Michael
Go Together was a fun opening story. Joss and Pikka, while not having much page time, still appear quite consistently through phase one so it’s nice to get to see more of their relationship. Getting more perspective on the battle of Kur is great as well as one of my favourite space battles.
First Duty was a bit tougher to get invested in, due to all the new characters but ended up being a fun little whodunnit mystery that also looked at the political consequences of having so many opposing cultures on board Starlight which was interesting.
Hidden Danger was fairly weak. Sticking with Velko now and Avon popping up was cool but that's about it, and she didn't really do anything either. Pretty forgettable plant based story.
Past Mistakes was fun. Part 1 felt like a classic Hondo moment with the knock off merch being sold and part 2, although a lot more serious, was enjoyable with a decent enough twist that left it compelling.
Shadows Within was a sombre way to end the short stories. Good bit of dramatic irony that we know about the Ghirrah twist but also that noone else can know at this point setting up for just a sad end for Tarpfen.
Go Together was a fun opening story. Joss and Pikka, while not having much page time, still appear quite consistently through phase one so it’s nice to get to see more of their relationship. Getting more perspective on the battle of Kur is great as well as one of my favourite space battles.
First Duty was a bit tougher to get invested in, due to all the new characters but ended up being a fun little whodunnit mystery that also looked at the political consequences of having so many opposing cultures on board Starlight which was interesting.
Hidden Danger was fairly weak. Sticking with Velko now and Avon popping up was cool but that's about it, and she didn't really do anything either. Pretty forgettable plant based story.
Past Mistakes was fun. Part 1 felt like a classic Hondo moment with the knock off merch being sold and part 2, although a lot more serious, was enjoyable with a decent enough twist that left it compelling.
Shadows Within was a sombre way to end the short stories. Good bit of dramatic irony that we know about the Ghirrah twist but also that noone else can know at this point setting up for just a sad end for Tarpfen.