I just finished reading "The White Wolf's Son" late last night, after starting it when I reitred from work the previous evening.
I found it strange that Mike chose Oonagh as one of the principal narrators, because I recall him stating a dislike of child protagonists, but it all makes the trip that much more enjoyable, seeing the Multiverse and all of its many trappings through innocent eyes. We come to get to know her "real" world well before we are baited and eventually hooked and pulled into the rabbit hole leading to the Off-Moo and the chase.
Aside from a few joLieutenant typos, the story is quite enjoyable and manages to, perhaps, explain many incarnations of the Champion Eternal, while leaving us where some of us began way back in the original series. It was fun watching all of the pieces fall into place, and the mystery wrapped around intrigue and a bit of slight of hand.
A return to a different Granbreten was fun, although once again Dorian Hawkmoon is charged with a very depressing fate. Having read all of the Eternal Champion stories at one time or another, my memory is busy tying in all of the disparate incarnations together with the latest, last depiction of The Balance struggle.
The final battle between Elric and Gaynor was equisite and an altogether new twist on The Eternal struggle between these two. And Bastable was... well Bastable ;)
I was just a tad disappointed that Elric's son was nothing more than a pawn, and didn't get to take a truly active part aside from being a sacrifice and seer of metal (although his true destiny awaits him).
A very satisfying ending to THE most incredible series of fantasy and romances that I've ever read. Thank you, Mike, for giving me so much to enjoy, envision and think about these last few decades. You have greatly affected my own creative vision, and gave me lasting memories of characters that are truly iconic and deep, characters that breathe and live and die in strange ways ;)
Thank you.
Jeff
I found it strange that Mike chose Oonagh as one of the principal narrators, because I recall him stating a dislike of child protagonists, but it all makes the trip that much more enjoyable, seeing the Multiverse and all of its many trappings through innocent eyes. We come to get to know her "real" world well before we are baited and eventually hooked and pulled into the rabbit hole leading to the Off-Moo and the chase.
Aside from a few joLieutenant typos, the story is quite enjoyable and manages to, perhaps, explain many incarnations of the Champion Eternal, while leaving us where some of us began way back in the original series. It was fun watching all of the pieces fall into place, and the mystery wrapped around intrigue and a bit of slight of hand.
A return to a different Granbreten was fun, although once again Dorian Hawkmoon is charged with a very depressing fate. Having read all of the Eternal Champion stories at one time or another, my memory is busy tying in all of the disparate incarnations together with the latest, last depiction of The Balance struggle.
The final battle between Elric and Gaynor was equisite and an altogether new twist on The Eternal struggle between these two. And Bastable was... well Bastable ;)
I was just a tad disappointed that Elric's son was nothing more than a pawn, and didn't get to take a truly active part aside from being a sacrifice and seer of metal (although his true destiny awaits him).
A very satisfying ending to THE most incredible series of fantasy and romances that I've ever read. Thank you, Mike, for giving me so much to enjoy, envision and think about these last few decades. You have greatly affected my own creative vision, and gave me lasting memories of characters that are truly iconic and deep, characters that breathe and live and die in strange ways ;)
Thank you.
Jeff
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