Proper science fiction this, that being fiction which leans heavily on science as a backdrop. Hardly surprising given that AJR is (or was) a pro, working for ESA. From the outset you get the sense that there's something bigger going on than we are told. Starts out cleanly at an archeological dig and with an assassination attempt gone wrong, but rapidly turns out that most of the main characters are being manipulated by a single metacharacter. In turn, seems that the "something" is bigger than you could ever imagine.
Some nice aspects of the way this is written is that there's no FTL travel - Newton's laws are by and large respected, though conjoiner drives (discussed in much more detail later in the series) let the side down a little at this stage. However, everything hangs together very well with the main emphasis on the characters and their interactions.
Would really like to have spent some time in the Yellowstone Belle Epoch though... sounds awesome. Can at least get some of that from "The Prefect."
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