Different than Ancillary Justice, which is good - she didn't have to explain the Radch anymore, so could show us a corner of the Radch. I was struck with the how much I kept comparing the Radch to the Roman Empire - the way the religions of the conquered were made part of the Radch religion, the focus on citizenship of the conquered, the rituals and stress of propriety, all remind me of ancient Roman culture. This book moved along at a quick pace, and didn't waste a lot of time, but the Sword of Inil thread was lost on the way. I'm definitely looking forward to the last one...