Liaden Universe(R) InfoDumpling

Liaden Universe(R) InfoDumpling
In Which Reminders Are Made


PROCRASTINATORS TAKE NOTE! Yes, we mean you!

If you have been intending to pre-order a signed hardcover of Crystal Dragon from Meisha Merlin, the time is Now. Meisha Merlin will stop taking pre-orders for signed books at close of business (5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) on November 15. Also, as previously advertised, Sharon and Steve will only be signing the first 750 books pre-ordered, so this is Double Jeopardy! Act now or weep later.

SNIPPETS!

Congratulations! You -- yes, all of you -- have been chosen to take part in the venerable internet institution of Snippet Reading. Below are three to get you started.

The prologue and first two chapters of Lee and Miller's Sword of Orion begins here.

A snippet from "The Beggar King", which will appear in the SRM chapbook Necessary Evils, can be read here.

The beginning of the short story "Necessary Evils," which will also appear in the chapbook of the same name is online here.

And, as an Extra Special Bonus for those whose resistance is wearing thin, a reminder that there is a substantial excerpt from Crystal Dragon at the Embiid site. The electronic edition of Crystal Dragon is now available from Embiid.

Here ends the InfoDumpling.

Danger, Will Robinson

WARNING: Deeply frightening material below. This is not a parody. This is Real Life.

Andrew Knight's patent application to claim a specific plotline (essentially the "And Then He/She/It/They Woke Up" plot) has been published.

I can't even begin to explain this one. Read it for yourself.

Y'know? Between this guy, Dr. Lessig, Google, and Amazon.com's new Pages program (where they'll sell customers specific electronic pages of books for a few cents per) and Update program (where they'll provide any customer buying a paper book with an electronic copy), writers are looking at being out of business by, oh, next Thursday.

Sheeeesssh.