Sharon Lee and Steve Miller report a change in plans. In April, we reported that Ace Books was going to reissue the entire Liaden Universe series in mass market paperback. However, after the appearance of the first two volumes (Agent of Change in November and Conflict of Honors in December), editor Ginjer Buchanan told the authors that “chain store orders were not sufficient to support further reprints,” and the Ace series will not continue. Lee and Miller remind readers that all of the Liaden Universe books are still available electronically from Baen’s WebScription.net, and also that they have some paperback copies available directly from their own SRM Publisher.
In other Lee & Miller news, “the authors declared a draft after posting chapter 39 of Saltation” (see this article for more information on the on-line serialization of the book). “There are currently 246 books left for pre-order (to contributors of $25 or more).” Those pre-orders will bring signed copies of the Baen edition of the book when it’s published (expected Summer 2010).