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Wow, what great storytelling. The jumping around in the timeline is a really compelling mechanism, and it's also written really well. I was never confused about where we were in the timeline, which is sometimes hard with that sort of technique. I also think that novellas sometimes suffer from not having enough time to really develop the characters, but I think Corey handled this well by limiting the number of characters who were important to the story. Overall, a pleasant, short read.

agathag's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

tamtamslibrary's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

bryce3333's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

rappaporttc's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

audiclian's review

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2.0

This may be my least favorite entry in the entire series. It still has a good payoff at the end, and we know how pricelessly useful the Epstein Drive is to the world we know and love. But most of this story suffers from prequel syndrome. Fortunately, it's short. Very short. The relationship timeline that sort of guides the story is fine, but not very interesting or compelling. But it does give rhyme and reason to the person who made the drive and how it came to be. Fans will probably enjoy hearing it for that reason alone, even if it doesn't have any of the other trimmings that make an Expanse story so good.

charlibirb's review

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5.0

Super great short story. One of the best between-novel stories for a series of books.

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