Blog Without A Name

One of the interesting things about writing in a large-ish universe for, oh, a quarter-century, is that you’re pretty often meeting people who have read your work (or, even more interestingly, haven’t read your work), and who have formed opinions about the plot-line, the characters, the theme, the authors’ childhoods, and adult proclivities. . .

That being so, and because  people will say things either to me or within my hearing, I find myself with a question, which I will now throw out to you, the readers of the Liaden Universe®:

What is, in your opinion, the Big Story (also known as the Real Story) of the Liaden Universe® novels?

There are no right answers, or wrong answers.  Curious author is, as advertised above, curious.

This just in from alert Friend of Liad Judy Lauer, in New York State.  A photo from her local Barnes and Noble store:

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And, while I’m making with the self-promotion, remember!

1.  “Eleutherios” a Liaden Universe® short story by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller is, through February 14 only!, presented to you for free on the Baen website.  No fee, no log-in, no waiting.  Here’s that link.  You need to scroll down to the start of the story.

2.  SFSite has opened the voting for the Best Read of 2012.  A lot of very good books came out in 2012 (including Dragon Ship, by Lee and Miller), and you can vote for ten of your favorites.  The rules can be found here.

3.  It’s not too late to pre-order a signed copy of Necessity’s Child (in hardcover) from everyone’s favorite Uncle, Hugo.  Also available from this link are signed copies of the hardcover editions of Ghost Ship and Dragon Ship.  Uncle Hugo’s ships worldwide.

4.  Necessity’s Child hardcover will be released on February 5, and will be available from All The Usual Suspects, including (as above) Barnes and Noble.

5.  Necessity’s Child ebook is on sale NOW from Baen eBooks (all formats) and from Amazon (Kindle only)