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I know most people didn't like it as much as the first book, but I liked this one a lot more. I didn't give it the full 5 stars, though, as the writing wasn't as good as I expected. However, the story itself was really good. This book introduces a fresh cast of characters, primarily within the Special Forces, a group initially unveiled in the first installment. Here, a renegade scientist aids an alliance of three alien races against humanity, leaving a copy of his consciousness behind. The plan
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Nov 29, 2019
Sarah
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POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2019: A book set in space.
It's been a while since I read the first book in this series so I found a synopsis online to remind me of the finer detail - I have a memory like a sieve sometimes!
Sadly I found this volume suffered from sequel syndrome, it just wasn't as fresh or exciting as the first one. This was exacerbated by the plot taking a while to coalesce so it dragged a bit for me in the opening act. There were also several spots of seriously heavy exposition throu ...more
It's been a while since I read the first book in this series so I found a synopsis online to remind me of the finer detail - I have a memory like a sieve sometimes!
Sadly I found this volume suffered from sequel syndrome, it just wasn't as fresh or exciting as the first one. This was exacerbated by the plot taking a while to coalesce so it dragged a bit for me in the opening act. There were also several spots of seriously heavy exposition throu ...more
Enjoyable continuation of the series, but not as clever or funny as the first book. I enjoy Scalzi's light humor that runs through his examination of real social interactions and particularly questions of how different people will treat humans that are in some way different. In this book, the genetic material of dead army recruits is used to create "superhuman hybrids" -- people who have a BrainPal computer from "birth" and are "enhanced" with extra speed, extra healing, etc. I'll read more by t
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Nov 02, 2018
Susan
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If all sci-fi novels were this good, I would read far more science fiction.
finished 8/5/13
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Katie
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Jan 31, 2016
Megan
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Feb 15, 2017
Crystal Sarakas
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Oct 18, 2021
Nadine in NY Jones
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Jul 25, 2025
Kim
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