Plus, the fact that the Elspind are constantly rushing because of their short lives never quite made sense to me because if their lives are naturally short, it'd be normal for them, so wouldn't need to rush anymore than other species. Crispin was active in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and served as the chair of Writer Beware, SFWA’s scam watchdog volunteer group. She also created stories in other media universes, including Star Trek, V, and Alien. Unfortunately the writing wasn't as good as the prior books, with some elements felt a bit young (I mean, technically it's a young adult book, but the main humans are 19 and 17, so it's not that young). Crispin writes in her own universes, including her seven book StarBridge series and Storms of Destiny. That's not to say violence doesn't exist in this series, but that our heroes avoid it. The StarBridge series's focus on interspecies and intercultural communication has been something of a breath of fresh air. The aliens were quite interesting, and I loved their daily dance called the Mortenwol. I felt Elliott & Crispin did quite well in showing the evolution of that theme throughout. I really enjoyed seeing the interplay between Mark's personal issues and the Elspind's culture as both relate to death. This seems to occur around the same time as Silent Dances. Compared to the previous books in this series, we got to spend more time at StarBridge Academy before heading off, which was quite fun to see.
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