Free Changeling by Steve Miller, Sharon Lee and Steve Miller Page B

swallowed, and looked up to meet his
gaze firmly. "You are Liaden," he managed. "I am dead."
    "No," Shan said, in earnest Terran. "You
really must allow my skill to be better than that."
    Almost, it seemed that the wounded boy
smiled. The lids drooped over the fevered eyes.
    "I accept," he murmured. "One Standard
year."
     
     
     

 
     
    About the Authors
     
    Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
live in the rolling hills of Central Maine with three insistent
muses in the form of cats, and a large cast of characters. Best
known for their work in the Liaden Universe®, Lee and Miller have
seen published seventeen collaborative novels. Baen Books
(www.baen.com) is currently releasing all of the Liaden novels in
several omnibus volumes. The next original Liaden novel, Ghost Ship , will be
published in August 2011.