- The kompani sees none as an enemy, and yet few as friend. The kompani exists
in many places, living quietly in the shadows, thriving off the bounty that
others have no wit to secure, nor skill to defend. Their private history is
unwritten; their recall rooted in dance and dream. The humans of Clan Korval is
in many ways the opposite of the kompani. The interstellar trading clan is
wealthy in enemies, fortunate in friends. Korval protects itself with vigor, and
teaches even its youngest children the art of war. And when representatives of
Clan Korval arrive on the planet Surebleak where the kompani has lived secret
and aloof, it seems to the kompani that they are borne by the very winds of
change. In this time of change, the lives of three people intersect —
Kezzi, apprentice to the kompani's grandmother; Syl Vor, Clan Korval's youngest
warrior; and Rys, a man without a world, or a past.- Necessity's Child is a standalone adventure in the popular and
exciting Liaden Universe.
- ISBN10 1476736316
- ISBN13 9781476736310
- Publish Date 17 March 2014 (first published 4 March 2013)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 31 August 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Baen Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 448
- Language English