56: What Makes a Great Character?

It's all in the title really: what makes a great character? This week, the Fantasy Inn tries to work out their feelings on the topic. Things Mentioned: The Magnus Archives by Rusty Quill The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson Hollow Knight by Team Cherry Hades by Supergiant Games Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater Discworld by Terry Pratchett BoJack Horseman The Cruel Prince by Holly Black Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo Captain Marvel Nevernight by Jay Kristoff The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson Circe by Madeline Miller The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price Jade City by Fonda Lee The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty The Diviners by Libba Bray The Wolf of Oren-yaro by K.S. Villoso Age of Assassins by RJ Barker The Bone Ships by RJ Barker The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards Escape from Baghdad! by Saad Z. Hossain The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hossain The Lord of Stariel by A.J. Lancaster Find Us Online: Blog Discord Twitter Instagram Support Us: Become a Patron Buy Us a Coffee Music: Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no Outro: "A Quest Unfolds" courtesy of https://philter.no The blog post accompanying this episode can be found at https://thefantasyinn.com, along with fantasy book reviews, author interviews, and more fantasy content.

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