This is an excellent follow up to [b:Cleopatra in Space #1: Target Practice|18527488|Cleopatra in Space #1 Target Practice (Cleopatra in Space, #1)|Mike Maihack|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1391342716s/18527488.jpg|26232946]. We continue to follow our strong and clever protagonist, Cleopatra, as she adjusts to life in the distant future. We get more on the bonds of friendship and a bit on the mysterious prophecy involving Cleo. There's also some nice stuff on the subtle ways war can impact families and society, that you don't typically see in books for kids.

Unlike the first book, this one ends with a pretty enormous cliffhanger, and I have no idea how my kids and I will survive until book 3 comes out! Incidentally, my kids (ages 6 and 9) kept stealing this from me and hiding it on me because they felt it was just that awesome.

While you may be able to read book 2 without having read book 1, you'll miss some critical world details.