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Q&A Trivial non-dark twist in dark fantasy

There certainly are precedents. A well-known (in Russia) sci-fi novel has a twist ending where it turns out that an ostensibly evil opponent was actually a high-placed agent in the enemy ranks, hi...

posted 5y ago by IMil‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T12:30:24Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar IMil‭ · 2019-12-08T12:30:24Z (about 5 years ago)
There certainly are precedents.

A well-known (in Russia) sci-fi novel has a twist ending where it turns out that an ostensibly evil opponent was actually a high-placed agent in the enemy ranks, his efforts to capture the protagonist were meant to protect him, and the protagonist's actions at thwarting the Evil Plans made things worse.

If a plot works in sci-fi, why not in dark fantasy? Though making the goal _trivial_ instead of _as grand as it seemed, but good instead of evil_ might let the reader down.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-07-22T01:50:29Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 2