Local Custom

Rating:
Summary: A higher standard of writing
Review: When reading any of the books of Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, one expects a rousing good tale with plenty of action and well-developed characterization. That's what one expects from any good writers of space opera. But Lee and Miller set a higher standard of writing. Their use of language is exquisite. If you like wit and style, a dash of romance and characters so compelling they stick with you long past the time you close that back cover, then read this book and any of their others that you can get your hands on.

Local Custom tells the tale of Master Trader Er Thom yos'Galan and Scholar Anne Davis. He being Liaden and she human, their understandings of each other are not complete, and the fate of their child is at stake. Woven through this mix is a dark menace neither of them even perceive. How do they resolve their feelings and their clash of custom? Read the book to find out. I don't want to spoil anything!