A nice volume but ... I can not help but be disappointed after a first tome just amazing (I was advised to skip the volume 2)! Yet, what a pleasure to find John Perry and all the humor that give Scalzi knows replicas of his hero ... But despite this humor, complex political intrigue and action scenes well damn ... bin I got bored ! I have unfortunately not found the frantic pace of the first volume ... then yes as bis purchase but if you have another book in sight, do ignore this one