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Phase 7 – Schedule and Availability

Phase 7 of the Liaden Universe Re-Read will begin next week, on Monday, August 24.

Phase 7 Schedule

  • 24/8 – “Chimera”
  • 25/8 – Dragon in Exile
  • anything else that may have come up by then
  • deep sigh of relief, and wrap-up posts

Availability

The novel in Phase 7 is Dragon in Exile. It is in print in a standalone edition, which is also available as an e-book (Dragon in Exile).

The short story in Phase 7 is “Chimera”. It is brand new, so it is not in any of the Liaden chapbooks or collections, but it may without charge be read on Baen’s web site (Chimera) or downloaded as part of the Free Stories 2015 ebook.

Phase 6 – Schedule and Availability

Phase 6 of the Liaden Universe Re-Read will begin next week, on Sunday, March 22.

Phase 6 Schedule

  • 22/3 – Ghost Ship ch.1-5
  • 27/3 – “Moon on the Hills”
  • 28/3 – Ghost Ship ch.6-23
  • 15/4 – “Hidden Resources”
  • 16/4 – “Kin Ties”
  • 17/4 – “Code of Honor”
  • 18/4 – Ghost Ship ch.24-epilogue
  • 9/5 – “Prodigal Son”
  • 10/5 – Necessity’s Child
  • 17/6 – “Roving Gambler”
  • 18/6 – “The Rifle’s First Wife”
  • 19/6 – Dragon Ship

This phase includes several stories that have been published since I began the re-read and which consequently I have not read yet and have placed somewhat speculatively, based on what I was able to pick up about them without getting pulled out of the part of the series I’m up to. If you have read them, and have reason to think any of them are badly placed, I would be grateful if you would let me know while there’s time to rearrange them.

Availability

The novels in Phase 6 are Ghost Ship, Necessity’s Child and Dragon Ship.

These are all in print in standalone editions, which are also available as e-books (Ghost Ship; Necessity’s Child; Dragon Ship).

The short stories in Phase 6 are “Moon on the Hills”, “Hidden Resources”, “Kin Ties”, “Code of Honor”, “Prodigal Son”, “Roving Gambler”, and “The Rifle’s First Wife”.

“Code of Honor” is available free online here, “Roving Gambler” is available free online here, and “The Rifle’s First Wife” is available free online here.

If you have some or all of the Adventures in the Liaden Universe® chapbooks put out by SRM Publisher, “Moon on the Hills” and “Hidden Resources” are in #16 (Halfling Moon), “Kin Ties” is in #18 (Courier Run), and “Prodigal Son” is in #12 (Allies).

The chapbooks are out of print now, but they’re all available in e-book form via Pinbeam Books, whose Adventures in the Liaden Universe® page is also a convenient reference for which story is where.

Baen offers two sets of Liaden Universe short story collections; if you don’t have any of the chapbooks already, these may be a more efficient option than obtaining individual issues.

The old set, available only as e-books, are Liaden Unibus I and Liaden Unibus II, which collect #1-6 and #7-12 respectively. “Prodigal Son” is in Unibus II.

The new set, available in print and e-book form, are A Liaden Universe Constellation, Volume One and A Liaden Universe Constellation, Volume Two, which collect #1-8 and #9-17 respectively. “Moon on the Hills”, “Hidden Resources”, and “Prodigal Son” are in Volume 2. (Volume 3, which will contain the other three stories, is in process, but will not see print until after this Phase is complete – which is why the three stories are still available free at the links above.)

For searching out second-hand print editions, the authors’ web site recommends Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore, The Missing Volume, and White Unicorn Books.

Phase 5 – Schedule and Availability

Phase 5 of the Liaden Universe Re-Read will begin next week, on Monday, December 8.

Phase 5 Schedule

  • 8/12 – Plan B ch.1-3
  • 11/12 – “Breath’s Duty”
  • 12/12 – Plan B ch.4-35
  • 12/1 – I Dare ch.1-12
  • 23/1 – “Daughter of Dragons”
  • 24/1 – I Dare ch.13-17
  • 29/1 – “Persistence”
  • 30/1 – I Dare ch.18-57
  • 10/3 – “Misfits”
  • 11/3 – Saltation ch.33-41
  • 20/3 – Saltation ch.42 & I Dare ch.58

Availability

The novels in Phase 5 are Plan B, I Dare and Saltation.

