Scalzi continues to entertain with the third book in his Old Man’s War series, The Last Colony. John Perry, the protagonist of the first book, is back as a family man and leader of a small colony that has gained paramount importance in a growing feud between the human Colonial Union and the alien version of NATO, the Conclave. Differing from the first two books of the series, The Last Colony focuses less on battles and technology and more on politics, spycraft, and diplomacy. I found this to be a compelling change from the war and gore of the prior books. I am getting a little tired of the bluntly sarcastic, quip-heavy dialogue; it is more reminiscent of a bunch of teenagers at a world of warcraft convention than a 90-year-old, ex-military officer in the middle of leading a colony through a potentially world-ending crisis. Be that as it may, this is a series that I categorically adore and will continue to read until John Scalzi decides it should end.