I'm a bit disappointed in this series as a whole. I picked up this series because of the scifi aspects of it, but on the whole, it was more a political thriller than a scifi story, so that doesn't help. It does have scifi elements, and if those were stressed a bit more, I think the story would be a lot better. Of course, I really enjoy the scifi elements, so of course I'd say that. But for what it's worth, the story isn't a bad one, though I do think the whole take down the ruling regime and replace it with something different trope is getting a bit worn, since it seems that's all anybody writes about these days. But other than that, I liked the story well enough, and while it's enjoyable enough for scifi fans, I really think those political thriller folks would enjoy it even more.