I really didn't enjoy this book as much as the first one. While it was a good enough description of the evolution of humanity in the long earth it felt a bit disjointed at times and indeed some of the pivotal moments felt rushed. I also felt the book lacked the major presence of lobsang. If I am honest the ending with another major catastrophe all be it a natural one this time felt a bit like a formula which actually I felt the book had avoided up to this point by not simply being a story about another Lobsang and Joshua adventure in the long earth.

Still worth a read but not as strong as the first book.