I need to pull a complete reversal on prior statements about FM: 3145. I've had the time to sit down and go through about half of the book (not chronologically, as I've skipped about). It's good. It's really, really good. Full disclosure, after my initial exposure to BT (and devouring the FMs that existed at that time), I quickly figured out that FMs are, well, boring. Not at all with this one, on further review. Well done, writers. Well done, indeed.
P.S. Don't switch off the multi-faction FM format. It's soooo much nicer.