This series is growing ever more maddening. Nothing ever happens. This book is 90% people sitting around talking about boring stuff. And frankly, I can barely remember who most of these talking heads even are anymore. The only action sequence is the firing of a couple of warning shots before a tactical retreat. And in the midst of all the politics and military maneuvering, the most important thing in the world becomes throwing a school festival???

And yet, because of a single scene about one of the artificial intelligence avatars being commanded to go fishing, I'll be picking up the next volume. When it's cute, it's super cute. ( )