Liaden universe is the backdrop to a series that spans thousands of years and more than one universe.* As of 2015, the series comprises 18 novels and at least 21 chapbooks; and the authors have been contracted for a further five novels.
Set sometime in the future, the series occasionally references a planet named Terra - and as not being the first planet to bear that name. However, the familiar names and cultural references in the core books, coupled with a lack of them in the "Crystal" books, suggest it is Earth.
In the wake of a diaspora from a "decrystallizing" galaxy that was humankind's prior home, humanity has divided into three major sub-races: Terran, Liaden and Yxtrang. Numerous isolated colony planets also exist in this Universe, which have backslid technologically and are held as protectorates until their civilizations advance enough to cope with extraplanetary contact.
The series is notable for having almost failed to take flight. The authors had written the first three books—Agent of Change, Conflict of Honors, Carpe Diem—but were told that sales were not sufficient to justify continuing. Unbeknownst to them the books had caused such a stir on the Usenet group rec.arts.sf.written that they were added to the group's FAQ. Once the authors had gained Internet access, they were surprised to find so many people looking for the next book, and even more surprised that its title was already decided: "Plan B". They published some chapbooks to stave off the hungry fans and started writing... Plan B. A further three books followed in due course to complete the "Agent of Change" sequence. The rest is science fiction history.
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy > Space Opera
Local Custom
Master Trader Er Thom yos’Galan knows that Liaden custom is to be matched with a proper bride and provide his clan, Korval, with an heir. Yet his heart is immersed in another universe, influenced by another culture, and lost to a woman not of his world. And to take a Terran wife such as scholar Anne Davis is to risk both his honor and reputation — not to mention the lives of loved ones.
Scout's Progress
Aelliana Caylon is a brilliant mathematician, revered by pilots for the life-saving revisions she brought to the ven’Tura Piloting Tables. Despite this, her home life is terrifying, as the target of her elder brother’s spite and her mother’s indifference. Convinced that she has no recourse, Aelliana endures, until, on a dare, she plays a game of chance and wins a spaceship. Suddenly she has a way to escape her drab life – if she can qualify as a pilot, and survive her brother’s abuse.
Conflict of Honors
Declared legally dead by a High Priestess of the Goddess and abandoned by her mother, Priscilla Delacroix has roamed the galaxy for ten years, surviving and becoming a woman of extraordinary skills. Now, she’s been betrayed and abandoned once again, left on a distant planet by the Liaden starship on which she had been an important officer. But she’s not alone: starship captain Shan yos’Galan has his own score to settle with the same enemy and is about to offer her an alliance.
Download Instructions:
(Closed Filehost) http://filescdn.com/pxqzjjecr3mk
Mirror:
(Closed Filehost) https://unlimitzone.com/0e479i3c69xn/DrgnVar-Om2-SLSM.zip.html
* This makes placing the various titles in any consistent order challenging. I suggest you visit Sharon Lee's website (sharonleewriter.com). She includes several lists and has some suggestions for reading order.