It continues the main story lines from the previous book. That's a good thing because I really enjoyed that first book, and the same happened with this one, although I have to admit I missed the thrill of discovery when a mayor plot was introduced. Still, if we want resolution by the time the trilogy ends we can't get new developments all the time.

This is a great science-fictional idea and it keeps working its magic in this second book. It's not great literature or great characterization, but it sure is a great story.

One thing that bothers me though is the war strategy. Winning a war in these conditions is a matter of using resources efficiently to build more military units than the enemy, as any player of strategy games knows, and the Bobs are surprisingly lax and casual about it, even with the survival of humanity at stake. ( )

I read books 2-4 too quickly to now think about distinguishing what was best about each. 2-3 continue many of the patterns of the first. Enough new elements are introduced to keep it interesting and to better appreciate returning to some of the first Bobs to check their progress. ( )

I was a little underwhelmed by the ending, but seeing as this trilogy cannot be read independently of each other, I understand. Not much different from the first book though, which is not a bad thing. ( )

Overall the story was pretty good. I really wanted to give it a 3.5 but that isn’t possible with Goodreads. It’s not that it was bad but somewhat predictable and the uniqueness is wearing thin. Still, I move to the final book. ( )

This is a joyous book. Bursting with ideas and multi-layered character building.
I am really enjoying the Bobiverse. ( )