Leviathan ratchets up the tension to a level that the series hasn't seen since the first few books, with Geary outgunned by the AI controlled dark fleet running a simulation of himself. Saving the Alliance and humanity will mean facing down this autonomous superweapon, which is slipping its programming the longer it keeps running. The battles here are grueling and appropriately dangerous, and this book doesn't break the mold of the series for better or worse. Geary is still Geary, Desjani is still Desjani, and victory hinges on the explosive potential of the hypernet gates.

After 11 of these books in about as many days (Goodreads says I started my reread on June 30th), I can say that they're popcorn, but they're enjoyable popcorn. I think I've had my fill, though in a while I might try the Syndic focused Tarnished Knight series, which might offer a needed break from Geary's idealism.