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Saltation (Theo Waitley, #2) (Liaden Universe #13)
by
Sharon Lee (Goodreads Author),
Steve Miller
Theo Waitley is a Nexus of Violence
Thrust mid-year into a school for pilots far from the safe haven of her birth home on scholarly Delgado, young Theo Waitley excels in hands-on flying while finding that she's behind the curve in social intricacies as well as in math.
After surviving a mid-air emergency with a spectacular mountain-top landing in her training soar plane Theo
...moreHardcover, 400 pages
Published
April 13th 2010
by Baen
(first published April 6th 2010)
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The continuing saga of Theo Waitley. In this sequel to Fledgling Theo goes off to pilot school, sponsored (paid for) by her friend Pilot Cho. Starting in the middle of the term with a small group of students, she again feels like an outsider amongst her peers. She makes friends with her unlikely roommates, concentrates on her studies, and finds herself embroiled in events beyond her control, and political understanding. Once again purposefully misunderstood by questionable authority figures, she...more
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We have the continuing adventures of Theo as she works her way through pilot training. Overall this was a good read, and I am really excited that the next book will start resolving Theo's complicated problem. Unfortunately this book felt a little weak to me. I know the main purpose was to see Theo get her pilot's license and get into trouble big enough that she needed to go to Korval. The authors even prepare you for the jumps by explaining the term Saltation, but since we covered so much time,...more
Basically, Saltation is the story of Theo Waitley's school career. In the first Theo book, Theo went from a "clumsy" danger to society at large type of kid to a self possessed, graceful young woman who has the potential of becoming a great pilot, and being a pilot is no small thing in these novels.
In Fledgling a pilot scout has offered to sponsor Theo in an elite piloting school - so Theo ends up going. Problem is, that there's unrest on the planet where the school is situated. Seems the locals...more
In Fledgling a pilot scout has offered to sponsor Theo in an elite piloting school - so Theo ends up going. Problem is, that there's unrest on the planet where the school is situated. Seems the locals...more
Saltation (Theo Waitley, #2) is good enough that I finished Fledgling (Theo Waitley, #1), then read it in one sitting. It simply has the sort of momentum that doesn't allow for good stopping points — something that is true of many of the Liaden Universe novels.
At the end of Fledgling, Theo was sponsored into pilot school by Scout Cho sig'Radia. Saltation begins with her time there, just as politically naive as ever, but a much more confident person than she was at the beginning of Fledgling. Man...more
At the end of Fledgling, Theo was sponsored into pilot school by Scout Cho sig'Radia. Saltation begins with her time there, just as politically naive as ever, but a much more confident person than she was at the beginning of Fledgling. Man...more
I liked "Saltation" well, and "Mouse & Dragon" less well . . . the latter just didn't have enough plot, and was too moony a romance for my liking. I'm glad to know what happened in that part of the story, but I don't think I'll reread it quite as often as I reread their other work.
However, though I think that Lee & Miller's entirely edible prose, ridiculously talented characters & sense of fun would carry the day with any reader who happened to pick up "Saltation", I'd strongly recom...more
However, though I think that Lee & Miller's entirely edible prose, ridiculously talented characters & sense of fun would carry the day with any reader who happened to pick up "Saltation", I'd strongly recom...more
The second book of Theo Waitley is even better than the first, and that's a feat. It's good old-fashioned space opera, with elegant writing, well-drawn characters, and enough hooks for future development to keep all series fans happy for almost as long as it takes Lee and Miller to produce the next installment! Fledgling is the first book of this arc, but if you really wish to dig in, there's a whole universe built around Liad. (Theo's paternal ancestors are Liaden, although her mother is earth-...more
This book was much better than Fledgling. I did feel that there were parts at school that could have used a bit more explanation than was given. I do like authors that don't info dump but rather sprinkle info in. But here there was a little too little in spots. The story was not real linear in that unlike for example "Conflict of Honors" earlier in the series where there was a strong plot with action and reaction, closely following, it was more "here's some stuff that happened to develop Theo's...more
The second in a duology (the first is Fledgling (Theo Waitley, #1)), which covers events only alluded to in the main Liaden storyline.
While I liked (and read in one sitting), I have to add a caveat that this is probably not a book for readers new to the Liaden universe, which is a shame, because I remember thinking that its prequel, FLEDGLING, was a perfect jumping-off point. There were one too many references to off-screen (off-page?) events which would only make sense if you had read the prev...more
While I liked (and read in one sitting), I have to add a caveat that this is probably not a book for readers new to the Liaden universe, which is a shame, because I remember thinking that its prequel, FLEDGLING, was a perfect jumping-off point. There were one too many references to off-screen (off-page?) events which would only make sense if you had read the prev...more
Reading Saltation was a real pleasure. Our authors have shown me just how the many small changes - and a sprinkling of large ones - can add up to such a powerful final presentation. I finished the book quite satisfied with the plot tie-ins, call-backs, and evocations that now I can't decide if I want to go back to Balance of Trade or to I Dare to start weaving in edges...
