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I think what the author touches on, is the same reason Game of Thrones is so popular. In game of thrones every faction does exceedingly stupid and brilliant ac

I think what the author touches on, is the same reason Game of Thrones is so popular. In game of thrones every faction does exceedingly stupid and brilliant actions. There are no protagonists (besides maybe the mother of dragons - who burns people alive), who are ever clearly going to be good people or even win. It makes you always sit on the edge of your seat and makes the whole story much more entertaining

Freak_NL 10y ago
As a corollary to that type of fictional world view; anyone can die, at any time, even the protagonists, because the bigger story isn't necessary dependant on them. It helps create some freshness in story writing. As it happens I am nearing the end of reading Brin's excellent Uplift series (spanning six books from the 80s and 90s), where the story often involves several groups of protagonists and antagonists acting in parallel. It makes for a nice change from the typical hero-driven stories that do appear to form the bulk of our fiction.