Dragon in Exile

Liaden Universe: Arc of the Covenants, Book 2

De: Sharon Lee, Steve Miller

Narrado por: Kevin T. Collins

Star-trading Clan Korval - known to Terrans as the Tree-and-Dragon Family and to the locals simply as the Dragon - has been convicted of crimes against the homeworld. No matter that one of the "crimes" consisted of saving the elitist planet of Liad from very real internal threats, the Council of Clans wanted Korval heads to roll. Unfortunately for the council, the Dragon's allies conspired to impose a milder punishment for saving the world: banishment rather than execution.

Now relocated to the free-for-all world of Surebleak, the Dragon is under contract to keep the Port Road open to all traffic and to back the New Bosses in imposing law and order on a society originally based on larceny and assassination. This modest rustication is going surprisingly well until Korval discovers that the enemy they'd sought to destroy wasn't quite destroyed. And is more determined than ever to eradicate Korval.

While the banishment killed no one initially, many of Korval's trading allies are spooked. Some are reneging on ancient agreements, leaving the Dragon to make its own way. The clan's efforts to stealthily recruit new allies is going haywire, and a secret death toll is rising even as the clan's adherents endure increasing exposure to danger and deceit off world.

To make matters worse, an active portion of Surebleak's native population liked the Old Ways just fine and are conspiring to take the New Bosses - and the Dragon - down and are sure they have the firepower and people to do it.

The exiled Dragon has to make an urgent choice: accept an alliance with criminals or face down each and every enemy in person, one by one.

©2015 Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (P)2015 Audible, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"[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)

Fantastic Edition to the Liaden Universe

I love this story, and Kevin T. Collins does a good job with the narration!

yay!!!

loved it can't wait for daav to get home bet the tree is thrilled not just happy

Another Great Liaden Space Opera

A thoroughly enjoyable tale set in Lee & Miller's Liaden Universe. Clan Korval is adjusting itself to life on Surebleak, and Surebleak is having to adjust itself as well. A myriad of plot threads interweaves through the story, as we follow old favourite characters and are introduced to a few new ones as well. Lady Kareen gets more focus than we've seen in the past, and we see Kamele Waitley growing in unexpected ways.
The narration was generally excellent, though Pat Rin's voice struck me as too "elderly". I particularly liked Collins's "Bleaker" accents.

New Narrator not as good.

Story as always is solid. New narrator read rather slow, and not as good as previous ones.

well worth the wait

This is the first of a sequence of five books to be released within the next few years. I suppose one could read this book without reading any other Liaden books, but it would make somewhat more sense even if you had only read Necessity's child. It is good enough though, that if this is your first Liaden book, the quality of this book will get you reading more. Definitely worth all of the credits, and I'm very glad that Kevin T. Collins is narrating this book. I hope he does the rest of the sequence, as I very much like his style of narration.