Shipyear 65
Tripday 171
Fourth Shift
16.00 hours
In which Gordy seeks a dragon to accompany his tree.
I think this chapter heading also has an error in it. Several other chapter headings have said 16.00 hours, and they’ve all said Third Shift.
Shan’s approach to teaching piloting reminds me somewhat of his uncle’s in Scout’s Progress (or vice versa, when I’m reading in publication order).
Shipyear 65
Tripday 155
Third Shift
14.00 hours
In which Priscilla accepts a promotion.
Priscilla’s grasp of Liaden communication is improving. Not only does she have a repertoire of useful hand gestures for sentiments like Think nothing of it, this time she is able to separate her friend Shan from her boss Captain yos’Galan.
This is the first time Priscilla has thought of Moonhawk, at least where we could hear her, since she witnessed Moonhawk being declared dead, way back in the first chapter.
Is this the only time in the series Priscilla mentions a sibling?
Shipyear 65
Tripday 155
Third Shift
12.00 hours
In which Gordy becomes a tree.
A little domestic interlude before the crew meeting, which is no doubt going to have Consequences.
I like the part where Lina is watching Priscilla at work. It adds to the ongoing thing of Priscilla’s friends learning about her, and it’s also a nice example of the technique of having a character compare an unfamiliar thing with a thing that’s familiar to the character but not so much to the reader, and thereby show the reader more about both things.
Shipyear 65
Tripday 143
First Shift
2.00 hours
In which Gordy and Priscilla have both done very well.
Gordy’s grandfather is in the running for being one of the most prominent and influential characters never to appear in the Liaden series. He’s mentioned several times in this book, and was mentioned several times in Local Custom, and will be mentioned in at least one short story that would arguably be very different without his involvement in the backstory, but he never makes a direct appearance.