Liaden Universe® Infodump #78
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Pre-supporters of Fledgling Take Note!*
Those who donated $25 or more toward the /Fledgling /online project and
are therefore eligible to receive a thank-you book from the authors
should have received an email from Scott Raun, long-time list-master for
the Liaden Universe� News and the Friends of Liad mailing lists. Scott
is verifying the addresses in the subscriber database, so that we can
be...as certain as possible that everyone who should get a book, will.
If you received a message from Scott, but put it aside, please do take a
moment to answer him now. If you haven't received a message but think
that you should be on the list, please go here:
http://community.livejournal.com/theo_waitley/ to check the list of Lost
Souls.
Corrected information should be sent to Scott(1), by e-mail at
sr...@fireopal.org, OR by phone at 612-822-0451. If you prefer to phone,
please note this message from Scott: Phone calls preferably between
8:00-10:00pm CDT, but we'll let the answering machine answer if we're
not ready to answer the phone.
Thank you all for your interest in and support of our work. If the Baen
delivery system works as it should, and Steve and Sharon sign and pack
fast, everyone should have their books by the first week in October.
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(1) because one database is better than two
*SRM Publisher "WorldCon Special" Sale Extended!*
We had a good Worldcon, and, due to the fact that many traveling fans at
Worldcon were unable to get reliably to the net during the convention to
order, SRM Publisher is pleased to announce an extension on the
"WorldCon Wow" special offer outlined in our last online update. That
means the 20% discount is now good through end of day August 23, 2009!
This is a great time to get your fall and winter- gift-giving in gear,
so, use the code. That secret code is "Worldcon Wow" .... and you need
to go to http://www.srmpublisher.com/ to see what's available.
*Lytaxin Irregulars Bookstore Advance Corps Accepting Recruits*
We have learned of a new, doubtless improved, corporate rule for
ordering books in to Barnes and Noble's box stores across the country.
Staff may not order a book into the store on their own initiative (as
the gentleman who cares for the SFF section in our local B&N has been
doing). In order to be stocked, a book must meet the following conditions:
1. It must ALREADY be in the distribution network (no more pre-ordering
scheduled books)
2. It must BE REQUESTED by a customer
What this means is that many books, which may not have readers to
advocate for it, will never Actually Appear on the shelves of Barnes and
Noble.
We would very much like /Fledgling /to NOT be one of those books -- and
we know you feel the same way. Here's what you can do to help.
The "street date" for /Fledgling /is September 8. That is the date that
it is *certain* to be found in the distribution network accessed through
the Barnes and Noble computers. On that date or after it (but NOT
before), if you are in or near a B&N, please go to the customer
information desk and request that /Fledgling/ by Sharon Lee and Steve
Miller, ISBN-10: 1439132879/ISBN-13: 978-1439132876 be stocked.
That's all. You don't have to buy the book. All you have to do is
request that it be stocked.
To those who choose to take up this bold challenge: We thank you most
sincerely for your aid.
*MISFITS*
The Liaden Universe� novella MISFITS, previously available only
electronically from Jim Baen's Universe, will be coming out in
paper format from SRM Publisher Ltd. in September, 2009. Subscriptions
are available online. See WORLDCON WOW, above.
*Friends of Liad at NASFiC in 2010*
Several dozen Friends of Liad found each other for breakfast at WorldCon
in Montreal, and we met a few individually for dinner as time permitted,
this despite the fact that there was no central place for Friends of
Liad to meet -- no fan table, no Liaden Lounge, not even a publisher's
table to act as a central news and meeting spot for FoL. Since Fledglng
will be eligible for next year's Hugo Awards (in theory, anyway!) and
both /Fledgling /and /Saltation /will be out, with /Mouse and Dragon/ on
the way -- and with potential dates and news for the reissue of the
first 10 novels as well! -- we'd like to facilitate FoL events at
ReConStruction (http://www.reconstructionsf.org/ ) if we can. In
addition to the long-standing Friends of Liad mailing list we've now set
up an address for people wanting to volunteer or share ideas with us
directly about events for conventions (like NASFIC, Oasis, and DuckCon)
that we'll be attending. That address is f...@korval.com ... and we'll
see what we can do to get potential FoL events in gear.
*Watch the Skies: Carpe Diem Ebay Auction*
For those who have been following the fate of the contents of Sharon's
file drawer, the ephemera associated with Agent of Change and with
Conflict of Honors were auctioned off in July. Now, we're ready to get
rid of /Carpe Diem/. This auction will go live during the week of August
16, and a message will be sent to this list at that time, to alert
Interested Parties.
As a reminder, this is what will be on offer:
*Carpe Diem*
NEARLY 10 INCHES HIGH, AN ESTIMATED TWO THOUSAND SHEETS OF PAPER, A
STAND-ON-THE-BATHROOM-SCALE-
WITH-YOUR-ARMS-FULL-OF-PAPER GUESSTIMATE IS BETWEEN 18 AND 20 *POUNDS*
OF PAPER
1. Typescript (starts on Page 2) and letter dated September 19, 1988
2. Another full copy, with extensive revision notes, and sections
that had to be moved paper-clipped together
3. Several pages of notes from telephone conversations, in Sharon's hand
4. Notes for eliminated plotlines
5. Editorial Christmas card
6. Photocopy of the copy-edited manuscript
7. Proof
8. Photocopy of cover concept by Stephen Hickman, with handwritten
notes by the artist
9. Cover flat of actual cover
*OTHER TRAVEL NEWS*
Steve Miller and Sharon Lee will be literary Guests of Honor at the
following upcoming science fiction and fantasy conventions:
Oasis 23, May 28 -- 30, 2010, Orlando, Florida ( http://oasfis.org/oasis/ )
DucKon 19, June 18 -- 20, 2010, Naperville, Illinois (
http://www.duckon.org/ )
Sharon and Steve will also be attending ReConStruction, the 10th
Occasional North American Science Fiction Convention, August 5 -- 8,
2010, Raleigh, North Carolina (http://reconstructionsf.org/)
*Support Your Local Bookstore*
Uncle Hugo's: http://www.unclehugo.com/
University Bookstore:
http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/services.taf?dept=about&category=loca
Pandemonium Books: http://www.pandemoniumbooks.com/
Missing Volume: http://www.themissingvolume.com/
Borderlands: http://www.borderlands-books.com/
Dream Haven: http://www.dreamhavenbooks.com/
Flights of Fantasy: http://www.fof.net/
Mysterious Galaxy: http://mysteriousgalaxy.booksense.com/
Constellation Books: http://www.constellationbooks.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp
All of the above folks do mail order and take want lists.
*BLOGS OF NOTE*
Theo_Waitley is the discussion group for readers of Fledgling and
Saltation: http://community.livejournal.com/theo_waitley/
Where Dragons Rest: http://community.livejournal.com/liaden_readers/
Steve Miller's blog, Journeyman: http://kinzel.livejournal.com/
Sharon Lee's blog, Eagles over the Kennebec: http://rolanni.livejournal.com/
SRM Publisher blog: http://srmpublisher.livejournal.com/
Sharon Lee's "Professional" blog, Look Up, the Stars are Dancing:
http://sharon-lee.dreamwidth.org/
Facebook Connections -- please feel free to add us!
http://facebook.com/kinzel -- Steve Miller
http://facebook.com/rolanni -- Sharon Lee
Liaden interest groups on *FACEBOOK*
Clan Korval: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38719490864&ref=ts
Friends of Liad:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=16280839259&ref=ts
Flaran chamenthi:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=2213414696&ref=ts
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