> very competent protagonist relying on their wits and Very Particular Set of Skills
Writing these characters without creating Mary or Marty Sues is really damn hard.
Writing these characters without creating Mary or Marty Sues is really damn hard.
The Guardian has a short piece from 2014 that describes the plot. Great setup and a particular sort of cultural and linguistic skillset :
"Porter, however, is descended from Canadian Inuits, who remain – physically, ethnically and culturally – virtually identical to their Siberian counterparts, despite the decades-long political rift between the two."
From : https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/aug/03/book...