A Price Too High

The pacing kept me on the edge of my seat, but I also wanted to know more about the characters' inner struggles. Was this balance planned from the start?

The diplomacy scenes added depth to the story and made the stakes feel higher. I wonder if the author drew from real-world conflicts or built it entirely from imagination.

The world-building was incredibly rich, and I’m curious whether this universe was mapped out in detail beforehand or evolved during writing.