This (starred!) review from Kirkus has mild spoilers for the book, but I'll give you the summation: "Classic Scalzi space opera at its wisecracking, politically pointed, and, somehow, fiercely optimistic finest." I'll take it!
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/john-scalzi/the-shattering-peace/
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