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In the homecoming series, this book is the most disconnected. Card does a great job at tying everything together, but old characters are gone, and this is a story in and of itself. The previous book only provide supporting details, but aren't essential to enjoying it.

Humans, angels, and diggers have found it hard to coexist with each other after several centuries on Earth. Shedemei and the Oversoul are searching for the divine architect, the Keeper. With the Earth on the brink of war again, Shedemei and a few men and women seek to shape its future and stem the rising tide of hate and violence.

Earthborn dives deep into individual characters and gives insight to the spiritual struggles we sometimes face. I really appreciated the insights and correlation with the Keeper, or what many call the Holy Spirit or Jiminy Cricket. Its voice is never loud, never forceful, and always there. Its presence in our life is subtle, almost unnoticeable, and exists in our thoughts, in nature, in the movement of all things. Its effects are cumulative and are painted into our lives layer by layer. It isn't until we're stripped of it that we even notice it was there all along.
When we ignore those feelings, push our innocent conscience aside, our own wisdom can sometimes make a mess of things and reason us onto lonely paths that ultimately lead us right back to where we started.