The Wayfarer series is a very comforting read in a sci-fi setting. So far it has not gone off the rails, probably because the author is not particularly interested in a grand narrative that really needs to get where it’s going before the trilogy is over. In this way, the Wayfarer Series so far has kind of a Wind in the Willows in Space feel (not a dig at either this book or Wind in the Willows). Featuring a smaller cast of characters, Closed & Common Orbit is less of a “super special” than The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. The Jane parts of are more dystopian, but I think I liked them the best. I kind of wish there was more development of Pepper & Blue’s relationship. I didn’t feel the story of their meeting & the depiction of their later relationship exactly matching up. The Transhumanist themes didn’t entirely go in the directions I was expecting. Androids drinking alcohol & fearing powerful magnets has to be referencing Futurama (similar to the previous book, which featured cattle ranching on Mars).