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posted by [identity profile] sigelphoenix.insanejournal.com at 07:17pm on 22/12/2007
What I find interesting about his use of the straight white guy as his main character in Hunted is that he avoids the trope of white/male-person-coming-to-save-the-day. Festina and other Explorers are more competent than him in many ways, and he doesn't (thankfully) become king of the Mandasars. He has an important role to play (of course, being the main character) but he isn't the one who saves everybody. I think that's cool.

I'm confident in Gardner doing his homework, but I have absolutely no way of verifying that when it comes to his science. Most of it just whooshes over my head. ^^;;;

Okay, I guess I must have been mixing Edward up with someone else, because I could have sworn I got warned about one of Gardner's protagonists (not Fullin) being a little annoying. Ah well.
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posted by [identity profile] redbird.insanejournal.com at 08:20pm on 22/12/2007
Yes, that too. :D Because of his mental handicaps (or at least, what he thinks of as handicaps) Edward starts off the story somewhat childlike (though certainly not childish), very humble and self-doubting; moreso than many of the other books, his story is one of personal growth.

I'm no rocket scientist myself; all I require is that a writer come up with and describe the means of space travel so that it sounds plausible. Instead of just establishing 'we have faster-than-light space travel' and never going into deeper detail than that.

You might have. ^^; I'll look forward to seeing what you think of Phil when you get to Trapped.
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