I seem to have confused people. Herewith, an attempt at disambiguation:
The book that was written and turned in to Baen in October 2024 was Diviner’s Bow (sequel to Ribbon Dance), which was published in hardcover, audio, and ebook editions on, appropriately enough, April 1 2025. The mass market edition was published in January 2026.
The book that people are wondering where the hell is the damned thing is Kin Right (sequel to Salvage Right), which was turned in to Baen in April 2026, and will, according to Baen, be published in Spring 2027.
The book presently under construction is Trade Lanes (sequel to Fair Trade), which is years overdue. I don’t actually seem to have a firm delivery date for this title, but I’m shooting for April 2027, that being a year from my last turn-in date.
After that, I have one more book under contract with Baen, which, I suppose, will be due in April 2028.
In answer to other questions posed here and there: No, I haven’t “given up” on writing short stories. I have a couple short stories and maybe two not-Liaden books swirling around in my brain, but! The Lee-and-Miller Writing Empire is short-staffed, and the House Rule has ever been: Pay Copy Comes First.
Here ends the disambiguation.