I'd like to nominate a book by my favourite collaborative pair of authors, Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Plus, it's the start of a collaboration of (space) pilots, so it fits the category two different ways. Oh, and it's a great read!
Local Custom
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Master trader Er Thom knows the local custom of Liaden is to be matched with a proper bride, and provide his prominent clan Korval with an heir. Yet his heart is immersed in another universe, influenced by another culture, and lost to a woman not of his world. And to take a Terran wife such as scholar Anne Davis is to risk his honor and reputation. But when he discovers that their brief encounter years before has resulted in the birth of a child, even more is at stake than anyone imagined. Now, an interstellar scandal has erupted, a bitter war between two families-galaxies apart-has begun, and the only hope for Er Thom and Anne is a sacrifice neither is prepared to make...
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Amazon US: $6.99 USD
Amazon CA: $8.51 CDN
Amazon UK: £4.60 GBP
Amazon AU: $8.94 AUD
BaenEbooks.com: $6.99 USD (
All Formats, DRM-Free)
Audible US (Narrator - Bernadette Dunne): 1 credit or $1.99 WhisperSync
Overdrive: Yes, FINALLY! Check your library, but even there it's DRM-Free. If they don't have it, recommend it. Unlike some publishers, Baen isn't gouging libraries, or limiting the number of loans before the license ends.
Kobo: Check your country. Prices should correspond directly to the Amazon prices listed above. Or just get your ePub directly from Baen.
Length: 384 pages
While this is officially Liaden Universe #5 according to Goodreads, it is, in fact, very much a stand-alone book that is an excellent entry point into the Liaden Universe. It is, officially, a "space opera", but also a romance very much in the style of Georgette Heyer. And, as I said above, an excellent read.