Really enjoyed this story. Had great scope, fun characters, interesting settings. I found myself wanting more, which is good, but made me realise this isn’t a space story with heavy politics. It’s a mystery. No. It’s now a whodunnit, it’s a howcatchem. It gives us some delightfully vile characters and I loved every minute of hating them. And yet, I’m so glad they had an arc. I hated them so much that when I came to like them I was happy with what happened. But. I wanted more.

And that’s the only frustration. It’s got heavy politics in a light buttery delivery. Great fun, but not as in depth as, say, Dune or Hyperion.

But I’m hooked and moving straight on to the sequel.