3.25 A relatively slow read with a few surprises along the way (no POV character mass die-off, but Turtledove keeps you guessing). Some of the plotlines were more interesting than others, especialyl the lizard-raising experiment. On the whole I would have liked more female voices and fewer surprise blowjobs for young men. Heck, fewer sex scenes would have been appreciated in general. The male to female POV character ratio is 10 to 5, but two of the women are lizards who share few female concerns so it's a bit worse actually.

The politics and extrapolation are spot on again and the style is easy and mostly enjoyable. There are a few moments we really get to enjoy the protagonists' little victories and the ideosyncracies of the lizards. Even knowing the titles of the next volumes I am not sure where this worldline is headed.