Purchased on eBay after having read The Sparrow which was kindly given to me by Nell-Lu as an RABCK. Will be used for a bookray.

A very good conclusion to The Sparrow. There were many events that I did not expect, which is one indication that it was well thought out. There was a lot more time shifting in this book so you had to be aware at the beginning of each chapter where and when you were but it did not take away from this very unique and intriguing story. Again a big Thank You to Nell-Lu for sending me The Sparrow as an RABCK and starting off this series.

Will be offering as an international bookray, will list participants here. It's a trade paperback edition.

Please sign the 'bookray travels' label on the inside front cover!

Participants:

1. sarradee (Ovilla, Texas USA - Prefers to ship within US/Canada but will ship Int.)
   
2. nancydotslash (Dalhart, Texas USA - Ship International)
   
3. Charlieboots76 (Bournemouth, UK - Ship International)
   
4. PDB11 (Coalville, Leicestershire UK - Ship International)
   
5. Annelis (Kerava, Uusimaa Finland - Ship International)<----- Being Read By
   
6. nyassa (St Gaultier, Centre France - Prefers to ship within Europe)
   
7. etherea (Little Rock, Arkansas USA - Ship International)
   
8. rooshill (Foresthill, California USA - Ship USA Only)
   
9. olered (Salem, Oregon USA - Ship International)
   
10. SarahJaye (Peterborough, Ontario Canada)
    
11. malagan (Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland Netherlands - Ship International) - Waiting to hear back
    
12. nuriayasmin (Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg Germany - Ship International) - Waiting to hear back
    
13. BellaMack (St Helens, Tasmania Australia - Ship Australia Only)
    

Bookray instructions (Copied from catsalive):
1. SIGN UP for this bookray by sending me a Private Message. Order of participants will be juggled between geography, date of request and shipping limitations. Late additions may be added to the end of the list.
2. When the person before you on the list finishes reading the book, they will send you a Private Message for your postal address. If you no longer wish to read it, or wish to be moved in the list let them (and me!) know and I will move you down/off the list.
3. WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE BOOK please make a journal entry so everyone knows it has safely arrived. Bookrays should NOT be stressful, take your time and enjoy the book. Just make sure it gets mailed on to the next person.
4. WHEN YOU FINISH THE BOOK, make another journal entry telling us what you thought - did you like it? Did you think it was well-written?
5. CONTINUE THE BOOKRAY by sending a Private Message to the person after you on the bookring list and request their postal address. Please check back here for the latest distribution list. If the person doesn't respond within 7-10 days (use your judgement), please PM the next person, and then me, so I can update the bookray list.
6. END OF THE RAY, The last person on the ray could try and continue the ray or just give/mail the book to someone else who might like to read it, an RABCK perhaps, look at cliff1976.com wish list web site or release it into the wild.

A note about shipping:

As this is a bookray and the book will not return to me it does not matter how long it takes this book to make its way from person to person. So I would insist that when shipping this book please use the most inexpensive shipping method available to you, ESPECIALLY when shipping this book internationally.

mailed today to sarradee to start the bookray

Hi everyone. I haven't physically caught this book (it's still en route to sarradee) but efs300 has sent me the BCID so that I can piggyback on the bookray. I'll be really interested to read all the JEs, and will also be reading the book myself soon - efs300 is sending me a second copy. So, thanks very much, efs300, both for letting me observe this copy's progress and for letting me have your second copy. I'm delighted I sent The Sparrow to you!

ETA: Here's the link to my journal entry on that second copy.

Arrived safely today. Thank you for letting me be the start of the journey. :) I'll make a new post as soon as I'm done reading and have some thoughts.

I really enjoyed reading this book and finishing the story that started in The Sparrow. It answered many of the questions I had, and came up with some options I hadn't even considered. I liked the reader's guide, questions and interview in the back as well. Thank you efs300 for sharing!

Nancydotslash asked to be skipped so I'll be mailing this off to Charlieboots76 by surface mail in the morning.

Many thanks Sarradee I recieved the book this morning :) It is next on my list, because I can't wait to read it!

This is an excellent sequel. It nicely tied up some of the storylines and introduced some good new charachters. Like efs300 says you do need to keep an eye on the dates at the begining of the chapters as it can be a bit confusing.

I have now finished the book and it is on its way to PDB11.

Thanks Ed for sharing!

The book has arrived! Many thanks!

I have two book ring books ahead of this in the queue, one of which is The Sparrow, so it will be a week or two before I can start it.

I have now finished the book. I enjoyed it very much, although I don't think it is as good as The Sparrow. I do think that the two books together make something very special, though, and I'm now on the lookout for my own copies.

To me the book suffered from trying to be about too many different things. In The Sparrow we were definitely following Emilio's spiritual journey, and the rest, while important to the story, never usurped first place in our minds.

Here, however, we continue Emilio's journey, but we also expand our field of view to take in the other things that are happening on Rakhat - Sophia and Isaac's story, the revolution, and so on - which moves the book from a character-driven narrative towards a setting-driven one. Not to say that the setting isn't very good, but I thought it was better when it was the setting for Emilio's story. On the other hand we do find out why The Sparrow felt so hurried at the end: the story wasn't over!

Finally, though, I must say I am not convinced by the Society of Jesus' sending a bunch of thugs to run the mission!

Anyway, on to the next person. Nyassa hasn't responded to my enquiries about The Sparrow so I shall probably skip her and go straight to Annelis.

I have finally despatched the book on its way to Annelis. Airmail, because when airmail is £4.20 and surface £4.16, there's not much saving to be made...

And Nyassa has also contacted me to say she wants the books! I suggest that she should be next after Annelis.

The book had arrived while I was in Barcelona. Thank you! I will read it as soon as possible.

The religious theme of this book is a little strange for me. Maybe that's why it took so long to read it through. But the book is well written anyway, I must admit.
I posted the book to Nyassa a week ago by air mail. I hope she will get it soon.