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It would have been nice if the series had stayed at the five-star mark, but I can't honestly be disappointed. This one is on the high side of the four stars, and I'm happy with it. I was worried that adding aliens (as mentioned in the blurb, so not a spoiler) would seem like authorial desperation and I'm happy to report that it didn't feel that way at all while reading.And while it had two mostly orthogonal storylines as well, the first lingered (in a good way) and that made a big difference in the pacing. In addition, Nelly gets some great developments, adding whole new fascinating dimensions to her AI self. I loved (view spoiler)[creating little versions of herself for the crew and setting them up to grow as they need with their human companions (hide spoiler)], and the effects it had throughout the crew. I particularly liked that at least some of the crew (view spoiler)[found the Nelly spawn too intrusive and gave them a pass (hide spoiler)].I'm not as sanguine with Kris (view spoiler)[developing even somewhat ambiguous, but still warm, "feelings" for an alien. That seemed a bit weird, not least with incompatible physiology (hide spoiler)]. And it's past time for Kris and Jack to do more than moon about each other. This book has them both admit, at least internally, that there's a there, there, so it's time for them to act like adults and drag things out into the open. The chain of command is affected by their emotional attachment whether they talk or not, so it's past time to start communicating.Minor annoyances aside, I was very pleased with the story and happy with how things are going. The world building continues to offer lots of lovely scope for developments and I can't wait to see how Kris and crew do.
