Being a Moon fan, I was delighted to see the start of another series.  I found this to be a pleasant read, with wonderful character developement and Moon's strange ability to make even the mundane interesting.  I love her details.  I note that several reviewers were whinning about absolutely no sexual content.  I actually found this to be rather refreshing for a change.  Like Moon's Paks, the author spends time examining moral issues, ethics, etc.  Her characters are simply human, with all that entails.  This is nice.  I am not a big "fiction space fan," prefering fantasy and history, but I did enjoy this one and am looking forward to the following books. Ms. Moon is one of our more gifted authors/story tellers.  I still wish Paks would ride back into her mind, but until then, this story line will certainly do.  Thank you Ms. Moon.