The Last Emperox

John Scalzi's The Last Emperox is a fitting, if somewhat unsatisfying, conclusion to the Interdependency trilogy. This series has not been my favorite set of his books. That said, The Last Emperox - like the rest of the series and many of Scalzi's books - has tons of humor (crude and otherwise) alongside interesting sci-fi concepts and political intrigue. This whole series has had major Dune vibes, and frankly I didn't love Dune when I listened to it and have yet to listen to the sequel. So ultimately I was not inherently predisposed to like this series, or this book. I did enjoy both, but I was disappointed that the ending felt a bit rushed. Scalzi created situations that seemed too easy or implausible, and I wasn't thrilled with how the book proceeded after the major twist toward the end. I might give the whole series another listen, but for now I'd give this book and the whole series 4.5/5.