This was a different book. This is a wrap-up of the first part/arc. I liked reading about the characters and getting updates on them; very much a "where are they now" and how are they dealing with the fall of Silence. While I still liked, this was dry and lacked the adventure/excitement of previous books. It will be curious to see if new/newish characters get theirs in the next (or the children of previous characters)- Silver, Tanique, Pax, Leila, Jon.