Saltation
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#12 in a breakthrough space opera series with a huge and active base of fans – this is Harry Potter’s Hogwarts Academy in a science fiction setting. A young maverick star-pilot Theo Waitley enters the pilot’s academy where she discovers the heroine inside herself as she follows her destiny as an ace starship pilot and budding leader of a powerful Liaden® clan. #12 in the Liaden® space opera series. Theo, star pilot wannabe and troubled misfit has been accepted, against all her expectations, to Anlingdin. It’s the Hogwarts of star piloting academies, and Theo has been selected to train there with the best-of-the-best. Even better – she can finally leave behind the gawky, misfit days of teenage angst her previous life so complicated before. Great Liaden star pilots are born with a bang and not a whimper–and Theo has set a course to graduate from misfit to genuine maverick. About the Liaden® Universe series: “Every now and then you come across an author, or in this case, a pair, who write exactly what you want to read, the characters and personalities that make you enjoy meeting them. . . . I rarely rave on and on about stories, but I am devoted to Lee and Miller novels and stories.” —Anne McCaffrey “These authors consistently deliver stories with a rich, textured setting, intricate plotting, and vivid, interesting characters from fully-realized cultures, both human and alien, and each book gets better.” – Elizabeth Moon “[T]he many fans of the Liad universe will welcome the latest…continuing young pilot Theo Waitley’s adventures.” – Booklist on Saltation “[A]ficionados of intelligent space opera will be thoroughly entertained. . .[T]he authors' craftsmanship is top-notch.” –Publishers Weekly on Lee and Miller’s popular Liaden® thriller, I Dare
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5 primary booksTheo Waitley
Theo Waitley is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.
Series
13 primary books14 released booksLiaden Universe
Liaden Universe is a 14-book series with 17 primary works first released in 2000 with contributions by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.
Series
13 primary booksLiaden Universe Publication Order
Liaden Universe Publication Order is a 13-book series with 13 primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Steve Miller and Sharon Lee.
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[b:Saltation (Theo Waitley, #2) 6669085 Saltation (Theo Waitley, #2) (Liaden Universe, #13) Sharon Lee http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1276362333s/6669085.jpg 6131174] is good enough that I finished [b:Fledgling (Theo Waitley, #1) 5585180 Fledgling (Theo Waitley, #1) (Liaden Universe, #12) Sharon Lee http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256005889s/5585180.jpg 5756422], then read it in one sitting. It simply has the sort of momentum that doesn't allow for good stopping points — something that is true of many of the Liaden Universe novels.At the end of Fledgling, Theo was sponsored into pilot school by Scout Cho sig'Radia. Saltation begins with her time there, just as politically naive as ever, but a much more confident person than she was at the beginning of Fledgling. Many of the characters from Fledgling reappear, including Win Ton, Kamele, and Jen Sar. There are new characters too, though, such as Kara ven'Arith and Orn Ald yos'Senchul (who, by the way, also appear in a free story, Landed Alien, that has just been released at the Baen web site and should be read after Saltation).Theo is a legal adult now, but a very young one, and she has plenty of growing up left to do. That said, this is a young ADULT novel, not a children's book — while it isn't discussed specifically, Theo does take a lover. She continues to flex and stretch into an admirable heroine. She isn't perfect, by any means, being sometimes short-tempered and not understanding social cues easily. She's someone readers can relate to, though, and that is important. We were brought up concurrent with the end of [b:I Dare 1103876 I Dare (Liaden Universe, #11) Sharon Lee http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181013406s/1103876.jpg 1644933], which was vastly satisfying. I will go right on with reading [b:Ghost Ship 9762449 Ghost Ship (Liaden Universe, #14, Theo Waitley, #3) Sharon Lee http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327880001s/9762449.jpg 14651808], because I definitely want to know more!
Short review - this is the first of the Liaden books I have read in years. But I jumped back in without too much problem remembering the threads of the different storylines. The beginning felt a little YA (in a bad way) but by the middle of the book I was pretty hooked and was quite surprised to see how the threads of the series were coming together. Already picked up the next book in the series.
A longer review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/saltation-by-sharon-lee-and-steve-miller/
