If you know Akart’s work then this isn’t a surprise. We get the same characters, same basic set up and same basic scenario as we have seen before. Don’t take that as a bad thing, there is a reason the Bible is read and reread… it has important and timeless lessons.
If the “Empire” does fall within our lifetime, I’d say my and anyone who reads these books will owe at least part of their survival and the rebirth of civilization to Mr. Akart.