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[mindstalk]

I've gotten pretty used to unsympathetic characters getting redeemed to some degree or another. It's really really common in anime. And sometimes dubious characters dig themselves a hole. I'm less aware of initially sympathetic characters turning bad, especially if they're not an obvious Charismatic Villain candidate. Liveship Traders trilogy is having a good example of this, as well as some more standard redemption arcs.


Also, hey, democracy in SF! Okay, more like a democracy of oligarchic family heads, but it's something.