The way the first book ends, you know you’re going to get more of the same storylines in a sequel, BUT, the amount of story of Thibor we get in this one was a surprise to me. It’s also impressive how exciting a novel Lumley manages here when his main character is incorporeal the entire time.

Generally, this one expands greatly on the titular species and opens up the universe of the novels to the myriad directions it’s about to go in.