User blog comment:Zathronas/Speculative author: Volume 2 and episode 12, general thoughts/@comment-23790511-20141101162657/@comment-24218038-20141101180858

It's not a better attempt, The start of a story is usually slower than anything else because you have so much to establish. Character, the world, the rules etc...

I believe the shortcomings of this volume stems from their approach in volume 1.