Yesterday, I posted one of the myths from the Bringer of Justice. One of the comments
I have gotten is the myths seem intrude on the story. The comment puzzles me.
In the novel, you are learning about an entirely new world that in many ways
does not function as ours does. Worlds function smoothly because people who
populate them believe in common myths. The people of the world in the novel
believe in All-Evil. He is as real to them as the Devil is to any Christian.
Someone from another world would not understand great medieval art such as Bernardino
Parenzano’s Temptations of St. Anthony circa 1494 unless they understood the
concept of the Devil.
Any comments?
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