Plan B and I Dare are both currently in print as a Baen collected edition titled Korval’s Game, which is also available as an e-book. (Baen also offers the old separate e-book edition of Plan B and I Dare.)

Saltation is in print in a standalone edition, which is also available as an e-book.

The short stories in Phase 5 are “Daughter of Dragons”, “Persistence”, “Breath’s Duty”, and “Misfits”.

If you have some or all of the Adventures in the Liaden Universe® chapbooks put out by SRM Publisher, “Daughter of Dragons” is in #13 (Dragon Tide), “Persistence” is in #14 (Eidolon), “Breath’s Duty” is in #3 (Duty Bound), and “Misfits” is in #15 (Misfits).

The chapbooks are out of print now, but they’re all available in e-book form via Pinbeam Books, whose Adventures in the Liaden Universe® page is also a convenient reference for which story is where.

Baen offers two sets of Liaden Universe short story collections; if you don’t have any of the chapbooks already, these may be a more efficient option than obtaining individual issues.

The old set, available only as e-books, are Liaden Unibus I and Liaden Unibus II, which collect #1-6 (including “Breath’s Duty”) and #7-12 respectively.

(#13 is included in the Baen e-book The Tomorrow Log and Dragon Tide, so that’s another way “Daughter of Dragons” can be obtained.)

The new set, available in print and e-book form, are A Liaden Universe Constellation, Volume One and A Liaden Universe Constellation, Volume Two, which collect #1-8 (including “Breath’s Duty”) and #9-17 (including “Daughter of Dragons”, “Persistence”, and “Misfits”) respectively.

For searching out second-hand print editions, the authors’ web site recommends Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore, The Missing Volume, and White Unicorn Books.

Phase 4 – Schedule and Availability

Phase 4 of the Liaden Universe Re-Read will begin next week, on Tuesday, September 2.

Phase 4 Schedule

  • 2/9 – Agent of Change
  • 28/9 – Carpe Diem ch.2-71
  • 7/12 – “Quiet Knives”

(The first chapter of Carpe Diem is a reprise of the end of Agent of Change, in almost exactly the same words, so it’s not getting its own day.)

Availability

The novels in Phase 4 are Agent of Change and Carpe Diem.

These are both currently in print as a Baen collected edition titled The Agent Gambit, which is also available as an e-book. (Baen also offers the old separate e-book edition of Agent of Change and Carpe Diem.)

The old separate e-book edition of Agent of Change is part of the Baen Free Library.

The only short story in Phase 4 is “Quiet Knives”.

If you have some or all of the Adventures in the Liaden Universe® chapbooks put out by SRM Publisher, “Quiet Knives” is in #9 (Quiet Knives).

The chapbooks are out of print now, but they’re all available in e-book form via Pinbeam Books, whose Adventures in the Liaden Universe® page is also a convenient reference for which story is where.

Baen offers two sets of Liaden Universe short story collections; if you don’t have any of the chapbooks already, these may be a more efficient option than obtaining individual issues.

The old set, available only as e-books, are Liaden Unibus I and Liaden Unibus II, which collect #1-6 and #7-12 respectively. “Quiet Knives” is in Unibus II.

The new set, available in print and e-book form, are A Liaden Universe Constellation, Volume One and A Liaden Universe Constellation, Volume Two, which collect #1-8 and #9-17 respectively. “Quiet Knives” is in Volume Two.

For searching out second-hand print editions, the authors’ web site recommends Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore, The Missing Volume, and White Unicorn Books.

Phase 3 – Schedule and Availability

Phase 3 of the Liaden Universe Re-Read will begin next week, on Sunday, April 20.

Phase 3 Schedule

  • 20/4 – “Veil of the Dancer”
  • 21/4 – “Heirloom”
  • 22/4 – “Intelligent Design”
  • 23/4 – “A Matter of Dreams”
  • 24/4 – “Moonphase”
  • 25/4 – Conflict of Honors ch.1
  • 26/4 – “Fighting Chance”
  • 27/4 – “To Cut an Edge”
  • 28/4 – “Shadow Partner”
  • 29/4 – “A Day at the Races”
  • 30/4 – “Certain Symmetry”
  • 1/5 – “This House”
  • 2/5 – Conflict of Honors ch.2-50
  • 18/6 – “Changeling”
  • 19/6 – Fledgling
  • 31/7 – Saltation ch.1-32
  • 1/9 – “Landed Alien”

This schedule for this phase contains two deviations from standard novel reading. Conflict of Honors has a gap of several years between chapters near the beginning and Saltation has a gap of several years between chapters near the end, with, in each case, other stories taking place during the gap. The schedule for each of these novels is thus: read up to the gap, read the stories that take place during the gap, resume reading the novel. (In the case of Conflict of Honors, this also allows grouping together the three stories-or-chapters that together tell the tale of why Priscilla left home.)

