Cibola Burn

I enjoyed this novel although the action and galactic impact was less than in the previous entries. The story takes place on the first planet that humanity gets a foothold on and the competing Corporate and refugee colonists' interests. Their politics act as a microcosm of our solar systems conflicts. The portrayal of the challenges humans would face in a completely alien biosphere were very well done and (as always...) the head of corporate security was well fleshed out as an A-One Asshole. Good pacing and some interesting supporting characters added to the overall arc. The epilogue teases that the next novel will focus on further, uncontrolled colonization through the rings with a much wider impact.