A dumb question from someone who does not have a lot of background on DL - I have never read one of the books, and I'm only on DL 10 right now from the GA audio releases. Having purchased all the DL dramatizations that GA has done (I'm listening to them in order), I do know they currently run up into the 70's now. Is this book ENCOUNTER one of the numbered books in the series, or is it a stand-alone book (and if so, why?). Thanks for any information.