You are, of course, free to ignore this and read both novels in whatever way makes you most comfortable.

Availability

The novels in Phase 3 are Conflict of Honors, Fledgling, and Saltation.

Conflict of Honors is currently in print as part of a Baen collected edition titled The Dragon Variation, which is also available as an e-book. (Baen also offers the old separate e-book edition of Conflict of Honors.)

Fledgling is in print in a standalone edition, which is also available as a free e-book from the Baen Free Library. (There’s also a non-free e-book, which includes bonus Making-Of material.)

Saltation is in print in a standalone edition, which is also available as an e-book.

The short stories in Phase 3 are “Veil of the Dancer”, “Heirloom”, “Intelligent Design”, “A Matter of Dreams”, “Moonphase”, “Fighting Chance”, “To Cut an Edge”, “Shadow Partner”, “A Day at the Races”, “Certain Symmetry”, “This House”, “Changeling”, and “Landed Alien”.

“Landed Alien” may be read (free) on Baen’s website, or in the (also free) Free Short Stories 2012 e-book.

If you have some or all of the Adventures in the Liaden Universe® chapbooks put out by SRM Publisher, “Veil of the Dancer” is in #9 (Quiet Knives), “Heirloom” is in #8 (Shadows and Shades), “Intelligent Design” is in #19 (Legacy Systems), “A Matter of Dreams” is in #7 (Loose Cannon), “Moonphase” is in #2 (Fellow Travelers), “Fighting Chance” is in #12 (Allies), “To Cut an Edge” and “A Day at the Races” are in #1 (Two Tales of Korval), “Shadow Partner” is in #14 (Eidolon), “Certain Symmetry” is in #4 (Certain Symmetry), “This House” is in #10 (With Stars Underfoot), and “Changeling” is in #6 (Changeling).

The chapbooks are out of print now, but they’re all available in e-book form via Pinbeam Books, whose Adventures in the Liaden Universe® page is also a convenient reference for which story is where.

Baen offers two sets of Liaden Universe short story collections; if you don’t have any of the chapbooks already, these may be a more efficient option than obtaining individual issues.

The old set, available only as e-books, are Liaden Unibus I and Liaden Unibus II, which collect #1-6 (including “Moonphase”, “To Cut an Edge”, “A Day at the Races”, “Certain Symmetry”, and “Changeling”) and #7-12 (including “Veil of the Dancer”, “Heirloom”, “A Matter of Dreams”, “Fighting Chance”, and “This House”) respectively.

The new set, available in print and e-book form, are A Liaden Universe Constellation, Volume One and A Liaden Universe Constellation, Volume Two, which collect #1-8 (including “Heirloom”, “A Matter of Dreams”, “Moonphase”, “To Cut an Edge”, “A Day at the Races”, “Certain Symmetry”, and “Changeling”) and #9-17 (including “Veil of the Dancer”, “Fighting Chance”, “Shadow Partner”, and “This House”) respectively.

For searching out second-hand print editions, the authors’ web site recommends Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore, The Missing Volume, and White Unicorn Books.

(And, incidentally: The song “This House” that inspired the short story “This House” is from Janis Ian’s 1993 album Breaking Silence.) [warning: link leads to page with auto-playing audio]

Phase 2 – Schedule and Availability

Phase 2 of the Liaden Universe Re-Read will begin next week, on Saturday, December 14.

Phase 2 Schedule

  • 14/12 – “Naratha’s Shadow”
  • 15/12 – “The Space at Tinsori Light”
  • 16/12 – “Sweet Waters”
  • 17/12 – “Phoenix”
  • 18/12 – “Pilot of Korval”
  • 19/12 – “A Choice of Weapons”
  • 20/12 – “The Beggar King”
  • 21/12 – Local Custom
  • 5/2 – Scout’s Progress
  • 15/3 – Mouse and Dragon ch.1-36
  • 20/4 – “Guaranteed Delivery”
  • 21/4 – Mouse and Dragon ch.37-40, Epilogue

The schedule for this phase contains two small deviations from standard novel reading.

