What Came From The Stars

CONFESSION: I probably only read 2/3 of this book because I skimmed all the italicized Space Drama and only read the parts on Earth. The Earth parts were funny and compelling but the Space parts were soo boring to me. People who are big fans of High Fantasy and aren't annoyed by long ficticious family tree drama would probably like the Space parts too. I'm pretty sure I understood all the Earth parts without reading the Space parts? If not: whatevs.