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So...what *is* the Liaden Universe®, anyway?

The Liaden Universe® is a lot of things to a lot of people, and you can find

that out for yourself if you do an internet search with your favorite search

engine on the short phrase "the liaden universe is" and have the time to glance

through lots of screens worth of results. A quick sample tells us that:

"...the Liaden Universe is fascinating..."

"The Liaden Universe is a multi-faceted playground..."

"The Liaden universe is a totally original construct with a well thought out set

of social systems and codes of honor that fascinate the reader even as they

complicate matters for the characters..."

"...the Liaden Universe is a wide and sometimes not very neat universe.

There is romance. There is adventure. There are family relationships,..."

"...the Liaden Universe is a very reader-friendly place..."

Stories set in the Liaden Universe® don't require an intimate knowledge of hard science to understand,

nor do they attempt to predict the near future. The stories, if sometimes serious, are designed for leisure

reading rather than study, for enjoyment and relaxation rather than mental gymnastics; and the authors

are quite fond of the "sense of wonder" and adventure that brought science fiction to the attention of

many readers in the first place.

Lee and Miller's unique brand of adventurous romantic space opera has won attention from both

science fiction and romance readers. Liaden Universe® novels Scout's Progress and Local Custom took

first and second place in the coveted Prism Awards for best futuristic romance of 2002, while Pilots

Choice, I Dare, The Tomorrow Log, and Balance of Trade have all placed on the Locus Magazine

Bestseller lists, with Balance of Trade also winning the Hal Clement Award for Best Young Adult Science

Fiction novel of 2004. Scout's Progress was also named Best Science Fiction Novel of 2002 by the

reviewers of Romantic Times Bookclub magazine.

Where did The Liaden Universe® come from?

In a way, the Liaden Universe was born from the happy coincidences that brought Sharon Lee and

Steve Miller together and permitted them to collaborate.

The authors of the Liaden Universe® have a unique perspective on the science fiction field. Sharon

Lee is the only person to have been Vice President, President, and Executive Director of SFWA ( also

known as Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America) the world's foremost international association

of Science Fiction professionals. Steve Miller was the Founding Curator of the University of Maryland's

Science Fiction Research Collection, a graduate of the Clarion West Science Fiction Writing Workshop,

and was Vice Chair of the Baltimore in '80 World Science Fiction Convention bid committee.

The has a world-wide following, and the authors have traveled North America from coast-to-coast to

meet with their fans at conventions, to sign books at bookstores, and to speak at libraries and schools.

Where can I find out about recent Liaden Universe® news and upcoming events?

One of the best places to get recent news is a Liaden Universe® Infodump, which you can get in email

or which can usually be found posted in Sharon Lee's blog.

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