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>Sadly, most later genre fiction succumbed to nostalgia for aristocracy, with heroes like Luke Skywalker or Paul Atreides relying on inherited special powers.
by spdionis 10y ago
>Sadly, most later genre fiction succumbed to nostalgia for aristocracy, with heroes like Luke Skywalker or Paul Atreides relying on inherited special powers.
Which by the way I prefer. The cliche of the powerless humble guy who in the end saves the world has become boring and predictable.
- guard-of-terra 10y agoIt's only boring when done wrong. But so is any plot.
- notahacker 10y agoIt's not exactly any less boring and predictable than the poor stupid proles needing the brave, noble righteous heir to come and dig them out of the mire