Just a little I wish Scalzi would give us alien aliens rather than something I feel certain could be created with an application of latex, also there’s almost an antiquated feel to these books as if I’m reading something out of my loft library, maybe a Poul Anderson, Heinlein or some such, but that doesn’t undermine the pleasure of the read. In the end The Last Colony had characters and a story that thoroughly engaged me and I polishing it off in a day. And without a doubt I’ll be getting hold of Zoe’s Tale, and enjoying it just as much.