Toward The Morning

The City in The Dawn

Toward The Morning is the third and final, full book of the Disinherited series. It begins with Salathiel, Frances, Yates, and St. Clair continuing on the road eastward. The atmosphere in this book is one of situational build-up with not a hint of story resolution.

In Toward The Morning, Salathiel really begins to come into his own; free of his Indian upbringing (or at least as free as me can be), free of his wilderness past, and moving beyond his stage of apprenticeship and duty; a free man with a road and World ahead of him!

But there are certain shadows that one can feel, perhaps suggested by Frances' vision at the book's outset. Afterall, this book has enough depth and mystery about it to support plot threads that depart from the run-of-the-mill historical novel. But as ever, Hervey Allen is subtle in his approaches. All has been the high road and continues to be, but still there's that aspect to Allen's writing that says that there are hidden forces at play that work for or against even the most strong and willful of us.

We see the emergence of Edward Hamilton Yates as a major character, but we can get only a glimmer of what may have been intended for this sharp-edged and dapper lawyer. There is a the promise of an exciting and prosperous new life for all.

The fabric of Toward The Morning is woven with the richness and authenticity of early Pennsylvania and life in the settlements. There are robust Scotsmen, a slimy thief, a blowhard warehouseman, kind innkeepers, and field "preachings". Yes, there are literally "fireworks"!

Brine&Ig

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