My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book takes place three years later and one planet over from the previous book, and has a few of – and my favorite – characters from the previous book. However, I would not necessarily tell you that you must have read the first one in order to understand what is going on; while there are things that will make sense to someone who has read both, the author does a great job of filling in the new reader. Again, this is a mystery wrapped in a cyberpunk thriller, but has culture clash and world history as an added bonus. It was a little more action/adventure and a little less hard science than the first book, but I enjoyed it just as much.