Science fiction and fantasy authors Sharon Lee and Steve Miller are pleased to share the news that they are recipients of the 2012 Skylark Award. Presented by the New England Science Fiction Association at the annual regional science fiction convention Boskone, the Skylark — formally The Edward E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction — […]
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Steve interviews Kevin Collins
One of the fun things we did recently was interview each of the sequence narrators for the Audible.com editions of the Liaden Universe® novels. Kevin Collins narrated the Books of Before. To hear his interview with Steve, click here: [audio:https://dl.dropbox.com/u/528975/Liaden%20Interview_Kevin%20Collins%20and%20Steve%20Miller.mp3] We’ll be uploading interviews with Bernadette Dunne, narrator of the Space Regencies; Andy Caploe, who […]
Sharon interviews Bernadette Dunne
We’re posting the narrator interviews in Sequence order, which means that next up is Bernadette Dunne, who voiced Local Custom, Scout’s Progress and Mouse and Dragon. When Bernadette and I were going over the Weird Word Lists, we discovered a shared admiration for the work of Georgette Heyer. Given that Local Custom and Scout’s Progress […]
Sharon interviews Andy Caploe
Andy Caploe voiced the Agent of Change Sequence — five books in all; the most books drawn by any one narrator. Because of that and Audible’s determination to release all fifteen novels on Dragon Ship’s official release day, Andy had to hustle. Thanks, Andy! To hear Andy’s interview, click the link: [audio:https://dl.dropbox.com/u/528975/Liaden%20Interview_Andy%20Caploe%20and%20Sharon%20Lee.mp3]
Steve interviews Eileen Stevens
Eileen Stevens faced two challenges in recording the Theo Waitley Sequence — Fledgling, Saltation, Ghost Ship, Dragon Ship. Not only did she need to deal with a main character who ages during the course of four books, but she was the lucky narrator who got the brand-new novel on her to-do list. Steve interviewed Eileen. […]
The free samples are up!
The one-hour free audio samples of the first book in each Sequence of the Liaden Universe® are now up! Links below: Crystal Soldier Local Custom Agent of Change Fledgling
Dragon Ship is out in hardcover, ebook, and audio book ….
From Steve: This is the kind of day young writers sending out their first story dream of — the day down the road when the world takes notice, when there’s a whole lot going, when in addition to a few awards sprinkled among the time, there are books, books for people to read, books people […]
Art and Cover: Necessity’s Child
This — well. These just in, for your viewing pleasure: First, the final cover art for Necessity’s Child, from David B. Mattingly: And! the final cover for Necessity’s Child, from Baen Books: It is traditional at times like these to try to find the cat in the image. Now! Mr. Mattingly has a pleasant practice of making […]
A preview of Necessity’s Child
Necessity’s Child A Liaden Universe® Adventure ©2012 by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller Chapter One Inside the duct, it was hot and wet — nothing new there, thought Kezzi, shifting her weight carefully. The metal snapped in complaint, and she made herself be still. The space felt smaller than it had last time. Pulka would […]
Mock Up for Liaden Universe® Constellation Number One
Scheduled for release in trade paper from Baen Books on July 2, 2013. Cover art by Stephen Hickman. Please note that, despite what it says on the above mocked up cover, this publication is NOT a novel; it IS a collection of short stories. In fact, it is the first of two collections. This volume […]