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characters play enjoyable roles. While the book succeeds very
well in its difficult task of concluding the intricate series, the
necessity of accelerated plot show up in action smootherЕthan in
the previous books.

"Еthis book is excellent and very satisfying to the fans of the
series. Major changes take effect, several previous mysteries are
resolved, the sequence is concluded while life and adventure
clearly goes on (sequels are possible but not required). Liad and
Korval are changed in major waysЧfor the better.

This is, above all, a space opera. The novel features colorful,
likable, and occasionally improbably talented characters, some
strange (but benevolent) aliens, barely sketched but highly evil
villains, and plenty of combat and piloting where personal skills
matter more than technology. There is humor, romance, courage
and incredible rescues.

While new readers would be better off starting with Partners in
Necessity, existing fans will be very happy with I Dare."ЧOther
Worlds September, 2001

"The latest SF novel in the "Liaden Universe" series, this wraps up
the "Agent of Change" sub-series, featuring Val Con, heir to Clan
Korval, who in earlier volumes was brainwashed by the sinister
Commander of Agents and his Department of the Interior. Val Con
broke free of their influence with the help of his lifemate Miri
Robertson, and now the pair hopes to take the battle to their
enemyЧwhile the rest of Korval has gone into hiding under the
long-standing Plan B. One clan member, however, is unaware that
Plan B has been activated: the gambler Pat Rin, who is led to
believe the rest of his family is dead. There's definitely a fantasy
feel to parts of this exuberant space opera, with such characters as
wizards, a sentient tree, and even a cat who walks through walls,
but it's a fun mixЕand a multitude of characters who refuse to fade
into the background. Once the plot starts rollingЕthe fun
snowballs, with a gloriously mixed ending that settles the current
problem nicelyЧwhile promising more such entertainment yet to
come."ЧLocus December, 2000
An introduction to I Dare
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

I must confess that, before being contacted by Kevin Murphy and
Stephen Pagel, I had never read any of the Liaden Universe
books. I had seen a web site about the Liaden Universe, and, even
after paging through it, wondered exactly what it was all about. So,
when Kevin asked me if I would read I Dare, I certainly came to the
worlds of Sharon Lee and Steve Miller with absolutely no
preconceptions. And I gulped down all of the titles, in addition to I
Dare, in something like three days.