Part two of the four parts making up the full-length novel, The End of All Things. Desperate times call for desperate measures. And for the multi-species Conclave, desperate times have arrived. Faced with the prospect of major planets and species leaving the alliance, the Conclave's leadership has just a few cards left to play...to unpredictable effect. The End of All Things is John Scalzi's conclusion to the Old Man's War tale that began with The Human Division.