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The more complex and overwhelming the threat to a protagonist, the better the opportunity for the author to create a compelling conflict and a dramatic resolution.

Terry Brooks

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Terry Brooks
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: January 8
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Science Fiction Writer
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Terence Dean Brooks
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