Duane doesn't go anywhere significantly new thematically, but does write an enjoyable romp in the established YW canon.
How can you say that!? The Abdal! The LP is defeated without penalty!, the leaking wizardry in Kit's house, the discovery of other non-wizards who know of wizards (Millman), the abdal!
While riffing off developments from the first and third books about the redemptibility and defeatability of the Lone Power, and off the plane-roaming & kernel fiddling skills Ponch and Nita developed in 'Dilemma', I think there was quite a bit of new development, both in theme and plot.
...unless you want to be really purist about it...in which case theme hasn't really changed since book one.
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Date: 2003-07-02 12:18 am (UTC)How can you say that!? The Abdal! The LP is defeated without penalty!, the leaking wizardry in Kit's house, the discovery of other non-wizards who know of wizards (Millman), the abdal!
While riffing off developments from the first and third books about the redemptibility and defeatability of the Lone Power, and off the plane-roaming & kernel fiddling skills Ponch and Nita developed in 'Dilemma', I think there was quite a bit of new development, both in theme and plot.
...unless you want to be really purist about it...in which case theme hasn't really changed since book one.