I just finished the final book in this series. This series is awesome. John Scalzi really does a good job with all three books.

A very quick read. Great, but moved fast enough to feel more like a novella.

If you like Scalzi- particularly if you like him lately, in Collapsing Empire form, then you will not be the least bit disappointed by Vol. 2 in the series. Where 1 brought us foul-mouthed delight Kiva Lagos, the unwilling Emperox Grayland II, geeky minor noble Marce Claremont and some fantastic villains, this addition brings more. More whisker twirling. More intrigue. More exploration of the fascinating universe. More SCIENCE and also some truly memorable scenes of human interaction. If you like funny, hard science with some interstellar imperial mysteries and conspiracies, you have your next read. 5/5.