Dragon Ship

Liaden Universe; Theo Waitley, Book 4

By: Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

Narrated by: Eileen Stevens

Dragon Ship is a stirring space adventure from master storytellers Sharon Lee and Steve Miller - number 15 in the award-winning Liaden Universe saga. Space ships, action, adventure - all tied together with a strong dollop of romance and intrigue - 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 - 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 - and herself - that she wants to commit herself as the human side to their immensely powerful symbiosis. While her former lover battles a nanovirus 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.

©2012 Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

great story, mediocre performance

the storyline is great, well written, and exciting.

the reader's performance, however, leaves much to be desired. So many misspeaks, mispronounciations, and badly processed audio patches! The reader seems to default to a monotone ending to each phrase, which makes the flow seem a halting collection of sentence fragments.

Great story

Great story and performance. Sharon Lee and Steve Miller are excellant writers/storytellers. Narration flows well.

great continuation of the Theo storyline.

fantastic narrator as always. fantastic history and hints of things to come. as always in balance.

The continuing story

Entertaining look into a developing a personality. The ship is learning to be human.Captain is always within her perfectionist contrary shelf.

Love these books

This is a great book. The Liaden Universe never disappoints. Theo is an interesting addition because she lacks the self-assurance commonly found in Korval. The contrast between this character and her fellows of the line, highlights how growing up under tree shapes the dragons. The similarities show the traits which even Delgado couldn't beat out of a member of Korval. It's a case study in nature vs. nurture Korval style. And the writing is as energetic and witty as ever. Theo's storyline is definitely worth the time investment.