Really, there aren't that many out there currently in this style, that's why my comparison was to series that started quite some years ago as well - although the Crystal Singer series probably was a contemporary of yours.
The sheer fun with the society and the science and the characters is missing in a lot of non-majorly romance sf these days for me - I like Linnea Sinclair but her books are ROMANCE first and then SF after.

And I really hope you sell enough of these to make it a valid idea to write more on Nuala.