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Adventures in the Liaden Universe #2
Fellow Travelers
Chapbook of three short stories set in the Liaden Universe all dealing with Priscilla Delacroix aka Moonhawk.
Contents:
Where the Goddess Sends
A Spell for the Lost
Moonphase
These stories also found in Liaden Constellation Book I
Contents:
Where the Goddess Sends
A Spell for the Lost
Moonphase
These stories also found in Liaden Constellation Book I
First published April 22, 2011
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Sharon Lee
166 books788 followersSharon Lee has been married to her first husband for more than half her lifetime; she is a friend to cats, a member of the National Carousel Association, and oversees the dubious investment schemes of an improbable number of stuffed animals.
Despite having been born in a year of the dragon, Sharon is an introvert. She lives in Maine because she likes it there. In fact, she likes it so much that she has written five novels set in Maine; contemporary fantasy trilogy Carousel Tides, Carousel Sun, Carousel Seas, and mysteries Barnburner and Gunshy.
With the aforementioned first husband, Steve Miller, Sharon has written twenty novels of science fiction and fantasy — many of them set in the Liaden Universe® — and numerous short stories. She has occasionally been an advertising copywriter, a reporter, photographer, book reviewer, and secretary. She was for three years Executive Director of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc., and was subsequently elected vice president and then president of that organization.
Despite having been born in a year of the dragon, Sharon is an introvert. She lives in Maine because she likes it there. In fact, she likes it so much that she has written five novels set in Maine; contemporary fantasy trilogy Carousel Tides, Carousel Sun, Carousel Seas, and mysteries Barnburner and Gunshy.
With the aforementioned first husband, Steve Miller, Sharon has written twenty novels of science fiction and fantasy — many of them set in the Liaden Universe® — and numerous short stories. She has occasionally been an advertising copywriter, a reporter, photographer, book reviewer, and secretary. She was for three years Executive Director of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc., and was subsequently elected vice president and then president of that organization.
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May 22, 2018
Two stories about Moonhawk and Lute, and a third about Priscilla Mendoza
December 12, 2009
Truly a disappointment. Not that all things Liaden have to be good to great, but when most are, and this is not, then you are left wanting something else. Again, $10 for three very short short stories, leaves you with the impression that you have not gotten anywhere near your monies worth. The three stories, Where the Goddess Sends, A Spell for the Lost, and Moonphase deal with Moonhawk or Priscilla Delacroix y Mendoza. Fine, but she is not our present series Korval. Back story to why Liad will be what it will be but so far back that it truly does not have bearing.
The first story reminded my of the first part of Longyear work of Baraboo, when the performers are in the wilderness uniting the planet. It didn't feel new, it felt like a rehash of all derivative pieces that the boondocks just are disconnected. The second was worse. A missing person, and our protagonists will of course deduce what happened, but it is clear that the guilty culprits are introduced quickly to us (in so few pages, of course you are going to meet the villian.) The last is the only story that should have been included, and it is the least fleshed out. It is the one that has the most bearing on the series, and we have just a snippet. The authors even discuss that they only wrote it as an exercise for back story and that the first two were meant as fully fleshed short stories.
While their other Chap Book might have been worthy of something, here it shows that perhaps all who strive to write, shouldn't also be charged with their own sales. I can't recommend this to any but the die hard Liaden fan.
The first story reminded my of the first part of Longyear work of Baraboo, when the performers are in the wilderness uniting the planet. It didn't feel new, it felt like a rehash of all derivative pieces that the boondocks just are disconnected. The second was worse. A missing person, and our protagonists will of course deduce what happened, but it is clear that the guilty culprits are introduced quickly to us (in so few pages, of course you are going to meet the villian.) The last is the only story that should have been included, and it is the least fleshed out. It is the one that has the most bearing on the series, and we have just a snippet. The authors even discuss that they only wrote it as an exercise for back story and that the first two were meant as fully fleshed short stories.
While their other Chap Book might have been worthy of something, here it shows that perhaps all who strive to write, shouldn't also be charged with their own sales. I can't recommend this to any but the die hard Liaden fan.
June 30, 2025
The Liaden Universe is always a good place to live when the external world is scary and stressful, which it has been a lot as of late.
December 20, 2017
Three in one chapbook with the stories: Where the Goddess Sends; A Spell for the Lost; and Moonphase.
Now all three are available with Lee & Miller's new publisher Baen in "A Liaden Universe Constellation Volume 1." I recommend saving money by buying the collection, rather than the individual chapbooks (I bought the chapbooks before the collection was available).
But if you are a Lute and Moonhawk fan, this is the chapbook for you. All three stories center around the couple - two in the distant past and one in the present time.
Where the Goddess Sends is their first adventure where Lute and Moonhawk meet. Both captured and thrown in a pit, in a village awash in danger and evil. A powerful short story with some of the strongest hints of Lutes beyond stage magician abilities; and even stronger revelations of the Goddess' abilities.
