Eagles Over the Kennebec

I came to the Liaden Universe through Partners in Necessity. As a result, Agent of Change was the second book I read, and the first time through, it suffered somewhat, because I wanted more Shan and Dutiful Passage and they were there only in the most glancing of ways. I have enjoyed it much more on reread, once I had my expectations properly aligned, and especially once I could see it in the bigger frame provided by Plan B and I Dare. I can't, of course, know what it would have been like to read AoC first. But I have reread it several times, and it continues to offer substantial enjoyment.