Firstly, the final chapter of Scout’s Progress is omitted, as it is repeated in its entirety near the beginning of Mouse and Dragon.

Secondly, the post for “Guaranteed Delivery” will appear during an appropriately-timed pause in the reading of Mouse and Dragon.

You are, of course, free to ignore this and read both novels in whatever way makes you most comfortable.

Availability

The novels in Phase 2 are Local Custom, Scout’s Progress, and Mouse and Dragon.

Local Custom and Scout’s Progress are currently in print in a Baen collected edition titled The Dragon Variation, which is also available as an e-book. (The Dragon Variation also includes Conflict of Honors, which we’ll get to in Phase 3.)

(Baen also offers the old separate e-book editions of Local Custom and Scout’s Progress.)

Mouse and Dragon is in print in a standalone edition, which is also available as an e-book.

The short stories in Phase 2 are “Naratha’s Shadow”, “The Space at Tinsori Light”, “Sweet Waters”, “Phoenix”, “Pilot of Korval”, “A Choice of Weapons”, “The Beggar King”, and “Guaranteed Delivery”.

If you have some or all of the Adventures in the Liaden Universe® chapbooks put out by SRM Publisher, “Naratha’s Shadow” is in #8 (Shadows and Shades), “The Space at Tinsori Light” is in #19 (Legacy Systems), “Phoenix” is in #7 (Loose Cannon), “Pilot of Korval” is in #3 (Duty Bound), “A Choice of Weapons” is in #5 (Trading in Futures), “The Beggar King” is in #11 (Necessary Evils), and “Guaranteed Delivery” is in #18 (Courier Run). “Sweet Waters” is in the non-ALU chapbook Calamity’s Child.

The chapbooks are out of print now, but they’re all available in e-book form via Pinbeam Books, whose Adventures in the Liaden Universe® page is also a convenient reference for which story is where. (The page for Calamity’s Child is here.)

Baen offers in e-book form the Liaden Unibus I and Liaden Unibus II, which collect #1-6 (including “Pilot of Korval” and “A Choice of Weapons”) and #7-12 (including “Naratha’s Shadow”, “Phoenix”, and “The Beggar King”) respectively. If you don’t have any of the chapbooks already, these may be a more efficient option than obtaining individual issues.

Baen is also working on updated collections, to be available in print and e-book form. A Liaden Universe Constellation, Volume One, out now, includes “Naratha’s Shadow”, “Sweet Waters”, “Phoenix”, “Pilot of Korval”, and “A Choice of Weapons”, among others. Volume Two, which will include “The Beggar King”, isn’t due until next year, though.

For searching out second-hand print editions, the authors’ web site recommends Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore, The Missing Volume, and White Unicorn Books.

Starting in one week

The Liaden Universe Re-Read will begin next week, on Thursday, July 18.

The Schedule is divided into six Phases, and is expected to take approximately two years. (By which time, there may be new Liaden novels to read…)

Phase 1 Schedule

  • 18/7 – “Dragon Tide”
  • 19/7 – “Necessary Evils”
  • 20/7 – Crystal Soldier
  • 21/8 – Crystal Dragon
  • 27/9 – “Eleutherios”
  • 28/9 – “Where the Goddess Sends”
  • 29/9 – “A Spell for the Lost”
  • 30/9 – “The Wine of Memory”
  • 1/10 – Balance of Trade
  • 10/11 – Trade Secret

Availability

The novels in Phase 1 are Crystal Soldier, Crystal Dragon, Balance of Trade, and Trade Secret.

Trade Secret is due to be released on November 5 in print and ebook.

The remaining three novels are all currently in print in a Baen collected edition titled The Crystal Variation, which is also available as an e-book.

(Baen also offers the old separate e-book editions of Crystal Soldier, Crystal Dragon, and Balance of Trade.)

The short stories in Phase 1 are “Dragon Tide”, “Necessary Evils”, “Eleutherios”, “Where the Goddess Sends”, “A Spell for the Lost”, and “The Wine of Memory”.

“Eleutherios” may be read (free) on Baen’s website, or in the (also free) Free Stories 2013 e-book.

