Anne McCaffrey writes with such vividness that one hates to come to the end of one of her books. There's a sense of loss - your friends have ended their story and there's nowhere else to turn to. This story goes through the maturation of the Brainship and you can see her growing while accepting her 1st Brawn's decisions and starting to question things. I didn't want to put it down and it's now almost 1:30am and I have to work tomorrow! We lost a great authoress. I've read her books since the 70's. No one compares ...

I remember when I first picked up these novels. I have come back to reread them many times over the years. If you like futuristic settings, hopping through the univers and a good story. Then this book is for you.