"With origins in the Old Universe, the malevolent, acquisitive intelligence of Tinsori Light sought to infect others with itself, and send those agents out into the wide new universe to infect even more. For centuries, two heroes stood between Tinsori Light and the vulnerable universe-Light Keepers Jen Sin yos'Phelium and Lorith of the Sanderat. Luckily, the light keepers have back-up. A mismatched team of arcane specialists are on-station, working...

"In a universe full of interstellar intrigue and burgeoning commerce novice Terran trader Jethri Gobelyn, adopted by a Liaden clan, settles into a comfortable and even elite routine, a Trader's Ring his goal. Even as Jethri's initiation into the Liaden Festival bring him to manhood he's forced to face Necessity and the facts of life: his adoption has also invigorated a net of unfinished Balance far more complex and potentially deadly than a simple...

Star-trading Clan Korva, known to Terrans as the Tree-and-Dragon Family and to the locals simply as "the Dragon", has been convicted of crimes against the homeworld. No matter that one of the "crimes" consisted of saving the elitist planet of Liad from very real internal threats, the Council of Clans wanted Korval heads to roll. Unfortunately for the Council, the Dragon's allies conspired to impose a milder punishment for saving the world: banishment,...

"The luck runs rough around Theo Waitley. Not only are people trying to kill her and capture the self-aware intelligent ship Bechimo to whom Theo is bonded, they're also trying to arrest her crew members. No wonder Theo and her crew needed a break and retired to what Bechimo refers to as 'safe space.' Unfortunately, safe space may not be so safe anymore. It seems things are leaking through from another universe and another time. In face, whole spaceships...

Hoping to leave her misfit past behind her, ace starship pilot Theo Waitley, the daughter of a renowned scholar mother and an interstellar aristocrat father, discovers her heritage as the leader of a powerful Liaden clan before she is targeted by influential enemies.

Jethri Gobelyn, who has risen from his childhood on a Terran family Loop ship to second trader on Liaden tradeship Elthoria, takes on his father's mission to allow family Loop ships to survive the encroachment of Rostov's Dust. Several prominent Looper families are scheduled to meet and plan at the South Axis Trade Fair. Jethri's foster mother, Master Trader ven'Deelin, promotes Jethri to lead trader on his own small ship, also scheduled to attend...

Hundreds of years after their withdrawal, the Enemy is back, and this time they will be satisfied with nothing less than the extinction of the galaxy, forcing humankind to once again fight a seemingly unbeatable adversary across the Spiral Arm.

"The only bridge between past and future is a leap of faith. Pursued by enemies, exiled Liaden clan Korval is settling into a new base on backworld Surebleak. Moving is expensive, as is war, and Korval is strapped for cash. Delm Korval has therefore instructed Master Trader Shan yos'Galan to design and implement new trade routes, quickly. But this is no easy task. Dutiful Passage is targeted by Korval's enemies, denied docking at respectable ports,...