Oh, I so agree about the drabbles. I've been fearing this event since, oh, the generational focus shifted from Aral and Cordelia to Miles and company, and now that it finally happened I must admit I did spend ten minutes or so after finishing reading quietly in tears, but it was a good kind of pain. And the drabbles, the drabbles ... *sniff* ... wonderful. Gregor's, especially. The perfect end point.

And the rest of the book was a delightful romp, and wonderful with its roving points.