56: What Makes a Great Character?

It's all in the title really: what makes a great character? This week, the Fantasy Inn tries to work out their feelings on the topic.

Things Mentioned:

• The Magnus Archives by Rusty Quill
• The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
• Hollow Knight by Team Cherry
• Hades by Supergiant Games
• Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
• The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
• Discworld by Terry Pratchett
• BoJack Horseman
• The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
• Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
• The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
• Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
• Captain Marvel
• Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
• The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
• Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
• Circe by Madeline Miller
• The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
• Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings by Neil Price
• Jade City by Fonda Lee
• The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
• The Diviners by Libba Bray
• The Wolf of Oren-yaro by K.S. Villoso
• Age of Assassins by RJ Barker
• The Bone Ships by RJ Barker
• The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards
• Escape from Baghdad! by Saad Z. Hossain
• The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hossain
• The Lord of Stariel by A.J. Lancaster

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• Intro: "The Legend of Iya" courtesy of https://philter.no
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