Trader's Leap

Delm Korval is strapped for cash and needs to design and implement new trade routes, so he hires Master Trader Shan yos Galan to do so. However, the Passage is targeted by Korval's enemies, denied docking at respectable ports, and cheated at less respectable ones. Shan is running out of options and time, and his quest to establish the trade route puts him at odds with his lifemate. He accepts the assistance of chancy allies and turns the Passage toward a port only just emerging from Rostov's Dust, awash with strange energies. Will a trader's leap of faith save everything or doom all?

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 576 pages
Publication date: 28 September 2021
Publisher: Baen Books

The Liaden Clan Korval, pursued by enemies and exiled, is establishing a new base on the backworld of Surebleak. The move is expensive, and the clan is strapped for cash. Delm Korval, the clan's leader, has commissioned Master Trader Shan yos Galan to design and implement new trade routes quickly. However, the task is not easy, as Dutiful Passage, the ship carrying the trade route, is targeted by Korval's enemies, denied docking at respectable ports, and cheated at less respectable ones. Shan is struggling to recuperate from an attack on his life while managing his daughter Padis's emerging psychic talents. He is running out of options and time, and his quest to establish the trade route puts him at odds with his lifemate. The crew is also deserting the ship, facing the prospect of failure.

Shan accepts the assistance of chancy allies and turns the Passage toward a port only just emerging from Rostov's Dust and awash with strange energies. Without trade, Clan Korval will starve. Will a trader's leap of faith save everything or doom all?

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Weight: 240g
Dimension: 106 x 172 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781982125677