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Novels in Series

The Deeds of Paksenarrion Trilogy

#1 Sheepfarmer's Daughter
Baen Books, 1988. ISBN: 0-671-65416-0
After Paksenarrion refuses to marry a pig farmer chosen for her as her groom, she joins the army, leaves her family, and sets forth to find adventure and her own destiny.

#2 Divided Allegiance Baen Books
1988. ISBN: 0-671-69786-2
Paksenarrion, now a seasoned soldier, tries to gain admittance to an academy dedicated to training knights.

#3 Oath of Gold Baen Books
1989. ISBN: 0-671-69798-6
Paksenarrion becomes a legend as she tries to save her people and her world from the forces that would overwhelm them. Also available in an omnibus edition, The Deed of Paksenarrion (Baen Books, 1992. ISBN: 0-671-72104-6), containing all three novels in one volume.

Planet Pirates Series (written in collaboration with Anne McCaffrey)

#1 Sassinak Baen Books
1990. ISBN: 0-671-69863-X
Enslaved at the age of twelve, Sassinak escapes and eventually becomes a Fleet ship captain dedicated to hunting down pirates.

#2 Generation Warriors Baen Books
1991. ISBN: 0-671-72041-4
Sassinak battles against evil slavers.

Also available in an omnibus edition, Planet Pirates (Baen Books, 1993. ISBN: 0-671-72187-9), containing Sassinak, Generation Warriors, and Death of Sleep (written by Anne McCaffrey and Jody Lynn Nye)

The Legacy of Gird

#1 Surrender None Baen Books
1990. ISBN: 0-671-69878-8
In the time before Paksenarrion, a peasant named Gird inspires his people to believe they can successfully rise up against their oppressors.

#2 Liar's Oath Baen Books
1992. ISBN: 0-671-72117-8
A broken oath, magic, and an attempt to travel to a distant land bring Luap great troubles.

Also available in an omnibus edition, The Legacy of Gird (Baen Books, 1996. ISBN: 0-671-87747-X), containing Surrender None and Liar's Oath

The Serrano Legacy

#1 Hunting Party Baen Books
1993. ISBN: 0-671-72176-3
Disgraced former navy fleet officer Heris Serrano finds employment captaining an interstellar yacht, a job that leads to battling smugglers and other dangerous criminals.

#2 Sporting Chance Baen Books
1994. ISBN: 0-671-87619-8
As Captain Heris Serrano and her employer (and yacht owner) Lady Cecelia ferry Crown Prince Gerel home, they observe the Prince's failing intellect and investigate the sinister causes behind the changes in his mental capacity and behavior.

#3 Winning Colors Baen Books
1995. ISBN: 0-671-87677-5
Captain Heris Serrano tangles with an intergalactic mafia.

#4 Once a Hero Baen Books
1997. ISBN: 0-671-87769-0
In the aftermath of a mutiny, Esmay Suiza finds herself commanding a ship even as alien forces threaten.

#5 Rules of Engagement Baen Books
1998. ISBN: 0-671-57777-8
Heiress Brun Meager escapes from romantic misadventures by taking an interstellar trip, but is captured by the new Texas Godfearing Militia.

#6 Change of Command Baen Books
1999. ISBN: 0-671-57840-5
The Familias Regnant tries to cope with rioting on a prison planet, problems with flawed "immortality" drugs, and murder. Meanwhile, Esmay Suiza and Barin Serrano try to justify their marriage to dubious families.

#7 Against the Odds Baen Books
2000. ISBN: 0-671-31961-2
As mutiny and dissension spread throughout the Fleet, Esmay Suiza-Serrano finds herself dumped from the Service. She is drawn, neverthless, into ever-larger and more ferocious conflicts for the very future of galactic civilization. The first three volumes of this series (Hunting Party, Sporting Chance, and Winning Colors) are available in the omnibus edition Heris Serrano (Baen Books, 2002. ISBN: 0-743-43552-4).

Vatta's War

#1 Trading in Danger Del Rey
2003. ISBN: 0-345-44760-3
After expulsion from the Space Academy, Ky Vatta finds work captaining an old bucket of a ship on its rounds between interstellar junkyards. All too soon, colonial war disrupts the routine journey.

#2 Marque and Reprisal Del Rey
publication scheduled for 9/04. ISBN: 0-345-44758-1


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