And here's a quick quote for you:
"Daav, it is good to see you among my guests once more. I think you know everyone who has com...more
And here's a quick quote for you:
"Daav, it is good to see you among my guests once more. I think you know everyone who has com...more
The continuing story of young Theo Waitley. Theo is off at pilot academy: doing well in her studies, not so well in her personal student life. Other students think she has an 'attitude'. Poor Theo!
An engaging look at a determined young woman who just wants to be a pilot. But one needs to be able to get along with others to be a successful pilot-a harder lesson for Theo to learn than the piloting skills.
And just what sorts of complications can Theo get mixed up in that cause her to take her trou...more
An engaging look at a determined young woman who just wants to be a pilot. But one needs to be able to get along with others to be a successful pilot-a harder lesson for Theo to learn than the piloting skills.
And just what sorts of complications can Theo get mixed up in that cause her to take her trou...more
Genre: Science Fiction
Saltation was a disappointment after Fledgling. It felt like a book without a plot. It’s obviously the middle book in the series and it seemed mainly to focus on getting Theo from the end of Fledgling up to the point in time when we met her at the end of I Dare e.g. she has to develop a complicated problem that is worth bringing to Delm Korval (whom Theo doesn’t know, and in fact doesn’t even realize that she has a claim on Korval).
Now, I think the complicated problem is in...more
Saltation was a disappointment after Fledgling. It felt like a book without a plot. It’s obviously the middle book in the series and it seemed mainly to focus on getting Theo from the end of Fledgling up to the point in time when we met her at the end of I Dare e.g. she has to develop a complicated problem that is worth bringing to Delm Korval (whom Theo doesn’t know, and in fact doesn’t even realize that she has a claim on Korval).
Now, I think the complicated problem is in...more
I cannot NOT like a Lee/Miller book; entirely aside from the fact that I am a sucker for anything in their Liaden Universe, they write with charm and seem almost to have become something rather Liaden themselves. It's odd to me that this aspect of their writing - the thoroughness with which they immerse one into an alien culture - becomes both the best and worst thing about their books. This one has a lot going for it - it's place in the Liaden milleau, the experience of piloting school, the app...more
I liked this book a lot. I dropped other books I was in the middle of to read it, and read it all in a day. I liked it...and yet... There were bits that felt rushed. Especially after Theo left the academy and started working. It felt --the rest of the story, starting with fledgling and going through the first 2/3 of SALTATION, felt very leisurely. It moved at a fairly slow and deliberate pace. Then when she left the academy, it went "Fwoosh!" through several years between the turn of one page an...more
Right up front, I'll say I love the Liaden Universe. Definitely a series I'm happy to reread at least every few years, so of course I really like this. With Dragon Ship just released it was time to go back and reread the prior Theo books, this being the second featuring her.
After returning home from her journey in the prior book, Theo Waitley learned her Liaden father is not only a scholar but was a pilot before that. Now she has the opportunity to become a pilot too, attending Anlingdin Pilotin...more
After returning home from her journey in the prior book, Theo Waitley learned her Liaden father is not only a scholar but was a pilot before that. Now she has the opportunity to become a pilot too, attending Anlingdin Pilotin...more
If you have read other books in the Liaden universe then this may be a bit surprising. The other books I have read until this one and its predecessor were basically "science fiction romance." I would say that description would be turn off to me, I have read some books I would characterize that way that were bad. But these are good romances with pretty real seeming characters and interestings culture issues to explore. However, these books on Theo Waitley are both coming of age stories. They have...more
I have been catching up on the Liaden Universe series, from the beginning with Crystal Dragon and also starting with the Theo Waitley books. It's strange reading about the background characters at the same time as the younger generation, but I am enjoying both. The story is interesting, although the pace is slow in places. The main characters are terrific, but I often find their conversational style to be totally perplexing. I'm not sure if that is because of the dual authorship or if they are t...more
I bought the e-ARC from Baen because I'm a badass, I mean pathetic addict, like that. This book technically wasn't out until April. Theo Waitley goes off-planet to study to be a pilot--but chaos erupts and, being found at the center of it, Theo must deal with bigger and more thorny problems than ever before--even problems that involve going to the delm of Korval.
