Impressively, Baron manages to offer up some of his best Nexus stories here, past the midpoint of the original run. The muti-threaded storytelling that encompasses the majority of this volume is more intricate, thoughtful, and intriguing than almost anything else in the run -- as we cover the Gravity Well, the Bowl-Shaped World, the Loomis sisters, Kreed's trial, a musical tour of Earth, and more. Then, just in case we forget that Baron can write emotions, we get "Kreed's Arm". Finally, the volume has a terrific ending as the Loomis Sisters take center stage and fully show off what delightful characters they are. 
 This is the Nexus universe at its deepest and most interesting.