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Not to mention Elric, Conan, and all the heroes from Zelazny, George R R Martin, Robert Jordan, etc, etc.
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Hehe - I agree with most of these, except George R R Martin. His heroes can mostly die a quick and painful death before they become heroes... (which is something I absolutely love about the Song of Ice and Fire series - must be a sadist)
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Yep. I also love the way his characters (with a _very_ few exceptions like Joffrey & the Mummers) aren't black or white - some of my favorites are nice complex shadings of gray, such as the Hound and Tyrion.
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Yes I am a big fan Robert Jordan and especially George R. R. Martin, his characters r fantastic. Tyrion Lannister is my favourite character, I also like Stannis Baratheon. Cannot get over how he cruely eliminated House Stark in such a brutal fashion, good to see an author willing to create such excellent characters then kill them off in such an evil fashion.
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