ARCs giveaway -- (win) and give a gift that keeps on giving....

[kinzel]

Dear Friends of Liad -- and all the ships at sea --

we have on hand several ARCs -- that's Advance Reading Copy if you're not familiar with the term -- of Necessity's Child, our next hardcover book from Baen, due out in February. ARCs are not hardbound (they look like a regular trade-size paperback) and they contain the largely uncopyedited contents of the book since we haven't had a chance to over it for typos, missing continuity, or the like. These are the same items that book reviewers get.

While Sharon has her giveaway going on over at her blog, with entries allowed through Wednesday, mine will finish with entries Friday, November 30, with winners announced on Monday, December 3 for the ARC I'm giving away.

In order to receive the book -- which we will sign and mail to you -- you need to tell me, in under 100 words, WHO you will give it to, and WHY. Give? Yes, give. I'd like you to pass this book along to someone unfamiliar with the Liaden adventure as a holiday gift. That DOES NOT mean you can't read it first, of course, nor do I want the name of the person it is going to, but an idea of what kind of reader you envision as a perfect repository for our newest book. Oh -- and if you can't post your answer to the blog here, send your reply to: fol (at) korval.com ... and I reserve the right to pick and choose and to share the winning entry and to make all decisions concerning the giveaway. Please, one entry only!

You know, of course, that this is all for publicity so we'd appreciate it if you can get the word out about the giveaway, -- and besides, it's fun to pay back our readers and challenge them at the same time.

*Promo copy for Necessity’s Child, in case you haven't seen it:

The kompani sees none as enemy, and few as friend. It exists in many places, living quietly in the shadows, thriving off the bounty that others have no wit to secure, nor skill to defend. Their private history is unwritten; their recall rooted in dance and dream.

Clan Korval is wealthy in enemies; fortunate in friends. They protect themselves with vigor, and have taught even their youngest children the arts of war. They arrive on the planet Surebleak, where the kompani has lived secret and aloof, borne, it seems, by the very winds of change.

Change is often a boon to the kompani, for in change lies opportunity. But the arrival of Clan Korval, upon the planet Surebleak, with its friends, its enemies, and, most of all, its plans may bring catastrophe, changing the world’s culture, and the kompani, forever.

In this time of change, the lives of three people intersect — Kezzi, apprentice to the kompani’s grandmother; Syl Vor, Clan Korval’s youngest warrior; and Rys, a man without a world, or a past.

A new, standalone novel in the popular Liaden Universe® Series

Comments

Who I would give Necessity's Child to...

[deb krol (by livejournal.com)]

I would give the ARC of Necessity’s Child to my coworker Lance Polingyouma. Lance is a Hopi tour guide and cultural wonk who works in the bookstore alongside another friend, Emily Hogan [aka Lee Hogan of Belarus fame]. Lance is, like me, an inveterate SF fan who’s also Native, and he’s even more well-read than am I. Lance would appreciate learning about Korval and all other things Liaden – and he’s liable to give it to Emily afterwards as well. So please, make not one but three fans happy, and let us at the Heard Museum have it!

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[rusty dove (by livejournal.com)]

I would give it to the elder("Not elderly, thank you very much!") woman at the Red Cross donor center who would share it with her co-workers BEFORE lending it to her "SciFinatic" grandson. Because, he would, of course, lend it to people in his circle and it might take a while to find its way back for a second or third read.

Carry the Liaden universe to Europe

[frances silversmith (by livejournal.com)]

I would give the book to my sister who lives in Berlin (Germany), with the request that she give it to one of her friends when she's through with it--thus extending your fan-base in Germany.

Necessity’s Child ARC

[bobbie marcus (by livejournal.com)]

I would gift the copy of "Necessity's Child" to a friend in the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) who is also a sci-fi fan. They would in turn gift it to another friend and so forth, throughout the Kingdom of the Outlands (CO, WY, NM,) and from there onward to other realms!

[kay-gmd.livejournal.com]

I would give it to my bus buddy. She's always reading on the bus, and she likes scifi and romances. It would get a lot of visible cover time, and she'd likely hand it to her husband who might hand it to his gamer buddies.

She's also a series follower, so she'd go after the rest of the Liaden books.

[mbarker.livejournal.com]

Well, actually, except that the shipping would be ruinous, if I had an actual physical ARC, as opposed to the eArc that I have already read several times -- I would put it in the "lending library" the university cafeteria hosts. Our university has about a thousand graduate students, with over 100 foreign students. I think many of them might find a science fiction story about young people in a society where they don't quite fit quite educational -- and fun, too! But only if I pay the shipping! Or you could send it by Laughing Cat, Limited.

Give Away

[kumanooni.livejournal.com]

I would start with my boss, who I have already hooked on the universe, and then to my mom, whom I have yet to share this with.

[deire.livejournal.com]

I want to give the copy to one of my best friends in Chicago because our love of science fiction stories has been shared for years, and 'cause she gave me birthday art supplies and this would at least offer back some awesome.

I'd give it to my grand-niece

[lois johnson (by livejournal.com)]

She's 14 and impressionable, loves Hunger Games, her first foray into Science Fiction, and needs to move beyond that into the Liaden universe. She'll share it with her friends, getting a whole new circle of readers started.

[cynthia dix (by livejournal.com)]

I would give it to a friend in Utah who has--shockingly! Never read any of your books! She is an avid SF fan in need of a new series to read. She has recently had to stop working and go on disability. I already have two Liaden books in her MidWinter box and Necessity's Child would be a perfect addition.

I would give the ARC to...

[anne ferguson (by livejournal.com)]

I would give Necessity's Child to my son. He's 19 and all his reading is fan fiction right now, but his first love is scifi. I have encouraged him to read the Korval books--I KNOW he would love them, in fact after reading one book he wouldn't stop until he had read them all. Please help me remind him of the tactile pleasure of reading a book, not looking at a computer screen!

(That said, I have read a couple of your books in eARC format. Nothing wrong with reading via computer screen!)

Re: I would give the ARC to...

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

Anne ...

drop me a note with your address to our
fol at korval.com /// and we'll get this on the way.

Thanks for playing!

Re: I would give the ARC to...

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

Anne -- please check in! send a note to fol @ korval. com
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