Shadows and Shades comprises two stories set in the Liaden Universe®. In “Heirloom,” young student gambler Pat Rin — having just failed his pilot test again — must contend with a pilot-fast Clan member with a grudge. To succeed he must play a perfect game — without rules. The second story, “Naratha’s Shadow,” is the tale of a Scout’s struggle to control an ancient construct of evil ... an evil whose only balance may be lost somewhere among the myths and legends of a hundred worlds.