(urth) choices

[Allan Anderson]

I love to hate Gormentghast's Steerpike. Boo, hiss!

On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 9:26 AM, Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>  2011/8/5 António Pedro Marques <entonio at gmail.com>:
>>>>  It was written:
>>>>
>>>>>  villains
>>>>
>>>>  Time for another query. Who are your favourite arch-villains? I mean,
>> those
>>>>  who really rejoice in their villainy? Almost cartoonishly? (cartoon
>> villains
>>>>  don't count)
>
> Sauron and the Lord of the Nazgul.
>
> Are Tanith Lee's Lords of Darkness villains?
>
> I liked Mordred in /The Once and Future King/, and he seemed to rejoice, sort of, in his villainy.  Mordred in /Camelot/ definitely does, more simply but with a charming song.
>
> By the way, Antonio, in answer to your question about the Lensman books: Yes. :-)
>
>> On Aug 5, 2011, at 10:33 AM, "Dan'l Danehy-Oakes"
>> <danldo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  Vladimir Harkonnen.
>
>> From: Lane Haygood <lhaygood at gmail.com>
>
>>
>>G ross.
>
> I agree he's a good choice, but I'd say he's no worse than lots of other characters, except for his tendency to rape slave-boys.
>
> Speaking of fat owners of sex slaves, I'd like to put in a word for Sencho be-L'vandor (sp?).
>
>> I can't actually think of another book I've read with a defined
>> "villain."
>
> You haven't read LotR?
>
> Jerry Friedman
>
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