I love Maxwell's SF so much. I'm sorry that she literally couldn't afford to keep writing SF. (I also love NAME OF A SHADOW very much, which is definitely in the same universe as this one.)

Edit: To amplify, because a couple of people mentioned it. I read an interview with Maxwell; it must have been at least ten years ago, so the details are blurred. In any case, she said that she could make a living writing romances and couldn't from SF, so it was a fairly obvious choice. There was also a mention of some idiot fans making threats against her because they wanted to know if furry ever got off with smoothie. :(