Adventures in the Liaden Universe® Number 23

[rolanni]

Change Management:  Adventures in the Liaden Universe® Number 23, has been uploaded and is publishing (in the case of Amazon, has published) to Amazon, Baen ebooks, BN/Nook, Kobo, iBooks, 24Symbols, Page Foundry, Scribd, and Tolino, so expect to be able to purchase it from those vendors within the next 72 hours or so.

Here's the blurb for the book:

Times are perilous, violence rife, and the future uncertain. Success and the survival of all you hold dear may hinge on how you manage change.

Some people advise that we “Embrace Change!” Other people realize that change has edges, and if you embrace it the wrong way, it may feel a lot more like a knife than a bromide when it touches your guts.

Here are two Lee and Miller stories set in the Liaden Universe®, "Street Cred," original to this chapbook; and "Wise Child," reprinted from Baen.com. Both stories deal with the complications arising from decisive change, and decisive Change Management at the point of peril.

Comments

[thewol.livejournal.com]

Nabbed it! *clutches her Kindle and scampers off to her reading nook, cackling*

Characters?

[libertariansold.livejournal.com]

The blurb isn't very clear on what is involved. Are the protagonists new characters or recurring ones? If the latter, can you say who they are?

RE: Characters?

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

I thought you gave up reading Liaden books.

RE: Characters?

[libertariansold.livejournal.com]

No, As far as buying goes, I stated I would Not be buying any of the five and five until the last one comes out. I will buy that, and, if it makes me want to know what happened previously, then I will work my way back. Nor was I interested in works outside the main character stream, e.g. Jethri, or Jethro, or whatever the BoT protagonist is named, or the recent one about the hidden people in Surebleak.
And as far as reading goes, I regularly re-read the many Liaden books I have--the short story collections and the novels up to Ghost Ship ( it and the subsequent ones I have I do not read again). It is a universe with many great characters. I would be thrilled to buy Liaden books that were about mainstream characters--the early careers of Liz or Nateesa, or the scout careers of Daav or Val Con, or anything about Chia (sp. The Delm before Daav), or the trading career of Shan, or more stories of Pat Rin the gambler, or, or, or. What I am not interested in reading about is Theo the Brat, or stories about new characters who have popped up, e.g. Diglon the Rifle).
And I read your blog every day, which, of course, has Liaden stuff in it regularly.

RE: Characters?

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Well...I'm not sure I can help you out in a way you'll find useful.

Ostensibly, "Street Cred" is a Val-Con-and-Miri-on-Surebleak story, but! There are new characters and new situations because Surebleak is evolving. In fact, it's probably fairer to say that it's a Surebleak-is-evolving story.

"Wise Child" is a reprint, and as far as I understand your preferences, you would dislike it very much, as it deals with "new" characters, one of them a child.

RE: Characters?

[libertariansold.livejournal.com]

That is very helpful, indeed. Thank you.

[gerald heaton (from livejournal.com)]

Looks like I'll have some teasers (out takes, if you insist) to read this weekend.

Yea! BN just loaded it, so I can read it tonight. (10:15 CST)

[sraun]

It's at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06X9BGLB6/ for anyone who'd like the Kindle version.

[charlie russel (from livejournal.com)]

Bought from Amazon because the Baen version isn't visible yet. And already devoured!

I found Street Cred highly interesting, especially since it's an outtake. Makes me even more eager, if that's possible, for Neogenesis.

Thank you!

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. Do remember, though, that "Street Cred" is a Frankenstein story. It uses those bits that we couldn't bear to throw away as. . .cornerstones, and we built the story on them.

[ellenru.livejournal.com]

Thoroughly enjoyed "Street Cred". Among my favourite things in the ongoing narrative are the glimpses of the societal changes. Not only is Surebleak being altered to more galactic outlook, but Liad is coming to realize that they are necessarily going to have their own way with everything either.

Very nice indeed

[ireneha.livejournal.com]

OK - both stories "felt" new to me... Could be a product of bad memory?
I liked both of them, and am enjoying all of these twisted plot lines... I have not, as yet, resorted to keeping a character & location map (c&l-map). I would probably need a white board with timeline and magnets for the people.

I bought my copy from Barnes & Nobel... If you are keeping track.

NO SPOILERS intended. I finished THE GATHERING EDGE and have very much enjoyed that also.
I may have to start that c&l-map. Just to keep track.
You guys keep pulling me in.....