Review: Pulls the two previous installments together
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 31, 2013
In this installment, Scalzi is loosening up and getting comfortable with the medium, which means there are interesting plot developments. The two previous installments are tied together and matters are sent barreling down a greased track of eventual chaos.The other nice part is that now that we have the "what" of some of the characters, we can start filling in the "who". Ambassador Abumwe is a delight to me. I mean, I'm glad I don't work for her, but she says things like:"Yes, well," Abumwe said. "For the moment, at least, your terrified obsequiousness is not going to be useful to me. So stop it."And Wilson, our tough guy, is also pretty clear on his stance on the world:"I'm a `the glass is half-empty and filled with poison' kind of guy, actually," Wilson said.So yes, keep reading this! If you were disappointed by how short the last one was, this one is significantly meatier.Read if: You love classic sci-fi and/or snarky characters.Skip if: You are going to suffer horribly from the serial format.