Dragon Ship Mass market paperbound - 2013

Book 5 in the award-winning Liaden UniverseÂĀ saga.  Stirring space adventure from master storytellers Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Space ships, action, adventure âÈ' all tied together with a strong dollop of romance and intrigue âÈ' make this a compelling series for a wide range of readers, from romance to military SF lovers.

First Class courier pilot Theo Waitley was already known as a nexus of violence âÈ' 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 âÈ' and herself âÈ' 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.

 
About the Liaden UniverseÂĀ series:
âÈêEvery now and then you come across an author, or in this case, a pair, who write exactly what you want to read, the characters and personalities that make you enjoy meeting them. . . . I rarely rave on and on about stories, but I am devoted to Lee and Miller novels and stories.âÈë âÈ'Anne McCaffrey

âÈêThese authors consistently deliver stories with a rich, textured setting, intricate plotting, and vivid, interesting characters from fully-realized cultures, both human and alien, and each book gets better.âÈë
âÈ'Elizabeth Moon

âÈê[A] recommended, powerful pick. . .a fast-paced military and political thriller.âÈëâÈ'Midwest Book Review on Ghost Ship

âÈê[D]elightful stories of adventure and romance set in a far future. . .space opera milieu. ItâÈçs all a rather heady mix of Gordon R. Dickson, the Forsythe Saga, and Victoria Holt, with Lee and MillierâÈçs own unique touches making it all sparkle and sizzle. Anyone whose taste runs toward SF in the true romantic tradition canâÈçt help but like the Liaden Universe.âÈëâÈ'Analog

âÈê[T]he many fans of the Liad universe will welcome the latestâÈöcontinuing young pilot Theo WaitleyâÈçs
adventures.âÈë âÈ' Booklist on Saltation

âÈê[A]ficionados of intelligent space opera will be thoroughly entertained. . .[T]he authors' craftsmanship is top-notch.âÈë âÈ'Publishers Weekly on Lee and MillerâÈçs popular LiadenÂĀ thriller, I Dare