As a huge fan of Ann Leckie, but not someone who generally enjoys short stories very much, "Lake of Souls" was a bit mixed bag for me. I enjoyed the final two stories the most, the penultimate being the absolute delight that is "Saving Bacon". I loved it, and I love Slale Vachash-Troer and his family so, so much. ( )

Story collection, beginning with a few about deeply alien aliens, then a couple of Radch stories, then—indicating where her imagination is focused these days, perhaps—a larger number set in the world of The Raven Tower, but far away or far away in time, focused mainly on river gods and their dealings with humans. They were all imaginative and deeply interested in what constitutes right behavior under various circumstances, but I’m looking forward to a return to novels. ( )