A Spell for the Lost is their second adventure. Where the last one was big and bad, this one is small and sad. Again both Lute's and Moonhawk's very different and very special abilities form one coherent whole in solving the issue of a missing teenage girl.
I do not know which one is better, Where the Goddess Sends or A Spell for the Lost. Both grab emotionally, just different sets of emotions.
Moonphase is the weakest of the three stories (which isn't that weak), set in the modern times with Priscilla. Of the three this has the most direct impact on the activities in the novels. I would have like to see more of how Priscilla is different from Moonhawk and just like her. The weakness of the story is Lute is missing. Priscilla has been captured by her church for heresy. Now she must survive and remain true to her Name even if it means death, or worse.
I do wish Lee & Miller made the world sound more different. Instead of "balance" being used so much, other words and concepts would have been nice. You know me, I love good worldbuilding and that part really could be better.
Now all three are available with Lee & Miller's new publisher Baen in "A Liaden Universe Constellation Volume 1." I recommend saving money by buying the collection, rather than the individual chapbooks (I bought the chapbooks before the collection was available).
But if you are a Lute and Moonhawk fan, this is the chapbook for you. All three stories center around the couple - two in the distant past and one in the present time.
Where the Goddess Sends is their first adventure where Lute and Moonhawk meet. Both captured and thrown in a pit, in a village awash in danger and evil. A powerful short story with some of the strongest hints of Lutes beyond stage magician abilities; and even stronger revelations of the Goddess' abilities.
A Spell for the Lost is their second adventure. Where the last one was big and bad, this one is small and sad. Again both Lute's and Moonhawk's very different and very special abilities form one coherent whole in solving the issue of a missing teenage girl.
I do not know which one is better, Where the Goddess Sends or A Spell for the Lost. Both grab emotionally, just different sets of emotions.
Moonphase is the weakest of the three stories (which isn't that weak), set in the modern times with Priscilla. Of the three this has the most direct impact on the activities in the novels. I would have like to see more of how Priscilla is different from Moonhawk and just like her. The weakness of the story is Lute is missing. Priscilla has been captured by her church for heresy. Now she must survive and remain true to her Name even if it means death, or worse.
I do wish Lee & Miller made the world sound more different. Instead of "balance" being used so much, other words and concepts would have been nice. You know me, I love good worldbuilding and that part really could be better.
August 24, 2018
This is a collection of three short stories about Moonhawk, a priestess of the Goddess, who in the time contemporary to Val Con yos'Phelium is also Priscialla Delacroiz y Mendoza, and her lover, the magician Lute.
We see the first meeting and adventure of Moonhawk and Lute, and a later episode in which they search for a woman's missing daughter. And finally, we see the events that lead to Priscilla/Moonhawk, centuries later than the earlier stories, to leave the temple, her culture, and the planet.
These stories are wonderful look at the background of a character who becomes very important to Clan Korval in the stories that may be more familiar to most readers. They truly illuminate Priscilla's background and formative experiences.
Recommended.
I bought this book.
We see the first meeting and adventure of Moonhawk and Lute, and a later episode in which they search for a woman's missing daughter. And finally, we see the events that lead to Priscilla/Moonhawk, centuries later than the earlier stories, to leave the temple, her culture, and the planet.
These stories are wonderful look at the background of a character who becomes very important to Clan Korval in the stories that may be more familiar to most readers. They truly illuminate Priscilla's background and formative experiences.
Recommended.
I bought this book.
July 3, 2022
3.5 stars.
These stories are about Moonhawk and Lute... the more magical aspects of the Liaden Universe that we don't see much of in the later books.
The first story tells of how Moonhawk and Lute met. Second story occurs during their travels together. The third story is about Priscilla, as a student of Moonhawk and who plays a pivotal role in the later books.
I found the first and third the more interesting as they give readers better understanding of these important characters in the Liaden Universe.
These stories are about Moonhawk and Lute... the more magical aspects of the Liaden Universe that we don't see much of in the later books.
The first story tells of how Moonhawk and Lute met. Second story occurs during their travels together. The third story is about Priscilla, as a student of Moonhawk and who plays a pivotal role in the later books.
I found the first and third the more interesting as they give readers better understanding of these important characters in the Liaden Universe.
December 11, 2020
It’s good to get Priscilla’s back story, I guess, but all three tales in this volume are kind of depressing.
January 21, 2015
Great back stories on Moonhawk.
Very enjoyable background stories. 5 star rating based on being reluctant to put each story down. Each story progressed naturally.
Very enjoyable background stories. 5 star rating based on being reluctant to put each story down. Each story progressed naturally.
September 11, 2019
3 short stories giving the background of Priscilla and her home planet of Sintia.
September 16, 2015
I read these in the "A Liaden Universe® Constellation vol 1"
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