[CRussel]

By the way, there's a spoiler thread up on sharonleewriter.com for those who have read The Gathering Edge and want to talk about it. It lists the books in the 5 book contract bundle, of which Edge is #3. (And, FWIW, there's at least two more under contract post this bundle of 5.)

What I found particularly interesting was this comment from Sharon: (spoiler tags for a reason--you've been warned)

Spoiler:

Theo was supposed to have shared Alliance of Equals with Padi, and she refused to play nice. So we had to move her over to her own book. Which meant that the book now known as Neogenesis went pear-shaped and had to be, uh, revisioned.

The other part of this book that intrigued me is: (OK, really serious spoiler here)

Spoiler:

Yxtrang Ambassador Vepal and his crew of Yxtrang wandering around through the book without ever really impacting anything. Yet. You just know they're there for a reason. But we won't find out what that reason is until at least Neogenesis.