Cynthia F. (frazerc) reviewed on 6/20/2010 + 672 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

Whew, hard book to review. Not because it's not a page turning novel because it is - do not start this when you have other things pending [such as cookies in the oven, children in need of transport, or parents needing to be picked up at the airport]. Those of us who have read the books that are chronologically later know what has to happen in this book - and that's what makes this a hard review for me. So let's leave it as:
Great book, great read, great plot, great characters - and have the later books handy for follow-up reads...

This book belongs to 'branch' in the main storyline. Since Scout's Progress and Mouse and Dragon [literally] overlap, don't read M & D without reading SP. Reading Local Custom first would be good, but not urgently necessary. Below is the way I order the books:

Great Migration & Founding of Clan Korval
Crystal Soldier (2005)
Crystal Dragon (2006)

Older Terran/Liaden history
Balance of Trade

Current Generation - Korval main line
Conflict of Honors
Agent of Change
Carpe Diem
Plan B
I Dare

Previous generation - Korval side branch
Local Custom
Scout's Progress
Mouse and Dragon
Fledgling
Saltation
Meets up with the main line in I Dare...

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