Well, yes, it does leave Daav hanging a bit. But moving forward.
The story for January is a bit of a promo for
Necessity's Child, which comes out February, officially. So yes, I hope it will be a Liaden story.
Also, January is the delivery date for
Trade Secrets, a Liaden novel NOT in the current story line, but rather a sequel to
Balance of Trade. So one could hope for an eArc of that in the spring?