The Jargoon Pard
by:
Andre Norton (author)
Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780449229118 (0449229114)
Publish date: 1975
Publisher: Fawcett Books
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Series: Witch World Series 2: High Hallack Cycle 0 (#3)
A sequel to Year of the Unicorn using the next generation, but it's not essential to have read the prequel to enjoy this one. Kethan was chosen to lead the family of Car do Prawn in Arvon, his cousin Maughus was jealous and hated him and his mother's evil Wise Woman, Ursilla, had plans for his fu...
Must we have the Deus ex Machina? The story could have been told as easily without the interference of yet another godly power. Ho hum.
Not much to say here about The Jargoon Pard except on a personal note. The story is a solid, by-the-numbers fantasy quest as Kethan is forced to discover his true heritage. It's set in Norton's Witch World but isn't, IMO, one of the more memorable entries, and would only recommend it to a Norton com...
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