Electronic Betrayals

So, among the several upsets attendant upon yesterday was coming home to find that my email -- and, more importantly, SRM's email -- has gone wonky. Mail is delivered, but -- we can't send anything out. The claim is that the SMTP server is not findable, spiced with an allegation that our mail servers are misconfigured. Since I haven't done anything to my mail server's configuration in years, I spit upon this allegation.

Still...if you've sent email to SRM Publisher or to Steve or to me -- we probably have it. We treasure it. We just can't answer it. Hopefully, we'll get it straightened out today.

And, now -- to the day job!

Outgoing mail, we has it!

Steve fixed it. Indeed, Time Warner changed the SMTP to secure, and failed to let anyone know that.

Gah.

Thanks to those who offered -- or suggested -- a backup gmail account. I do have one, but prefer not to do ...Actual Business through Google.

Liaden Universe® InfoDump #70

Liaden Universe(R) InfoDump #70

Eidolon Open for Pre-orders
The Yule 2008 chapbook, Eidolon: Adventures in the Liaden Universe® Number 14 , is now open for pre-orders. This chapbook contains two original stories: "Shadow Partner," and "Persistence." Each story features a well-known member of Clan Korval, portrayed as others see them.

Despite climbing paper prices, SRM has been steadfast in refusing to increase the price of its chapbooks. Unfortunately, it can't do much about the various alarums and excursions lately undertaken by the US Postal Service. So! The price for Eidolon is $10. In order to hold customer postage costs to a minimum, the chapbooks will be mailed by tracked Media Mail within the US and First Class to Canada, for a postage fee of $4.75. Overseas customers...shipping will be $7.

You may purchase Eidolon by one of the three following means:

1. By credit card or direct payment through PayPal to EIDOLON@KORVAL.COM (note this eddress). Up to three chapbooks will travel on one $4.75 postage fee.

2. Go to http://www.korval.com/eidolon/ and clicky the appropriate button at the bottom of the page.

3. Checks and money orders (in US funds only; sorry NO credit card numbers to this address) to:
Eidolon
SRM Publisher Ltd
PO Box 707
Waterville ME 04903


Signed Firsts of Duainfey Available!
Remember how we used to sign pre-ordered hardcovers of our Meisha Merlin editions and mail them to y'all?

We're not doing that with Duainfey.

But! Mysterious Galaxy has named Duainfey its September Signed First Speculative Fiction Pick! Don't take my word for it -- here's the newsletter -- with mini-reviews.

Mysterious Galaxy happily does mailorder, so if you need that signed copy, for your collection or for a gift, this is your go-to indie bookstore. Maryelizabeth and her crew are super-helpful booklovers, very knowledgeable in SF and mystery. While you're over there reserving your signed copy of Duainfey, browse the rest of their stock -- you know you want to! --
including even more signed first editions.

Tell 'em Sharon and Steve sent you!


Library Journal Reviews Duainfey!

By Jackie Cassada, Asheville Buncombe Lib. Syst., NC -- Library
Journal, 8/15/2008
(http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6586263.html?nid=3286)


Lee, Sharon & Steve Miller. *Duainfey*. Baen, dist. by S. & S. Sept. 2008. c.336p. ISBN 978-1-4165-5552-0. $24. FANTASY

In a world separated by a thin border from the lands of the Fey, Rebecca Beauvelley knows that for her younger sister Caroline to make a marriage beneficial to their family, a husband must soon be found for Rebecca, despite her crippled and useless arm. When her father betroths her to a cruel northern lord, she runs away with the charming elder Fey Altamire. Too late, Rebecca discovers that Altamire's intentions are far from honorable and that she has become a sexual pawn in his rise to power among the Fey and human lands. The husband-and-wife writing team, authors of the "Liaden Universe" series (e.g., I Dare), begin a new series that blends the fantasy and romance genres in one seamless whole. Some steamily graphic sex scenes may limit this to an adult readership;otherwise, for most libraries.


On the Road Again
Sharon Lee and Steve Miller will be Literary Guests of Honor at StellarCon33 -- http://www.stellarcon.org/home -- March 13-15, 2009 in High Point, NC.

Fellow GoHs will be: Tim "Uncle Timmy" Bolgeo, Fan Guest of Honor; William Stout,Artist Guest of Honor; John Wick, Gaming Guest of Honor.

Other luminaries include Lee Martindale, Allen Wold, Mike Pederson, and a buncha other folks we're looking forward to meeting.

Mark your calendars!


On the Road Again, Part Two
Steve and Sharon will be attending AlbaCon, October 10-12, 2008, in
Albany, NY. Literary Guests of Honor are Todd and Anne McCaffrey. For
more information about the convention, look here.

In addition! On the Thursday immediately preceding AlbaCon -- October 9 -- Sharon and Steve will be signing at Flights of Fantasy bookstore,also in Albany!


Watch the Skies!
SRM Publisher will be publishing Double Vision, a trade paper collection of Steve and Sharon's other short work. Watch this newsletter and the SRM Publisher website for more developing news!

Watch the 'Net!
Lee and Miller, along with Lawrence Watt-Evans, are preparing to launch Serial Universe, a web-site portal for genre "storyteller bowl" projects like L&M's well-known Fledgling and Saltation, and LWE's Spriggan Mirror and The Vondish Ambassador. Halloween may never be the same.


Lee and Miller Publication Schedule from Now into the Future!

Duainfey (HC), Baen Books, September 2008
Eidolon (chpbk), SRM, November 2008
Agent of Change (mmp), Ace, December 2008
Conflict of Honors (mmp), Ace, January 2009
Carpe Diem, (mmp) Ace, February 2009
Duainfey (mmp), Baen Books, February 2009
Longeye (HC), Baen Books, April 2009
Plan B (mmp), Ace, June 2009
Local Custom (mmp), Ace, July 2009
Scout's Progress (mmp), Ace, August 2009
I Dare (mmp), Ace, September 2009
Fledgling, Baen Books, September 2009
Balance of Trade (mmp), Ace, October 2009
Crystal Soldier, (mmp), Ace, November 2009
Crystal Dragon (mmp), Ace, December 2009
Saltation, Baen Books, TBD
Untitled Liaden novel, Baen Books, TBD

On the Road Again, Part Three

Barring Unfortunate Events, Lee and Miller will be attending the following conventions:

AlbaCon, October 10-12, Albany NY. GOHs: Anne McCaffrey, Todd McCaffrey

Boskone, February 13-15, 2009 Boston, MA. GOH: Jo Walton (aka papersky

StellarCon, March 13-15, 2009 High Point, NC. GOHs: Sharon Lee and Steve Miller

Anticipation, the 67th World Science Fiction Convention, August 6-10, 2009, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. GOH: Neil Gaiman

Independent Bookstores we know and love

Uncle Hugo's

University Bookstore

Pandemonium Books

Missing Volume

Borderlands

Dream Haven

Flights of Fantasy

All of the above folks do mail order and take want lists.


Blogs of Note

Theo_Waitley is the discussion group for readers of Fledgling and
Saltation: http://community.livejournal.com/theo_waitley/

Steve Miller's blog, Journeyman: http://kinzel.livejournal.com/

Sharon Lee's blog, Eagles over the Kennebec: http://rolanni.livejournal.com/


Disclaimer Stuff
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