SuitabookPrince of Explorers
Philip Caveney
- Reading
- Check in after the attack and again when the Night Runners appear. Invite the reader to distinguish exciting danger from frightening danger, and to discuss how Keera and the Jilith are portrayed.
- Themes
- Exploration and quest: The three companions search the southern jungles for the legendary lost city of Mendip and must continue through dangerous conditions. The quest is framed as the central adventure, with exploration connected to discovery and forward movement.
- Prophecy and responsibility: An ancient prophecy identifies Sebastian as the elf-Lord who, with his companions, is expected to end the Jilith’s curse involving the Gograth. The prophecy creates an expected responsibility, but its reliability and the story’s attitude towards predetermined roles are unclear.
- Conflict and survival: The Jilith, described as a tribe of warriors, are engaged in a grim struggle for survival with the Gograth; Sebastian’s arrival becomes significant to that struggle. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Prepare for repeated peril: a savage attack, battles, dangerous journeys, fierce beasts and conflict between the Jilith and Gograth. The Night Runners are presented as especially frightening because they are already dead.