This penultimate volume of OOTS is a lot of fun and has a bit of everything: split narrative lines among different groups, flashbacks, foreshadowing, self-referential jokes, author commentary, and all the silliness we've come to expect from these comics. I am glad that one particular plot point got resolved in this book, though, because—while important to the main plot—it was one of my least favorite things. (Also, the resolution for it was very nicely done.) ( )