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. I heard about the contest on SFScope.com, and would like to enter. I saw the recently published works on a shelf at my local bookstore and was intrigued, but they didn’t have any of the earliest books. This sounds like a great introduction.

  2. I’ve never read any of these books but they sound interesting. I’d like to try them!

    I heard of the contest via Dear Author. Thanks!

  4. I have never heard of this line of books! surprising really~ But my friend suggested I go ahead and enter to see about maybe winning the three books to see if I enjoy them enough to read more.

    Thanks for the opportunity!
    Gina

  7. I have never not ever read any books set in the Liaden universe, though they’ve been on my must-check-out-someday list for a long time.

    I read about the contest on SF Signal.

  8. I have never read any of these, but have looked at them in the bookstore. Would love to win. I heard about this from Dead Author.

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  13. I’ve heard about the Liaden novels for years but have never gotten around to reading any of them. I learned about this contest via cforber’s LiveJournal.

  14. I’m always looking for something new to read and love sf. I heard about this from dearauthor.com

  18. I have never read a Liaden book. Heard about this on the General Technics email list.

  19. Yup, never heard of them, but they came highly recommended, along with contest info, from a friend on LiveJournal. Consider me entered in the contest, and interested.

  20. I’ve never read a Laiden Universe novel, although they’re on my TBR list. My husband, an avid sci-fi reader, turned me on to sci-fi/sci-fi rom when he brought home Finder’s Keepers by Linnea Sinclair a couple of years ago. We’ve read all of Sinclair’s books, and now he and I are trying to work our way through our sci-fi rom TBR list. I read about the contest both on The Galaxy Express website and on Linnea Sinclair’s yahoo loop the day.

  21. Although I’m a sci-fi fan, I have not heard of nor read a Laiden Universe book. I sure would love to do so, though.

    I heard about the contest on SF Signal.com

    Thanks!

  22. Heard about it from an old friend, Maggie. She’s been posting about the books on and off. Just haven’t had a chance to check them out.

    Marian Meg Phillips

  23. I am new to the SF genre, as I have only started reading it since I got my Kindle. I have never read any Laiden Universe books, and I heard of this contest from one of the other members in the Kindle Korner Group at Yahoo.

  24. I’ve never read a Liaden novel, but Nina Mangan, who is a devoted follower of the series, recommended them (and this contest) to me. And I hope, especially if they’re as addictive as she says they are, that at some point you’ll see your way clear to publishing them for Kindle.

  25. From the contest guidelines:

    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.

  30. I have never read these novels before, and I would like to try them out. I heard about this contest on sfsignal.com.

  31. I’ve never read a Liaden Universe novel, but they sound interesting. I just heard about the universe and this contest from the TeleRead blog.

  32. I have never, ever, ever read a Liaden novel. Much to my eternal shame. But you have the power to change all that!

    And I heard about the contest at SFScope.com.

  33. Very interesting! Can’t wait to start reading!

    Jennifer Jackson from the Donald Maass Literary Agency sent out a tweet regarding the competition and has a post on her blog.

    All the best!

    r

  35. I’ve heard pretty good things about the Liaden universe, so put me in the pot. I heard about the contest at sfsignal.com.

  39. Here at the direction of Caoilfhionn, and have never read a Liaden Universe book. Sounds right up my alley though.

  41. Hello! Please sign me up for the contest.

    I learned of it through the Baen Books fanpage on Facebook.

    Thanks!

  43. *waves*

    Am not sure how I’ve managed to not get around to reading any of your books, but… I haven’t.

    Heard about this on ‘s blog…

  45. It’s all Scott Raun’s fault — I saw this on his livejournal. 🙂 Have never, ever read any Liaden universe, despite Scott and others recommending it often.

  47. I would love to start a new series. I heard of the contest at tor.com.

  48. I have never had a chance to read them. They are on my list, but …
    I heard about this contest from the LJ account of Caoilfhionn.

  49. I’ve never read any of your books, but they look like some I might like. Heard about the contest on tor.com

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