Thread: The Monte Cristo plot: appropriate vengeance
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Old 04-10-2018, 05:04 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by Pulpmeister View Post
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The Monte Cristo plot still has legs. A version set in an entirely alien society on an alien planet, with motivations and retaliations arising from the alien culture you have created, could be a fruitful variation. (And, for all I know, it's already been done).
"The Stars My Destination" aka "Tiger! Tiger!" by Alfred Bester?
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