Read by Michael Shanks (Dr. Daniel Jackson SG1)

The first of the seven books set in the Liaden Universe tells a rich and
sweeping story of warring families and star-crossed lovers in a fantastic,
other-world galaxy.

Master trader Er Thom knows the local custom of Liaden is to be matched
with a proper bride, and provide his prominent clan Korval with an heir.
Yet his heart is immersed in another universe, influenced by another
culture, and lost to a woman not of his world. And to take a Terran wife
such as scholar Anne Davis is to risk his honor and reputation. But when
he discovers that their brief encounter years before has resulted in the
birth of a child, even more is at stake than anyone imagined. Now, an
interstellar scandal has erupted, a bitter war between two families-
galaxies apart-has begun, and the only hope for Er Thom and Anne is
a sacrifice neither is prepared to make...

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