Who is your all time favourite character in a sci-fi BOOK(not movie) and why is this character so special to you?
Mine is Master Robinton in the Pern series by Anne McCaffrey
2007-04-20 00:27:02 · 12 answers · asked by ? 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Sorry should have been clearer yes fantasy is included in my definition of sci-fi
2007-04-20 02:17:26 · update #1
A toss-up between a good guy and a not-so-nice man...
1. Ged from Ursula K. Leguin's Earthsea series. He's a good kid who makes a dumb mistake, but he travels to the end of the world to correct it. Gotta admire that.
2. Sandor Clegane (aka The Hound) from George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. He's not a nice guy, but he's had a painful past and in the course of the series the reader can see some of his gentler feelings awakening.
2007-04-20 03:41:05 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Macbeth 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Robinton's good, oh yes; I rather like Lessa, F'lar, & Jaxom, too. But there are so many...in pure sci-fi, there is Lazarus Long & his mother Maureen. Fantasy: Elspeth & Keisha (Valdemar), Polgara & Silk (Belgariad, Mallorean), Alianne (Tortall), Morgan (Deryni), Diana Tregarde--oooh, and Andre's hot!
This is like trying to pick a favorite child, or the perfect rose out of a mass of them...
I guess I don't have a single favorite; heck, I can't even pick a single out of most series.
They're ones I will read again & again & again, because they're so well-written, it's easy to slide into their minds and relate to them or admire their thinking. Some of them have traits I especially admire. I have a weakness for a well-written spy, and who cares that he's also a womanizer, cheat, & thief--that's no reason not to admire his good points, whatever they are. That's Silk, and that was almost a direct quote; Alianne is fun too because she knows all the tricks & will use them in the right cause. Others are strong women, warriors or not, mages. Some even are like me in little ways, which makes it all the easier.
2007-04-20 09:46:42 · answer #2 · answered by Amethyst 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you include 'fantasy' in Sci-fi, then I say
the Elvenking in The Hobbit (Thranduil, the father of the elf Legolas in Lord of the Rings)
Because he was a lordly yet tempermental elf, and I think that is sexy!
For strict sci-fi, it is a toss up between Michael Valentine in Stranger in a Strange Land and Gully Foyle in The Stars My Destination, two fascinatingly complicated male characters.
2007-04-20 01:48:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you comprise 'delusion' in Sci-fi, then I say the Elvenking interior the Hobbit (Thranduil, the father of the elf Legolas in Lord of the jewellery) because of the fact he replaced right into a lordly yet tempermental elf, and that i think of it extremely is sexy! For strict sci-fi, it incredibly is a toss up between Michael Valentine in Stranger in a wierd Land and Gully Foyle interior the celebrities My trip spot, 2 fascinatingly complicated male characters.
2016-10-28 12:58:44 · answer #4 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question!
I think mine would have to be Jos Musey from Warchild by Karin Lowachee. This is the books that proves SF and space opera can be character-driven, and it's Musey's POV and emotions that really make the story human, personal, and interesting. Very early on it's easy to identify with him, and I still get chills when reading the climactic ending. Though he doesn't narrate the two sequels (Burndive and Cagebird), his presence and appearance are highlights in those books for me. Though Lowachee's new to the SF scene and Warchild's rather underrated, the writing and the characters are so stellar, they really caught my attention.
2007-04-20 00:46:01 · answer #5 · answered by ap1188 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would have to agree with you and say Master Robinton is mine as well. He is such a powerful and influential figure, but at the same time is modest and humble. A close second would have to be Menolly because she was able to overcome so much in her life to get to the position she has now.
2007-04-20 07:09:02 · answer #6 · answered by collarncuffsboy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Robert Heinlein's Friday. I loved that she was a self-sufficient female, yet had feelings and could be hurt. A very well-rounded character written in a time when most sci-fi females were just window dressing.
2007-04-20 04:35:52 · answer #7 · answered by Tapioca 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mine would be Salvor Hardin in the Foundation Trilogy. He was completely pragmatic, but also figured out things about Selden and the Foundation that others in the Foundation couldn't. Also, he had a lot of funny aphorisms.
2007-04-20 00:59:57 · answer #8 · answered by WolverLini 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lyra's daemon, Pantalaimon in "His Dark Materials" by Pullman. I love the idea of having a daemon.
My favorite martian: Valentine Michael Smith of "Stranger in a Strange Land" - Valentine's a virgin - he's never even seen a woman. I wanted to be the one to change all that for him.
2007-04-20 02:54:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Robington was good....But my two fav's are running neck and neck so here's both........
1. Lazarus Long....'Time Enough for Love' by Robert Heinlein
2. Honor Harrington...'Honor of the Queen' and many, many others in the series by David Weber.
2007-04-20 02:59:57 · answer #10 · answered by cme2bleve 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