Kevin's Watch

I can't help drawing comparisons between the two. The second can be found in the book Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy

Art Ormsby, (Arthur of the Dragon, Arthur Pendragon), Able, is from TWK. A young boy transplanted to a magic realm, whose first vision is of a castle in the clouds with pennants streaming in the wind (maybe there's a Castleview connection?) He has a magic sword (Eterne), a talking dog (Gylf), and a strong moral compass.

William Wachter, Bill, is from Golden City Far. In his first dream, he sees a castle far off in the distance with pennants streaming. He has a magic sword, a talking dog (Shep), and a strong moral compass.

I've noticed this with Wolfe. There are certain characters and images he seems to favor which, in my opinion, makes reading him more enjoyable--creates a sort of familiarity with his stories.

I know there are common themes (memory, mythology, fate, morality, dreams among others) in most of Wolfe's stories, but he also tends to re-use specific ideas in stories and novels, sometimes building upon them.

Without tearing through all of my Wolfe stuff, I'm sure I've read several books/stories with talking animals(Wizard Knight, The Night Chough.) There are also numerous inclusions of the mysterious fairy/witch/old god/trickster in his stories. Time travelers (New Sun, Under Hill), Knights (Under Hill, Wizard Knight.) I know there are many more, but these come to mind right now.