The Hero of Downways Author:Michael G. Coney In Downways, world of two suns beneath the surface of the earth, the people waited in mortal fear for the Daggertooth, a killer more dreaded even than the hideous Oddlies, the outcasts of the darker tunnels. They also waited for the return of the Hero whom legend claimed would slay the Daggertooth. — John-A was trained to be the second Hero. Shir... more »l, with her superhuman intelligence, had taught him what he should do. But he knew that the task might well be beyond his mortal powers. And the legend had said when the Daggertooth was slain, the Hero must die too.« less