Chapter 13
I’m hoping the book will get better at this point. I’ve heard that PKD sometimes has endings that are not the best, and as this book heads toward its ending, I’m getting the sense that this may end up being one of those cases.
The Wanderers’ headquarters comes under attack by Peter… or, more appropriately now, Ahriman. Seems Peter was somehow able to transform into Ahriman, or perhaps Ahriman was sealed inside of the body of Peter.
That said, the descriptions of Ahriman are pretty generic. It reminds me vaguely of a being from Digimon Tamers. Most of the rest of the chapter is just pretty mindless action. Ahriman’s creatures attack and the Wanderers are pretty thoroughly trounced. The chapter leaves off with a golem about to thrust a spear into Ted’s eyes. I’m hoping the book goes back to some of the big questions it was toying with. There’s a brief mention in this chapter as Doc Meade is afraid of the town changing back, fearing that he’ll no longer be human or will somehow “die” in the shift. This is good stuff! It’s just kind of sad it’s got this mediocre action plot around it.
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