I'm glad I took a break from the Old Man's War universe before tackling this one. Zoe's Tale covers the same timeline as The Lost Colony but from (surprise) Zoe's point of view. There is some boring repetition until we get to Zoe's big missing scene from Colony.

Zoe's not always convincing as a teenager, she's a little too dry, and almost never acts irrationally, but it's a fun book and a quick read. Even made me tear up at times.