[Tansy]

I'm currently working my way through Wishong, and I don't know if it is because I have read all three in a row, but I am feeling very familiar with the plot of Wishsong. It's as if he sticks rigidly to a forumula when writing.

Allanon turns up at the Ohmsford's being all guarded and secretive. He then procedes to tell the protaganist that they are the only one who can save the world from the greatest evil. Then they go off on a quest of insurmountable odds where every misfortune turns out to be good in the end, the supporting characters are killed off but the main questors battle on through and at the end they prevail (usually with the help of a dubious character who turns out to be a staunch friend by the end even if he started off as a robber or a captor who they met at their lowest point and who miraculously decided to rescue them and then to tag along from that point on) but there is a slight twist in to how they win through and go back to Shady Vale for a few decades of peace before the doomridden druid turns up again to bother the next generation.

Having said that they are an easy and enjoyable read and I like reading about the world they live in and the races that inhabit it. I also find myself liking the lead characters, thought I will proabbaly give old Terry a break after wishong and read something a little more meaty.