Picking this back up again and finishing it this time. Got distracted by a HORRIBLE trip to DC and then life getting in the way once I got back. Here's hoping posting to Litsy will light a 🔥 under my ass.

I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not, given current events, but I've never read any of his works and now seems as good a time as any.

happy birthday to me! all hardbacks in series acquired! I'm in love with the cover art.

"Information is power. Information is security. Plans made with imperfect information are fatally flawed, will fail or succeed on the toss of a coin."

I cannot adequately express how much I am in love with this series. #scifi #spaceopera

Copy's a bit damaged, but beggars can't be choosers! I really want to be Breq for Halloween but absolutely no one would have any idea who I was.

I finished it! It was good, an excellent YA novel set in a magical version of London. I laughed a lot, the characters were all really well done. If you enjoyed Harry Potter, this would be a wonderful light read to add to your stack.

I'm still waiting to like Ewan, but I'm enjoying the novel!

"Thoughts are ephemeral, they evaporate the moment they occur, unless they are given action and material form. Wishes and intentions, the same. Meaningless, unless they impel you to one choice or another, some deed or course of action, however insignificant. Thoughts that lead to action can be dangerous. Thoughts that do not, mean less than nothing."

It's about a ship that gets turned into a person. Could this be any more my thing? #scifi #spaceopera

We who were once living can guard you still, and love you, and keep you living safe and whole. Nothing ever truly dies.