I didn't finish this, so it's probably not fair to give it a review. But I just couldn't follow along with the story. I've seen a lot of comparisons between this cast of characters and Guardians of the Galaxy, and I think the big difference between them is that you could tell who was who in Guardians. They're a dysfunctional family because of their similar sense of humors and sassiness, but the actors make them distinguishable. For Aurora Rising, the multiple perspectives all exude the same tone, it's hard to tell anyone apart except between a shift in setting. As for the world-building, there's just too much name-dropping for species, jobs, planets, etc. to keep track of in such a short span of chapters and plot. I'm kind of surprised by how popular this book is, but it might just be that I didn't get things out of it that other readers did.