Publisher's Synopsis
- Celebrating 25 Years of the Liaden Universe! Star-spanning galactictrader Jethri Gobelyn's story continues in the seventeenth entry in theLiaden Universe series by master storytellers Sharon Lee and SteveMiller.
- In a universe full of interstellar intrigue and burgeoning commerce, noviceTerran trader Jethri Gobelyn, adopted by a Liaden clan after an ill-directed bowof honor insulted the scion of a major Liaden house, is alive and whole to tellthe tale. Convinced that the adoption has saved his life and made his future hesettles into a comfortable and even elite routine, a Trader's Ring his goal.Even as Jethri's initiation into the mysteries and joys of Liaden Festival bringhim to manhood, he's forced to face Necessity and the facts of life: hisadoption has also invigorated a net of unfinished Balance far more complex andpotentially deadly than a simple Terran blood feud!
