- Theo Waitley is a Nexus of Violence. Thrust mid-year into a school forpilots far from the safe haven of her birth home on scholarly Delgado, youngTheo Waitley excels in hands-on flying while finding that she's behind the curvein social intricacies as well as in math. Her mentors try to guide her studiesand training into the channels best suited to her special abilities andinclinations, including suggesting that she should join in the off-worldstudenty association, a plan resulting in mixed success. After a series ofconfrontations, fights, and ultimately a riot after which she is thanked for notkilling anyone, Theo is named a "nexus of violence" by the school'sadministration. Facing suspension and carrying little more than a hastilyprocured guild card, a pistol taken from an attacker, and the contents of herpants pockets, Theo must quickly decide if she's ready to return to Delgado indisgrace, or launch herself into the universe as a freelance pilot withcredentials she's already earned.
- The sequel to Fledgling, Saltation is the tenth book in theLiaden series.
- ISBN10 143913345X
- ISBN13 9781439133453
- Publish Date 19 April 2010
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 8 November 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Baen Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 400
- Language English