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Riverdale, NY : New York : Baen Books ; Distributed by Simon & Schuster, c2012.
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"First Class courier pilot Theo Waitley was already known as a nexus of violence, and then she inherited the precarious captaincy of a mysterious self-aware ship designed to serve a long dead trader. Now she has a trade route to run for Clan Korval while she convinces the near mythic ghost ship 'Bechimo'--and herself--that she wants to commit herself as the human side to their immensely powerful symbiosis. While her former lover battles a nano-virus that's eating him alive, she's challenged to rescue hundreds of stranded pilots and crewmen from an explosive situation in near orbit around a suddenly hostile planet. Lovers, enemies, an ex-roomie, and a jealous spaceship are all in peril as Theo wields power that no one in the universe is sure of, especially her"--Dust jacket flap.… (more)
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LibraryThing member kmartin802
I just couldn't wait until September to read this story. I bought the eARC from Baen Books as soon as it was available. This was filled with excitement and intrigue but is definitely not a place for a newcomer to jump into the Liaden Universe. This is the fourth book in the Theo Waitley arc of
Theo is aboard Bechimo with Clarence O'Berin and a contract from Korval to explore a potential new trading route. Shan has given Theo some possible contacts on a variety of worlds but Theo soon learns that Korval is not necessarily welcome on those worlds now. The Department of Interior is not nearly so destroyed or disorganized as Korval hoped and they seem to have a particular interest in Theo and her Old Tech ship Bechimo. This leads to a variety of problems and near escapes. Bechimo is a major character in this story.
Theo even has to go back to Eylot to rescue pilots in peril though she has been marked there as a nexus of violence and more or less run off the planet. This causes a number of problems but does allow her to expand her crew with the addition of her old friend Kara ven'Arith who is a Second Class pilot but has tech skills that make her attractive to Bechimo.
There is also a thread which has Theo's mother Kamele taking a year's sabbatical and determining to visit the Delm of Korval to find out the fate of her onagrata Jen Sar Kiladi who is more widely known to Liadens as Daav yos'Phelium. She proves that scholars from Delgado, especially those who had a close relationship with Jen Sar Kiladi, can be very resourceful and can rise to unexpected challenges.
We also get glimpses of things that are going on with Daav and Uncle and a few glimpses of Val Con and Miri at home on Surebleak. We even get a closer look at the Norbears especially in the person of Hevelin. All in all this was a satisfying episode that leaves one aching for the next book to find out how all these plot threads resolve.
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stories and follows immediately after Ghost Ship in time.Theo is aboard Bechimo with Clarence O'Berin and a contract from Korval to explore a potential new trading route. Shan has given Theo some possible contacts on a variety of worlds but Theo soon learns that Korval is not necessarily welcome on those worlds now. The Department of Interior is not nearly so destroyed or disorganized as Korval hoped and they seem to have a particular interest in Theo and her Old Tech ship Bechimo. This leads to a variety of problems and near escapes. Bechimo is a major character in this story.
Theo even has to go back to Eylot to rescue pilots in peril though she has been marked there as a nexus of violence and more or less run off the planet. This causes a number of problems but does allow her to expand her crew with the addition of her old friend Kara ven'Arith who is a Second Class pilot but has tech skills that make her attractive to Bechimo.
There is also a thread which has Theo's mother Kamele taking a year's sabbatical and determining to visit the Delm of Korval to find out the fate of her onagrata Jen Sar Kiladi who is more widely known to Liadens as Daav yos'Phelium. She proves that scholars from Delgado, especially those who had a close relationship with Jen Sar Kiladi, can be very resourceful and can rise to unexpected challenges.
We also get glimpses of things that are going on with Daav and Uncle and a few glimpses of Val Con and Miri at home on Surebleak. We even get a closer look at the Norbears especially in the person of Hevelin. All in all this was a satisfying episode that leaves one aching for the next book to find out how all these plot threads resolve.
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LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
Well. That was an abrupt ending. Not a cliffhanger, at all - in fact, everyone was in a safe (at least temporarily) spot. But many things were way up in the air. Many (many, many) developments for Theo and Bechimo, and quite a few for others - Win Ton and Kamele, in particular. Theo's getting quite
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a reputation, too. Very much a middle book - a lot of developments, but they all seem to lead to more questions, not to answers. The ship and the Tree, what Uncle is planning for Daav (well, what he's planning is rather obvious. The results are...less so) - a lot of threads set up and uncompleted. And I believe the next book is not the next step, but an in-between book, as Conflict of Honors was. Ghahh! So long to wait! I compose myself in anticipation... Show Less
LibraryThing member SunnySD
Pilot Theo Waitley and the sentient ship Bechimo have finally hooked up, but now that they have neither is sure what to do next. With a trade route to explore and a shakedown to do, her co-pilot tucked in for re-mastering, and a temporary co-pilot sitting second board, Theo heads out from Surebleak
There's lots going on, and not much resolution to be found here. Hope the next installment is out soon!
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unsure what she's facing. And runs right into some old trouble. Meanwhile, the DOI is still stalking Korval, building new bases, and generally gearing up for more villainy. There's lots going on, and not much resolution to be found here. Hope the next installment is out soon!
