Subject: Re: "Trader's Leap (23) (Liaden Universe?)" by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller

On 7/7/2025 10:51 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:

"Trader's Leap (23) (Liaden Universe?)" by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller

https://www.amazon.com/Traders-Leap-23-Liaden-Universe%C2%AE/dp/1982125675/

Book number 23 of a 34 book space opera series with psychic elves in
space !ÿ I count the series as 29 books as there are 29 novels plus 5 collections of short stories.ÿ I read the well printed and bound MMPB published by Baen in 2021.ÿ I have two more books in the series and I
plan to order more as they come along in MMPB.

Over a thousand years ago, the Liadens and several others escaped from a dying Universe to the present Universe with Terrans and such.ÿ The dying Universe is still leaking spaceships and other flotsam to the
Liadenverse.ÿ Along with live people.ÿ And in the very recent past, the Korval clan, whose founder was the pilot of the universe traveling space ship, has been ousted from the Liaden planet to Surebleak, a harsh and underpopulated planet by Terrans and many others.ÿ The rest of the
Korval clan is slowly rejoining the others at Surebleak.ÿ And other
Liaden clans are moving themselves to Surebleak to follow Korval
wherever they may go as the Captain of their destinies.

The Clutch Turtles, a space born race, are big fans of the Clan Korval
and their sentient tree.ÿ In fact, they moved the Clan Korval and their sentient quarter mile tall tree from the Liaden planet to Surebleak, a
harsh and underpopulated planet by Terrans and many other races.ÿ All of
the races in the new Universe are very careful around the Clutch Turtles
due to their light year spanning powers and huge incredibly fast space
ships.ÿ The Clutch turtles have just sent a newly hatched emissary to Surebleak with an important warning.
ÿÿ https://liaden.fandom.com/wiki/Clutch_Turtles

Master Trader Shan yos'Galan is taking the main Korval space ship, the "Dutiful Passage", with its crew of hundreds to new space stations and
star systems to establish new trading routes that have not been
destroyed by Korval's enemies.ÿ And his assistant trader daughter Padi
is working on getting her trader status while her psychic powers are blossoming.

BTW, Sharon Lee's reading order of the series is:
ÿÿ https://sharonleewriter.com/correct-reading-order/

The first book of the series, "Agent Of Change" is in my six star book
list.

My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Amazon rating:ÿ 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,284 reviews)

Lynn

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Subject: Re: Re: "Trader's Leap (23) (Liaden Universe?)" by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller

Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> writes:

On 7/7/2025 10:51 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:

"Trader's Leap (23) (Liaden Universe?)" by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller

https://www.amazon.com/Traders-Leap-23-Liaden-Universe%C2%AE/dp/1982125675/ >>

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Master Trader Shan yos'Galan is taking the main Korval space ship, the
"Dutiful Passage", with its crew of hundreds to new space stations

Didn't we discuss this before? There is no evidence of a crew of 'hundreds' on the dutiful passage. It's not a warship[*], it's a pod-based trader
(a version of a modern shipping container). Pick-up and drop-off.

Dozens, perhaps.

[*] Even if it does have the ability to mount defensive weapons.

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