The Empress of Earth

So last night I finished reading Melissa Scott's The Empress of Earth, the conclusion to the Silence Leigh trilogy.

Now while I'm sure I did read it once many years ago, although I had to wait years to get my grubby little paws on it, I must admit I couldn't remember anything.

I enjoyed but there were parts where I did feel as if I were just wading through the technical explanations of her system for space travel etc. Went on and on and on.