An omnibus edition of the first two books (chronologically) of the Liaden Universe series, published by Meisha-Merlin Publishers Inc.

Pilots Choice deals with the shifting necessities of honor and morality in the clash of cultures caused by an expanding galactic trade system. In the first novel, Local Custom, we view the difficulties caused by the obvious problems of language and custom as Terrans and Liadens intermingle. In the second, Scout’s Progress, we see how the forces of interstellar trade cause conflicts even within the apparently monolithic and superior culture of Liad as a greater culture, galactic in nature, is hinted at by the Scouts, pilots, and traders who inhabit the fringes of Liad’s polite society.
In both novels it is the importance of individuals and their insistence on behaving with honor, rather than bowing to overwhelming social force, that drives the story.