Quiet Knives [omnibus]
by Sharon Lee (Author) 
, Steve Miller (Author)
Liaden Universe Publication Order {Lee & Miller} (19 {Adventures 09: Veil of the Dancer/ Quiet Knives}), Adventures in the Liaden Universe (chapbooks) {Lee & Miller} (({1373} Veil of the Dancer/ {1392} Quiet Knives) 9), Liaden Universe Chronological Order {Lee & Miller} (Collections: Adventures in the Liaden Universe chapbooks {short stories} — 1392/ 1373 (Quiet Knives/ Veil of the Dancer) : short stories 09)
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Included in this volume is "Veil of the Dancer," in which a scholar with three daughters properly marries off the two eldest, while teaching the youngest, Inas, how to read and thereby endangering them all.Also included is "Quiet Knives," which finds Captain Rolanni with time on her hands time to fulfill a promise she made years ago to a man who may no longer be a friend."Put plainly and simply, I like the Liaden books. . .for a whole slew of reasons. In the end, however, the reasons don't show more matter. What matters is that more people should be reading what Sharon Lee and Steve Miller have written." L. E. Modesitt, Jr., author of Legacies"Sharon Lee and Steve Miller are so good, it's scary." S.L. Viehl, author of the Stardoc series show lessTags
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Sharon Lee is an author 'Writing from Maine'. She has written fiction in three genres -- fantasy, science fiction, and mystery. Sharon is the only person to have served as executive director, vice president, and president of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. (SFWA). Lee's books are award winners. Scout's Progress was the first show more place winner of the Prism Award for Best Futuristic Romance of 2002 and was chosen by the Romantic Times book reviewers as Best Science Fiction novel of 2002; Local Custom placed second for the Prism Award for Best Futuristic Romance of 2002; Balance of Trade received the Hal Clement Award for Best Young Adult Science Fiction novel of 2004. Sharon writes extensively in the Liaden Universe. Sharon Lee lives in Maine with her husband and co-author Steve Miller. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Sharon Lee is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing.
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Liaden Universe Publication Order {Lee & Miller}
69 works (19 {Adventures 09: Veil of the Dancer/ Quiet Knives})
Adventures in the Liaden Universe (chapbooks) {Lee & Miller}
37 works (({1373} Veil of the Dancer/ {1392} Quiet Knives) 9)
Liaden Universe Chronological Order {Lee & Miller}
78 works (Collections: Adventures in the Liaden Universe chapbooks {short stories} — 1392/ 1373 (Quiet Knives/ Veil of the Dancer) : short stories 09)
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- Canonical title
- Quiet Knives [omnibus]
- Original publication date
- 2003-11
- People/Characters
- Inas Bhar (Natesa); Jamie Moore; Sarah Chang; Captain Midj Rolanni; Korelan Zar (Kore); Su Bonner (show all 7); Sambra Reallen
- Important places
- Skardu; Kago; Shaltren
- Disambiguation notice
- Quiet Knives is volume 9 in Adventures in the Liaden Universe, and is an omnibus containing 2 stories, only one of which is the title story "Quiet Knives".
For that reason, this work should not be combine... (show all)d with the short story "Quiet Knives", because the collection in addition contains "Veil of the Dancer".
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