A review by mjfmjfmjf
Cauldron by Jack McDevitt

4.0

And that's a wrap. Not sure prequels count. Actually for the first two-thirds of the book I was completely hooked. And surprised. All the machinations and Earth really worked. And were pretty interesting and well done. Matt as space pilot turned real estate agent. John the bright young physicist finishing the work of his mentor. And then they end up back in space and that was also good. But they stayed too long - you'd think the author would stop playing that card. And the actual end of their voyage was an especial letdown. But still a good end of the series. And would probably work on it's own.