The gates are open, humanity begins to colonize other solar systems.

Like the previous books, there’s a good amount of mystery and cosmic horror. Though personally I was hoping for some more action, the book is much more focused on life on the frontier. The moon melting, Miller’s new body, etc. was cool and all, but I was disappointed by the nexus at the end. The whole thing felt foreboding but at the same time inconsequential, though maybe it becomes relevant in later books…

I really liked Basia’s character but Murtry less so; Elvi and Havelock were alright. Both Elvi and Basia mostly stumble from one catastrophe to the next, but Basia I thought had a lot more personality. Elvi on the other hand didn’t feel like she had much character going on besides that and being a bit horny. Murtry I thought was a bit too predictably evil to make a good antagonist.

When the colony goes blind, no one thinks of using a hand terminal as a visual aid, even though in a later scene, it can clearly show a small package being airdropped far away.