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You are allowed to have the prologue narrated by a different character as long as it is absolutely clear who the narrator is. You do not have to change the whole book. In fact, every chapter can be...
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2019-12-08T03:50:41Z (almost 5 years ago)
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You are allowed to have the prologue narrated by a different character as long as it is _absolutely clear_ who the narrator is. You do not have to change the whole book. In fact, every chapter can be a different viewpoint narrator; George R.R. Martin does this throughout his _Song of Ice and Fire_ books. You can also have the prologue written in third person omniscent even if the rest of the book isn't. Prologues and epilogues, being set off from the main text, have a little more leeway.
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2014-11-02T13:12:51Z (about 10 years ago)
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