Similar format to the first book in the series with three different stories all woven in together, this time featuring more on the Dark Others. Again the first two stories are more "action" oriented whereas the third one is a lot of philosophising. Overall I actually thought that those stories were more consistently good than with the debut. Either way you look at it, this is one of the most imaginative examples of world building I have come across and will definitely be along for the whole ride.