>Sadly, most later genre fiction succumbed to nostalgia for aristocracy, with heroes like Luke Skywalker or Paul Atreides relying on inherited special powers.
Which by the way I prefer. The cliche of the powerless humble guy who in the end saves the world has become boring and predictable.
It's not exactly any less boring and predictable than the poor stupid proles needing the brave, noble righteous heir to come and dig them out of the mire
Which by the way I prefer. The cliche of the powerless humble guy who in the end saves the world has become boring and predictable.