If you have some or all of the Adventures in the Liaden Universe® chapbooks put out by SRM Publisher, “Dragon Tide” is in #13 (Dragon Tide), “Necessary Evils” is in #11 (Necessary Evils), “Where the Goddess Sends” and “A Spell for the Lost” are in #2 (Fellow Travelers), and “The Wine of Memory” is in #4 (Certain Symmetry).

The chapbooks are out of print now, but they’re all available in e-book form via Pinbeam Books, whose Adventures in the Liaden Universe® page is also a convenient reference for which story is where.

Baen offers in e-book form the Liaden Unibus I and Liaden Unibus II, which collect #1-6 (including “Where the Goddess Sends”, “A Spell for the Lost”, and “The Wine of Memory”) and #7-12 (including “Necessary Evils”) respectively. If you don’t have any of the chapbooks already, these may be a more efficient option than obtaining individual issues.

#13 is included in the Baen e-book The Tomorrow Log and Dragon Tide, so that’s another way “Dragon Tide” can be obtained.

Baen is also working on updated collections, to be available in print and e-book form. A Liaden Universe Constellation, Volume One, out now, includes “Where the Goddess Sends”, “A Spell for the Lost”, and “The Wine of Memory”, among others. Volume Two, which will include “Necessary Evils” and “Dragon Tide”, isn’t due until next year, though.

For searching out second-hand print editions, the authors’ web site recommends Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore, The Missing Volume, and White Unicorn Books.

Phase 1 – Schedule and Availability

Or: “When does it start?” and “Where can I get the stories?”

Schedule

When it starts depends on when we want it to end. The general aim is to finish Balance of Trade at a good time to move on to Trade Secret, but this could do with some refinement.

The official release date for Trade Secret is November 5. Personally, I’m aiming to get hold of the e-book as soon as possible after that, but what about the rest of you? Do we need to add time to allow for pre-ordered print copies to be posted, or other things of that nature?

Meanwhile, I figure as follows:

  • Short stories: 6
  • Crystal Soldier: 32 chapters
  • Crystal Dragon: 37 chapters
  • Balance of Trade: 40 chapters
  • Total: 115 days

(Crystal Dragon has a Prologue and an unnumbered “Interlude” in addition to the numbered chapters; but two chapters are less than a page each, and I’m figuring on bundling them each with its preceding chapter, so the number still works out to 37.)

If we’re aiming to finish Balance of Trade on November 5, the start date is July 14.

Availability

The novels in Phase 1 are Crystal Soldier, Crystal Dragon, and Balance of Trade.

These are all currently in print in a Baen collected edition titled The Crystal Variation, which is also available as an e-book.

(Baen also offers the old separate e-book editions of Crystal Soldier, Crystal Dragon, and Balance of Trade.)

The short stories in Phase 1 are “Dragon Tide”, “Necessary Evils”, “Eleutherios”, “Where the Goddess Sends”, “A Spell for the Lost”, and “The Wine of Memory”.

“Eleutherios” may be read (free) on Baen’s website, or in the (also free) Free Stories 2013 e-book.

If you have some or all of the Adventures in the Liaden Universe® chapbooks put out by SRM Publisher, “Dragon Tide” is in #13 (Dragon Tide), “Necessary Evils” is in #11 (Necessary Evils), “Where the Goddess Sends” and “A Spell for the Lost” are in #2 (Fellow Travelers), and “The Wine of Memory” is in #4 (Certain Symmetry).

The chapbooks are out of print now, but they’re all available in e-book form via Pinbeam Books, whose Adventures in the Liaden Universe® page is also a convenient reference for which story is where.

Baen offers in e-book form the Liaden Unibus I and Liaden Unibus II, which collect #1-6 (including “Where the Goddess Sends”, “A Spell for the Lost”, and “The Wine of Memory”) and #7-12 (including “Necessary Evils”) respectively. If you don’t have any of the chapbooks already, these may be a more efficient option than obtaining individual issues.

(Baen is also working on updated collections, to be available in print and e-book form. A Liaden Universe Constellation, Volume One is due this July, and will include “Where the Goddess Sends”, “A Spell for the Lost”, and “The Wine of Memory”, among others. Volume Two, which will include “Necessary Evils” and “Dragon Tide”, isn’t due until next year, though.)

For searching out second-hand print editions, the authors’ web site recommends Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore, The Missing Volume, and White Unicorn Books.