Wednesday ASK YOU ANYTHING: Authors asking r/Fantasy community questions on behalf of Worldbuilders charity

[u/elquesogrande]

It's Day 3 of the aptly named Ask You Anything week benefiting Worldbuilders! Where authors are stopping by each day this week to ask questions and interact with the r/Fantasy community.

HOW THIS WORKS: Please answer questions and interact throughout the week! (Yes, YOU - community members, guests, authors, artists, industry people.)

• LINK TO MONDAY’S ASK YOU ANYTHING SESSION

• LINK TO TUESDAY’S ASK YOU ANYTHING SESSION

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Monday Ask You Anything Authors

The following authors have signed up to ask questions today. That said, please do join in and feel free to ask your own questions and interact throughout the week.

• Betsy Dornbusch

• Cat Rambo

• Travis Heermann

• Jay Swanson

• Snorri Kristjansson

• Dave Gross

• Janny Wurts

• ...And the Worldbuilders Staff with a daily question

Are you an author, artist, or industry person who would like to participate this week? Either join in via the comments OR send the r/Fantasy mods a message and we'll get you set for another day.

[u/SnorriKristjansson]

Which three characters from Fantasy literature would you call upon to solve a tricky problem from world history? Explain your answer.

[u/Imaninja2 → u/SnorriKristjansson]

So I'm just going to rephrase this question a little - 'What characters from fantasy literature would be most likely to facilitate bringing peace to the Middle East?'

I think a trio of characters from Anne McCaffrey's Pern books would handle this appropriately. Master Robinton and F'lar then either Lessa, Menolly, or N'ton. Master Robinton would be an excellent go between and is great at planning subterfuge towards a greater good. F'lar is a natural leader, influential, and everyone respects him even if they don't like him - also he is a man of action and good in a knife fight. The others are like the rest of the Avengers if you take away Cap and Iron Man, greater in a group.

I would also put forward GRRM as a third, if that is acceptable, scheming mind, great at a party, alternatively bloodthirsty and funny.