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Plan B

Book #11 of Liaden Universe®
Published by Baen
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

A CLASSIC OF THE LIADEN UNIVERSE®

Plan B is now in effect!

Wanted fugitives Val Con yos’Phelium and Miri Robertson have jumped from the frying pan directly into the fire, hotly pursued by friends, family, and the nefarious Department of the Interior. While the duo make the risky dash for Lytaxin, seeking safety among Miri’s kin, the Department is moving on Val Con’s family, Clan Korval, intending to subvert or destroy it.

Understanding their danger, Korval’s first speaker invokes Plan B, ordering Clan members to scatter to prearranged safe-places.

Meanwhile, Miri and Val Con discover that Lytaxin may not be the safe harbor they had supposed . . . and that Miri’s retirement from the mercenaries may have been premature.

About The Authors

Maine-based writers Sharon Lee and Steve Miller teamed up in the late 1980s to bring the world the story of Kinzel, an inept wizard with a love of cats, a thirst for justice, and a staff of true power.

In the decades since, until Steve's death in 2024, the Lee-and-Miller writing team published over 100 works of fantastic fiction, the majority set in their genre-bending Liaden Universe®, and reflecting on their shared philosophy that fiction ought to be fun—both the reading and the writing of it.

During their long and storied career, Steve and Sharon were celebrated as guests of honor at more than two dozen science fiction conventions across the country and were also frequent panelist and featured speakers.

Their awards include the Prizm for Best Futuristic Romance, The Golden Duck for Best YA SF, the Reader’s Choice Award for the Year’s Best Military and Adventure SF of 2017, and the Edward E. Smith Memoria Award for Imaginative Fiction (the Skylark).

Sharon is continuing to work in the universe she and Steve built together.

For more information about the Liaden Universe®, including reading orders, go to httpz://korval.com.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Baen (September 24, 2024)
  • Length: 432 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781982193720

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Raves and Reviews

Praise for Plan B:

“A rousing military space adventure with larger-than-life characters . . . packs more action into its pages than many trilogies . . . hard to beat for fans of fast-paced space opera.” —Locus

Praise for the Liaden Universe®:

“Space Opera as finely crafted as a Tree-and-Dragon trade deal. Lee and Miller always deliver the goods.” —Jack Campbell, author of In Our Stars and Implacable, on Ribbon Dance

Accepting the Lance is a tour de force! So many threads woven, so many pieces moved on the board, old and new friends met, this book is an extraordinary installment in a brilliant series. I stayed up till 3 a.m. reading it and I have zero regrets. An incredible ride of a book!” —Nalini Singh, NYT best-selling author of the Psy-Changeling and Guild Hunter paranormal romances

“[S]prawling and satisfying. . . . Space opera mixes with social engineering, influenced by Regency-era manners and delicate notions of honor. . . . [I]t’s like spending time with old friends . . .” —Publishers Weekly on Dragon in Exile

“Lee and Miller’s novels are full of action, exotic characters, plenty of plot, and even a touch of romance. The world building is outstanding.” —Booklist

“. . . aficionados of intelligent space opera will be thoroughly entertained . . . [T]he authors’ craftsmanship is top-notch.” —Publishers Weekly

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