This is an all-in-one-place news list. Some items have been mentioned before; others are, er, New news. Consumers of audiobooks and signed editions may wish to pay especial attention to the below.
1 As reported earlier this week, Sea Wrack and Changewind, by Sharon Lee, collecting all of the Archers Beach shorts into one convenient ebook, is now up for preorder at All the Usual Suspects. Here’s the Universal Link. Here’s the Amazon Link
1a Publication date is December 17. On that date, you will be able to purchase the ebook from Baen.com.
1b There will be a trade paper edition; there may be a hardcover edition.
1c There will be an audio edition from Tantor. It will be available for sale on January 28, 2025. Narrator is Alex Picard. Here’s the page to watch
2 Uncle Hugo’s intends to start accepting preorders for the hardcover edition of Diviner’s Bow, the 27th novel set in the Liaden Universe® created by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, in January 2025. Those who preorder will receive a signed bookplate with their book. I have just this morning signed the first 20 bookplates, and this is what it looks like, uncut:
Hello Sharon,
I will certainly be ordering from Uncle Hugo come January. Last time, you had to wrestle all those heavy boxes of books by yourself to sign and then move them again for pickup. I thought then, BOOKPLATES! I will certainly appreciate the signed bookplates just fine. As I appreciate your continuing the Liaden novels. And a special thanks for Xmas gift of the Archer’s Beach collection.