Plan B

Maine-based writers Sharon Lee and Steve Miller teamed up in the late 1980s to bring the world the story of Kinzel, an inept wizard with a love of cats, a thirst for justice, and a staff of true power. In the decades since, until Steve's death in 2024, the Lee-and-Miller writing team published over 100 works of fantastic fiction, the majority set in their genre-bending Liaden Universe®, demonstrating their shared philosophy that fiction ought to be fun—both the reading and the writing of it. During their long and storied career, Steve and Sharon were celebrated as guests of honor at more than two dozen science fiction conventions across the country and were also frequent panelist and featured speakers. Their awards include the Prizm for Best Futuristic Romance, The Golden Duck for Best YA SF, the Reader’s Choice Award for the Year’s Best Military and Adventure SF of 2017, and the Edward E. Smith Memoria Award for Imaginative Fiction (the Skylark). Sharon is continuing to work in the universe she and Steve built together. For more information about the Liaden Universe®, including reading orders, go to korval.com.

Praise for Plan B: “A rousing military space adventure with larger-than-life characters . . . packs more action into its pages than many trilogies . . . hard to beat for fans of fast-paced space opera.” —Locus Praise for the Liaden Universe®: “Space Opera as finely crafted as a Tree-and-Dragon trade deal. Lee and Miller always deliver the goods.” —Jack Campbell, author of In Our Stars and Implacable, on Ribbon Dance “Accepting the Lance is a tour de force! So many threads woven, so many pieces moved on the board, old and new friends met, this book is an extraordinary installment in a brilliant series. I stayed up till 3 a.m. reading it and I have zero regrets. An incredible ride of a book!” —Nalini Singh, NYT best-selling author of the Psy-Changeling and Guild Hunter paranormal romances “[S]prawling and satisfying. . . . Space opera mixes with social engineering, influenced by Regency-era manners and delicate notions of honor. . . . [I]t’s like spending time with old friends . . .” —Publishers Weekly on Dragon in Exile “Lee and Miller’s novels are full of action, exotic characters, plenty of plot, and even a touch of romance. The world building is outstanding.” —Booklist “. . . aficionados of intelligent space opera will be thoroughly entertained . . . [T]he authors’ craftsmanship is top-notch.” —Publishers Weekly