In article <vp7noe$mai$
1@reader2.panix.com>,
jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote:
Five SFF Stories Driven by Plot-Facilitating Ignorance
Knowledge is power, but cluelessness is a great way to kick off a story...
https://reactormag.com/five-sff-stories-driven-by-plot-facilitating-ignorance/
IMHO, just about every SF/F story requires protagonist ignorance about
at least one feature of the world (the consequences of a new discovery,
unknown enemies, etc.).
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"We have advanced to new and surprising levels of bafflement."
Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan describes progress in _Komarr_. ‹-----------------------------------------------------
Robert Woodward
robertaw@drizzle.com
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