Fair Trade

Jethri Gobelyn has risen from being the youngest on a Terran family Loop ship to becoming the second trader on the Liaden tradeship Elthoria. He has inherited a mission from his father to allow Loop ships to survive the encroachment of Rostovs Dust. Jethri is backed by several prominent Looper families who are scheduled to meet and plan at the South Axis Trade Fair. However, this "fortunate coincidence" may instead be a test of his loyalties, as he is thrust into a tangle of gray-trading, mistaken identity, misinformation, and galactic politics.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 16 May 2022
Publisher: Baen Books

From the lowest rung of a Terran family Loop ship to the position of second trader on the prestigious Liaden tradeship Elthoria, under the tutelage of his unexpected foster-mother Norn ven Deelin Clan Ixin, Jethri Gobelyn has come a long way. Jethri has learned a lot from Master Trader ven Deelin, and she has high hopes for him. One might even argue that she demands them. Jethri has received a mission from his father, a strategy that will enable family Loop ships like the one he was raised on to survive the advance of Rostovs Dust. He has the support of several influential Looper families, who are expected to convene and strategize at the South Axis Trade Fair.
In what appears to be a fortunate match of missions, Master Trader ven Deelin sees Jethri taking over as lead trader on his own small ship, which is scheduled to arrive at the South Axis Fair.
Unfortunately, that "fortunate coincidence" may instead be a test of Jethris loyalties, as he finds himself entangled in a web of gray-trading, mistaken identity, misinformation, and galactic politics.
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ISBN-13: 9781982126087