1) This book was definetly cool because for about 13 books you only hear about Elfangor as the hero, the great warrior matyred for his cause. Then this book comes along and says "no wait, he was a screw up too, thrown into something bigger then himself," kinda like 6 other kids we know so well. Which is all well and good (though it got annoy to see oh yeah, Dak, aldrea, toomin etc etc all in similar situations)
2) I'm amazed he didn't die. Who knew Taxxons could live 30+ years. I figure he must have been hidden away part of the resistance, somehow must have been smuggled down to Earth when they realized that it was the new focus, but honestly, it blew my mind to find out he survived.
3) Fitting? No. Back like they say, karma's a b*tch. I can't say he deserved it, but that was a hell of retribution
4) Yes. It's not to say the slug didn't put any work into it, but if it wasn't for Elfangor, that wouldn't have happened
5) I don't know. It bugs me. It wasn't so bad in this book, but how he goes about it, finding out he lets the guy write a last statement, it's agitating.
But what kills me is that with all its mention here, how do they never manage to explain his role with the time matrix?! It irks me.
6) Yes.
7) Yes and I don't like it. From seeing him as a father who sacrificed everything to save his kid in one book, basic just being a puppet for the rest of the series, here we see that no only is he as evil as any yeerk, they're whole invasion is HIS DAMN FAULT! Okay, maybe having a kid softened him up, but I'm amazed a guy like that would have settled for a live in the 'burbs. The kid in this book was like a precurser to David. blech, they could have don so much more with him
Meh, mushy, but tastfully done. Alright by me.
Phew, nice set a q's this week teach