This book ended exactly where _I Dare_ ended. My torture continues, and _Ghost Ship won't be out for quite some time...
This book ended exactly where _I Dare_ ended. My torture continues, and _Ghost Ship won't be out for quite some time...
Short review - this is the first of the Liaden books I have read in years. But I jumped back in without too much problem remembering the threads of the different storylines. The beginning felt a little YA (in a bad way) but by the middle of the book I was pretty hooked and was quite surprised to see how the threads of the series were coming together. Already picked up the next book in the series.
A longer review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/saltation-by-sharon-...
A longer review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/saltation-by-sharon-...
Miller & Lee are pretty much THE best at working the micro-view of personal stakes with high-stakes macro view happening in the background. This book is no different, and of course it's couched in the unique Liaden-verse.
Although publisher Baen doesn't identify it as such, it's the second of two books about Theo Waitely, and is tied into the series closely enough so this second book ends at the same point as I DARE. I believe there's more to come.
Although publisher Baen doesn't identify it as such, it's the second of two books about Theo Waitely, and is tied into the series closely enough so this second book ends at the same point as I DARE. I believe there's more to come.
In this episode Theo enters Pilot Academy and catapults to notoriety and status (the title means: Advancing in leaps rather than gradual progression). Very smooth and readable space opera, though a little thin on things actually happening. Will read on in this series.
I read the paperback, and there is a terrific "readers advisory" list at the end: "If you like [name of renowned SF author, or particular theme], then you'll like..."
I read the paperback, and there is a terrific "readers advisory" list at the end: "If you like [name of renowned SF author, or particular theme], then you'll like..."
I think this book suffered from 'have to get from point a to point b' plotting, rather than a natural flow. I liked book 1 better, it was a bit more coherent. Although points to the author for 1) the title, saltation, seems to refer to jumps (of sediment or evolution) and 2) acknowledging the changes in status with section breaks. Also, the main character is such a stand-off type, even among her peers, that it was hard to like her.
Note that this is sort of a reread, since I read the online first...more
Note that this is sort of a reread, since I read the online first...more
Better than Fledgling, This is still a weak book in the Liaden Universe. Not enough happens to make you think a book is justified. It does allow us to get to know Theo better. But since we start out knowing she's Koval I just feel that we didn't need to follow every point that proved that she was one of the best pilot anyone had seen. I mean just because she doesn't know she's of Koval doesn't mean *we* don't expect this of her. In short while I enjoyed the time getting to know her, I feel like...more
It took me a while to get into this one because it had little to do with Liad for quite some time. Now I can't wait to get the next book, so I got reeled in! It didn't help my interest in the main character that I read this book before I read Fledgling, which should have been first. Oh, well!
Saltation by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller. 325 pages. SF/Liaden Universe. This is the story of how Theo Waitley goes to a school for pilots and what happens to her there. This is the sequel to Fledgling which I haven’t read, but stands acceptably on its own. Much of the book is devoted to her training; she stands out when she makes a perfect landing during an emergency in her first flight. Theo is half Liaden and there are forces on the planet that don’t like outsiders; when Theo fights back sh...more
I am regularly thankful that Lee & Miller keep writing books! We were introduced to Theo in Fledgling and now learn more of her story in Saltation. We also see Liad in a different light, which is enjoyable for those who've read many other books set in the Liaden universe.
I hate to say it but this book was deeply boring! The main character, Theo Waitley is the victim of 'tell-don't-show', she is supposed to be brilliant, a prodigy, but she just seems to be a sulky teen. Inside this mish-mash is a better book struggling to get out.
Theo Waitley is attending Pilot school but not necessarily making friends. Caught in forces beyond her control, she may have to learn whether her father's advice to seek the delm of Korval is more than a suggestion from a children's story. Very jumpy timeline, not much exposition of secondary characters, hope the next one will be better. Much better if you read Mouse and Dragon as well!
I always love to revisit the Liaden Universe. This story tells of Theo's coming of age. I enjoyed her adventures as a misfit at a piloting school. And her adventures in the greater galaxy after leaving school also showed her growth. While she doesn't consider herself a "nexus of violence" things do tend to happen around her. I found it interesting to see the events that I had previously read on the other storyline from the viewpoint of a character who wasn't directly involved.
The gift from Win T...more
The gift from Win T...more
More Theo and the connections back to the rest of the family start to show up. Loved this one so much that we bought the next book in hardcover. We very seldom do that, but we couldn't wait.
This book parallels and now I need to read the next book which is not due out until next year. Lee and Miller know how to tell a story and how to tie threads together like no one else.
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