RE-UPLOAD

Burrowkeeping

From now on I will very strictly deal with one chapter per episode, especially during the events of Part Three.

Introduction to Part Three

Parts 1 and 3 of WD are basically not set on the Down at all. The only part of Part 3 set on WD comes right at the start of its first chapter, with the departure of the Great Raid on Efrafa. The Great Raid is, arguably, an antagonistic act of interference in another culture. On the other hand, Efrafa is, as it is described, blatantly a "failing state" in which its own citizens, in private, say that the system is breaking down. On a similar vein, a while ago I started benefitting from the assistance of John Ruths, who is in the US military. It was he who emphasised to me just how much Richard Adam's military experience seems to have influenced ...