I was really looking forward to the 4th book in this series, having read and enjoyed the first three. I was very disappointed in this one. After all the troubles those who were dropped have faced, this book was terribly anticlimactic. Where were the challenges? Where was the tension? Coffee becoming the biggest item of trade? I expected much more from a somewhat triumphal return to Earth. I expected more of a gut or heartwrenching reaction for those who traveled. The Eosi are not gone completely, yet this book almost seemed like a holiday. Not at all her usual style. Count me one letdown reader.