An author new to me, and one whose vibe is in tune with my own. There are some neat stylistic touches in the story, which follows a young man, at first carrying out work in a vary strange world(s), having to beat a hasty retreat to home, to protect his route to the strange planets on which he works.
Back at home he has family to deal with, a brother who doesn’t trust him, a sister who has fallen far below their father’s expectations, and the indominatable pater familias himself. Not all is explained, and there’s a tantalising end.
