Necessity's Child

Stirring SF adventure from master storytellers Sharon Lee and Steve Miller #16 in the award-winning Liaden Universe saga. Space ships,action, adventure all tied together with a strong dollop of romance andclan intrigue make this a compelling series for a wide range of readers,from romance to military SF lovers. The kompani sees none as an enemy, and yet few as friend. The kompani existsin many places, living quietly in the shadows, thriving off the bounty thatothers have no wit to secure, nor skill to defend. Their private history isunwritten; their recall rooted in dance and dream. The humans of Clan Korval arein many ways the opposite of the kompani. The interstellar trading clan iswealthy in enemies, fortunate in friends. Korval protects itself with vigor, andteaches even its youngest children the art of war. And when representatives ofClan Korval arrive on the planet Surebleak where the kompani has lived secretand aloof, it seems to the kompani that they are borne by the very winds ofchange. Change can be a boon, for in change lies opportunity. But the arrival ofClan Korval, establishing itself upon Surebleak with its friends, its enemies,and, most of all, its plans may bring catastrophe, changing the culture and thekompani, forever!