this was brilliant, very angsty

pros:
- great writing, pacing, plot, tension, character building, dialogue, everything
- really cared about both Tau and Kata, and liked that the scientists all got pretty distinct personalities too
- dealt interestingly with moral issues and I especially liked when Tau pulled Kata up on treating Tau like a tool

cons:
- would have liked to see even more of Tau's character - there seemed to be a jump in development between him interacting with Kata for most of it, and then him and Kata fighting the scientists
- didn't like the prologue, I would have enjoyed the suspense of wondering what would happen more than knowing the ending at the start
- thought Kata didn't think of his family enough

other than that - excellent, would definitely read more
nb. found this through OBC but didn't read it through them