This is a great entry to the series. Honestly the first maybe third of the book felt very very odd. The jumping perspectives with brand new characters definitely took a bit to get used to. However, as the story progressed and we get to know those characters better the book truly opens up.

Ghosts of Onyx is mostly an analysis into what it means to lead others and how individuals under immense stress and exhaustion react to worse and worse conditions. I'm not going to pretend its an Ursula K. LeGuin level analysis, but it's still a great ride.