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Originally Posted by TheLongshot
[GIANT SNIP] (I remember reading "Into The Looking Glass" and was amused by his Mary Sueish athletic conservative scientist ubermench main character.) [SNIP]
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Perhaps you are unaware that the "Mary Sue-ish athletic conservative scientist ubermench main character" is a straight rip-off of the
real-life characteristics of a fan John Ringo met shortly before he started work on the book. That fan is the co-author of books 2-N in that series. And is now an SF author in his own right. And is the star of the current TV series "Rocket City Rednecks" (now airing on the National Geographic Channel).
Yup. The main character of the Looking Glass series is a thinly disguised rip-off of Travis Taylor... Who has
each and every one of the degrees claimed for the main character of Looking Glass. And the martial arts trophies. And the mountain biking trophies. And... (you get the idea).
I too was dubious, until I actually met the guy. He's every bit as disgustingly, depressingly smart, competent, and conservative as portrayed in the book. I'll bet he gets a real hoot out of writing further adventures of a character based on himself.
Xenophon