Expanding Universe Contest

In celebration of the publication of Mouse and Dragon, the thirteenth novel set in their Liaden Universe®, authors Sharon Lee and Steve Miller are holding an Expanding Universe Contest!  Yes! No less than thirty-six electronic copies of The Dragon Variation will be given away.

The Dragon Variation is an omnibus edition of three Liaden Universe® novels — Conflict of Honors, one of the first modern SFRomances; Local Custom, second place winner of the Prism Award for best Futuristic of 2002; and Scout’s Progress, the first place winner of the Prism Award for best Futuristic of 2002, Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice for Best SF Novel of its year, and the prequel to Mouse and Dragon.

That’s three complete novels under one cover.  No prior knowledge of the Liaden Universe® required. Electronic! In Baen Books’ DRM-free, multiplatform style.  This omnibus can be read on your Kindle, your phone, your iPad, your desktop, or other ereader.

Still need some convincing?

The first nine chapters of each of these novels may be read for free at the Baen website.
Conflict of Honors
Local Custom
Scout’s Progress

How The Contest Works:

*The Expanding Universe Contest is open to anyone — and everyone! — who has never, ever, cross-your-heart-&c read a Liaden Universe® novel.

*Reply to this blog entry with your name, and where you heard about the contest.  From those who respond, 36 lucky winners will be chosen by drawing.  If 36 or less people enter the contest, then everyone’s a winner!

*Each winner will be asked to provide their email address for purposes of receiving the code that will allow them to download their prize.

*A list of winners — with links to their websites, should they wish, and links to the website where they heard about the contest — will be published in this blog.

Small Print: The contest begins RIGHT NOW and will end at midnight Eastern Daylight Time (4:00 a.m. GMT) Friday, July 16.  A list of winners will be posted on this blog on Saturday, July 17.  It is the responsibility of the winners to contact Sharon Lee according to the instructions given with the winner’s list.  Prizes will be held for 12 days.

It’s that simple.  So!  Those friends you wanted to get hooked on the Liaden Universe®? Point ‘em this way.  Been meaning to try this Liaden thing, but never got around to it?  We’re making it as easy for you as we can.

Let’s do this thing.

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Bloggers take note!

If you’d like to share the news about the Expanding Universe Contest, there’s a little something in it for you, too.  Hit “reply” and post a link to your  blog entry mentioning the contest, and be entered in a drawing for a $36 gift card from Barnes and Noble. Yes, you may also enter the drawing for a copy of The Dragon Variation, as long as you meet the contest criterion.

332 thoughts on “Expanding Universe Contest”

  1. Never read them. Heard about this contest from the Twitter arcaedia post.

  4. I had never heard of your books, but this is a cool thing to do; thanks! I read about the contest on Tor.com.

  5. I learned about this on Tor.com. I didn’t know about Liaden. Apparently, I haven’t been keeping up.

  7. I haven’t had the chance to read your books but I’ve heard great things about them. 🙂 I heard about this contest via the Mobile Read Forums.

  9. My friend Red on redpimpernel.livejournal.com has been raving about the Liaden books for ages, and I’ve been meaning to read them for ages myself just because I usually like her recommendations. She told me about this contest. I’m dying to try these and what a cool incentive to do so!

  12. I have never read one of the books, but I read about the contest on Tor.com, and I’m very interested. And if I don’t win, I just may buy the books.

  13. Would love an opportunity to read these books. I heard about the competition on the galaxy express blog.

  14. There was a table near the downstairs conference rooms at the Denver Worldcon that was for Liaden? But I still didn’t have any idea what it was all about until I saw a mention of SF romance in the tor.com post that linked to this…

  16. I was trolling Tor.com, looking for an interesting story to read, and came across a blog entry about this. I suppose that this would be a perfect way to try a new series!

  17. My boss and I recently discovered that we have similar tastes in fiction, and she sent me a link to this.

  18. Saw your announcement on General Announcements to Colby Employees & Retirees.

  19. I also heard about this on tor.com. Sounds like an interesting series, I’d be more than willing to give them a go. 🙂

  20. Heard about from the Colby General Announcements.

    Very clever. The first one’s free. Then you’re hooked for life.

    Too late, I’m already hooked, just not on Liaden!

  21. I found out through Colby’s General Announcement and I’ve been meaning to read Sharon’s novels for a while now!

  22. A friend has been telling us (Starward Bound book club in Dayton) about the Liaden series for months. Her blog is mysterious and secret, but she does have a Liaden post visible:

    http://dmellieon.livejournal.com/

    I still haven’t started reading them, so I would like to enter the contest.

  24. I’ve had some of these books on my to-read list for a while now, but just haven’t worked my way to them yet. I heard about the contest via your gen’l announcement to fac/staff, and thought this might be a good way to help bump them up in the queue. 🙂

  26. My partner is a big fan and he suggested I give the books a try. They’re on my list and I’d love to win the contest!

  27. I heard about the contest from a friend whose taste in books has never led me astray, and as I am unfamiliar with the Liadan Universe, I would love the opportunity to get acquainted with them!

  29. Would love the chance to try out the Liaden books.

    I found out about this contest from AAR Potpourri forum.

  32. I was trolling Tor.com for novels to read over the summer and stumble to this contest. Count me in I would love to read this.

  33. I saw notice of this on our local sf mailing list. Never read any of the books and would love to add this to my eReader 🙂

  36. I heard about this from bookblather’s livejournal post. This looks like a cool series!

  37. This sounds awesome. I heard about the contest on Jennifer Jackson’s blog.

  38. I heard about this contest from the General Announcements at Colby College where I work. Thanks!

  39. A good friend recommended the Liaden series and sent me a link about the giveaway.

  42. I heard about this from a friend of mine on livejournal.com. I think this is a great idea! Good luck to everyone!!

  44. My name is Margaret Coin and I heard about this contest from Laura Haywood-Cory. What a great idea!

  46. Never ever heard of this series until today at AAR (All About Romance)website.

  47. I would like to enter the contest since I have never read a book from the Liaden Universe. I read about this contest in an article on Tor.com

  50. A fan in my writer’s group forwarded this to us, and I’m always up for new reads.

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