Flight & Anchor is a prequel novella to one of my favorite books - Firebreaker. The novella follows two major figures in the original novel. While it is a prequel, do not read it first. Firebreaker provides much needed world building that the novella does not have. 

 

In Flight & Anchor the characters are children (superhuman children, but still children) and because of this the narration is more passive than would normally be used. I think this decision worked because when it became important the time turned back to active. 

 

This novella was a great edition to the world and I really enjoyed it. However, I’m not sure it would stand on its own without the original novel. But it isn’t supposed to, so it works. So if you haven’t, go read Firebreaker then pick up this novella.