Death . . . what is it good for?

Lots of things!

Need to fundamentally alter the way your story functions and your characters interact? A character death might be right for you.

In this episode of Prose and Cons, Ally, James and Phoenix analyse various character deaths across a number of stories that got it right. They’ll go into what the authors did well and ultimately why these deaths felt so impactful, and maybe even left us stunned.

BIG SPOILER WARNINGS:

Lord of the Rings

Lion King

Star Wars

Trigun

Full Metal Alchemist

The Stormlight Archive (up to book 4)

Jade City

Game of Thrones

Man of Steel

Under the Dome

The Terror

Harry Potter

(We mention some others in the episode at the beginning but don’t actually end up talking about them).

STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 1 TOTAL: 113

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