Thomcat
11/9/2026
Continues the story of the first book, or said another way, the other shoe drops. No spoilers.
What you already know from the first book is that these folks have a technological past, colonists from long ago. Where the first cover of the earlier novel is a wonderful tree, this one is definitely unnatural, domed structures near the edge of the sea. Major kudos to Raphael Lacoste for both covers!
I appreciated the two stories contained here, interleaved in their own chapters. We learn a lot more about this colony, without learning everything - but I think it is unlikely there will be another book. The worldbuilding aspect of these two novels is amazing. The characters, less so, at least for me.
Read the first book 5 years ago, and reading my review, can't recall the plot twists I thought were due - or if they happened in this book. I may someday reread this duology, perhaps collected together with other information. Probably won't do that in their current form, though.