Upcoming events and etc ...

Here's a look at the Skyblaze cover, if my upload works this time -- we're having intermittent connections caused by winds in the cables.... and if that works, maybe more news...


Otherwise, here's the Infodump previously seen in several elsewheres: this is

Liaden Universe® InfoDump No. 86


GENERAL NOTE RE SKYBLAZE AND OTHER SCHEDULES

Steve's cardiomyopathy, diagnosed while he was hospitalized in October for pneumonia, resulted in drug therapy, tests, and monitoring in November and December; in mid-January he an AICD/defibrillator implant to bolster the drug therapies. That procedure and resultant medical limitations (like not being able to lift more than 5 lbs for more than six weeks!) have slowed the production of Skyblaze, which is at the printer being readied now. Steve should be able to begin packing around March 7, about 1 month behind schedule. If you have yet to preorder this chapbook you may still use the pre-order page (ignore original closing date) -- this
page will be now be good through March 1, 2011. http://www.korval.com/skyblaze/

UPCOMING FREE STORY FOR BAEN WEBSITE

That's right, a free Liaden story is due to hit the revitalized Baen homepage at http://baen.com/ come June. Titled "Intelligent Design," the Lee and Miller story deals with. . .well -- hold on until June and read it, so you can see what it is about. In the meantime, be sure to go over to www.baen.com and check out the stories by other Baen authors.


LAKE REGION TV

Sharon and Steve interviewed for Western Maine's cable TV system's program "What Are You Reading" on Saturday, February 19. We'll let you know when -- and where -- in March the show will appear and how to order copies of the interview once it does appear.


WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE LEE AND MILLER?

PORTCON MAINE
June 23-26, 2011
Wyndham Hotel
South Portland, Maine
http://www.portconmaine.com

PortCon Maine is a fan-run anime convention growing into being a general geek-interest convention. Sharon and Steve have previously been panelists at PortCon; this year, they're listed on the Guests of Honor page for this June's event.


RENOVATION, THE 69TH ANNUAL WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION
August 17-21, 2011
Reno, Nevada
http://www.renovationsf.org/

Sharon and Steve will be panelists. See you there!


THE GREAT NEW ENGLAND STEAMPUNK EXPOSITION
September 16-18, 2011
Courtyard Marriott/Central Massachusetts Expo Center
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
http://www.thegreatnewenglandsteampunkexhibition.com/index.html

Steve and Sharon will be Guests at this Steampunk Extravaganza. Other attending luminaries include but are not limited to Abney Park, Phil and Kaja Foglio, and Jake von Slatt.


CHATTACON 37
January 20-22, 2012
Chattanooga Choo Choo
1400 Market St
Chattanooga, TN 37402
http://www.chattacon.org/

Chattacon is a classic southern convention that Steve went to several times in very early incarnations -- but hasn't been back to for more than 30 years! This year coming, as for the last several, the convention will be held at Chattanooga Choo Choo -- a train station turned into a hotel -- a destination worth a trip all by itself! GOH list includes Steve Miller and Sharon Lee, Laura Anne Gilman, John Picacio - Artist GoH, Rachel Caine - Special Guest, and Mark Van Name - Toastmaster


UPCOMING FROM LEE AND MILLER

Lots of Lee and Miller material coming in 2011, as Baen continues to issue omnibus editions of the Liaden Universe® backlist. Here's what you can expect to see over the next few months in your favorite local bookstore:

Longeye mmp -- March 29
Korval's Game -- May 3
Saltation mmp -- June 28
Ghost Ship -- August 2
The Crystal Variation -- September 6


AND FINALLY -- A TEASE

Watch your email for news of electronic editions of 25 (yep, that's twenty-five!) Lee and Miller chapbooks!



SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BOOKSTORE

Uncle Hugo’s: http://www.unclehugo.com/

University Bookstore: http://www.bookstore.washington.edu/services.taf?dept=about&category=loca

Pandemonium Books: http://www.pandemoniumbooks.com/

Missing Volume: http://www.themissingvolume.com/

Borderlands: http://www.borderlands-books.com/

Dream Haven: http://www.dreamhavenbooks.com/

Flights of Fantasy: http://www.fof.net/

Mysterious Galaxy: http://mysteriousgalaxy.booksense.com/

Constellation Books: http://www.constellationbooks.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp

Children’s Book Cellar: http://www.indiebound.org/stores/childrens-book-cellar

All of the above folks do mail order and take want lists.


BLOGS AND OTHER WEBLY THINGS OF NOTE

Theo_Waitley is the discussion group for readers of Fledgling and Saltation: http://community.livejournal.com/theo_waitley/

Where Dragons Rest: http://community.livejournal.com/liaden_readers/

Steve Miller’s blog, Journeyman: http://kinzel.livejournal.com/

Sharon Lee’s blog, Eagles over the Kennebec: http://rolanni.livejournal.com/

SRM Publisher blog: http://srmpublisher.livejournal.com/

Sharon Lee’s “Professional” blog: http://sharonleewriter.com

Facebook Connections — please feel free to add us!

http://facebook.com/kinzel — Steve Miller

http://facebook.com/rolanni — Sharon Lee

Liaden Interest Groups on Facebook

Clan Korval: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38719490864&ref=ts

Friends of Liad: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=16280839259&ref=ts

Flaran chamenthi: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=2213414696&ref=ts

GoodReads

Sharon’s Author Page:http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/57980.Sharon_Lee

*Steve’s on Twitter*: http://twitter.com/bechimo

*Sharon’s on Twitter, too*: http://twitter.com/ClanKorval


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