But – if only all those writers who created uber leet heroes would have read Rachel Bach’s sci fi novel Fortune’s Pawn, they would have seen how wonderful a kick-ass hero can be when she’s done right.ĭeviana Morris is a warrior. I even wrote a LitStack commentary on it. Only token flaws, and an uncanny ability to overcome any and all obstacles. One of my pet peeves in SF/F genre are what I call “uber leet” heroes and heroines – where the central character is inordinately gifted in physique, skill, wit and beauty. Sometimes the focus is so sharp on putting forth an involving and unique story, that other aspects of the writing suffer from flatness or hyperbole, such as poorly realized characters. This is especially true in the fantasy and science fiction realm, because a scifi/fantasy author must build something at least somewhat recognizable out of an alien landscape. In fiction, as in life, there is a fine line between the ridiculous and the sublime.
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