The first thing I need to say is that this is a somewhat standalone book taking place after the Imperial Radch trilogy. The second thing that I need to say is that I loved this SO MUCH MORE than the original trilogy.

This is the story of an alien who got lost, and the ramifications of it on people hundreds of years later. We follow a woman tasked with investigating this cold-case disappearance, and a human & an alien that get mixed up in the politics of the investigation. The aliens in question are everyone's favorite Presger Translators!

I loved this more than the first trilogy because it was such a well-contained tale. Every protagonist got a nice arc wrapped up by the end. The plot made sense and had a wonderful high-stakes conclusion. Every step of the story felt very deliberate and fun.

Thanks to Netgalley and Orbit for a copy of this book to review. All opinions are my own.