Those who have been with us for a while will recall that, back in 2012, Steve and I pitched five books to Madame at Baen, the so-called Five Book Dash.
Well, in the Way of Things Lee and Miller, the Five Book Dash became a Six Book Dash, and just yesterday, we got the cover art for the sixth book — Trader’s Leap — in the mail.
All art by David Mattingly.
Here’s a family portrait:
This just in!
The front cover for Trader’s Leap, just like you’ll see it on bookstore shelves, at the end of the year.
As previously advertised, Steve and I will be at Boskone. In addition to our Duties to the Con, listed below, we are pleased to be Guests of Honor at NarniaCon, the convention-within-the-convention, run out of the coat check closet, naturally enough, in the Westin. This year, NarniaCon will be hosting a scavenger hunt based on the game of Clue.
Fandom 2.0: Being a Good Fan
Panel: 4:00 – 4:50, Marina 3 (Westin)
Modern fandom has developed a wonderfully interconnected network, with instant access to authors, fellow fans, and fan communities around the world. This instant connectivity is neither good nor bad, but it can be used in ways that harm as well as help...
The latest Liaden Universe® InfoDump has been posted here.
Read MoreY’all know what today is, right?
Right!
It’s Book Day! Carpe Diem by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller in an all-new paperback edition, with brand-new cover art by David Mattingly!
Carpe Diem was the third Liaden Universe® novel EVER published, appearing. . .
First! as a Del Rey mass market original in October 1989, cover art by Stephen Hickman.
Second! as part of the three-novel compilation, Partners in Necessity, in February 2000, cover art by Michael Herring.
Third! as a mass market from Ace Books, in February 2003, cover art by Michael Herring.
Fourth! as part of two-novel compilation, The Agent Gambit, from Baen Books, in January 2011, cover art by Alan Pollack.
Fifth! as a mass market paperback from Baen Books, today, February 25 2020, cover art by David Mattingly.
That’s 31 years of acti...
Read MoreHere’s what you need to know.
Splinter Universe Presents! a collection of outtakes, thought experiments, and partial (some very partial) stories and novels, will be published as an ebook from Baen.com, Amazon, BN, Kobo, Apple, and all the rest of the Usual Suspects on Thursday, April 16. A paper edition of this book will be available through Amazon only.
Please note that, while the ebook price of $4.25 has not changed, the price of the paper edition is $10 — $2 over our usual paper edition price of $8. This is because Splinter Universe Presents! is a big book, by Pinbeam Books standards — 230+/- pages, and because paper costs more than electrons.
Here is the sell copy:
Splinter Universe Presents!
Something a little bit different
What this collection is–it’s Something A Little Bit Diffe...
An addendum to this post regarding the publication of Splinter Universe Presents!
Amazon has written to say the content of Splinter Universe Presents! is freely available on the web (which it is not), and that I must Prove I haven’t stolen it. I have replied. However, this may put Amazon publication back. We will publish on schedule with the other ebook vendors, including Baen, BN, Kobo, Apple &c.
Paper edition fanciers — I cannot tell you when — or if — a paper edition will become available. Watch this space.
The authors and Pinbeam Books are very sorry for this snafu.
Read MoreSo, I’m updating the List of Honors received by the Liaden books, because with one thing and another thing, and that thing over there, dammit — I’d gotten behind on recordkeeping.
Over 300,000 Liaden books in print — this was in April last year, but the best number I have.
13 National Bestsellers:
Liaden Universe® Constellation Volume I
Liaden Universe® Constellation Volume II
Liaden Universe® Constellation Volume III
Ghost Ship
Necessity’s Child
Trade Secret
Dragon Ship
Dragon in Exile
Neogenesis
Mouse and Dragon
Agent of Change
The Gathering Edge
Accepting the Lance
One USA Today Bestseller: Saltation
22 Locus Bestsellers — that’s 22 titles, not weeks on the list
Awards
Balance of Trade, Hal Clement Award 2005
Scout’s Progress, Prism Award #1 2002
Local Custom, Prism Award #2 2002
Sco...