Crystal Soldier is a sort of a prequel, started back in the mid 1980s but not finished and published until 2005. The authors realized that they needed to have more writing experience before tackling the Liaden universe origin story. So it was on the back burner for a long, long time.
I have really enjoyed the first six Liaden novels, gradually noticing all the unusual details that make Clan Korval into the interesting family that it is. They are extremely talented as pilots, they have an intriguing family home, with a very literal family tree, and they have visionary family members, known as dramliza, witchy magical folk. This historical novel shows us the origins of all of these things and I expect that Crystal Dragon will finish the lesson.
I maybe don't find this book quite as entrancing as the previous offerings, but only by a tiny amount. This series caught on just as the internet was becoming a thing and fans were able to let their admiration be known. It might have stalled out after three books if Lee and Miller had not received this strong encouragement. I'm just catching up, but count me among the fandom now.
Book Number 451 of my Science Fiction and Fantasy Reading Project
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