: I'm about 1/2 way through and really enjoying it so far, much more than I did
: the Kilo5 trilogy. The Elites feel right, there's been nods to other areas
: of the lore, and overall it feels like the author has a much better
: understanding on how to write the Covenant.

: We'll see if that holds true for me at the end of the book.

I'm only 70 pages in, but what stands out to me is how each species feels like it's own. No "as the humans say" and each species has its own distinct mAnnerisms.