OT: Sword of Truth coming to television Fall 2008

[thejeff]

Of course people go through amazingly dangerous events in real life and don't die in real life. More do die, of course. That's why they're called "dangerous events".

The general assumption in any kind of heroic fiction is that you're writing about the ones that made it, not the ones who died along the way. They're in the stories, because they're the ones who succeeded.

Anyway, my impression of Martin isn't real life, it's the other extreme from the standard happy fantasy stereotype: No good deed goes unpunished. Any trust is rewarded with betrayal, etc.

[Cerlin]

Oh I would agree that he is totally jaded. but I mean not many people represent that perspective. It is definitely fresh.

[Velusion]

Cerlin said:
Oh I would agree that he is totally jaded. but I mean not many people represent that perspective. It is definitely fresh.

That is true to an extent... be we do learn that even villains who we started despising in the beginning have the capability to change into something better (Jamie) and that sometimes good deeds can be rewarded (John).

I think the violence and bad things that happen in the series is just shocking because most fantasy fans aren't used to that sort of thing... so it's harder to see the good things that do happen.