Comments on: Top Ten ‘Working Class Heroes’ in Science Fiction and Fantasy http://www.orbitbooks.net/2012/12/21/top-ten-working-class-heroes-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy/ Orbit Books Thu, 16 May 2013 05:30:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Greg http://www.orbitbooks.net/2012/12/21/top-ten-working-class-heroes-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy/#comment-23992 Greg Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:27:42 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=31584#comment-23992 I can’t believe you left off Conan!!! How can you leave Robert E. Howard’s greatest character.
He was born on a battlefield to a back-water barbarian people, and becomes a king by his own hand, only after he settled down from adventuring, drinking, and women chasing!! C’mon man?!?! :)
To add to that REH even based the character on working men.
I demand the list be amended. :)

]]> By: Jenni Hill http://www.orbitbooks.net/2012/12/21/top-ten-working-class-heroes-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy/#comment-23728 Jenni Hill Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:30:19 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=31584#comment-23728 Oh, he’s a good one. How’d I forget him? I have ALL the books (even book zero)!

]]> By: Jenni Hill http://www.orbitbooks.net/2012/12/21/top-ten-working-class-heroes-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy/#comment-23727 Jenni Hill Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:28:43 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=31584#comment-23727 Cannot believe I forgot Childermass!

]]> By: Alison P http://www.orbitbooks.net/2012/12/21/top-ten-working-class-heroes-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy/#comment-23118 Alison P Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:37:40 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=31584#comment-23118 Great idea for a list. Here’s mine:

Jayne (Firefly)
Case (Neuromancer)
Vila (Blakes 7)
Ripley (Alien)
Sonmi~451 (Cloud Atlas)
D’Joan (Instrumentality of Mankind)
Childermass (Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell)
Tom (Red Shift)
Steerpike (Gormenghast)
Vimes, and Lister, and Kelly and everyone else from Misfits

]]> By: John Fairhurst http://www.orbitbooks.net/2012/12/21/top-ten-working-class-heroes-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy/#comment-23103 John Fairhurst Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:19:01 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=31584#comment-23103 Hi,

What about Gulliver Foyle from Alfred Bester’s ‘The Stars My Destination’? I don’t know if calling him a hero is entirely accurate but he’s certainly a world changer.

]]> By: Dragana @ Bookworm Dreams http://www.orbitbooks.net/2012/12/21/top-ten-working-class-heroes-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy/#comment-23045 Dragana @ Bookworm Dreams Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:52:27 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=31584#comment-23045 Nice idea for a top ten list. :)
Who did you forget? I noticed that Vin from ‘Mistborn’ by Brandon Sanderson
is not on the list and she’s one of my favorite working class heroines.

]]> By: Paul Graham Raven http://www.orbitbooks.net/2012/12/21/top-ten-working-class-heroes-in-science-fiction-and-fantasy/#comment-23044 Paul Graham Raven Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:27:41 +0000 http://www.orbitbooks.net/?p=31584#comment-23044 Spider Jerusalem from Warren Ellis’s Transmetropolitan; not only does he make it to the top of his profession from extraordinarily humble street-kid beginnings, but he stays true to those roots and fights the corruptions system in the name of the working (under)class. Righteous, angry and probably armed; would that we had him here in Reality.

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