num_pages: 320
description: Master trader Er Thom knows the local custom of Liaden is to be matched with a proper bride, and provide his prominent clan Korval with an heir. Yet his heart is immersed in another universe, influenced by another culture, and lost to a woman not of his world. And to take a Terran wife such as scholar Anne Davis is to risk his honor and reputation. But when he discovers that their brief encounter years before has resulted in the birth of a child, even more is at stake than anyone imagined. Now, an interstellar scandal has erupted, a bitter war between two families-galaxies apart-has begun, and the only hope for Er Thom and Anne is a sacrifice neither is prepared to make...
language: English
title: Local Custom
titlecomplete: Local Custom (Liaden Universe, #5)
genres: Space, Fantasy, Adult, Aliens, Science Fiction Fantasy, Romance, Audiobook, Space Opera, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 2621
series: Liaden Universe Publication Order, Liaden Universe
publisher: Ace