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the-nettle-knight · 8 months ago

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I think there's some irony to the witcher books that while Ciri is the main character - it is all about her - the only reason the books etc have had the success they do is because it's from a man's perspective. If the books were from Yennefer's pov they definitely wouldn't have had the reach they do, and if they were wholly from Ciri's pov I doubt they'd be much more than a beloved but overlooked ya fantasy. I adore the Tamora Pierce books - Ciri's story isn't too far from Alanna's and yet there's not the same audience/ reach for Tamora Pierce.

#they speak #the witcher #the witcher books #im aware that the books had an english translation before the games but the games really made the books the phenomenon that they are #im not saying either that the books would have been better if they were from ciris pov #and that tp's books are ya not adult so ofc there's not the same reach - but most of the characters are adults for most of the books #they could have very easily been for an adult audience but would they have been published?#yes im aware that ciri does have a good chunk of pov in boe and tos is basically her book - but i think that reinforces the point #she gets half the first whole book and only gets her own book when there was an established audience #and yes im aware that tp has big reach but not nearly the same as the witcher #tp is big in the us yes but id never heard of her until one of my friends introduced me and let me read her copies from the us #and i was a huge reader as a kid - she just doesn't have the same international audience #i can't get her books from my local bookshops without ordering them - i know ive tried

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