I feel like this book cared far more about plot points and effect then actually being a coherent and sensible story, the biggest of which being that apparently real earth is already more advanced in surveillance technology than all the combined races, considering how much a single camera, motion alarm, door alarm, or any number of different basic technology could have solved. The prophecy stuff only reaffirms the feeling, as even the characters are stressing about which plot points to hit.
As for soundbooth, I’m disappointed in the narration. While decent it’s nowhere near the quality that I have seen in the past for the first half, voices, inflections, effects, and probably even microphones changing mid conversation.