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I picked this up mostly for the Kage Baker story, "The Ruby Incomparable." Unfortunately, it was somewhat disappointing. Svnae was such a promising character in The Anvil of the World. I know this was a juvenile anthology, but in this story, Svnae hardly got any of the anguish and torment that she did in Anvil of the World. Admittedly, that was as novel as opposed to a ~20 (book-sized) page short story, but she only really shows up in the last ~125 pages, and as a supporting character isn't visible the whole time. There was inadequate character development, I guess is what I'm saying, and also I guess I was expecting "What Happened to Svnae after Anvil." (Maybe the sequel to Anvil will have Svnae. It'd better. [It didn't, darn it. Well, not in any really meaningful capacity.] Side note about anguish and torment: I have a theory that anguish and torment are how character development happen. And sometimes it's how plot advancement happens! IMO it's best if the anguish and torment is as a result of the character's own decisions/mistakes. Can you tell I'm a Bujold fan?)