> > With all the singing on Caph, they're going to attract unwanted attention. > > Becuase other planets will be disturbed by the noise? They're fairly isolated in their nebula.

You never know.

> > And I like the way that was carefully phrased: That now women are allowed to own slaves too. I can see major problems occurring with that later. > > It's a major social reform. Caph couldn't just abolish slavery - it's economic and social systems are too dependant on it. So Kiivan and Ohanna seek a generational change by making it possible for slaves to rise to be owners, and eventually get everyone to be owners. It's controversial but something has to be done.

I see it causing a lot of legal problems, maybe even violence, as one person who claims to own a woman tries to place a claim against her and the people she owns as well. Especially if it's a "traditionalist" who hates the idea in the first place. It also may destabilize the government as people who don't like the changes threaten it.