I'm reading the Dragonlance trilogy as I'm writing (it's an audiobook, very convenient) and have reached the third book by now. At first I had great difficulties to accept one of the heroes of the series since he was just... such a Marty Stu. I'm talking about the unstoppable red-haired Tanis Half-Elven. With time, I've begun to feel a certain appreciation toward Tanis but it took some time (quite the reverse from how I felt about Tasslehoff Burrfoot whom I liked from sentence one). Now I sort of know why.
Tanis is based on James Tiberius Kirk. From Wikipedia: "In the beginning, Margaret Weis had problems depicting Tanis Half-Elven in the novels. Tracy Hickman finally told her "He's James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise." After that explanation, Margaret had no more troubles while writing about Tanis."
My issues with Captain Kirk are insoluble I'm afraid.
Ohh I loved those books in high school. I remember being the only one who liked Tanis. Now this is a bit of a shock, because I was never much of a Kirk fan.
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