no spoilers, so forgive the vagueness

Moran's latest, the LONG awaited new book in the Continuing Time series, is another phenomenally good read. His talent for explaining the world/universe without feeling like an infodump remains, and if anything his dialog has become sharper over the decades. The reader wishes they were half as clever or as confident as any DKM protagonist.

This short novel offers a great glimpse into the K'Aillae society and their mixed support of the humans in their fight against the Sleem. We will have to wait for some future story to explore the war with the Sleem, which is just how Moran builds his audience.

We also get a bit of detail about how the Tremodian clan began, and some hints of where it's going. He also explains why there was a planet named Tin Woodman.

But that's just worldbuilding. The action, the story, the interpersonal relationships and interspecies/intersociety relationships - that's where the real excitement builds. Like any good book in a series, Moran leaves us wanting the next tale, while still wrapping up enough of the narrative to feel like a good stopping point. Now that DKM has retired from his day job, I hope we won't have a decade before the next installment.