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I completely agree with your assessment of this one. Silent Weapons was my favourite of the three novels. I originally thought that nothing could top The Persistence of Memory, but book two definitely stepped up and succeeded even more. The review I wrote on my blog kind of gushes about it: http://treklit.blogspot.ca/2012/11/si...
Book two is one part space drama, two parts family drama, and three big heaps of political thriller.
The family drama unfolds in several aspects. The biggest one is Data's ongoing saga to find his mother, Juliana Tainer, and the only being he knows who can resurrect his daughter Lal. How much is he truly willing to sacrifice to bring her back? Beverly faces internal turmoil over how she and Jean-Luc should raise their son Picard. But that turmoil increases during the discussions and the surprising acquiesces to her suggestions on Picard's part.
The political drama in this book is amazing. In form similar to Una McCormack's Brinkmanship, two major political powers are drawn to the edge of pushing the trigger to start war. Mack does a great job pushing the post-Destiny timelines forward in a way that makes me itch in anticipation to see what's in store for the Federation and Typhon Pact in the coming books.
While I was disappointed in the last novel about the departure of one of my favourite characters, I've found a new non-TV series character to replace her. Aneta Šmrhová is competent, fun, and a bit badass. She makes mistakes, and sometimes her uncertainty shows. I'm eager to see how this character grows in the future.
Gotta say of the Cold Equations trilogy this was my favourite! Definitely recommend. While you don't have to read book one first, it helps to set up books two and three.