Earthborn The first four books in the homecoming series follow the same group of characters as they leave the planet Harmony to return to earth. The final book jumps 500 years in the future to cover their descendants.
The series as a whole is a nice attempt, but does have plenty of room for improvement. The whole planet Harmony seems is an interesting case. The founders used the "oversoul" to attempt to breed a "good" human race by depriving them of what was seen as "bad" technology. However, the people just found other ways of exercising depravity.
In this book, people are unsure of the veracity of the original "voyagers" to earth. Their interactions with other sentient earth species (diggers and angels) now appear like racial interactions on earth. Diggers are seen as brutes and often serve as servants. Angels are smarter, but still "different". The book uses the species (as well as gender relations) to support a gender and racial "equality of opportunity", while still acknowledging differences.
The ending nicely closes up the series, while still leaving open the possibility of additional adventures. The people discover the record of "Coriantumr" - describing a group of people that returned to earth, but managed to wipe themselves out. These people never even met the diggers and angels. Thus, the new people in this book have a different quest. They have not yet achieved "Harmony", so there are still plenty of opportunities for additional books.
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