Space Opera Fans discussion

Free this October, three short stories, one of which is related to the Tolari Space series:
Great Expectorations by Christie Meierz. I haven’t checked whether I’ve already read it. The author’s newsletter said free for newsletter members but the link took me to Smashwords where it said it was free.

I’m not seeing it listed as read. Amazon is saying 99 cents. I snagged it from Smashwords and will (try to?) read it after I finish The Marann.

From the author’s newsletter:

If you've read Daughters of Suralia, The Fall, or (especially) Rembrandt's Station, you'll recall that Laura Connelly Johnson is the disinherited daughter of the richest man in human space.

And if you've read Outcaste, you might recall the following throwaway line from Kim as he considered the disaster that was his life:

Fieldwork was backbreaking, but it was safer than being a building inspector on Hlatra, where a steel tool lasted mere days and buildings could fall on you without warning.

It turns out that Hlatra (meaning "laughter") is the setting of a short story I wrote in 2013 for PARSEC, the Pittsburgh science fiction club. And just to make sure you see it – and a clue as to WHERE the Johnsons got their money in the first place – I'm making it available to newsletter subscribers as a free download through the end of October.