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Splinter Universe

Sharon Lee & Steve Miller present rare genre moments for readers looking for a fiction fix

  • Liaden Read-Along
    • Liaden Read-Along Auctorial Note
    • Balance of Trade Intro
      • Balance of Trade, Trade Secret, Fair Trade
    • Scout’s Progress Intro
      • Scout’s Progress summing up
    • Local Custom Intro
      • Local Custom summing up
    • I Dare Intro
      • I Dare Summing Up
    • Plan B Intro
      • Plan B Summing Up
    • Carpe Diem Intro
      • Carpe Diem, Summing Up
    • Conflict of Honors Intro
      • Conflict of Honors, Summing Up
    • Agent of Change Intro
      • Agent of Change Chapters One and Two
      • Agent of Change Chapters Three, Four, Five, Six
      • As we pause for freeform commentary
      • So, what happened here?
      • Agent of Change, Summing Up
  • About Splinter Universe
  • A short history of Lee and Miller’s speckled writing career
  • Privacy Policy
  • Splinters
    • It’s So Easy On The Mountain
    • Shadow of Artemia
      • Prologue: Shadow of Artemia
      • Shadow of Artemia Chapter One
      • Shadow of Artemia: Chapter Two
      • Shadow of Artemia: Chapter Three
      • Shadow of Artemia: Chapter Four
      • Shadow of Artemia: Chapter Five
    • Miri and Priscilla Surprise
    • Cheese it, the cops!
    • Outtake from Alliance of Equals
    • Daav’s Leaving Town
    • Shan’s getting married
    • The Zork and Biff
    • Outtake from Carousel Tides
  • The Cards of Fortunate Destiny
    • The Cards of Fortunate Destiny, 1, 2
    • The Cards of Fortunate Destiny, 3, 4, 5
    • The Cards of Fortunate Destiny, 6, 7, 8A
    • The Cards of Fortunate Destiny, 8B, 9
    • Cast of Characters: The Cards of Fortunate Destiny
  • Quicksliver
    • Author’s Intro to Quicksliver
      • Quicksliver — Chapter One
      • Quicksliver — Chapter Two
      • Quicksliver — Chapter Three
      • Quicksliver — Chapter Four
      • Quicksliver — Chapter Five
  • Stories & features
    • …..Running the Race …..
    • Author’s Intro: Russians in My Head
      • Russians in My Head
    • 1978 was a busy year — unconventional music interview, Steve Miller
    • Compton Crook feature by Steve Miller, November 1978
    • Splinter Universe Live
      • Splinter Universe Live — Beta Episode 2
      • SUL June 6, 2017, Steve reading Lee & Miller’s A Night At The Opera
      • The Inventoried read by Steve Miller
      • The Cat’s Job read by Steve Miller
  • Steve and Sharon’s Excellent Adventure
    • The end of the world as we know it
    • And so it began
    • Exactly like no one I’d ever met before
    • Eager Street
    • Coupon good for . . .

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  • Liaden Read-Along
    • Liaden Read-Along Auctorial Note
    • Balance of Trade Intro
      • Balance of Trade, Trade Secret, Fair Trade
    • Scout’s Progress Intro
      • Scout’s Progress summing up
    • Local Custom Intro
      • Local Custom summing up
    • I Dare Intro
      • I Dare Summing Up
    • Plan B Intro
      • Plan B Summing Up
    • Carpe Diem Intro
      • Carpe Diem, Summing Up
    • Conflict of Honors Intro
      • Conflict of Honors, Summing Up
    • Agent of Change Intro
      • Agent of Change Chapters One and Two
      • Agent of Change Chapters Three, Four, Five, Six
      • As we pause for freeform commentary
      • So, what happened here?
      • Agent of Change, Summing Up
  • About Splinter Universe
  • A short history of Lee and Miller’s speckled writing career
  • Privacy Policy
  • Splinters
    • It’s So Easy On The Mountain
    • Shadow of Artemia
      • Prologue: Shadow of Artemia
      • Shadow of Artemia Chapter One
      • Shadow of Artemia: Chapter Two
      • Shadow of Artemia: Chapter Three
      • Shadow of Artemia: Chapter Four
      • Shadow of Artemia: Chapter Five
    • Miri and Priscilla Surprise
    • Cheese it, the cops!
    • Outtake from Alliance of Equals
    • Daav’s Leaving Town
    • Shan’s getting married
    • The Zork and Biff
    • Outtake from Carousel Tides
  • The Cards of Fortunate Destiny
    • The Cards of Fortunate Destiny, 1, 2
    • The Cards of Fortunate Destiny, 3, 4, 5
    • The Cards of Fortunate Destiny, 6, 7, 8A
    • The Cards of Fortunate Destiny, 8B, 9
    • Cast of Characters: The Cards of Fortunate Destiny
  • Quicksliver
    • Author’s Intro to Quicksliver
      • Quicksliver — Chapter One
      • Quicksliver — Chapter Two
      • Quicksliver — Chapter Three
      • Quicksliver — Chapter Four
      • Quicksliver — Chapter Five
  • Stories & features
    • …..Running the Race …..
    • Author’s Intro: Russians in My Head
      • Russians in My Head
    • 1978 was a busy year — unconventional music interview, Steve Miller
    • Compton Crook feature by Steve Miller, November 1978
    • Splinter Universe Live
      • Splinter Universe Live — Beta Episode 2
      • SUL June 6, 2017, Steve reading Lee & Miller’s A Night At The Opera
      • The Inventoried read by Steve Miller
      • The Cat’s Job read by Steve Miller
  • Steve and Sharon’s Excellent Adventure
    • The end of the world as we know it
    • And so it began
    • Exactly like no one I’d ever met before
    • Eager Street
    • Coupon good for . . .

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Splinter Universe is an off-shoot of Sharon Lee and Steve Miller's work in the Liaden Universe®, and in other universes, smaller, perhaps, but in their way as compelling.

The stories on Splinter Universe are free for anyone to read, from the time they're posted until the time they're taken down.

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New Story at Splinter Universe

“The Space at Tinsori Light” has been added to Splinter Universe, with a special! bonus!: The original outline of the story, as written while the author traveled West on the California Zephyr, one fine and early August morn.

Enjoy!

Posted on November 10, 2011November 10, 2011Author SharonCategories All the news

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