A magistrate from the Empire returns to the old, worn-out mind-ship she grew up on for a funeral.
We slowly get to know why she left and what she’s going to do about it now that she’s back as a magistrate. Also at large is another mind-ship that the Empire has sent to fix things, can they work together, will things be fixed?
Another good Xuya novella for all you Xuya fans to get into.
Another little Xuya story about one of the people who have access to the virtual overlays of all those on board one of the mind-stations. Imagine if you could look where you shouldn’t, but you wouldn’t, unless you let your guard down.
You can find this in the anthology, Chasing Shadows.
What if everyone else gets killed and the habitat mind on the planet decides it’s going to keep you there and never let you go?
Another interesting little Xuya short for those of us who are totally into the universe. You can find it in the anthology, Extrasolar.
Yes, i went back and re-read this in 2005. Sadly, it really didn’t give one the thrill ride of something new and exciting that i got on the first read. Once you know the story, and how things turn out, it does diminish it somewhat.
Don’t get me wrong, it was still a good read, but nothing like it was the first time around.
I won’t be re-reading the other two books in the trilogy at this time as i didn’t enjoy them as much the first time around, so i don’t think they’ll have aged as well for a re-read at this time. Maybe in 20 years or so i’ll give the whole trilogy another run through, but i do think i need to well and truly forget most of it first to enjoy it fully on a re-read.
