Today, I was just thinking about my next book - Men Die - Book 3 in the Strings of Holly and Oak cycle, when I realised that my character, who I'd always known was a "Likeable bastard", might actually be worse than some of my "villains." As a rule, I tend not to go for one "Big bad" but it was a slight shock when I noticed this.
My hero is all about revenge. There is a massive war going on in the back ground, one he gets dragged into, but it is about him getting revenge and trying to rule his "rightful" country. And all he cares about is that. He'll happily let the world burn, and he'll do anything to get his way - killing anybody, men, women, children. He almost rapes someone, but is stopped as his army is attacked by his enemies. He kills his uncle because he has suspicions that the man is trying to take his throne.
Oh, and I think that my hero may also be slightly sociopathic ( is this a word? It should be)
I don't know if anyone else has come across this. Obviously my "villains" aren't lovely and don't fart roses - one, the Sidhe lord who started the whole thing, tried to turn himself into a god and created a religion that killed millions, but he is a nice man.
Anyway, I found this interesting. What are your thoughts? Do you like this or is it off-putting??????????????
My hero is all about revenge. There is a massive war going on in the back ground, one he gets dragged into, but it is about him getting revenge and trying to rule his "rightful" country. And all he cares about is that. He'll happily let the world burn, and he'll do anything to get his way - killing anybody, men, women, children. He almost rapes someone, but is stopped as his army is attacked by his enemies. He kills his uncle because he has suspicions that the man is trying to take his throne.
Oh, and I think that my hero may also be slightly sociopathic ( is this a word? It should be)
I don't know if anyone else has come across this. Obviously my "villains" aren't lovely and don't fart roses - one, the Sidhe lord who started the whole thing, tried to turn himself into a god and created a religion that killed millions, but he is a nice man.
Anyway, I found this interesting. What are your thoughts? Do you like this or is it off-putting??????????????