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Thanks Mr Sullivan. You're helping more than one person today. I never thought to do that myself...
Thank you so much for the advice. I never thought about looking at that side of the perspective for that character. I have some general idea of the motivations of the antagonist and some of the actions that would be taken. I just didn't want them to seem unrealistic or ridiculous. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to answer our questions. It means a lot.
Mr. Sullivan, please realize that we now expect Riyria novels from the Elves' and Novron Church's perspectives. =)
What I love about Michael's villains is how he never makes them too unsympathetic, and rarely presents a character as outright evil. By showing us what motivates them to act as they do, misguided though they may be, he shows us that at least in their own minds, there are reasons for what they are doing. This is one reason characters like Bishop Saldur are so fascinating--I think he really believes he is acting in the best interest of mankind. Even more interesting to me is Archie (sorry, Archibald) Ballentyne, because while at first he comes off as a simple pompous ass, over time his vulnerabilities are revealed and they make him much more relatable. He increasingly became one of my favorite characters, especially because I could never quite decide if he was a good guy or a bad guy.
@Mark Hmm, the Elves aren't an antagonist in the Riyria novels though. Also, if you want elvish POV chapters, you'll get plenty of those in the First Empire series... ;)
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Thank you so much for the advice. I never thought about looking at that side of the perspective for that character. I have some general idea of the motivations of the antagonist and some of the actions that would be taken. I just didn't want them to seem unrealistic or ridiculous. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to answer our questions. It means a lot.
Mr. Sullivan, please realize that we now expect Riyria novels from the Elves' and Novron Church's perspectives. =)
What I love about Michael's villains is how he never makes them too unsympathetic, and rarely presents a character as outright evil. By showing us what motivates them to act as they do, misguided though they may be, he shows us that at least in their own minds, there are reasons for what they are doing. This is one reason characters like Bishop Saldur are so fascinating--I think he really believes he is acting in the best interest of mankind. Even more interesting to me is Archie (sorry, Archibald) Ballentyne, because while at first he comes off as a simple pompous ass, over time his vulnerabilities are revealed and they make him much more relatable. He increasingly became one of my favorite characters, especially because I could never quite decide if he was a good guy or a bad guy.
@Mark Hmm, the Elves aren't an antagonist in the Riyria novels though. Also, if you want elvish POV chapters, you'll get plenty of those in the First Empire series... ;)
