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I finished Book Two called "Star Cross, The Dark Invaders". And I'm pleased to say this novel is beginning to address some of my concerns. We are starting to see some of the bad guys from book one as real people, and are beginning to see a larger, more ominous pattern emerging that stretches back many millions of years. In general, I think it is a better book than volume one, and I enjoyed it more.
There is a sub plot that makes us consider the possibility of "how do we integrate a significant number of people from the bad guy's culture into our own, without compromising our own culture?" I found this an interesting idea, and one many parts of our current world are dealing with today.
The second volume doesn't really address the odd domesticity of Earth women, though they do seem a bit less passive than they did in the first book. So I don't know if this is just some sort of social/cultural blind spot on the part of the author or some clever plot twist he has yet to reveal.
On the whole, I found the book a lot more satisfying than the first book.
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