Re: [Glencook-fans] New Glen Cook book

Shaggot and his brother are actually the best-drawn characters in the first book. Telling their story from the narrator's viewpoint works better for them than any of the others, because their viewpoint is so warped and alien. Else just worked on securing his position, the brothers had the real narrative arc of the first book.

Not only that; they also display considerable character development (at least Shaggot does). It reminds me a bit of the back-story on discovering the remains of the Dominator & Co. that forms a continuing alternative plot-line in the 2nd (?) of the Black Company books, though it ends up better integrated with the main plot line than Raven's chronicle does. Steve/Stacey