The “Chosen One” trope refers to a plot in a novel, a movie, or a TV show in which some regular person finds out that s/he, and only s/he, can save the world or carry out some other grand task. Whether their role was foretold by ancient prophecy, determined by their bloodline, or what have you, s/he is destined to be the hero.
Category: Reading and Research
A character in one of my works-in-progress right now is an English knight from the early 1400s. Because of that, I’ve been doing a lot of research about England in the late Middle Ages, just so I can understand what he does and doesn’t understand about the modern world. I know lots of writers of sword-and-sorcery fantasy study of medieval England,
I am fascinated by rare, strange, and mystical books. I think they intrigue most geeks who love to read. It might be a stretch to call a couple of these “books,” since they’re compilations of stories that weren’t written down at first, but let’s not quibble. (This post contains some adult content.) [AdSense-B] The Saga of the Volsungs
Hey there! I read just two books this month… the second one was fairly dense and I took a lot of notes. Here they are! Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: a Savannah Story, by John Berendt. This novel-like nonfiction book was a huge sensation in the 90s, and I read it now because I have a novella set in
Here are the books I’ve read and enjoyed lately! I sometimes feel a little self-conscious about how eclectic my reading tastes are, but that’s not going to change, so I should just get over that, right? The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss . I saw Mr. Rothfuss talk at a nerdy convention a couple of years ago, and
It’s always hard to do a list of “best books,” and you might have very different ideas about the best books to read. But this book list isn’t only about quality, but also about stories and ideas that had a big effect on me. Since it’s fun to compare book lists and talk about reading, and I am really curious about other people’s best-loved books, I figured
Soldiers, shifters, ghosts, and immortal cells… here’s what I read and enjoyed in the past month! I’ve explained this before, but I never give negative reviews, because if I’m not into a book, I stop reading it. I figure it might not even be a bad book… maybe it’s just not for me. But these books were great! Be