I THINK I included a link to the thingy in the bio paragraph ... but it probably links to the website of a pornographic pyramid sales scheme, with my luck. My impression is that it's an online game, a multiplayer environment without the high-end (or indeed any?) graphics, for which Ms Goodman has contributed much of the broad background as well as a lot of the details of the universe and some major characters. (Or am I thinking of something else? I may be suffering from an Editor Moment here (like a 'senior moment', but relating specifically to things encountered whilst editing.))Very nice. Subtle, complex, and well worth a second read. I assume from the other comments here that Orion's Arm is a shared universe? This tale gave many inidcations of being part of a greater whole - something even more commendable if this is a stand-alone story. I enjoyed this immensely.
Iain
Robert :P M.