I really like this series. I was disappointed with this book in particular. I get it they had to wrap up the Republic war arch but this feels a bit lazy and contrived. Spoilers First I have some plot point issues. One being how do you replace a royal guard detachment and no one, mean no one notices. Also how do intercept said detachment in space based on the physics of the book. Second how do they not notice the ship that kidnapped the Admiral jump. We know from the other part of this book that you can’t hide jump flares. So it would be obvious when the ship used for extraction jumps. It’s dumb and a huge plot inconsistency.