The Last Colony

Executive Summary: Another fun, quick read in the Old Man's War seriesAudio book: As must as I enjoy Wil Wheaton for Mr. Scalzi's other books, I think William Dufris is a great fit for this series. This is especially true with the return of John Perry as the protagonist.Full ReviewIf you look at my read shelf, you'll see that I read a lot more fantasy than science fiction. I think if I was aware of more sci-fi like this series, I'd probably read a lot more.I've read several books by Mr. Scalzi, but the Old Man's war books have been my favorite, and this is the best of the series so far. The previous two have read more like stand alone, but this one really builds on elements and characters established in the previous books.This once again blends action, politics and humor to make for a really enjoyable read. This time instead of being with the regular army or the elite ghost brigades, we get a view of colony life, through the eyes of some familiar characters.As much as I enjoyed [b:The Ghost Brigades 239399 The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War, #2) John Scalzi https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1391051274s/239399.jpg 18279845], I really found myself missing John Perry. It was nice to have another book from his perspective.There is even more politics in this one we start with small scale (local colony) politics and move to larger scale with the Colonial Union as well as galactic politics with other species. For some reason despite not liking real world politics, I find them the most enjoyable part of many sci-fi and fantasy books.That isn't to say this book is completely without action, but it certainly takes a back seat to the politics in this one.Coming in around 10 hours this is a really quick read/listen but didn't feel rushed or too short. I look forward to listening to the next two books in the series.