Good read especially if you liked the first in the series....
934069
Loved the short stories. I will have to say though the first story could have been a book in itself and found myself wanting it to continue. The stories wrote by others were good to. All in all a good read and I was very happy to hear there will be another in the New World series and am looking forward to reading it!:) Keep up the good work John!
4277498
I really enjoyed reading the second of the series. I thought the characters had evolved nicely from the first novel, and enjoyed the introduction of the new menace. The non-human characters were quite interesting. Only issue is that, typical of sci fi, the author makes you wait for the next in the series.
4381216
Hardly a ringing endorsement I know.
If you read the first book and found it bearable, you'll be happy to know you can continue with this, the second book in the series with the knowledge that the story continues quite well.
If you haven't read the first book, read the reviews on it first and definitely read it before this one.
577177
Not quite as compelling as the first book of the series, but still a good read.
375370
an interesting read if you like older set books then you will probably enjoy this one. it's a good series
1185775
I really liked the first book in this series. While I think this book is good, I felt it got sort of repetitive towards the end of the book.  I don't mind themes being repeated but I just felt it was too much like reading the first one. I also found the pacing to be slower in the middle and a bit towards the end. Granted it doesn't have to be action-packed all the time but it helps to not be dragging. What I did like was that we got to know a bit more about the main characters and also got a bit deeper into their friends (ex. Christina and Uriah.) I also liked finding out more about Tobias's family and I thought the author painted an interesting picture with the factions vs the faction less.  While this isn't my favorite book in the series I felt the ending which was suspenseful and for the most part the book was written well.
266321
Good book.  Part of a long series so you need to start with book one.
3908766
It started off a little slow but the end was worth it! Like the first book, this seemed interesting but the first few chapters were pretty slow and not too intriguing. If you liked the first you need to read this one.
2190975
I had a pretty well written and thought out review typed up (I was quite proud and full of myself ;-) when my computer decided to give me the dreaded blue screen of death.  So, all I am going to say is that if you like the first book you will LOVE this book.  I really liked the first book but in book 2, the main characters are developed in even greater detail and presented to us in an awesome story.  I was disappointed in the ending but only because I wanted the story to continue.  Hopefully the author will find a way to continue this story!

If you haven't read the first book and like action/adventure/sci fi then give it a shot.  I think you will like it.

Happy reading!
3441950
If you liked #1 you'll like this as well.  Great continuation of the first with expanding storyline development.
3229569
I enjoyed the first book a lot and was happy to see the second one when it came out! Enjoyed reading this one as well and would get the next ones too if there are next ones forthcoming...
4445740
IN short, if you liked the first book, you will like the second.  Characters grow, worldbuilding is still solid, I like the action.

Only "slight" problem is some of the "As You Know Bob" info dumps start to get a tad obvious if you are a fellow writer.  Also, the Deus ex machina is also starting to be a bit of a problem.  To the author's credit, he has very plausible limitations he's established that keeps you from saying "Well why don't you just ...."

The other slight problem is that though I love the story, at this current pace he's going to need 100 books to get us back into space fighting the Gbaba.  But I would guess/hope that in the last books in the series we should accelerate fairly fast.

In any event, overall, fun ride, and good part II
478885
It's simple: if you liked the first book, you'll like this one. If you haven't read the first book, read it and then read this one. You certainly will be glad you did
566405
A good second book to the series with a good degree of suspense and action. The "past" interludes were pretty effective as well.
2009725
Seems Jalmari is still his same old self and good thing Emma doesn't back down. Real good read for a second book in the series......I was hooked ont the first and held on to the second. I recommend it as a good read.
3218267
A quick read. Very good follow up to the first and second in this series. It got real slow at the end when it started rehashing form book one, only from a different view point. It was a nice way to tie all three novels to together, timeline wise, and prepare the reader for the next in this enjoyable series.
753096
Little bloody as usual... If you like the first  book in the series you will surely like this one ( or should I say two)!