The Universe is Stranger Than We Can Imagine..

I like these books. They aren't really a tale of aliens which some people get raw about. It's a story of what it is to be human. All the flavors. The good, the bad, the caring, the apathetic, etc.. and what happens when you put those elements in situations, usually stressful. Usually lonely. It's a tale of who we are and why we are and I enjoy it for those reasons.

Our friends have gotten much older but the story is not done. I like books that age. The Dune series gave us 10,000 years. I enjoyed most of those very very much for the perspective it builds. It would not be hard to see this kind of series grow in that direction. Nothing certainly stopping them unless the big unknown baddies we keep messing with decide to fully wake up instead of kicking the snooze button.

The saga continues and some real trials are within these hallowed halls. Good luck voyager.