Posted by andy clayton on June 27, 2011 at 05:41:00 user cousin_jack.
Having recently read through the canon, in sequence(!) and finished with GN. I found myself left hanging in the breeze. Yes they had caught Jemmerling and foiled his dastardly plot, returned the eggs to the nest - then sailed into the distance.
The last we see of the action is the egg collector pinned against a rock by a ferocious dog.
What do they do with him? More to the point - what's to prevent him sneaking back after dark, or at some other time of his choosing, to get what he'd set his heart on? Can the Gaels be relied on to maintain a close, protective watch?
No. at the end of the book he is just standing there with his hands in the air. We need another chapter - to tie up the loose ends!