THE NIGHT FACE Conclusion

The Night Face, XII.

This is the concluding chapter. When we know from previous readings how the story ends, we can reread more carefully to appreciate the build-up. There is dawning horror before the explanation.

Raven retells a myth about the Sunsmith as:

"'...a harbuck with silver horns.'" (p. 650)

I can find "Harbuck" only as a surname.

Mythic languages involves affirmation of identities:

"'Night Faces are Day Faces are God!'" (p. 649)

"'...a youth killed a bull, and the Bull was the Sun and the Man.'"

-Poul Anderson, "Brave To Be A King" IN Anderson, Time Patrol (Riverdale, NY, December 2010), pp. 55-112 AT 7, p. 92.

Does Raven distract the mob from Elfavy? Does he escape?

Next: the return of Orion. But first I have business in town.