Yes, indeed, the first of another month has been and gone—which of course means that on 1 July, the 5th instalment of the What Makes A Fantasy Hero? series posted on the Supernatural Underground.

Continuing my “C” tradition, this month’s post looks at Challenge. It flows on from a premise in last month’s post on Courage:

“Often, in Fantasy tales, the protagonist must risk their life for others and/or to complete the heroic quest. Yet high risk consequences may also comprise unjust imprisonment, loss of standing and/or livelihood within a society, or outright exile from family, community, nation or species.

In short, answering the call and committing to the degree required to count as heroic, must necessitate either physical and mental, or moral courage—or all three.”

Challenges abound for the Crows in Shadow & Bone

The ensuing post focuses on the four types of challenge that may (imho) be encountered by Fantasy heroes, with reference to many example books, of course! If you agree, disagree, or have a favourite example to further illustrate the point, do feel free to comment on the Supernatural Underground (or here if you prefer.) 😀

Otherwise, to read all about it, click on:

What Makes A Hero? #5 — Challenge

And have the best week and month (until the next SU post) you possibly can, whatever the challenges and circumstances. I’ll try and do the same!

The Wall of Night characters may face a challenge or two as well… 😉