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I did think of a story I want to write. People use magic a lot in combat settings, and I finally got tired of that. If say, magic comes from the shaping of con
by hosh 11y ago
I did think of a story I want to write.
People use magic a lot in combat settings, and I finally got tired of that. If say, magic comes from the shaping of consciousness, what if there are grave consequences to using magic to kill someone.
The story I'll write (eventually) starts with an intelligent kid whose been told never to do that. He's smarter than his teachers and parents. One day, he saw someone in trouble, wanted to be a hero -- and prove all those other adults wrong -- and steps in to kill someone.
Consequences ensues. He pretty much spends his whole life trying to run away from said consequences.
Not your usual fare. Most people want to hear a story about defeating impossible odds :-D
- DennisP 11y agoThanks for all the references! I've downloaded some samples. Your story idea reminds me of Le Guin's Earthsea trilogy, one of my all-time favorite fantasy works.
- hosh 11y agoEarthsea is pretty cool. Ursula K Le Guin grew up in Asia. Her father had this copy of the Tao Te Ching, something Le Guin later rendered in English. She worked with it with the ear of a poet, spent decades working on it, throughout her writing career. Earthsea superficially resembles a Western, Tolkien-esque high fantasy, but its thematic core is rooted in the Tao Te Ching and similar streams.
- DennisP 11y agoThat's really interesting, I didn't know that.