I made the mistake of reading this piece on Tor/Reactormag as a standalone, only coming to find out this is a part of a series. Even more so, I came to realize I read the first of this series two years ago, which I should have realized sooner because of how much I loved the aspect of Graff's people being able to know all of each other's experiences through a simple touch. Reading about Graff as a teenager would have so much more of an impact on me if I had read all of his other adventures in this series first. Since I made that mistake and this story feels on its own for me I would give it a 3/5. I added the .5 for this error on my part. I'm sure once I go through the series and circle back to this piece this will be a 4 star or higher. I really want to know more about this world that Graff comes from, as well as the worlds and stations across the galaxy right as he is experiencing them, now that I know there is more to read!