No review here. I gave up. I was 100 pages in and suddenly realized that I had no idea what was going on, nor did I care. I found one character I cared about (Tally, the guy who wanted to be mentally Adjusted). His story wasn't enough to keep me going. The words were going in one eye and out the other...so to speak. I may come back and try this one again later.

The biggest problem I had was that this seemed like a later book in a series. 350 years of background material was crammed into an 8 page prologue?! Has she written any of this background material? Any earlier books that fill in the backstory (especially the immediate backstory)? I like the universe she created and want to try again. But this really felt like I was coming in in the middle. Are there any better Cherryh books to start with?

Note: Several people have been kind enough to offer some suggestions. These include: Cyteen (which I'll be trying in about 5 books), Rimrunners, Merchanter's Luck and, by far the most suggested as accessable: The Pride of Chanur