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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 against another edition

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5.0

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

kazio1993's review

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

legitimatesalvage's review

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adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

bookswithbets's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

lilifane's review

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adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Argh, I just realized I should have read Gods of Risk first if I was going in order. But it doesn't really matter, this is a companion short story to the main series that can be read anytime tbh. And I liked it a lot.

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