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* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: The Rat King itself, and the nature of its horde, as well as what it does to its victims.
* [[Sequelitis]]: Averted. While the second book is not quite as exciting and mythic as the first, it is in other ways [[Darker and Edgier]], and certainly more mature. The lack of clear-cut answers regarding the source of the book’s villain, the [[Character Development]] (both since the previous book and within this one), the avoidance of common fantasy tropes, and the open-ended conclusion all make things more interesting, and the writing is certainly as crisp as ever, even more darkly suspenseful and intense.
* [[Values Dissonance]]: Dick (and to some extent Sir Simon as well) have definite ideas about the usefulness, purpose, and place of women which clashes with William’s beliefs (and Jason’s). This plays into why Calendar and Gudrin are treated as [[The Cassandra]] (and in the latter’s case, [[Not Now, Kiddo]]), as well as their [[Stay in
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