In some ways, better than the previous Way novel. Picks up where that left off, exploring the consequences. Splits between those who have gone back to Earth, those still on Thistledown, and the alternate ‘Gaia’ – an oddly fascinating ‘what if’ world where ancient cultures never faded away.

However, I still think the entire story seems too huge to be completed in a book or two, so the read wasn’t 100% satisfactory, somehow. Fun, interesting, but… hmm.