Every Sky Is Full of Stars – Blog Guest Post By Yoon Ha Lee

When Ninefox Gambit came out, I remember the consternation of some readers that starships were called "moths," and not just "moths" but different kinds of them, everything from the big cindermoths to the logistical support ships called boxmoths and later the stealthed needlemoths and shadowmoths.  Why moths?  Why not just call them ships like everyone…