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      Local Custom

      by Sharon Lee; Steve Miller
      Published
      Feb 2002
      Main Genre
      Space Opera Space Opera
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      320
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      Series
      The Liaden Universe Book 1

      About This Book

      Each person shall provide his clan of origin with a child of his blood, who will be raised by the clan and belong to the clan. And this shall be Law for every person of every clan . . .



      Master trader Er Thorn knows the local custom of Liaden is to be matched with a proper bride, and provide his prominent clan Korval with an heir. Yet his heart is immersed in another universe, influenced by another culture, and lost to a woman not of his world. And to take a Terran wife such as scholar Anne Davis is to risk his honor and reputation. But when he discovers that their brief encounter years before has resulted in the birth of a child, even more is at stake than anyone imagined. Now, an interstellar scandal has erupted, a bitter war between two families—galaxies apart—has begun, and the only hope for Er Thorn and Anne is a sacrifice neither is prepared to make . . .


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      Series Placement

      Book 1
      🟡 Mostly Standalone
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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      Speculative Fiction

      Subgenres

      Science Fiction Space Opera

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      First Edition Feb 2002 Ace ISBN13 9780441009114 ISBN10 0441009115
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      Dec 2021 Baen ISBN13 9781982125790 ISBN10 1982125799
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      Feb 2007 Baen ISBN13 2940151498524
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      Apr 2015 Baen Publishing Enterprises ISBN13 9781625794260 ISBN10 1625794266
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      Apr 2015 Baen Books ISBN10 B00WT1EUZ4
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      Jun 2009 Buzzy Multimedia Publishing Corp. ISBN10 B002CSL0B6
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      May 2016 Brilliance Audio ISBN13 9781522608844 ISBN10 1522608842
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