I liked this quite a bit.
I know it is the same old themes, Something bad is coming, no one believes the ones who tell everyone it is happening. The good guys are woefully unprepared, but fight the good fight.

It sounds trite and overdone, but Terry keeps cranking em out, and millions keep buying em - so he must be onto something... Why not? David Eddings pulled this his whole career.

If nothing else, I enjoyed the new scenery and characters, even if the characters are mostly recycled - Good stuff, B+ or A- for sure.