Solid space opera, excellent characters. It took a while to get rolling but it was worth it for once it did. It was really different from what you normally get in your space opera, leaving out many of the genre's annoying features.It's not a book I'd recommend to everyone because of the pacing. However, it's the writer's first novel so I hope she gets stronger at keeping the tension a bit tighter in her next books. And there better be next books!