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LibraryThing member srearley
I like visiting this universe, but this felt a little...disjointed and unfinished. I'll definitely read the next one, but I hope it's got a little more plot to it, and a little more resolution. I'm getting tired of authors dragging things out for thousands of pages. (And that's not a dig at these
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authors in particular, they aren't the only ones doing it). Sure, I get it, they think this is what their readers want, to spend as much time as possible visiting old friends, but...not this reader. This reader thinks they need to write the best book possible, even if that means the story is finished when the book ends. Show Less
LibraryThing member Glennis.LeBlanc
This is not a good book to jump into this series since there is so much back story with Theo and the entire Korval clan. That being said this is a great universe and I really enjoyed reading it and can't wait for the next book. The story shows Theo developing into a captain of her own ship and
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having to deal with a universe that doesn't seem to care that she is flying Tree and Dragon colors. Find a good jumping into spot and there are several and dig in. Or you can try with this book but so many of the nice surprises will get spoiled. Show Less
LibraryThing member readinggeek451
Theo is settling in with Bechimo, discovering more about the ship and the need for more crew. But the Department of the Interior is determined to make trouble for them. Meanwhile, Kamele is on her way to Surebleak and also finding more than she bargained for.
Very much a middle book, beginning and
Very much a middle book, beginning and
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LibraryThing member jjvors
Another great book in the Liadin Universe series by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Here Theo Waitly conducts her shake down cruise with her AI sentient ship and new crew, while waiting for her lover, Win Ton, to be healed of a deadly nanite induced illness in an ancient healing unit. She gets into
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LibraryThing member rosemarybrown
Infuriating. Takes forever to get going, and then when it finally does, it ends a few pages later. Like watching an exceptionally dull episode of a show you normally adore. You're caught between boredom and forced watchfulness just in case anything actually happens.
I'm a fan of Liad. Been so since
Fans of the series will all buy this book because we're hooked. There's a pleasure in seeing your favorite characters even in a dull book. However this would be a very bad book to try as your first taste of the series. You won't have any idea what's going on, who's who or what universe you are in. Start with an earlier volume!
I'm a fan of Liad. Been so since
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the very first book came out 20ish years ago. Looks like the authors just aren't trying anymore. Fans of the series will all buy this book because we're hooked. There's a pleasure in seeing your favorite characters even in a dull book. However this would be a very bad book to try as your first taste of the series. You won't have any idea what's going on, who's who or what universe you are in. Start with an earlier volume!
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LibraryThing member LisCarey
Theo Waitley and her self-aware ship Bechimo now have a contract with Clan Korval to explore a possible new long-loop trade route, unconnected to previous Korval routes that included Liad. She's got her first crew member, pilot Clarence O'Berin. And she and Bechimo are feeling out the delicate
So we know things are way too peaceful and some real excitement is going to come along and smack them all.
The world of Eylot, where Theo attended Anlingdon Piloting Academy, has continued to grow more and more insular in the few years since Theo was kickedGui out after being declared a "nexus of violence." Now they're trying to declare all piloting licenses not issued on Eylot invalid, and to seize control of the Guild-run Codrescu Station. Since Eylot authorities have made clear their intention to "make examples" of pilots not trained at Anlingdon and even the Anlingdon-trained who have been too friendly with the offworlders, no one is eager to comply. The Guild declares a "Pilots in Peril" emergency--and Theo and Bechimo are the first to arrive.
Meanwhile, Kamele Waitley is sufficiently alarmed by Jen Sar Kiladi's disappearance and what little information that Theo has sent her about him. He's "safe within the parameters of an active pilot" and "with Korval." Is her onagrata being forced to act as a pilot for Korval? She's taken a sabbatical to "do research" that will take her to Surebleak to demand answers.
Naturally the Department of the Interior is still out to destroy Korval, and has not overlooked Theo--or her mother. There is much intrigue, action, close calls, and general excitement--all the while further developing the characters and the Liaden universe.
Lots of fun Recommended!
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matter of whether he and Theo really want to enter into the symbiosis that would make Theo not acting captain but bonded captain.So we know things are way too peaceful and some real excitement is going to come along and smack them all.
The world of Eylot, where Theo attended Anlingdon Piloting Academy, has continued to grow more and more insular in the few years since Theo was kickedGui out after being declared a "nexus of violence." Now they're trying to declare all piloting licenses not issued on Eylot invalid, and to seize control of the Guild-run Codrescu Station. Since Eylot authorities have made clear their intention to "make examples" of pilots not trained at Anlingdon and even the Anlingdon-trained who have been too friendly with the offworlders, no one is eager to comply. The Guild declares a "Pilots in Peril" emergency--and Theo and Bechimo are the first to arrive.
Meanwhile, Kamele Waitley is sufficiently alarmed by Jen Sar Kiladi's disappearance and what little information that Theo has sent her about him. He's "safe within the parameters of an active pilot" and "with Korval." Is her onagrata being forced to act as a pilot for Korval? She's taken a sabbatical to "do research" that will take her to Surebleak to demand answers.
Naturally the Department of the Interior is still out to destroy Korval, and has not overlooked Theo--or her mother. There is much intrigue, action, close calls, and general excitement--all the while further developing the characters and the Liaden universe.
Lots of fun Recommended!
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LibraryThing member leslie.98
This entry in the series continues from Theo Waitley's point of view - an interesting one indeed! It occurs concurrent with that of "Necessity's Child" and others so there are some aspects that might be viewed as spoilers, though it is questionable to my mind how one might avoid these in such a
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densely layered sequence that these books in the series attempt to convey. Show Less
LibraryThing member leslie.98
This entry in the series continues from Theo Waitley's point of view - an interesting one indeed! It occurs concurrent with that of "Necessity's Child" and others so there are some aspects that might be viewed as spoilers, though it is questionable to my mind how one might avoid these in such a
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densely layered sequence that these books in the series attempt to convey. Show Less
Awards
SF Site Reader's Choice (2012)
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Original publication date
2012-09
ISBN
9781416537984
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Liaden: Korval Next Gen, 4
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