BronzeOracle
Sage
In my reading of fantasy I see that the 'obiwan' role of mentor/wise person/elder is mostly fulfilled by men who mentor male protagonists. Dumbeldore, Belgarath, Macros the Black, Dr Morgenes, Gandalf, Masterharper Robinton, Uncle Iroh the list goes on. Of course there are exceptions where there is no mentor, like Song of Fire and Ice, where I see the elders being just as confused and challenged as the young. In many cases the mother/grandmother of the protagonist is conspicuous by her absence presumably to deny her emotional support/guidance to them.
Does anyone have any good fantasy novels they'd recommend with a woman in the mentor/wise person/elder role? I thought Polgara from the Belgariad and Moiraine from Eye of the World came close, though they didn't really fit that classic mentor/elder role.
Does anyone have any good fantasy novels they'd recommend with a woman in the mentor/wise person/elder role? I thought Polgara from the Belgariad and Moiraine from Eye of the World came close, though they didn't really fit that classic mentor/elder role.