anytime...
...pun intended ;^)
A letdown, yes. The ancestral traceback was aweinspiring and would've been a fine conclusion with perhaps a hint of future possibilities - even just knowing the Linked were working on a solution for the killer planetoid would've done in that regard. The rest was almost a footnote of possibilities - worthwhile to explore, but not crammed into a few last pages I think. I wanted more than that little teaser.
So perhaps we agree even while disagreeing.
Adam