Orbital

More spy/espionage this time around than action/adventure (as compared to the first book). Still funny, still techno-thriller, but perhaps it strayed too far from what made, “Station Breaker” such a page-turning hoot.

Downloaded and read immediately after finishing Station Breaker as I was totally drawn into this incredibly insane (stupid) world. The sequel suffers from quite a slow start (a bit of farting around at the bottom of a lake) before Dixon gets drawn back into the main plot, but once it gets going it's a fun ride. Rather than the all-out-crazy-action of the first novel, this has more of a detective-thriller vibe, which Mayne handles very competently. Very enjoyable two-book series.