One down-side of vacation was that I didn’t finish Harry Turtledove’s Settling Accounts: Return Engagement. The books in this mileau are showing signs of tedium. In other words, his editor needs to start working. Since the books do not stand alone, there is no need to reintroduce the characters — there is especially no need to reintroduce personality traits each time the character is mentioned.
I’d also like maps of the military campaigns, but that may be too much to ask.