I believe this novella was written as an afterthought to attempt to bridge a gap between Hardwired and Voice of the Whirlwind, thus creating a trilogy once a few things got ironed out in Voice of the Whirlwind.
Which i think is a bit bad because this book is a very much needed sequel to Hardwired whether or not there was another book to follow.
I’m definitely pleased it was written as it does finish off Hardwired and Nero’s escapades as Roon rather nicely.
Brilliant novella, and now i dive straight into Voice of the Whirlwind.