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So good. I don't usually like novels in the interstellar/zerg genre all that much, half because the typical setup is all about brainless face slapping, stereotypical romance between cardboard characters and maybe just an ounce of interesting conflict or background settings. It's a pity because far future stories have so much room for imagination and yet most stories in this genre don't do anything with it.This is not one of those novels. The author put a handful of typical cliches for the system and interstellar genres in a pot and broke them the f*ck down, seasoning with high enough stakes that the MC's golden finger feels like it's barely enough to keep him treading water. The side dishes---setting, side characters, backstory---are all handled with care. There's some small issues and some definite rule of cool hand waving going on, but none of it enough to detract from a solid, carefully crafted story.I highly recommend waiting for the quite well done translation to be finished, because though MTL-ing the story got me enough clarity to keep going, I know I probably missed a boatload of side jokes and references that would just have made it even better.