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kinzel and I were sitting down to lunch, and delivered unto us the cover flats for the Ace edition of Crystal Soldier. It's an interesting cover, though the authors are somewhat bemused to learn from the enclosed sales points that Soldier is the sequel to Balance of Trade.
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kinzel and I were sitting down to lunch, and delivered unto us the cover flats for the Ace edition of Crystal Soldier. It's an interesting cover, though the authors are somewhat bemused to learn from the enclosed sales points that Soldier is the sequel to Balance of Trade. Cover
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Date: 2006-10-23 07:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-23 09:32 pm (UTC)I wouldn't mind being pointed in the direction of a timeline. I gave up (temporarily) on I Dare because there's too much of a gap between that and Agent of Change. I'm not quite sure what comes between them. Plan B most definitely - but another as well?
I read Scout's Progress instead. FWIW, looking at the covers of both Crystal Soldier and Balance of Trade in the bookstore today, I was wondering if they were sequential myself. There is a certain similarity in the pose and presence of the man who is prominent therein on both covers.
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Date: 2006-10-23 09:51 pm (UTC)For those who like to read things in "universe order," that would be: Local Custom, Scout's Progress, Conflict of Honors, Agent of Change, Carpe Diem, Plan B, I Dare.
If you were to update this to current books, Crystal Soldier and Crystal Dragon are the first two, taking place many many moons before all of the other books.
It's been a little while since I've read Balance of Trade but while it's in the same universe, it really doesn't "fit" with the rest of the books in that the main characters aren't the same.
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Date: 2006-10-23 09:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-23 09:57 pm (UTC)OK, sorted by internal chronological order (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liaden_universe#History_of_the_series)
Friends of Liad Generally Accepted Reading Order for the seven books in Agent of Change sequence can be found at the Liaden Universe(R) homepage (http://www.korval.com/liad.htm). You'll need to scroll down a bit.
FWIW, looking at the covers of both Crystal Soldier and Balance of Trade in the bookstore today, I was wondering if they were sequential myself. There is a certain similarity in the pose and presence of the man who is prominent therein on both covers.
There is, indeed. Which is really not fair to Jethri (the young man on the cover of Balance of Trade) or to Jela (the title character on the cover of Crystal Soldier). Despite both names starting with "J". *g*
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Date: 2006-10-23 08:10 pm (UTC)Maybe it's the yellowness of the cover art.
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Date: 2006-10-23 10:01 pm (UTC)Balance of Trade, she notes blandly, was originally thought to be a standalone.
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Date: 2006-10-24 12:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-24 12:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-10-24 03:03 am (UTC)Thanks! I think I had seen something about a sequel, although I suspect even when I have the sequel in hand I may want more. Greedy little reader that I am.
Mike
Kick butt time...
Date: 2006-10-23 09:40 pm (UTC)I like it. Hope it sells. It looks very desert-ty with the strong yellows.
Re: Kick butt time...
Date: 2006-10-23 09:49 pm (UTC)I hope it sells, too *g*
Re: Kick butt time...
Date: 2006-10-23 09:54 pm (UTC)Granted this was WaldenBooks in the 80s and B Dalton in the 90's so YMMV. It's possible with smaller bookstores the staff are actually given those things to read.
Re: Kick butt time...
Date: 2006-10-23 11:36 pm (UTC)Oh, dear...any chance to get it changed, or have they gone out?
I remember my career dying with my "floating indian maiden" fantasy/horror cover. Even people who liked my other books weren't sure they'd like it... .
Re: Kick butt time...
Date: 2006-10-24 02:18 pm (UTC)Went out long ago, I'm afraid.
Re: Kick butt time...
Date: 2006-10-24 04:17 pm (UTC)Or something like that. If you have an herb shop within driving distance, there are spells to reverse luck about certain things...(Allie research is so much fun!)
Re: Kick butt time...
Date: 2006-10-23 10:01 pm (UTC)Re: Kick butt time...
Date: 2006-10-23 11:37 pm (UTC)