There is a lot of fighting, which I will not summarize, in the concluding chapters of Vault Of The Ages. As a result, the invaders are defeated and the taboo on ancient scientific knowledge is lifted. After all that action and violence, this juvenile adventure novel ends with an appropriate Pathetic Fallacy, not a winter storm bringing more war but the exact opposite:
"Carl went softly to the door and opened it and looked out into the summer night. It was dark now, but dawn was not far off." (p. 189)
Kaor, Paul!
ReplyDeleteThe bit you quoted here from VAULT OF THE AGES reminded me of the conclusion to "The Communicators," where one character said to another: "Good night to you. Eternally returning night." His interlocutor retorted, "How else can there be sunrises?" Dana asked, and left the Communicators alone."
Sean