Book Description
In the third novel of the Liaden Universe, Priscilla Delacroix is betrayed and abandoned by her shipmates. But confronting the crew will be far easier-and safer-than confronting the demons of her past.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

In the third novel of the Liaden Universe, Priscilla Delacroix is betrayed and abandoned by her shipmates. But confronting the crew will be far easier-and safer-than confronting the demons of her past.

SYNOPSIS

Disowned by the religious order ruling her home planet, Priscilla Delacroix y Mendoza works her way from one spaceship to another,working hard to earn her pilot's license. But after she stumbles across evidence of her Liaden employer's involvement in drug smuggling, she is left stranded on a strange planet with her reputation ruined, her honesty in question, and revenge on her mind. Luck and a complicated series of events having nothing to do with her bring her a job on another Liaden ship, where to her wary surprise she finds friendship, trust, protection, and even a chance to earn her pilot's license at last. The first of the Liaden series, this delightful science fantasy has it all: enthralling action and adventure, sly wit, romance, and some of the best world-building in the business.

FROM THE CRITICS

M. Heifer

First-rate science fiction adventure.
– – Romantic Times

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

...a credible universe, intriguing characters, and the ride of your life.... (Lisa DuMond, SF Site)  — Lisa DuMond