Yes! And from a writerly standpoint I feel like fascination is a really good way to fuel a project, so it's interesting to see the ways people try to combine that force with other kinds of concerns.
(I read the beginning of These Burning Stars but didn't get very far in--I think it was more big sprawling epic than I was in the mood for.)
Just wanted to come back because I'm in the middle of Fire Born of Exile and am loving it! I started it forgetting why it was on my Kindle and about 1/5 in I realized that it was because of your review (when i realized the Count reference :).
I've read a couple of other of her Xuya novellas, and I think that i should read the rest of the universe. I just love the mindships so much! (and while we've had sentient ships since at least The Ship Who Sang, I feel the 2010s were such a great moment for sentient machines!)
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(I read the beginning of These Burning Stars but didn't get very far in--I think it was more big sprawling epic than I was in the mood for.)
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I've read a couple of other of her Xuya novellas, and I think that i should read the rest of the universe. I just love the mindships so much! (and while we've had sentient ships since at least The Ship Who Sang, I feel the 2010s were such a great moment for sentient machines!)