The first one was great, and this second one was even better somehow, and now I cannot wait for the third one! These are funny and sweet and science fiction in the general direction of Firefly but with actual diversity in a bigger chunk of space. I'm impressed at how well the author lays out this universe through characters. There is no telling, no data-dumping, just these characters trying to make life make sense while trying to stay alive and hide feelings. It's awesome. I hope this turns out to be a long series. ( )