Balance of Trade by Sharon Lee

Balance of Trade by Sharon Lee

Assistant Trader Jethri Gobelyn was an honest, hardworking young man who knew a lot about living onboard his family's space-going trade ship; something about trade, finance, and risk-taking; and a little bit about Liadens. It was, oddly enough, the little bit he knew about Liadens that seemed like it might be enough to make his family's fortune, and his own, too. In short order, however, Jethri Gobelyn was about to find out a lot more about Liadens.like how far they might go to protect their name and reputation. Like the myriad of things one might say-intentionally or not-with a single bow. Like what it would take to make a Liaden trade-ship crew trash a bar. Like how hard it is to say I'm sorry in Liaden. Pretty soon it was clear that as little as he knew about Liadens, he knew far less about himself. With his very existence a threat to the balance of trade, Jethri Gobelyn needed to learn fast, or else help destroy all he held dear.

In the late 1980s, Maine-based writers Sharon Lee and Steve Miller teamed up to tell the story of Kinzel, an inept wizard with a penchant for cats, a drive for justice, and a truly powerful staff. Since then, the couple has published dozens of short tales and over a dozen novels, the most of which are set in their multi-universe Liaden Universe(R). Steve was a traveling poet, rock-band reviewer, reporter, and editor of a string of community newspapers before settling down to the tranquil and stable life of a science fiction and fantasy writer. Sharon, on the other hand, has worked as an advertising copywriter, a copy editor on a small city newspaper's night-side news, a reporter, a photographer, and a book reviewer. Both credit their experiences at the newspaper for teaching them the finer qualities of collaboration.

Sharon and Steve are firm believers that reading fiction should be enjoyable and that stories should be entertaining. At http: //korval.com, Steve and Sharon have a web presence.