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Nov 27, 2018ChrisMcMil rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Excellent conclusion to the trilogy. Rich, complex and novel in both story-line and character development. The issues that it explores are as timely now as when it was written. The unspoiled parallel world of brilliant and gentle Neanderthals is particularly appealing. Their dramatically different decisions as a species have produced objectively superior results. This book continues to explore major social, moral and political decisions using the classical SF device of posing them in an unfamiliar setting and from a different perspective (to reduce preconceptions). One criticism might be that the author shows his Canadian identity a bit too much, which is fine for his fellow citizens like me. Hopefully others can forgive that small conceit.