> -----Original Message----- > From: Steven Brust [mailto:skzb at dreamcafe.com] > What? You didn't think Hari Seldon was cool? Not to mention ..point conceded. Hari Seldon is/was cool. So I guess I've not found one after all that didn't have characters that interested me in some way (liked/related to/"cool"/etc.). Which supports the point that I can't seem to manage to express (but I'll flail at it anyway): That having a character that I think is cool or I can relate to is important to my enjoyment of fiction. I'm pretty certain I've read some "concept" short-stories which possibly didn't have cool characters, but I can't think of any specific ones right now. > the other > guy....uh...the one who tried to ignore his psycho-history > training. He > was cool too. Hmm. I can't remember him at all. May be time for a re-read. :)