I loved this book so much it is the best Space Opera I have ever read such a great political drama that was always interesting never a dull moment. I loved the characters so much they were all told in a wonderfully detailed way especially Reinhard his group and Yang and his group. There is so much nuanced and wonderfully well developed characters that go through so much many parts especially at the end are so painful to read. I like how ambitious many of the characters are I like like how that ambition is a double edged sword that does not always go well in the end. I loved the plot it mainly was about two different civil wars from each side of the book with many painful and world altering consequences on each side. So overall i loved this volume of Legend of the Galactic Heroes and I will be reading more soon.