Not only that!

[rolanni]

Steve reminds me that today! is Book Day for the mass market edition of Necessity's Child!

So, those who've read/listened to previous editions, you want to tell people who may have been hanging back, not sure that they want to read a book that's not in the "main line" why they should give Necessity's Child a chance?  No spoilers, please.

Go!

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[mbarker.livejournal.com]

Let me try an analogy. Suppose you were following a public scandal or perhaps a political campaign or something like that over time, and in the middle of all the news about the adults, one of the reporters took the time to go to school with one of the kids and follow them around, then wrote up that? Now, would you refuse to read it, since it clearly isn't really part of the major news, or would you read it for background, to fill in what the parents and kids are feeling and doing?

I mean, another way to look at it might be the guards or whatever in Shakespeare's plays, who often add their own commentary on the real play. Yes, we could just skip that extra dialogue, but... It makes the main play a little richer to have it there.

So, too, Necessity's Child may not be required reading to follow your favorite part of the ongoing saga of clan Korval, but it is the next generation, with reflections back that are quite interesting. I will even predict that seeds planted here may well blossom unexpectedly around corners in forthcoming books.

So read it. I enjoyed it, and I think you will too. If it helps, think of it as a subplot, playing around the edges of that grand plot, and watch for influences on the main plot!