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Originally Posted by issybird
Oh, Jon, Jon! Five years on and the memory is evergreen, at least for me. 
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
#17.6 in the In Death series! I've never fully recovered from the shock.
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Before I was paying attention, but I do appreciate the reference. And, for the record, The Liaden Universe(r) is NOT a series, but a universe in which many stories take place. This is a standalone story and requires no prior knowledge of anything else in the Universe. Really. Try it. You might like it.
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Originally Posted by issybird
Kidding aside, there's no reason not to let the voting resolve any issues, if issues there be. Don't vote for it if you don't want to read it. I'm going to have a tough time this month since SF isn't my genre, to put it mildly. I'm more likely to read something with real people in a recognizable world than I am the type of book with little green men with antennae.
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I promise - no little green men. Not even any Clutch Turtles in this one.
This book is about people dealing with the interface between clashing cultures and how those cultural differences lead to potentially serious misunderstandings and expectations. It explores the ways that one goes about bridging that gap, and has the expected bumps and challenges. Oh, and FWIW, it's a good read, or I certainly found it so.
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Originally Posted by BenG
It's fine because the likelihood of me reading all 13 Liaden novels is virtually zero. I'd rather read the best.
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Oh, dear, you ARE behind the times. Novel #20 will release in a couple of weeks. Is this the best in the Universe? Arguable
ad nauseam. It is, however, an entry point and can certainly be read stand-alone, which is the primary reason I nominated it. A discussion of which books to read first, and/or in what order after, is probably best done in the
Liaden Fans Help Me Out thread, so come on by and we'll chat about it.