Silver Diamond is a book that doesn’t feel like it treads much in the way of new ground at first, but it really surprised me by the time I was done this first volume. Initially, I feared Rakan was just another flat stereotype but somehow his inner monologue, bouts of back-story, and situational reactions really brought him together as a character, and an interesting one at that for his role thus far. Chigusa is still an enigma in many ways but I enjoy his suave attitude, and unique abilities.